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Jul 26, 2008 1:58 PM CDT

Sastre Poised to Win Tour

Spanish rider heads into uncompetitive last stage more than a minute up

(Newser) - Spain's Carlos Sastre looks poised to win the Tour de France after the last leg before Paris, the New York Times reports. Barring a crash or concerted attack, Sastre, who leads his nearest competitor by 1 minute and 5 seconds overall, will roll to victory in the capital tomorrow. He...

Obama Hits Paris

Jul 25, 2008 5:47 AM CDT

Obama Hits Paris

Candidate holds meeting, press conference with 'pal' Sarkozy

(Newser) - Barack Obama has arrived in Paris, where the candidate is holding talks with French President Nicolas Sarkozy before a joint news conference. Sarkozy rushed back from a summit in the southwest of France to meet Obama at the presidential palace, reports AP. The two first met in 2006 when Sarkozy...

France's Latest Craze: A Dance or a Brand?

Jul 19, 2008 7:36 PM CDT

France's Latest Craze: A Dance or a Brand?

Radicals mumble about commercialization, but the kids love it

(Newser) - There’s a dance craze gripping France—or is it an unabashed commercial scheme, hawking t-shirts and chewing gum? Either way it’s called Tecktonik, and kids are crazy about it, the Los Angeles Times reports. The mix of hip-hop, techno, and random arm movements is championed by dancers with...

Le Burger Sizzles in Paris

Jul 16, 2008 8:57 AM CDT

Le Burger Sizzles in Paris

French chefs make over the American standby

(Newser) - Parisian gourmands might still revile McDonald's, but the lowly hamburger has become a mainstay on some of the best menus in the City of Light. From cafés on the Left Bank to top tables showered with Michelin stars, the quintessential American dish has undergone a French transformation. "The...

Cynthia 'Not Out
to Mutilate' A-Rod

Jul 10, 2008 11:38 AM CDT

Cynthia 'Not Out to Mutilate' A-Rod

Slugger's wife denies spending spree, takes high road in spilling to Post's Adams

(Newser) - Cynthia Rodriguez says she’s “not out to mutilate” husband Alex Rodriguez and while she considers her marriage to the New York Yankees star over, she’ll be there for him when he cracks up, she tells Post columnist Cindy Adams. Of reports on her escape to Paris: “...

Lenny Livid Over C-Rod Rumors

Jul 9, 2008 10:43 AM CDT

Lenny Livid Over C-Rod Rumors

Blames ex-manager for dragging him into A-Rod-Madonna fiasco

(Newser) - Lenny Kravitz is outraged his name has been dragged into the Alex and Cynthia Rodriguez divorce drama and blames the whole mess on former manager Guy Oseary, the New York Post reports. The rocker fired Oseary after A-Rod’s former trainer told him Oseary was about to “pimp out...

C-Rod to A-Rod: Payback's a $100K Paris Shopping Spree

Jul 8, 2008 3:21 PM CDT

C-Rod to A-Rod: Payback's a $100K Paris Shopping Spree

Pal: Cynthia got loose with Yank's credit card

(Newser) - Whatever the intricacies of Alex Rodriguez's maybe-affair with Madonna, soon-to-be-ex Cynthia Rodriguez didn't get mad—she went shopping. “She's been spending wildly," one of A-Rod’s friends tells the New York Daily News. "She spent close to $100,000 on her jaunt to Paris." While she...

Betancourt Plans to Write Captivity Play

Jul 6, 2008 7:27 PM CDT

Betancourt Plans to Write Captivity Play

Politician's Colombia drama will show what people 'need to feel'

(Newser) - Ingrid Betancourt’s ordeal in Colombia will soon hit a stage near you, the BBC reports. The French-Colombian politician, sprung last week from 6 years of captivity, will pen a play based on her experiences. “People need to understand this, but I can't just write it down the way...

How to Vacation on a Dime

TRAVEL

Jul 6, 2008 5:19 PM CDT

How to Vacation on a Dime

Stretch your vacation dollar with these tips

(Newser) - With airline and entertainment prices rising, “free stuff isn’t just a bonus, it can be a vacation-saver,” writes Jeryl Brunner in Travel + Leisure, which offers 11 ways to beef up your trip on a budget.

House-swapping: Cancel the hotel, and vacation in someone else’s home

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'The Fly' Morphs Into Opera

Jul 3, 2008 1:35 PM CDT

'The Fly' Morphs Into Opera

Cronenberg classic debuts in Paris

(Newser) - David Cronenberg’s horror classic The Fly has metamorphosed into something new: an opera. This new, unholy horror-opera hybrid was unleashed on Paris last night, garnering at least somewhat enthusiastic applause, Bloomberg reports. Intact were all the things that made the movie memorable: its tragic love plot, hideous monster and,...

Continental Faces
Manslaughter
Charges

Jul 3, 2008 12:17 PM CDT

Continental Faces Manslaughter Charges

Conviction would result in multi-million dollar fine

(Newser) - Continental Airlines will have to stand trial for manslaughter over its role in the explosive crash of an Air France jet, a French judge ruled today. Five individuals have also been charged in the 2000 accident, which saw a Concorde jet burst into flames while leaving a Paris runway, killing...

Wife Ditches A-Rod
for Lenny Kravitz

Jul 3, 2008 11:35 AM CDT

Wife Ditches A-Rod for Lenny Kravitz

Cynthia Rodriguez at rocker's Paris pad

(Newser) - While rumors swirl over Alex Rodgriguez's late nights with Madonna, the Yankee's wife has ditched him for rocker Lenny Kravitz, the New York Post claims. Cynthia Rodriguez, who has yet to file divorce papers, has spent the past four nights shacked up with the Grammy-winner at his pad in Paris,...

Zambia Denies Reports That Prez Is Dead

Jul 3, 2008 9:35 AM CDT

Zambia Denies Reports That Prez Is Dead

'Responding well;' Mugabe critic collapsed ahead of AU summit

(Newser) - Zambian president Levy Mwanawasa is resting comfortably in a Paris hospital, said a government spokesman today, denying "malicious" widespread reports that the leader had died after suffering his second stroke in 2 years ahead of an African Union summit. Mwanawasa "is responding well to treatment. He has made...

Magnifique
Golden Gate
Back at Versailles

Jul 1, 2008 6:06 AM CDT

Magnifique Golden Gate Back at Versailles

Restoration of 18th century glory

(Newser) - One of France's most popular tourist sites, Paris' Palace of Versailles, has a new golden royal gate—an $8 million replica of a gate demolished during the French Revolution. The 87-yard-long steel gate is decorated with 100,000 gold leaves. It's part of a 17-year-long renovation project, reports AFP.

Bush Gushes About Carla

Jun 15, 2008 7:25 AM CDT

Bush Gushes About Carla

Prez: French first lady 'really smart'

(Newser) - President Bush today complimented Nicolas Sarkozy on his wife, calling her “a really smart, capable woman,” the BBC reports. “I can see why you married her,” he added. In Paris as part of his European tour, Bush called the French president by his first name and...

Yves Saint
Laurent Dead
at Age 71

Jun 1, 2008 6:23 PM CDT

Yves Saint Laurent Dead at Age 71

French designer shocked fashion world in 1960s and 70s

(Newser) - Twentieth-century fashion icon Yves Saint Laurent died today at his home in Paris, AFP reports. The reclusive designer, who was battling illness, said when he retired in 2002 that he had “always given the highest importance of all to respect for this craft, which is not exactly an art,...

Gay Paris Mayor Sets Sights on Presidency

May 22, 2008 12:44 PM CDT

Gay Paris Mayor Sets Sights on Presidency

Delanoë, ahead in opposition polls, says France is ready

(Newser) - The battle is on for the leadership of France's opposition Socialist Party, and a man who says the nation is ready for a gay president is the surprise leader, the Telegraph reports. Bertrand Delanoë, the popular mayor of Paris, is the early favorite, outpolling Ségolène Royal, who lost...

Broke in the City of Light? Pay a Visit to 'Auntie'

May 12, 2008 3:37 PM CDT

Broke in the City of Light? Pay a Visit to 'Auntie'

City-owned pawnshop has helped great artists and authors pay for Paris' pleasures

(Newser) - The Credit Municipal of Paris, known about town as "Auntie," is pretty glamorous for a pawnshop. Since 1777, the city-operated institution has served Rodin, Monet, Zola, Verlaine, and Victor Hugo, who mentioned it in Les Miserables. The newest development? Auntie now accepts wine. "People can now exchange...

Madge Reprises Lesbian Kiss

May 7, 2008 11:10 AM CDT

Madge Reprises Lesbian Kiss

A she did with Britney, Madonna uses a girl-on-girl lip-lock for publicity

(Newser) - Madonna revived a rare classic last night—and it wasn't a song. During a performance in Paris to promote new album Hard Candy, the Material Girl, 49, grabbed a female backup dancer for an on-stage lip-lock, reprising a headline-grabbing steamy stunt with Britney Spears during a 2003 MTV awards show,...

Sarkozy Acts as Chinese Mount Anti-French Protests

Apr 22, 2008 9:18 AM CDT

Sarkozy Acts as Chinese Mount Anti-French Protests

President apologizes to Paralympian fencer

(Newser) - Two weeks after the Olympic torch relay in Paris, anti-French backlash in China is gaining steam. Rare demonstrations on the streets of Chinese cities, seemingly with the government's tacit approval, have seen French flags burned and defaced with swastikas. As the nations' relationship deteriorates, Nicolas Sarkozy has been forced to...