With her guitarist-partner, Fred Chichin, she formed Les Rita Mitsouko as a band that embraced a more multicultural France.
Category: French Language
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Catherine Ringer, French Pop Icon of Eclectic Style, Dies at 68
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Paris Really, Really Loves Céline Dion
The New York Times – Music:Ms. Dion, the French Canadian diva, has embarked on her first solo tour of France since the pandemic. The French are swooning.
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Celine Dion Begins Her Paris Comeback Concert Run
The New York Times – Music:Her long-awaited concert return highlighted a side of the French-speaking superstar rarely seen in the United States.
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Yielding on French Could Restart Trade Talks, Canadian Officials Say
The New York Times – On the Runway:Canada’s minister in charge of trade with the U.S. was responding to comments by Jamieson Greer, the U.S. trade representative. But that was before any mention of Lake Ontario.
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Cowboys Fringants Bassist Is Named Quebec’s Chief Scientist
The New York Times – Music:Jérôme Dupras is a member of one of Quebec’s most popular folk rock bands. Now, as the province’s chief scientist, he will help shape its environmental destiny.
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Air Canada Chooses a C.E.O. Who Speaks French After Language Backlash
The New York Times – Business:Michael Rousseau, who prompted widespread criticism with a largely English condolence video following a crash in March, will retire.
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Michael Rousseau, Air Canada’s CEO, to Step Down Amid Backlash Over Comments After Crash
The New York Times – Business:Michael Rousseau’s mostly English statement after a fatal runway collision drew sharp criticism. The airline said it would emphasize French fluency in its search for a successor.
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Following the Sounds of Arabic to Rediscover Paris
A language student’s guide to the French capital highlights the culinary, literary and musical influences that quietly shape everyday life.
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The Literary ‘It’ Girl Who Continues to Fascinate
Françoise Sagan’s first novel “Bonjour Tristesse” was published in 1954. With a new film adaptation, the book and its author still holds sway.
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The Literary ‘It’ Girl Who Continues to Fascinate
Françoise Sagan’s first novel “Bonjour Tristesse” was published in 1954. With a new film adaptation, the book and its author still holds sway.
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Bertrand Blier, Acclaimed Director of Sexually Blunt Films, Dies at 85
A much-decorated French filmmaker, he divided audiences and critics with explorations, often darkly comic but brutal, of misogyny and the male sexual imagination.
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Albertine, New York’s Most Charming French Bookstore
Albertine, in a Fifth Avenue mansion, is a portal to both Gilded Age New York and the Francophone world.