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...limited to a few scenes. Blunt, nearly unrecognizable with her darker, shorter hair, plays Prudie, a melancholy French teacher married to a sports-frenzied jock-type (Marc Blucas) who thinks “Austen” refers to the capitol of Texas. After her husband cancels their trip to Paris??poor Prudie has never been to France—she meets a woman at a Jane Austen movie marathon. The two connect over their love of the author, and she invites Prudie to join her and some romantically challenged friends for some literary discussions. The crew includes Jocelyn...
...smoker touring through the continent will be subjected to a polyglot rendition of “Smoking Kills,” amongst other dire warnings, emblazoned in gigantic letters across their packs. Pubs in London, cafés in Paris??once the setting for centuries of nicotine-fueled repartee by Europe’s great literary and artistic geniuses—are or will soon be smoke-free. Soon, one suspects, the intellectual fervor and the romantic intrigue of these places will be stamped out along with the social ritual of smoking. People will still smoke?...
...touchy-at-best subject of identity, French staunchness contrasts sharply with Americans’ cautious sensitivity. But here on the quiet streets of Paris?? suburbs, where Muslims are, in some places, the majority, and where Muslim women wearing headscarves shuffle along their daily routines undisturbed, the France imagined by legislators seems more than just a métro ride away...
...Paris are vacationing in Australia (just so she and Paris can have matching shiteous tote bags in almost neon shades of bronze), she must also content herself with the knowledge that no one really wants to take a picture of her. Paparazzi would rather have a picture of Paris?? pet chihuaha than one of Kim Kardashian topless. It must be upsetting. At New York’s annual Fashion Week, however, it is time for these minor celebrities—the Kimberly Stewarts, Michelle Trachtenbergs, and Kim Kardashians of the world—to come...
...PARIS??If exclusivity describes the obstacles posed to those seeking access, then the library of the Institut de France is one of the most exclusive spaces in the world, and Harvard allows its students to practice one of the most exclusive forms of tourism in existence. Upon entering the Institut for the first time, I peered at the hall of assembly, where 40 “immortal” members meet to give speeches in praise of one another and to do whatever it is that such a large group of aged but exceedingly learned men and women...