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France Becomes 14th Country To Legalize Same-Sex Marriage

Amelia McDonell-ParryApril 23, 2013 //
NZ Passes Gay Marriage
And parliament breaks into song to celebrate! Read More »
Gay Marriage Wins
"TIME" magazine declares that gay marriage has already won. Read More »
Obama On Gay Marriage
Barack Obama photo
The president comes out in support of same-sex unions! Read More »

Merveilleux! Great news out of the land of cheese and wine today — France has become the 14th country to legalize gay marriage! The decision — 331-225 was the final tally in the National Assembly — comes after months of heated debate and public protests. France’s justice minister, Christiane Taubira, said the first weddings could be as soon as June. Last week, New Zealand also legalized same-sex marriage, though it was less controversial there. Now, if only the United States would get with it… [AP]

France Will Now Reimburse The Cost Of Abortions, Provide Free Contraception To Teen Girls

Jessica WakemanApril 2, 2013 //
Our Favorite Republican
Alan Simpson
... says male legislators "shouldn't even vote" on abortion bills. Read More »
ND "Fetal Heartbeat" Law
Today's Lady News photo
North Dakota governor signs law banning abortions after fetal heartbeat. Read More »
ND Anti-Abortion Law
abortion photo
Life begins at conception, according to a bill in North Dakota. Read More »
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Beginning yesterday, France will provide access to free birth control for teenaged girls ages 15 to 18 without parental notification, as well as reimburse the cost of abortions to all women over age 18.

Pinch me. Am I dreaming? It’s not still April Fools’ Day, right? Keep reading »

Pants Are Finally Legal For Women In Paris

Jessica WakemanFebruary 4, 2013 //
Henri's Angst
existential cat photo
Life is meaningless for Henri, the existential French cat. Read More »
Cheese Paradox
Is moldy cheese the key to the French health paradox? Read More »
Francophile Girl
Ladurée macarons photo
Ten gifts for the girl who loves Paris, macarons and Chanel perfume. 11 Photos »
365 Days In Paris
Leonora lived in Paris for a year and brought us along with her. Read More »
today's lady news
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  • French women are finally legally allowed to wear pants in Paris. Previously they would only allowed to do so while holding horse reins. [Guardian UK]
  • Five adult men accused of the rape and murder of an Indian woman have plead not guilty. The sixth rapist, a teenager, will be tried in a juvenile court. The 23-year-old student, Jyoti Singh Pandey, was beaten and gang raped while riding the bus home from a movie. She was so brutally injured from the rape that she had to be flown to Singapore for medical care, where she died. [BBC]

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Ooh La La, Your Pillows Are Trés Chic

Jessica WakemanJanuary 29, 2013 //
French Kitchen
decorating a french kitchen
Deck out your eating area in a Provençal fashion. Read More »
French Women Secrets
How French women stay hot when they're old! Read More »
Henri's Angst
existential cat photo
Life is meaningless for Henri, the existential French cat. Read More »
bonjour pillows

It’s not every morning a girl is lucky enough to wake up next to a Frenchman waiting with a cafe au lait and a warm croissant. But I can dream, can’t I? These chic cotton and machine washable bed pillows from Mod Cloth will get me partway there … and if it doesn’t work out with your latest paramour, maybe you could write “Au Revoir” in permanent marker on the other side? [$29.99, ModCloth]

Is Moldy Cheese The Key To The French Health Paradox?

Rachel KrauseDecember 13, 2012 //
I'm Dating A Cheeseman
The pros and cons of dating a cheesemonger. Read More »
Chocolate for Health
A bar a day keeps the doctor away! Read More »
Cheese People
Famous fromage -- Paris Stilton, anyone? Read More »

White bread, rich cheeses, and red wine are beloved staples of the Gallic diet. They smoke, they drink, they consume loads of saturated fats… yet they don’t have an obesity problem, they don’t lose their looks with age, and they have the lowest rate of cardiovascular mortality worldwide. What gives, France? We’re not the only ones who are dying to know: researchers call it (and, furthermore, how they get their hair to look so perfectly disheveled without being greasy) “the French paradox” as they seek to explain the link connecting the way the French eat (and, yes, drink) to their long, healthy lifespans, second only to Japan. Keep reading »

Topless Nuns Spray Jesus’s Sperm In Paris Protest

Daley QuinnNovember 22, 2012 //
Obama On Gay Marriage
Barack Obama photo
The president comes out in support of same-sex unions! Read More »
Unequal Pay Protest
Find out why Swedish feminists burned $13,000. Read More »
Gay Scaremongering
gay marriage
This gay marriage scaremongering ad is so bad it's good. Read More »

Topless nuns were seen hosing down anti-gay marriage demonstrators with “holy sperm” last Sunday in Paris.

Go ahead. Read that sentence again.

Of course, these weren’t real nuns! FEMEN, the breast-baring Ukrainian women’s movement, is famous for spreading awareness about a cause through nudity. When FEMEN found out that more than 100,000 Catholics would be protesting against France’s legislation to allow gay marriage and adoption, they got their weapons ready. With various slogans written across their chests, including “In Gay We Trust” and “Fuck God,” Femen members got creative with baby powder, spraying the mist on protesters, calling it “Jesus Sperm.” Keep reading »

Paris, For Less Than The Price Of A Plane Ticket

Rachel KrauseSeptember 5, 2012 //
Style Inspiration: Paris
The best trends from Paris! 6 Photos »
Paris vs. New York
Snag the book, out now. Read More »
365 Days In Paris
Leonora lived in Paris for a year and brought us along with her. Read More »

I am much too obsessed with Paris for my own good, especially considering that I’ve never been there. I’m enamored of the idea of it, so when I do eventually go (and, by God, I will), there is a decent chance that I will be hideously disappointed. With that in mind, I’m significantly less interested in purchasing tickets to Paris than I am in purchasing photography books that portray it as idealistically as I do in my head. Why go all the way there just to be let down when I can sit right here and just pretend that I’m there and it’s awesome? Paris, Portrait of a City, “the true family album of all Parisians,” is just the glossy 544-page photo book I need to sustain my delusions, and with its chronological layout spanning photographers from Daguerre to Cartier-Bresson, it’s a solid lesson in European history, too. We’ll always have Paris, after all. [$69.99, Taschen]

Ouch: France To Unveil A Statue Depicting Carla Bruni As … A Working Woman

Rachel KrauseAugust 6, 2012 //
French First Lady Fashion
What Does François Hollande's Election Mean For French First Lady Fashion?
Valérie Trierweiler throws down the gauntlet. Read More »
Carla Bruni's Vices
Carla Bruni photo
She missed smoking and drinking while pregnant. Read More »
First Lady Beauty Contest
Michelle showed Carla who's boss. Read More »

Carla Bruni certainly made her mark as one of the more, uh, contentious first ladies ever to hit French office: the longtime singer and model, not to mention the heiress to an industrial dynasty, made ceaseless waves with her swank wardrobe, party-girl past, and dubious intentions when she wed recently divorced French president Nicolas Sarkozy in 2007. Sarkozy vacated office earlier this year (in favor of François Hollande, whose own live-in girlfriend has stirred up quite a bit of national strife herself), but his disheartening political demise was far and away from the last we’ve seen of the couple — Mr. and Mrs. Sarkozy have recently found themselves mired in allegations of corruption over illegal cash donations the former president may or may not have received from Liliane Bettencourt, the heiress to L’Oreal and France’s richest woman. And if you thought the disgraced couple’s public humiliation saturation point had maxed out (one would assume, after their mansion and offices were raided by police last month), well, it’s time to reconsider. Keep reading »

Drinking And Driving In France? Better Have Your Breathalyzers!

Daley QuinnJuly 2, 2012 //
Too Drunk?
If you're a drunk woman who gets raped, will you be taken seriously? Read More »
Daytime Drunks
Our favorite daytime drunks. 8 Photos »
Drunk Dialing
Four sobriety apps for the iPhone to stop drunk dialing. Read More »
Zut Alors!
drunk woman photo

Breathalyzers aren’t just for the po-po any more: In France, a new law requires every driver to carry two breathalyzers in their car. The intent to decrease the amount of drunk driving accidents by having drivers test themselves with breathalyzers before they decide to drive home inebriated. Keep reading »

France Launches A Massive Ad Campaign Targeting Owners Of Counterfeit Luxury Goods

Rachel KrauseMay 31, 2012 //
$77 Million In Fake Goods
Operation Holiday Hoax II seized everything from lights to football jerseys. Read More »
Fake Chanel No. 5
Your discount perfume is actually pee and antifreeze. Read More »
Counterfeit Uggs
The government seized $325 million worth of the terrible shoes. Read More »

The production of counterfeit luxury goods is a criminal offense, and designers have always been vocal in their condemnation of the practice. Last week, Prada chief executive officer (and Miuccia’s husband) Patrizio Bertelli stoked controversy when he shared his opinion on the matter, saying, “Fake goods aren’t totally bad; at least it created jobs at some counterfeit factories.” He went on to reason, “We don’t want to be a brand that nobody wants to copy.” When questions arose, a Prada spokesman justified Bertelli’s statement, proceeding to say that “the quote is part of an extended conversation” that acknowledged the way in which “the market of counterfeits is an objective reality for successful brands and how this phenomenon has its own reality, also in terms of manufacturing, that is very structured.” This kind of progressive attitude, previously unheard of amongst the high fashion flock, is a natural extension of the fact that these activities will continue to exist, so why not put a positive spin on it? Keep reading »

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