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...October 2004, at a campaign rally in Florida, John Kerry noticed an enthusiastic response to his ringing pronouncements about helping Haiti, and in a pander to the Haitians in the audience, switched to French saying: "Je vais aider les Haitiens" (I will help the Haitians). Some French speakers later reported that he sounded like he said, "I will help the States," or "I will help the Chechens." And we translated it as: "I will confirm every stereotype accusing me of being an effete internationalist...
...fault. Once Of Montreal (not actually from Canada, mind you) quits the scene, the Born Ruffians are sure to do quite well. Bouncing and yelping in their latest video, “Hummingbird,” the fresh-faced bandmates are a testament to that alluring, Canadian je ne sais quoi. Three minutes of concentrated cheerfulness, the video features a roomful of partiers who are almost heartbreakingly carefree. I guess that’s what happens when you don’t have to stress about dental bills or airport security. Mussy and adorable frontman Luke Lalonde leads the room...
...After intense deliberation—basing decisions on creativity, craftsmanship, “je ne sais quoi,” sex appeal, and metropolocity—the judges declared the unanimous winner: Lucy “Goddess of Design” Baird...
...There seems to be something in Paris air or water that encourages compendium filmmaking - multiple characters and multiple stories. Paris, Je T'Aime may be the grandest such work currently on view, but it is not the only one. You may recall the recent Avenue Montaigne, in which a young waitress finds herself mixed up with an insecure actress, a great pianist withdrawing from performing and an art collector selling his collection. It has a chipper spirit, and, in the end, things work out all right for all concerned, yet it also carries with it an air of regret...
...life in her awkward, self-taught French. There's innocence, honesty, sadness and resolve. There's also a wonderful lack of irony or patronization in Payne's treatment of this story, an artlessness in Martindale's performance that is exemplary. It's the last work in Paris, Je T'Aime and its worth waiting for. It's worth the price of admission...