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The last edition: Thursday 24 March 2011
The bawdy joy of Georges Brassens

The bawdy joy of Georges Brassens

George Brassens, the French pipe-smoking poet-singer, died 30 years ago.

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Thursday 17 March 2011

Poets in France herald in the spring

For the 13th year, the nationwide Printemps des poètes (Springtime of the poets) festival is a daily reminder that while you can live without poetry, life is a whole lot ...

Thursday 10 March 2011

Finding angels on France's problem estates

An artist from Texas is helping one of France’s most stigmatised housing estates to revamp its image thanks to innovative art projects, which introduce teenagers to flesh-eating plants and ...

Thursday 03 March 2011

Serge Gainsbourg 20 years on

France this week celebrates the 20th anniversary of the death of Serge Gainsbourg, one of the major French music personalities of the 20th century.

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