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Best Paris Stories

Original stories about Paris from the winners of the 2011 Paris Short Story Contest. For some, Paris is home, for others, merely a dream.…

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Added by Laurel Zuckerman on May 12, 2012 at 11:30am — No Comments

Interview with Peter Gumbel about the humiliation of French schoolchildren and how to stop it

Eve and…

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Added by Laurel Zuckerman on September 28, 2010 at 10:30am — No Comments

On Achève Bien Les Ecoliers, by Peter Gumbel

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Added by Laurel Zuckerman on September 12, 2010 at 4:00pm — No Comments

Interview with Charles Glass about Americans in Paris: Life and Death Under Nazi Occupation 1940 -1944

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Added by Laurel Zuckerman on September 12, 2010 at 3:30pm — No Comments

Paris Writers News' First Short Story Contest

Do you have a story about Paris?

PARIS WRITERS NEWS SHORT STORY CONTEST

Genre: Short fiction (stories must have some link to Paris)

Closing date: 30 November 2010

Prize: 200 euros for first prize, plus publication of twelve best… Continue

Added by Laurel Zuckerman on July 20, 2010 at 7:00am — No Comments

Do school libraries need books? How the NYT's debate got me thinking about France

Libraries without books? A school in the USA called the Cushing Academy just gave away 20,000 books for lack of space and, it claims, demand, setting off an astonishing debate in the NTY.… Continue

Added by Laurel Zuckerman on February 12, 2010 at 3:30pm — No Comments

French parents protest absent teachers

In an unusual role reversal, French parents revolted yesterday, demonsrating at the Ministry of Education.

The rallying cry? "Replace teachers who are absent!"

In France, students currently lose ONE YEAR of school due to absent teachers who are not replaced.

National Education' chronic inability to perform this basic task of administration has poisoned relations between schools and parents for… Continue

Added by Laurel Zuckerman on January 21, 2010 at 10:00am — No Comments

The beautiful American ?

To his amazement, distinguished British author, Geoff Dyer, recently discovered that American were not just crazy gun nuts. They are, he writes in a dazed NYT article, "friendly, hospitable and polite".

Who knew?

After twenty-five years in France, which I adore, I must admit that I too am occasionally struck by the American genius for disarming charm.

On a recent family trip to Arizona, I had to take my daughter to the Department of Motor Vehicles. (You know… Continue

Added by Laurel Zuckerman on January 9, 2010 at 10:30am — 1 Comment

Franco American film on Alzheimer's and Art I REMEMBER BETTER WHEN I PAINT

A Paris Writers News Interview…

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Added by Laurel Zuckerman on December 16, 2009 at 12:00pm — 2 Comments

France and Swine Flu

As H1N1 vaccination programs ramp up around the world, France faces an unusual challenge: there's plenty of vaccine but French people--and in particular French medical staff--are refusing vaccination.