Something to choose from

"It is the hour to be drunken! to escape being the martyred slaves of time, be ceaselessly drunk. On wine, on poetry, or on virtue, as you wish." - Charles Baudelaire

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Things people don't usually see

The Louvre Less Traveled

This whole things sounds wonderful, though there is a group of people, which includes myself, who will sadly never see any of the Louvre, the frequently viewed items nor the hidden beauty. The most magnificent thing we'll ever see is another day, one hopes, and that, for me on good days, is beautiful enough...

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For artists and yarnists everywhere...

Photo Gallery: Parisian Potholes Filled with Yarn

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A lawyer, yet?

First case of French ‘burka rage’ as shopping dispute turns violent

One would think that her acquaintance with the law would have clued her in that she can't take the law into her own hands. I certainly wouldn't call it trying to make a citizen's arrest...

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There you go...

French Muslim man hits back in polygamy row

They're not wives, they're mistresses! Problem solved.

He says there's nothing in Islam against having mistresses. While I knew about polygamy, I've never heard anything about this before...

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Well, it makes sense

Scientology: Religious sect, or money-making cult?

If they were driven underground the authorities would have no way of knowing what criminal actions they were planning to take (and they have been convicted of criminal actions against government offices in a number of countries already).

And while it may not be globally known today, it will be someday - the word Scientology is synonymous with fraud...

For more information on Scientology, visit:
The Secrets of Scientology
and www.xenu.net

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At least

the French know what Scientology really is...

New French law blocks Scientology dissolution

Americans are so frightened of Scientology's litigation machine that they just cave in to them. That's how they got their tax exempt status in the U.S..

For more information on Scientology, visit:
The Secrets of Scientology
and www.xenu.net

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