A special dedication for this weeks travelin music Nov 21, 2009
Domengeaux asserted that Frenchmen used the term in reference to Cajun soldiers serving in France during World War II, and that Anglo-American soldiers overheard the term, transformed it into coonass and brought it back to the U.S. as a disparaging term for Cajuns. Citing Domengeaux s etymology, Louisiana legislators passed a concurrent resolution in the 1980s condemning the word. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Read all about it, again: Sex scandals Oct 9, 2009
(In polls, ordinary Poles and Frenchmen reject the art alibi by large majorities. As one who thinks his film Chinatown a masterpiece, I don t much care what happens to him. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Ex-Bill loving N.O., looking forward to playing old team Sep 26, 2009
-- Jabari Greer rattles off the names of Frenchmen Street music clubs with unusual ease for someone who hasn't been in the Big Easy for long.. It's one example of what the Saints' new starting cornerback is talking about when he says signing with New Orleans "was by far the best possibility for me.". (WWLTV.com, LA)
I Have to Tell You . . . Sep 3, 2009
Two Frenchmen from La Prairie de la Magdeleine, who had come to the church for Holy Thursday celebration, were so taken by the beauty of the dead nun that they knelt beside the mat where she lay to pray and constructed a coffin to contain the cherished remains. What the men saw and wrote eventually made its way to Rome along with the prayer that Native Americans needed a patron saint. (Missourian Publishing, MO)
Basque soccer team an icon Aug 30, 2009
Barcelona's stable is a mishmash of locals and foreigners, including two Frenchmen, a Malian, an Icelander, a Mexican, an Ivorian, a couple of Argentines, a hat-trick of Brazilians, and a Swede. Bilbao's policy stands in stark, and perhaps refreshing, counterpoint to growing cynicism about rich clubs "buying" championships and players ditching fans for the highest bidder. (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
Man wanted by NOPD for Frenchmen Street shooting Aug 23, 2009
NEW ORLEANS Police are looking for a man they believe shot man several times in the 1300 block of Frenchmen Street, according to NOPD spokesman Officer Janssen Valencia. NOPD. (WWLTV.com, LA)
The macabre joke of inflation Aug 21, 2009
As bitterness turned into open resistance, shopkeepers refused to serve French people, and Germans crossed the street to avoid meeting Frenchmen. 1. (Harper's Magazine)
There's no business like snowbusiness Aug 20, 2009
Since then I have had a real aversion to mime artists and circus clowns, and Frenchmen digging their bony knees into my buttocks. And Chionophobia - I've got that one, too. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
BRITS MOCK AMERICAN HEALTH CARE?! Aug 15, 2009
The brutal truth about America s healthcare - Americas, World - The Independent. from The Independent & The Independent on Sunday. (The Drudge Report)
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Published: Friday, July 10, 2009 3:59 PM PDT DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES - The journey from Broadway to the Ahmanson Theatre in Downtown Los Angeles was a long one for King Arthur, the killer rabbit, the insulting Frenchmen and the Knights who say Ni. . (Los Angeles Downtown News, CA)
Cavendish wins 3rd Tour stage; Armstrong advances Jul 7, 2009
Frenchmen Maxime Bouet and Samuel Dumoulin attacked right at the start. They were joined by two other riders in the breakaway, and chiseled out an early lead of more than 9 1/2 minutes in the first 16 miles of the stage. (FOX 11, AZ)
Cavendish shows his class with victory in second stage Jul 6, 2009
Finn Jussi Veikkanen, Dutchman Stef Clement, Frenchmen Cyril Dessel and Stephane Auge joined forces for 166 km and held a maximum lead of 5:20 with 100 km to go. In the last 40 km, Cavendishs team-mate Mark Renshaw seized control of the peloton to increase the pace and the gap gradually diminished. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Thompson on Hollywood Jul 5, 2009
Even the MGM classic Gigi, while patently stylized and shot on a back lot, offered real Frenchmen Maurice Chevalier and Louis Jourdan and singer/dancer Leslie Caron to sell the audience. It worked. (Variety)
an anti-smoking bill that won preliminary approval May 21, 2009
"I choose to work in this kind of environment, and I don't believe the government should come in and take that choice away from me," said Meredith Town of New Orleans, who worked at the Hookah Cafe on Frenchmen Street. The restaurant closed in February as a result of the ban on smoking in restaurants, Town said. (Nola.com -- Sports)
Sarkozy's Big Plans for a Greater Paris May 4, 2009
Proposals by architects such as Briton Richard Rogers, Italian Paola Vigano, and Frenchmen Jean Nouvel and Christian de Portzamparc involve building futuristic skyscrapers with huge hanging gardens; creating vast city-center parks, green spaces, and even a new forest with a million carbon-battling trees near Charles de Gaulle airport; and renovating disused banks of the Seine. The river, meanwhile, is to be developed into a major transport link for goods to and from the Channel port of Le Havre... (Time.com)
Friendly demonstrations of sheer skill Feb 13, 2009
He carried his Barcelona club form into Argentina's 2-0 victory in Marseille, and after Messi scored a marvellous solo goal, the home crowd of Frenchmen stood in applause to his talents. Diego Maradona - his countryman, coach and, in his time, fellow genius - praised Messi's quality, but also his work ethic. (International Herald Tribune -- Sports)
