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Michael Stevenson, aka Dai Bando, Johnny Foreigner, Monsieur Pas De Merde, is a blogger of French and British culture. His blogs "Pas De Merde" and "The Hobbledehoy" have been called "marvelous" by some, and "meh" by others.

Jeanne Cherhal

“On the grand staircase of the Olympia hall, just past the scales. Just because we’re jogging again doesn’t mean we’re not going to put on 10’s heels.”

Posted on December 9, 2025 by THE HOBBLEDEHOYPosted in MusicTagged Jeanne Cherhal. Leave a comment

Francis Cabrel “Comme Blind Willie McTell”

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Kate Barry, Jane Birkin, Lou Doillon et Charlotte Gainsbourg

Kate Barry, Jane Birkin, Lou Doillon et Charlotte Gainsbourg photographiées par Jeanloup Sieff, 2000

Kate Barry, Jane Birkin, Lou Doillon et Charlotte Gainsbourg
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Birds on a Wire LIVE Radio France

Birds on a Wire live at La Philharmonie de Paris with La Maîtrise de Radio France, conducted by Morgan Jourdain. Augellin – Stephano Landi Choir arrangements by Mike Smith. Directed by Jeremiah

Rosemary Standley, voix

Dom La Nena, violoncelle et voix 

Posted on November 20, 2025 by THE HOBBLEDEHOYPosted in MusicTagged Augellin, Birds On a Wire, La Maîtrise de Radio France, La Philharmonie de Paris. Leave a comment

Catherine Deneuve

Catherine Deneuve

Young Catherine Deneuve in Paris, 1960s

Posted on November 16, 2025 by THE HOBBLEDEHOYPosted in CultureLeave a comment

US Catholic bishops stand up to Trump’s immigration crackdown

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has issued a rare condemnation of U.S. President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown and advocated for “meaningful immigration reform.”

Posted on November 14, 2025 by THE HOBBLEDEHOYPosted in Mon Dieu, politics, USATagged immigration, Trump Crime Family. Leave a comment

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