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...glasses were more than just my latest accessory. They represented a long awaited solution to a decade-long internal battle that stretched back to one fateful day in seventh grade English class...
Swipes across the English Channel are as old - and often as nasty - as the centuries-old Franco-British rivalry itself. But few barbs have caused as much annoyed bewilderment as the recent remarks by the French Minister of State for European Affairs, Pierre Lellouche, who called officials from the British Conservative Party "pathetic" and "autistic" and said they were guilty of having "castrated" Britain's influence in Europe. Good thing Lellouche is known as a staunch Anglophile, or he might have really gotten ornery...
Such raw commentary from France's top Europe diplomat understandably raised hackles in Britain - as well as eyebrows in France. The uproar led Lellouche's spokesman to suggest that his comments had been poorly translated (a feeble dodge once the Guardian noted that the interview had been conducted in English). Still later, Lellouche, who is perfectly fluent in English, explained that he had used terms like "autism" and "pathetic" in a flippant, colloquial French manner. By the end of last week, however, Lellouche took a significant step back, calling himself "the most Anglophile politician" in France and saying that...
...Mitchell. Mitchell provided us with a Rilke that far surpassed anything that came before it. Snow, although inferior to Mitchell, has nevertheless crafted a body of translations that, had Mitchell not already done so, would have easily become “the” way to read Rilke in English...
...Catholic Church's ongoing fight to convince the country that marriage as an institution should never include gay couples, and they'll get a sneak peek at how that fight will be waged in the coming year. Videos aimed at priests and deacons are being produced in English and Spanish to give the pastors better tools to reach their parishioners, especially young people, whom the church fears need reminding about its basic teachings on marriage, love and sex. Indeed, the Catholic hierarchy in the U.S. is increasingly unapologetic about engaging in the debate over the issue...