http://www.laurelzuckerman.com/ news on education, ecology, society, politics and books from France en-US Thu, 23 May 2013 09:51:32 +0200 http://www.typepad.com/ http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification http://www.laurelzuckerman.com/2013/05/french-cultural-icon-berard-pivot-debates-impact-of-english-in-french-universities-with-peter-gumbel.html http://www.laurelzuckerman.com/2013/05/french-cultural-icon-berard-pivot-debates-impact-of-english-in-french-universities-with-peter-gumbel.html Will allowing French universities to teach some classes in English endanger the French language? Debate (in French) on Arte with Bernard Pivot, Peter Gumbel, Vincent Berger Education Mysteries of France Laurel Zuckerman Thu, 23 May 2013 09:51:32 +0200 http://www.laurelzuckerman.com/2013/05/french-news-i-hate-to-kick-a-man-when-hes-down-but.html http://www.laurelzuckerman.com/2013/05/french-news-i-hate-to-kick-a-man-when-hes-down-but.html François Hollande was elected to the French presidency on the flamby promise to close his eyes and plug his ears and yell ee eee ee eee eee eee eee until the Dragon of Reality got bored and went away. Now it's been a year, and the charmingly wishful ee eee ee eee eee eee eee policy is under strain. Instead of disappearing in a puff, the Dragon of Reality, contrary to expectations, has been devoring everything in site. Mysteries of France Laurel Zuckerman Mon, 13 May 2013 10:43:00 +0200 http://www.laurelzuckerman.com/2013/05/paris-writers-news-may-2013-literary-events-reading-and-new-books-in-paris.html http://www.laurelzuckerman.com/2013/05/paris-writers-news-may-2013-literary-events-reading-and-new-books-in-paris.html This month, news from Peter Gumbel, Barry Kirwan, Nancy Kricorian, Roderick d'Entrac, Cathy Altman Nocquet, Douglas Kennedy, Nathalie Bassand, Edward Rutherfurd, Ann Saul, Rupert Thomson, Elena Nesti, Elliot Perlman, Elena Nesti, Ben Fountain, Kate Noakes, Jerome Charyn, Linda Lappin, Roy Lisker, Margaret Aldridge, David Barnes, Alice Boatwright, the Over 50s contest, the Prada contest, Moving Parts, Paris Lit Up, the Paris Prize, the Novella Contest, and more… Paris Writers News Laurel Zuckerman Sun, 12 May 2013 11:40:00 +0200 http://www.laurelzuckerman.com/2013/04/jennie-fields-author-of-the-age-of-desire-talks-with-anne-korkeakivi-author-of-an-unexpected-guest.html http://www.laurelzuckerman.com/2013/04/jennie-fields-author-of-the-age-of-desire-talks-with-anne-korkeakivi-author-of-an-unexpected-guest.html Jennie Fields, author of "The Age of Desire", talks with Anne Korkeakivi, author of "An Unexpected Guest", about Paris, women in publishing, and the challenges of making Edith Wharton have sex. A Paris Writers News interview. Paris Writers News Laurel Zuckerman Thu, 18 Apr 2013 21:44:20 +0200 http://www.laurelzuckerman.com/2013/04/how-to-ensure-that-young-people-hate-and-fear-poetry.html http://www.laurelzuckerman.com/2013/04/how-to-ensure-that-young-people-hate-and-fear-poetry.html How to ensure kids loathe poetry and will never attempt to write another line? It's easy. A private French middle school shows us how in four easy steps. Education Mysteries of France Paris Writers News Laurel Zuckerman Thu, 18 Apr 2013 09:16:31 +0200 http://www.laurelzuckerman.com/2013/04/paris-writers-news-april-2013-update.html http://www.laurelzuckerman.com/2013/04/paris-writers-news-april-2013-update.html Literary events, calls for submissions, workshops, and new books from Paris Writers : April 2013 update: This month, news from Tatiana de Rosnay, Adam Biles, Charles Glass, Jennifer K Dick, Spoken Word, Gary Lee Kraut, Pamela Druckerman, Annik La Farge, Scott Hutchins, Siobhan Wall, Joanne and David Burke, Kathy D'Arcy, Ann Egan, Cliona O'Connell, Jennie Fields, Marilyn Hacker and Habib Tengour, Book Club at the Carmen, Moving Paris, WICE and more and more.... (update ongoing)! Paris Writers News Laurel Zuckerman Mon, 01 Apr 2013 13:15:04 +0200 http://www.laurelzuckerman.com/2013/03/digital-currency-ten-years-before-bitcoin-neal-stephensons-cryptonomicon-.html http://www.laurelzuckerman.com/2013/03/digital-currency-ten-years-before-bitcoin-neal-stephensons-cryptonomicon-.html Since the Cyprus crisis, download of Bitcoin apps has exploded. What is a digital currency? Ten years before Bicoin was invented, Neal Stephenson gives us a foretaste in Cryptonomicon. Education Laurel Zuckerman Sat, 30 Mar 2013 18:15:00 +0100 http://www.laurelzuckerman.com/2013/03/an-angiogram-that-costs-2430-usd-in-the-usa-costs-only-264-usd-in-france.html http://www.laurelzuckerman.com/2013/03/an-angiogram-that-costs-2430-usd-in-the-usa-costs-only-264-usd-in-france.html Health care costs three to ten times more in the USA than in France. Angiograms, routine office visits, angioplasty, bypass surgery - the list goes on and on. Ezra Klein summarizes health care cost differents in Twenty One Graphs. Mysteries of France Laurel Zuckerman Fri, 29 Mar 2013 09:23:00 +0100 http://www.laurelzuckerman.com/2013/03/jessica-mccann-author-of-all-different-kinds-of-free-on-the-story-of-margaret-morgan-a-free-woman-of.html http://www.laurelzuckerman.com/2013/03/jessica-mccann-author-of-all-different-kinds-of-free-on-the-story-of-margaret-morgan-a-free-woman-of.html Winner of the Freedom in Fiction Prize with nearly 100 five star reviews on Amazon, All Different Kinds of Free is Jessica McCann's debut novel. A Paris Writers News interview. Paris Writers News Laurel Zuckerman Thu, 21 Mar 2013 09:21:05 +0100 http://www.laurelzuckerman.com/2013/03/happy-to-be-back-in-paris.html http://www.laurelzuckerman.com/2013/03/happy-to-be-back-in-paris.html Paris may be cold and gray, but it seduces with terrific literary events, efficient mass transit, and chickens so fresh they're scary. 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