French - Salon.com http://dir.salon.com/topics/french/?source=rss&aim=french en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Fri, 18 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT "Before I Forget" By Stephanie Zacharek Fri, 18 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2008/07/18/forget/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2008/07/18/forget/index.html?source=rss This movie about a former hustler is a devastating portrait of the aging body. The French connection By Gregor Peter Schmitz Fri, 18 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/11/08/sarkozy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/11/08/sarkozy/index.html?source=rss Nicolas Sarkozy's cheery U.S. visit has the press howling that he's Bush's new lap dog -- maybe even if it comes to hitting Iran. Bush's Napoleon complex By Juan Cole Fri, 18 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/08/30/republic_militant/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/08/30/republic_militant/index.html?source=rss The president's appeals to democracy, liberty and security to justify the carnage in Iraq recall Napoleon Bonaparte's Egyptian conquest. "Hillary equals France" By Bill Maher Fri, 18 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/05/04/france/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/05/04/france/index.html?source=rss I hate to sink the GOP's toy boat, but it was the French who inspired the U.S. Constitution, a document written by geniuses so it could be followed by idiots. I'm a Brazilian girl -- why do I fall for French and Italian guys? By Cary Tennis Fri, 18 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2006/12/21/brazilian_girl/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2006/12/21/brazilian_girl/index.html?source=rss I'd been hurt before -- but then it happened: An amazing married Italian! Sapphic soldiers By Christine Smallwood Fri, 18 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/int/2005/08/09/torres/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/int/2005/08/09/torres/index.html?source=rss Tereska Torres -- author of 1950s lesbian pulp novel "Women's Barracks" -- talks about the ladies of the Free French Forces, shocking American audiences, and being mistaken for a "lesbian writer." The spirits of 1776 By Ian Williams Fri, 18 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2005/07/02/rum/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2005/07/02/rum/index.html?source=rss You thought it was all about tea? Nope, the American Revolution started because the colonists were desperate for rum. Yo ho ho! What French girls know By Debra Ollivier Fri, 18 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sex/feature/2004/01/12/french_women/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sex/feature/2004/01/12/french_women/index.html?source=rss Young girls in France learn early in life that happiness is not as important as passion. "To Be and to Have" By Charles Taylor Fri, 18 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2003/09/26/to_be_to_have/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2003/09/26/to_be_to_have/index.html?source=rss This heart-wrenching documentary about a French village schoolteacher at work offers the comedy and pathos of great drama and the visual magnificence of painting. France vs. America: The sex front By Debra Ollivier Fri, 18 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sex/feature/2003/06/20/french/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sex/feature/2003/06/20/french/index.html?source=rss A cross-cultural study finds that Americans go more for one-night stands, the French favor long-term affairs -- and French women over 50 have a lot more sex. Joe Conason's Journal Fri, 18 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2003/06/17/warner/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2003/06/17/warner/index.html?source=rss Yes, Sen. Warner, they still eat French fries in Kabul, because the French are helping to rebuild Afghanistan. Les Nubians: "One Step Forward" By Celeste Dawn Mitchell Fri, 18 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/audio/music/2003/04/18/les_nubian/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/audio/music/2003/04/18/les_nubian/index.html?source=rss Nubian princesses Helene and Celia Faussart explore Caribbean rhythms, Brazilian strings and Afro-jazz on their latest album. Show me your panties! By David Bowman Fri, 18 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sex/feature/2001/05/03/stuart/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sex/feature/2001/05/03/stuart/index.html?source=rss Photographer Roy Stuart is the prince of Parisian up-the-skirt erotica. Me Talk Pretty One Day By David Sedaris Fri, 18 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/audio/2000/10/05/sedaris_mepretty/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/audio/2000/10/05/sedaris_mepretty/index.html?source=rss Stories by David Sedaris Michelin shakes the stars By David Downie Fri, 18 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/travel/food/feature/2000/02/29/michelin/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/travel/food/feature/2000/02/29/michelin/index.html?source=rss The just-released edition of the legendary Red Guide destroys a cherished culinary myth. Letters to the editor Letters to the editor Fri, 18 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/letters/2000/02/14/gertrude/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/letters/2000/02/14/gertrude/index.html?source=rss How much blame can the '60s take? Plus: Scantily clad women have replaced Joe Camel; Japanese girls shouldn't encourage panty freaks. Placebo love By Jonathon Keats Fri, 18 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/health/sex/urge/2000/02/12/valentine/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/sex/urge/2000/02/12/valentine/index.html?source=rss Valentine's Day is as romantic as a trip to the pharmacy. Fat Guy says eat up and shut up By Steven A. Shaw Fri, 18 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/health/feature/1999/12/24/eating_fat/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/feature/1999/12/24/eating_fat/index.html?source=rss Food is unhealthy only if you stress over it. "The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc" By Charles Taylor Fri, 18 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/1999/11/12/messenger/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/1999/11/12/messenger/index.html?source=rss For flashy French director Luc Besson, Joan of Arc's story is just another excuse to play with a whole new set of toys. The bearable lightness of being French By Andrew O'Hehir Fri, 18 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/1999/04/23/jeanne/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/1999/04/23/jeanne/index.html?source=rss Leave it to the French to make a musical comedy about AIDS -- and to have it actually work. R.E.M. By Stephanie Zacharek Fri, 18 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/1998/11/04/review/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/1998/11/04/review/index.html?source=rss Sharps & Flats is a daily music review in Salon Magazine Paris's cafe renaissance By David Downie Fri, 18 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1998/09/21/feature/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1998/09/21/feature/index.html?source=rss For centuries they have been the stomach and soul of the city, but today the cafes of Paris are enjoying a renaissance. Wanderlust's man in Paris, David Downie, reports on the new scene in the City of Caffeine. World Cup Scenes By Matthew McAllester Fri, 18 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1998/07/07/feature/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1998/07/07/feature/index.html?source=rss Matthew McAllester reports from France on the differing passions of Serbian, English and French soccer fans. Les birds et les bees By Debra S. Ollivier Fri, 18 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/1998/05/12/12feature/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/1998/05/12/12feature/index.html?source=rss When it comes to teaching their toddlers about sex, they really do do things differently in France Africa Solo By Kevin Kertscher Fri, 18 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1998/04/23/pass/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1998/04/23/pass/index.html?source=rss A filmmaker learns a lesson about giving from three small children in the heart of West Africa By Kevin Kertscher.