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- À DÉTESTER: chestnut spreadDo all junkies come to detest the thing to which they're addicted? I wonder, because I have begun to hate la confiture de châtaigne — chestnut spread — even as I spoon it greedily into my mouth. Yes, spoon it....
- À AIMER: Getting Sick, Part Twoon Aug 5, 2009 in Current Affairs America California Europe France Freedom Fries health care Paris socialized medicine taxes United StatesWelcome to Part Two of À AIMER: Getting Sick, or The Joys of Civilized Medicine (thank you reader Kent for suggesting that we replace the word "Socialized" with "Civilized"). Americans who oppose national health care systems ofte...
- À AIMER: European menswear (a.k.a. clothes that fit)Photo: Louis Vuitton Men's Show, Spring Summer 2010. © Louis Vuitton/Youssef Boudlal. I used to work with a woman named Deborah who, each time a man passed by wearing a great scent, said, "Mmm-mmm. I'm weak for a good-smelling man."...
- À AIMER: Getting Sick, Part Oneon Jul 27, 2009 in Current Affairs americans assurance maladie France Health Care health insurance Paris universal careWhen you're an American living in France, getting sick has a silver lining. That silver lining is: you're in France! You're in France, the country that the World Health Organization rates the top on Earth for quality of health care...
- À DÉTESTER: French dentistryon Jul 19, 2009 in Current Affairs America dental care dentistry France healthcare Paris root canals U.S.Those who are weary of hearing that France has the best health care system in the world (and it does, despite what Fox News reports) will be pleased to learn that, when it comes to dentistry, the country is twenty...
- À AIMER: July 13 in France — the firemen's ballMost Francophiles know about July 14, Bastille Day. But they don't always know about July 13, the night of le bal des sapeurs-pompiers (the firemen's ball). This Monday, all around France, firefighters will host their annual fundraising fête for any...
- À AIMER: picnics along the Seineon Jul 2, 2009 in Travel Canal de l'Ourcq Canal Saint-Martin Cler France Lévis Montorgueil Paris picnic rosé Seine taxes TVAThis week, France's new restaurant tax went into effect, lowering the TVA (taxe sur la valeur ajoutée, or value-added tax) that restaurant owners pay the French government from 19.6 percent to 5.5 percent. In theory, this should translate into cheap...
- À DÉTESTER: the hell walkWelcome to the Hell Walk, also known as le trottoir roulant rapide (the rapid moving sidewalk) at la Gare Montparnasse. It was installed in 2002 and has mostly been en panne (out of order) since —which is actually a good...
- À AIMER: nocturnal wanderingsBrassaï had it right — there is no better time of day to photograph Paris than night. After dark, the city comes alive and all you have to do to experience it is get out there and walk. Wear a...
- À AIMER: long shadows and street stencilsIt's good to be back in Paris in early summer, when the days are so long that l'heure bleue doesn't happen until after ten p.m. and when the sun shines, it creates wonderfully exaggerated shadows. It's playtime in Montmartre. Wish...
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