Anxiously awaiting La La Land! Read on – MS/PasDeMerde
What would the world be like if everyone, every now and then, just broke into song? Trapped in bumper-to-bumper traffic? Climb out of the car, kick up your heels, belt out a tune.
Source: ‘La La Land’ opens Philly film fest with joyous song-and-dance love story
Chanson Du Jour 10/20/2016 “La Valse D’ Amelie” by Yann Tiersen
This is one my favorites from the film Amelie. Composer/performer Yann Tiersen plays piano, accordion, violin as well as melodica, xylophone, toy piano, bicycle wheel and a typewriter in one of the greatest film soundtracks ever made. Tiersen won a 2001 BAFTA Award for Best Film Music for Amelie (should have won the Oscar.)
A super-easy, super-helpful guide to the ins and outs of dining etiquette in Paris
Americans have long had a romance going with the City of Light. Today it’s more likely to be rooted in business, technology, according to one young entrepreneur.
Source: The New American In Paris: Writing Code, Not A Novel
I love Piaf’s version – recorded the same year as Frankie’s hit.
Jezebel – the Biblical woman who was a murderer, prostitute and enemy of God – reportedly preferred the version of her song that Desi Arnaz sang in the I Love Lucy episode, “Lucy Is Jealous of Girl Singer.” True! Pas de merde! Continue reading “Chanson Du Jour: “Jezebel””
He is the logical extension of misogyny, racism, privilege and anti-intellectualism.
Source: Donald Trump, the Worst of America – The New York Times
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