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...benefit of the rich, Fillon mocked his rivals as "moralizing impostors." He also smeared leftists opposing the right's promises to curb immigration as those who "no longer dare love France." Many UMP candidates in lower-profile positions than Fillon have been using even stronger language to bash leftist contenders as unpatriotic...
...personal note, as we conclude our 34th Cannes festival, and our seventh reporting for TIME.com. Those smiling people on the Palais stage tonight weren't the only winners at Cannes' 60th birthday bash. On Thursday, Festival President Gilles Jacob presented medals to 30 international film critics, all veterans of Cannes coverage, and two of the awards went to Mary and Richard Corliss, and we were honored to receive them. We hope to be worthy of them, and you our readers, if we're here for Cannes' 61st festival. With pleasure and hope, we say, "A l'annee prochaine...
...without rain? Yet just this afternoon, the weather turned from hot and sunny to cool and breezy; now the skies are as gray as the palette in an Eastern European minidrama. The change went unnoticed by many festivalgoers, because they're gone; just one week of this 12-day bash is enough for them. Still, there are enough lifers who stick it out - for Cannes is a storyline that's not resolved until the closing ceremonies on Sunday, when the Palme d'Or and other prizes will be announced by Stephen Frears, the Brit director of The Queen and president...
...reason people, even critics, go to the movies. At this fabulous buffet, the films are the canapés. Are they tasty? Nutritious? Amid all of Cannes' other enticements-the good food, fine wines, gorgeous people-one is tempted to ask: Who cares? But the 12-day bash, which ends Sunday, has had some lovely tidbits-a wide range of art films with pizzazz, genre pieces with a high IQ and a few probing documentaries have made this Cannes, so far, a rewarding festival. One mark of the overall quality: even the disappointing entries aren't a total loss...
...StubHub, RazorGator and TicketsNow--has grown to an estimated $3 billion since 2000. The industry leader, StubHub, operates as an open auction, taking a surcharge on each sale. Popular events go for incredible amounts--$10,287 for Super Bowl XLI and $5,500 for Elton John's 60th-birthday bash--but there are also bargains to be had from season-ticket holders, for example...