Category Archives: france & français

fuck them all

Posted on Saturday, Mar 12, 2005 by Andrea

mylene farmer is finally back and the first single of the new album is called “fuck them all”. i was sceptical at first because the title of the song does not sound like mylene. maybe she has changed her style … Continue reading →

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le cyclisme et le dopage

Posted on Friday, Jan 21, 2005 by Andrea

yesterday was a kind of busy day because i had to run some errands in town. so i really meant to blog about this newsitem that caught my attention yesterday but i did not get around doing so for various … Continue reading →

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french-canadian movies

Posted on Monday, Dec 13, 2004 by Andrea

yet another monday and i am stuck here with Minority Report. i do not want to watch that movie ever again! speaking of movies, there’s another french-canadian film on tv5 today called “Québec-Montréal” and from la bande annonce i can … Continue reading →

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sommet de la francophonie

Posted on Friday, Nov 26, 2004 by Andrea

this summit really managed to get my attention because it appears to be unique and we do not have an equivalent to “la francophonie” in the german-speaking countries and regions. as a result i find it quite intriguing. well, we … Continue reading →

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profitez de la vie

Posted on Thursday, Nov 11, 2004 by Andrea

something i wanted to post for a while now but never got around doing it: the french health service is promoting free flu shots for people older than 65 as a preventive measure and they produced two television commercials that … Continue reading →

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halloween in europe

Posted on Friday, Oct 29, 2004 by Andrea

what is the sudden hype with Halloween here in good ol’ Europe? don’t get me wrong, i have nothing against Halloween, it surely is a great festivity and an American tradition. so here is what bothers me: why do we … Continue reading →

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the french factor

Posted on Monday, Oct 18, 2004 by Andrea

as i was reviewing the chapter on the key principles of Lacanian psychoanalysis today i had a revelation! i suddenly realized why i am learning French. it is not to understand Lacan better but to fill my lack. it was … Continue reading →

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le journal sur tv5

Posted on Thursday, Oct 14, 2004 by Andrea

i enjoy watching “le journal” (i.e. the news) on tv5 as i mentioned a few days ago. usually i do not like watching the news because the anchors are mostly middle-aged men or women. but tv5 is different — big … Continue reading →

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i do (not) want to…

Posted on Thursday, Oct 7, 2004 by Andrea

i suddenly felt the overwhelming urge to blog instead of incorporating the (minor) corrections of my supervisor into my thesis. i don’t want to do that… right now. maybe later. i am tired. i want to watch the french news … Continue reading →

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