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The Charlie Hebdo Backlash Paid Members Public
A swath of prominent American literary figures are worried by the support for Charlie Hebdo [http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/05/05/america-s-literary-elite-takes-a-bold-stand-against-dead-journalists.html] after the shootings earlier this year. but their arguments don’t always tarry with reality: > Elsewhere, the #JeSuisCharlie brigades were admonished for affiliating with
Charlie Hebdo, the French tradition of satire, and cherry-picking cartoons Paid Members Public
There’s been a growing consensus online that Charlie Hebdo [http://www.charliehebdo.fr/index.html] is a “racist” magazine. In fact, I’ve ended up in a couple of online skirmishes with people because of their insistence that use of #jesuischarlie was tantamount to identifying positively with racists. I
Is France ready for start-ups? Paid Members Public
I’m not liveblogging this session, because I’m not well-versed enough in French politics to be confident of doing it justice. There’s a fascinating battle breaking out on stage, though. Arnaud Montebourg, Minister of Redressement Productif in France, is on stage trying to defend France’s reputation for
En Vacances Paid Members Public
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Le Web: The French Minister for Digital Culture Paid Members Public
[https://i1.wp.com/www.onemanandhisblog.com/content/images/2009/12/IMG_2324_2.jpg] I’m not *au fait* enough with French culture to blog [Nathalie Kosciusko Morizet](http://twitter.com/nk_m)‘s speech well. (See what I did there? 🙂 ) However, I liked the photo, so here it
Le Web 08: Christine Lagarde Paid Members Public
[](http://www.flickr.com/photos/adders/3097352271/ "photo sharing")Christine Lagarde on stage at Le Web 08 [http://www.flickr.com/photos/adders/3097352271/], originally uploaded by Adam Tinworth [http://www.flickr.
Le Web 3: All Photos Online Paid Members Public
I’ve just finished uploading the last of my Le Web 3 pictures to Flickr. [www.**flickr**.com](http://www.flickr.com) [Le Web 3 Photoset](http://www.flickr.com/photos/adders/sets/72157594414884287/)Technorati Tags: leweb3 [http://www.technorati.com/tag/leweb3]
Le Web 3: The Sarkozy Show Paid Members Public
So, the political roadshow continues with the arrival of not-yet-a-French Presidential candidate Nicolas Sarkozy arriving with a huge media pack in tow. So, what does he have to say to us eager bloggers? Well, I can’t help feeling he’s not talking to us, but to the attending French
