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Proposed 'culture tax' in France would affect smartphones, tablets
Here's a proposal that would have a hard time finding support in the United States. A new government study in France suggests levying a new tax as high as 1% on the sale of smartphones, tablets and other Internet devices, with the funds going toward...
Tags: Google Inc., Canal+, Arts and Culture
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Cannes keeps being film industry's place to be
— It's been 42 years since I first covered the Cannes Film Festival. Arriving on the French Riviera this week, I was struck by how Cannes has remained the quintessential place for film, despite enormous changes in the cinema landscape. Cannes...Tags: Jack Nicholson, Festive Events, Cannes Film Festival, The Washington Post, Film Festivals
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France tumbles into double-dip recession
PARIS -- Beleaguered French President Francois Hollande suffered a further setback in his attempts to pull France out of its economic slump after official figures showed Wednesday that the country has entered a double-dip recession. Figures released by...
Tags: Francois Hollande, European Union, Japan, Economic Indicator
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Break from U.S. carriers lifts passenger spirits
Flying foreign airlines can be so much more pleasant than our domestic options. On a recent KLM flight to Amsterdam, the Dutch airline behaved as if it was in the customer-service industry, not merely transporting a bunch of people from one point to...
Tags: Virgin Group, Ltd., Richard Branson, Air France-KLM, Air Transportation Industry
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Harris Theater announces 2013-14 season
Conductor Michael Tilson Thomas and his New World Symphony, violinist Gidon Kremer and J.S. Bach’s complete “Brandenburg” Concertos highlight the 10th season of events at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance in Millennium Park. The...
Tags: Entertainment Events, Dance, Michael Tilson Thomas, New York City, Arts and Culture
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Iran's Asghar Farhadi and China's Jia Zhangke talk cinema and censorship in Cannes
Associated PressCANNES, France (AP) — Two directors from countries with tough film censorship brought bold and probing movies to the Cannes Film Festival on Friday — one exploring China's social problems, the other delving into the mysteries of the human...Tags: Censorship, Iran, A Separation (movie), Cannes Film Festival, Film Festivals
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Good odds
The other day, I was reading up on the white wine grape trbljan for no other reason than wanting to know what winemaking region grew a grape spelled with seven letters but only one vowel. (Croatia does.) How to pronounce trbljan, I have no idea. (Croatia...Tags: Alcoholic Beverages, Wines, Croatia, Grapes, Italy
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How to pair wine
"Woo-hoo," Homer Simpson well might say, "Bacon Day!" But while Homie would pop open a cold one to accompany this recipe, we're after a wine pairing. For a red, keeping it on the lighter side is smart (bit of fat, bit of tannin), so pinot noir or gamay...Tags: Onions, Bacon, Salt, Gnocchi, Wines
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March of the Living is a life experience
Roy Trachtenberg, who resides in Coral Springs, participated in this year's March of the Living and is sharing his journey with the Jewish Journal. The March of the Living is not a "vacation"... it is a life experience. It was an emotional adventure. I...Tags: Jerusalem (Israel), Warsaw (Poland), Nazi Party, West Bank, Religion and Belief
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At Roia, The Cuisines Of France And Italy
The Hartford CourantAvi Szapiro was living in Brooklyn, working as a restaurant and food consultant, when New Haven beckoned. A colleague, who was consulting on a restaurant concept for some street-level space in the old Taft Hotel building, asked Szapiro to travel to the...Tags: Diabetes, Personal Service, Norwich, Chinese Restaurants, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Ka-ching: Rick Perry's plan for Texa$ universities
There are three things Rick Perry would like to do to the great public universities of Texas, but he can only remember two of them. That’s a joke. You may remember that during a 2012 presidential debate, he started to list three departments of...
Tags: Lobbying, Colleges and Universities, Education, Teachers, Teaching and Learning
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Asghar Farhadi goes for maximum emotional impact in his films
CANNES, France — "Stories come to me," says Asghar Farhadi, his sharp eyes focused, intense. "This one came to me, and I decided to follow it." It sounds straightforward, simple even, but nothing about the filmmaker's latest work, "The Past," fits...
Tags: A Prophet (movie), Human Interest, Iran, Movies, Celebrities
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