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Deluxe Champagne arrives in Paris

Bottles of limited-edition deluxe Champagne are seen in Paris, Thursday March 20, 2008.

And so it is, just weeks after the fashion parades have been put to bed for another few months, another element of French luxury was put on display in the French capital

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March 21st 2008 @ 14:19

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Contrary to common belief the French actually do tip.

The uncertainty of the number written on the bottom of a journalist's pay slip is an habitual worry in the early days of any reporter`s career. And so it is that pushing out a respectable existence in a large city requires beady eyes, complete awareness of current events and an ability to convince those stubborn editors who possess the fundamental right to choose what goes inside the paper

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February 24th 2008 @ 22:17

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Valentino waves goodbye as Haute Couture displays its elegance.

A huge monolithic sculpture of a tweed jacket at the Chanel presentation in Paris

In a splendiferous week of Haute Couture presentations in Paris, fashion’s greatest talents gathered together to flaunt an array of rich fabrics, cutting edge designs and illustrious themes. This year’s concoction of elegance went out with a bang when Valentino bid farewell to a packed house at the Rodin Museum

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January 28th 2008 @ 19:53

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Do French drivers have feisty Latin blood?

The Champs Elysées is a well known location to witness the erratic behavior of French drivers.

Ever since I was a boy the notion that French drivers are the World’s most erratic has always been at the center of the odd stereotyped joke. But looking at the driving attitudes in countries like Italy where red lights are considered as street decorations, or India whose recent rise in car sales has created havoc on their city's roads, are never mentioned

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January 11th 2008 @ 19:56

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Bienvenue 2008 - Violence hits the Champs Elysées

Violence breaks out in Paris during student strikes against new employment legislation in 2006

It has forever been ingrained within the French ideological approach towards society: to continuously play lip service to the grand ideals of solidarity and yet refuse to merge the political sphere with that of the social

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January 8th 2008 @ 08:11

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Rest in peace - smokers and cafés

Smokers will now have to sit outside in the cold if they want a cigarette

New anti-smoking laws in France have prohibited smoking in all public spaces, extending the ban to bars, restaurants, nightclubs – and the most cherished of all spaces: the caf

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January 4th 2008 @ 07:57

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A stud of a President – Sarkozy the ultimate charmer

Nicolas Sarkozy's apparent new girl friend

Nicolas Sarkozy's new girl friend Carla Bruni

As we approach the time of the year when good will and consideration weigh hard on our moral conscience, it seems Nicolas Sarkozy has been granted the greatest Christmas present of them all

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December 21st 2007 @ 17:45

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Finesse shopping at its best

The elegant department store, Le Bon Marché, in Paris's seventh arrondissement

This year the perils of Christmas shopping proved to be a real eye opener. It had been a long time since I had wondered through Paris’s most prestigious neighborhoods as a keen shopper. So, instead of inhaling the stimulating odors of burnt coffee and dreamingly gazing through the windows of Paris’s many bistros, this time I mingled with the city’s consumers

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December 20th 2007 @ 20:49

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Johnny Halliday bites the dust

Johnny Halliday, the French singer who recently announced the end to his career in 2009

Johnny Halliday in his early days, the French singer has recently announced the end of his career will be in 2009

As Led Zeppelin perform a serious of two concerts at the O2 arena in London, France is mourning the news that Johnny Hallyday - one of the nation's few musicians of international standing – will be ending his career with a farewell tour in 2009

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December 9th 2007 @ 22:13

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Should culture be prioritized over rules and regulations?

A legal artist squat in central Paris

Earlier today I conducted an interview with Christophe Girard, an elected deputy in charge of culture and arts in the Paris region. The objective was to discuss the political viewpoint on the existence of artistic hideouts – which are often in poor physical condition – in the heart of the French capital

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December 6th 2007 @ 21:01

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