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...main problem with English departmentstoday, Paglia argued, is that criticism no longerhas any reference to historicism. She stronglycriticized "trendy people in cultural studiescenters who believe that the world was created by[Michel] Foucault...
...that can insist on austerity in ways less damaging to Russian pride than peremptory instructions from teams of Western experts. In fact, many analysts urge that whatever form aid takes, it should neither humiliate Russians nor imply that they are no longer responsible for their own successes and failures. Michel Tatu, Le Monde's veteran Soviet expert, says, "The role of the West should not be overstated. In the end, it is the Russians who are going to have to do all the work...
...revisionist assault has taken shape under the guidance of the Committee for a Marseillaise of Fraternity, which is petitioning for a version that cuts - out the nastier bits of gristle and gore. Sponsored by such leading lights as First Lady Danielle Mitterrand and soccer hero Michel Platini, the committee points to the research of Armand Thuair, a former fire fighter who conducted an exhaustive survey of 175 national anthems, purporting to prove that "France is the only country in the world to have adopted and preserved a bellicose national anthem...
...ultra-right National Front must actually find quite appealing. But less ideological traditionalists are now rallying against the Milquetoast meddlers, denouncing the notion of tampering with the song that rang through the torchlit streets of revolutionary France as nothing short of traitorous. Sure, the Marseillaise "is ridiculous," concedes novelist Michel Tournier, "but we should leave it alone because, like old furniture, it gains in value over the years...
There are several ways to experience Parisian night life. Going to bars can be an expensive venture; a beer can cost upwards of 40 francs (about $8.00). Check out the etablissements in the St. Michel area near Notre Dame...