Olympics and Opium Wars Aug 1, 2008
When asked in 1972 what he thought about the success of the French Revolution, the late Zhou En Lai's response was: "Don't you think it's too soon to tell?" The elimination of extra-territorial rights took place only in 1943, a century after being forced on China. And China did not recover Hong Kong until 1997. (Asia Times Online)
LETTERS: NCT, July 31, 2008 Aug 1, 2008
"Well, we've seen what just the opposite of this has done, it was called communism, and socialism. Where literally millions of people died, simply because they opposed the state religion, which was atheism. And many other were placed in gulags simply because they disagreed with the State, the Government. But, we don't have this here, we have a Representative Republic, where each person is allowed, by God, to life, liberty, and their pursuit of happiness.Now, our system while not perfect, is... (North County Times)
For the love of Dior Jul 26, 2008
Inspired by a revolutionary Marie-Antoinette, in a modern day context, this collection doffed its cap to a latter-day French revolution through the use of red, white and blue to accent and lift the gothic black. Heni had some concerns over the prolific use of black in a Spring/Summer collection, but felt that the use of the tricolour would enable him to life the mood without compromising his vision. (iAfrica.com)
When saving lives morphs into torture and killing Jul 24, 2008
Dr Jean-Paul Marat, the bloodthirsty political serial killer behind the French Revolution, was a dermatological and ophthalmic specialist. He was followed by Turkish doctors who organised the Armenian genocide, Nazi doctors who ran death camps and Japanese doctors who carried out biological warfare. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Sarkozy's constitutional changes go to vote Jul 21, 2008
Joint sessions always take place at Versailles, where King Louis XVI also assembled the States-General, the precursor to the parliament, in May of 1789, just a few months before the French Revolution. Nearly all of the public debate has focused on just one proposal that would permit the French president to address one or both chambers. (Globe and Mail)
Le Louvre Inc. Jul 20, 2008
In 1793, shortly after the French Revolution, it was turned into a museum that is now easily the most popular in the world; last year it drew in 8. 3 million visitors, including more than 1 million Americans. (Time.com)
The best city walks Jul 19, 2008
On the French Revolution Walk in Paris we wound down a narrow street of small shops and tea rooms and stopped in front of Le Procope, the highly rated caf where Voltaire, Robespierre, Marat, Ben Franklin and others often met to discuss liberty and the rights of man (though probably not with each other) just before the French Revolution. I sighed as we passed the building where Marat, the editor of LAmi du Peuple, printed the peoples newspaper during the Revolution. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Vexed by wax Hitler Jul 19, 2008
Madame Tussaud was a real-life figure who was embroiled in the terrifying French Revolution of 1789. Her maiden name was Marie Gosoltz and she was an art tutor to the sister of King Louis XVI. For this association with the aristocracy, Gosoltz was imprisoned during the popular but bloody uprising in Paris. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Randwick types settling in for life at the Farm Jul 18, 2008
In the lead-up to World Youth Day, in the centre section at Randwick where the trainers congregate to clock horses and direct riders, the atmosphere was more akin to what preceded the French Revolution. But now the World Youth Day fellowship and goodwill is infectious. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
NDC not running away from the PNDC - Mahama Jul 18, 2008
"In fact, I read history for my first degree and for France to continue to celebrate annually the Marseilles Day, which was the French Revolution where the Guillotine was used to chop people's head off showed that no country had a rosy history all along. "The PNDC era is part of our history and during that time, hard decisions were taken to put the country back on the path of growth. "It was through the efforts of the PNDC that we now have a constitutional rule which is working....It is out of... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Wines and more Jul 17, 2008
Its the second French Revolution and it will plague established aristocrats as much today as they did in the 18th century. For a country that has always appreciated the finer things of life, some socialist drought has decimated our powers of discernment. (India Times)
Swampscott veteran and physician honored by France on Bastille Day Jul 16, 2008
While France celebrated on Bastille Day the beginnings of the French Revolution and the men who crafted its History, a special ceremony in Boston honored Dr. Merrill I. Feldman of Swampscott and four other Massachusetts men who also made history by fighting for France s freedom. As part of France s celebration of its national holiday, Bastille Day, the Consul General of France in Boston, Fran. (Swampscott Reporter, MA)
Gasnier to announce French revolution Jul 15, 2008
ST GEORGE ILLAWARRA centre Mark Gasnier will this morning announce he will quit the Dragons to play rugby union in France despite an 11th-hour bid by club boss Peter Doust to keep him in the NRL - a proposal that received a general pasting from fellow officials yesterday. The 26-year-old will end months of speculation by confirming at 11am at St George Leagues Club that he has signed a two-year deal with Stade Francais. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Leaders mass for parade in Paris Jul 15, 2008
Opposition Socialist leader Francois Hollande said the national day - which recollects the storming of the Bastille prison in 1789 at the start of the French Revolution - was being "tainted by controversy". However, the government said its critics had made "a historical mistake", and that Hezbollah guerrillas, and not Syria, were behind the 1983 Drakkar bombing. (BBC News -- Europe)
Divided They Fall Jul 15, 2008
Obama is the most radical left-winger since the French Revolution. He is a fanatical leveler who hates rich people and despises success. (Time.com)
Today in History - July 14 Jul 14, 2008
On July 14, 1789, during the French Revolution, citizens of Paris stormed the Bastille prison and released the seven prisoners inside. On this date. (Cleveland.com)
Group's Rally Hopes To Reverse L.A.'s 'Declining Quality Of Life' Jul 14, 2008
The rally is being held Monday because it is Bastille Day, which celebrates the start of the French Revolution and is the anniversary of a crowd storming the prison known as the Bastille in 1789, according to Kaye. Kaye said developers, contractors and public employee unions have too much influence over decisions at City Hall, leading to over-development, congestion and corruption. (NBC4.tv, CA)
Click for Full Story Jul 14, 2008
Today's Highlight in History:On July 14, 1789, during the French Revolution, citizens of Paris stormed the Bastille prison and released the seven prisoners inside. On This Date:In 1798, Congress passed the Sedition Act, making it a federal crime to publish false, scandalous or malicious writing about the United States government. (KWTX.com, TX)
Books and arts:Bastille Day Jul 13, 2008
But, of all the pivotal dates during the French Revolution, how did July 14th come to acquire such mythical status. This, rather than the events of the day itself, is the subject of this intriguing little book by Christopher Prendergast, an historian at Cambridge University. (The Economist)
In the gardens of Versailles, a new revolution Jul 13, 2008
He is the keeper of the Gardens of Versailles - with hundreds of acres of flower beds as meticulously manicured as a beauty queen's nails and trees so ancient they bore witness to the French Revolution. Today, Baraton is leading another revolution on the 2,100-acre estate. (Boston Globe)
Swampscott veteran and physician to be honored by France on Bastille Day Jul 13, 2008
While France celebrates on Bastille Day the beginnings of the French Revolution and the men who crafted its history, a special ceremony in Boston will honor Dr. Merrill I. Feldman of Swampscott and four other Massachusetts men who also made history by fighting for France s freedom. As part of France s celebration of its national holiday, Bastille Day, the Consul General of France in Boston, Fran. (Swampscott Reporter, MA)
The Monroe Doctrine Jul 13, 2008
To backtrack slightly, the end of the French Revolution had sparked several republican revolutions across the world, and challenges to aristocratic rule were posing serious threats. A series of European alliances between monarchs would follow, including the Holy Alliance, the Quadrule Alliance, and the Quintuple Alliance. (Suite101.com)
See Paris on a tight schedule Jul 8, 2008
When the marble floor started to bother our feet, we headed outside, where we strolled the length of the Tuileries Garden to the Place de la Concorde, the public square that was the site of nearly 3,000 beheadings during the French Revolution. We headed north to the Place Vendome, the spot where French royalty would be hanging out today if the revolution had merely evolved. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Inflation under the covers Jul 4, 2008
The classic example is the French Revolution, which was caused by ruinous inflation in prices of food and commodities, thanks to the idiotic French government creating so much money for years. A better-known example is Weimar Germany, and a lesser-known example is the Russian Revolution, which created the money to. (Asia Times Online)
The Loss of Independence Jul 4, 2008
First, he declared neutrality in the European wars that followed the French Revolution of 1789. Second, he sought to sever the 1778 alliance with France, a feat achieved by his successor, John Adams. (Human Events Online)
Joe Queenan on Abba's Waterloo Jul 2, 2008
The band that released Waterloo in 1974 - the band that reached far back into European history to reinvestigate the tragic failures of the French Revolution - was very different from the band that recorded such phoned-in twaddle as SOS and Mamma Mia just a few months later ... In asserting this, Abba seems to be suggesting that by the 16th year of his imperial reign, Napoleon had so completely subverted the principles of the French Revolution that his defeat was the only way civilization could... (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
Why America Is The Greatest Country On Earth Jul 2, 2008
Disavowing the thoughts underlying the Declaration of Independence and Constitution is a tragic surrender to nihilism, a surrender to the barbarism of the French Revolution. Liberals often ask for a definition of American values. (Townhall.com)
Europe's soccer nationalism Jul 2, 2008
The multi-ethnic nature of the 1998 champion was widely touted as a mark not of a long and often bloody colonial past but of national superiority born from the tolerance of the French Enlightenment and the fraternity of the French Revolution. In fact, the French were harbingers of a kind. (Globe and Mail)
Bastille Day Crafts for Kids Jul 1, 2008
This historic event marked the beginning of the French Revolution. Today, French citizens and francophiles everywhere celebrate with parades, picnics, and fireworks. (Suite101.com)
Disney sets out to make 'The Passion for kids' Jul 1, 2008
The golden gate to the Palace of Versailles has finally been replaced, more than 200 years after being torn down during the French Revolution. Canada is trying to attract skilled British workers to emigrate to the country to boost the economy and population. (Yahoo News -- 'The Passion of the Christ')
Bruni a modern-day Marie Antoinette? Jul 1, 2008
Marie Antoinette was the ill-fated wife of King Louis XVI who was beheaded during the French Revolution which started in 1789. Under the headline "Enough is enough", 'Marianne' has lambasted the former Italian supermodel-turned-chanteuse for her continual preening and showing off. (Times of India)
The world's best hot air balloon trips Jun 28, 2008
After the French Revolution, convinced he had finally discovered a way to effectively invade England from the air, Napoleon established a hot air balloon corps. After four years, the troop's balloons were grounded by British soldiers and patriots equipped with large bullets and common sense, and the Arostiers were disbanded. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Chronic Itching: Causes and Cures Jun 27, 2008
Napoleon famously experienced severe itching, as did physician Jean-Paul Marat, an intellectual leader during the French Revolution. As little as 10 years ago the medical profession viewed itching as pain s little brother. (Scientific American)
Extract: A rake's progress Jun 27, 2008
Rather, he enjoyed the game of love and seduction, a sport or art of unsurpassed fashionability in the generation that preceded the French Revolution. He narrates affairs, rather than one-night stands. (Guardian Unlimited -- Books)
Was the Revolution Conservative? Jun 26, 2008
The second reason, which stems from the first, is the French Revolution has been made the model by which all other revolutions follow ... The Declaration is a technical, legal document, completely in contrast with comparable documents from the French Revolution. (Suite101.com)
Islamic Extremism for Dummies Jun 25, 2008
Khomeini embarked upon a purge grander than the reign of terror introduced by the French Revolution s Robespierre almost two centuries earlier. Carter s naivete provided Islamic extremism with a national flag and a breeding ground for exporting Islamofascism abroad and into the 21st century. (Human Events Online)
Historic France Fest MIlwaukee Jun 21, 2008
Historic France Fest MIlwaukee: Bastille Days Commemorates French Revolution with Street Festival WI ... Bastille Days Commemorates French Revolution with Street Festival WI ... Bastille Days is a national holiday in France that commemorates the end of the French monarchy and the beginning of the French Revolution. (Suite101.com)
Gennaro FiliceMLB POWER RANKINGS Jun 21, 2008
With the Mariners well on their way to becoming the first $100 million team ($117,666,482 on opening day) to lose 100 games, heads are rolling like the French Revolution. Two weeks ago, the Mariners fired hitting coach Jeff Pentland. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- MLB)
7 comments Jun 19, 2008
The pace quickened in our Revolution of 1776 and the French Revolution of 1789, advanced further with Woodrow Wilson's call for the self-determination of nations after World War I. The democratic urge gained further rhetorical support in the post-World War II United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 21. "(1) Everyone has the right to take part in the government of his country, directly or through freely chosen representatives. "(2) Everyone has the right of equal access to... (Human Events Online)
Celtic days are here again Jun 19, 2008
During those parched years, New Englanders with a sense of history found themselves muttering to each other various versions of Talleyrand's nostalgic remark that anyone who had not lived before the French Revolution did not know the sweetness of living. But the glory of the ancien regime was revived Tuesday night in the building that stands where the sweltering old Garden once stood. (Boston Globe -- Sports)
How to Make Camembert en Bote Jun 16, 2008
Like many great cheeses, the history of Camembert cheese is clouded in legend and folklore, dominant among them is this: The forces of the French Revolution demanded that Roman Catholic priests swear allegiance to the newly forming republic. The clergy who refused were either executed or exiled. (Suite101.com)
Viva la quiet revolution Jun 15, 2008
Or at least the imagery of revolution, with the album cover being a defaced reproduction of Delacroix's Liberty Leading The People, a gussied-up representation of the French Revolution. Oh yes, and according to Martin the album also has "sex and death and love and fear and travels and girls and illness". (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
COLDPLAY - Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends Jun 13, 2008
Even the album s artwork Eugne Delacroix s Liberty Leading The People, a famous painting of the French Revolution ties in with the theme of rebellion and they ve been wearing their own customised French revolutionary costumes of late as well. It s their revolt against everything that they stood for before. (The Sun)
New plays and newcomers salvage Broadway season Jun 11, 2008
OK, not exactly Dickens' version of the French Revolution but a crippling 19-day stagehands strike last November. It left Broadway reeling in millions of dollars of losses, facing a disgruntled public and trying to salvage what had promised to be the best of times, the most play-heavy fall season in years. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
The Artist in Society Jun 9, 2008
The French Revolution, written plainly and with open sympathy , was set but never printed. According to Bronowski, the more repressive political environment in England and the deteriorating situation in France, as the Revolution gave way to Napoleon, added up to an unhappy turning point in Blake s writing. (Suite101.com)
Sleepy Hollow kicking off its 'season for everyone' Jun 9, 2008
LOADING Jun 09, 2008 - 04:05:53 CDT By MEGAN NITSCHKEBismarck Tribune A musical about two high school students singing their way to the top of musical auditions, and another that takes place during the French Revolution, seem like an unlikely pair ... "Les Miserables" is the story of Jean Valjean, a Frenchman imprisoned for stealing bread, who must flee a police officer, and soon finds himself in the midst of the French Revolution. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
June 4 Revolt: any lessons learnt? Jun 8, 2008
We thank God that our revolution did not go the Ethiopian way or better still what was experienced during the French Revolution of 1789 ... The Liberty, Equality and Fraternity, which underpinned the French Revolution and defined their liberal democracy today is owed to the slewing of the monstrous proportions out of the French Oligarchy constituted by the Monarchy. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Power of French wines Jun 7, 2008
Its the second French Revolution and it will plague established aristocrats as much today as they did in the 18th century. Thats because on the penultimate day of May, the government revealed a five-year modernisation plan that would cut archaic rules that prevent French winemakers from standing up to competition from vibrant New World producers. (India Times)
Discounted dosas, idlis Jun 7, 2008
When a few years before the French Revolution, the monarchs wife Marie Antoinette reportedly said Let them eat cake, she did not specify how the masses could compensate for the shortage of bread. Last Tuesday, the Tamil Nadu Hotel Owners Association was more specific than the French queen. (India Times)
Chris's new clothes Jun 6, 2008
You look him up and down suspiciously, wincing at his unprepossessing "nouveau French revolutionary" look ... ne Delacroix's Liberty Leading the People painting which commemorates the French Revolution of 1830. (Irish Times)
Iran’s Extremist Mandate Jun 4, 2008
It is a disease-like ideology that gained strength as Khomeini fostered an Islamic revolution, like the French Revolution two centuries earlier, in which followers of the government one day became victims the next. Thousands of Iranians died as the Ayatollah directed his extremist venom of hatred, intolerance and violence toward his victims. (Human Events Online)
Cinematical's Friday Night Double Feature: In Memory of Harvey Korman May 31, 2008
Not de Money, but Moh-nay, Moh-nay, Moh-nay -- during the throes of the French Revolution. (You can see more of it. (Cinematical)
* Nepalese politicians pave way for Maoist leadership May 28, 2008
Otherwise our country will see the same thing that happened to Louis XVI in France happen here, he said, referring to the king who was beheaded during the French Revolution. But some people said they did not believe the king would go. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Alexei Ratmansky: A choreographer's revolution at the Bolshoi May 26, 2008
While the comrades in the street were waxing nostalgic about the Russian Revolution, Alexei Ratmansky, the 39-year-old artistic director of the Bolshoi Ballet, was busy trying to get the French Revolution off the ground - or, rather, a highly stylized re-creation of it ... The template for Ratmansky's revolutionary project was a sprawling four-act 1932 Soviet-era ballet called "Flames of Paris." It was originally choreographed by Vasily Vainonen, with music based on French revolutionary songs by... (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Author, author May 24, 2008
My book was set during the French revolution, and the first draft had hardly any women in it. Partly this was because I was slow to grasp that the point of fiction was to make things up. (Guardian Unlimited -- Books)
American Politics: The Early Years, Part III May 23, 2008
The Federalists condemned the brutal excesses of the French Revolution and its hungry guillotine. The Republicans applauded them. (Dublin Courier Herald, GA)
Call 'Em International Treasures May 21, 2008
CALL 'EM INTERNATIONAL TREASURES - New York Post. CAN'T jet to Britain just now. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
The best of Paris May 20, 2008
The Eiffel Tower, has had over 220 million visitors since it was built in 1889 for the World Exhibition (celebrating the centenary of the French Revolution), but it was almost torn down in 1909 because some Parisians found it unsightly ... Adorned with statues, gargoyles and several large beautiful rose windows, the cathedral was ransacked during the French Revolution, but has subsequently been restored ... A day pass will give you access to the state apartments of the king and queen, where you... (iAfrica.com)
Taste acquired May 17, 2008
Hope, a very wealthy merchant-banker whose family (Scottish in origin) came to London from Amsterdam, shortly after the French revolution, made himself two homes. The mission of the first, in Duchess Street near Cavendish Square, was to pioneer neo-classical taste in London - but the term neoclassical has to be stretched in this case to include Egyptian revival and an "Indian room" decorated in a "Saracenic" and "Moorish" style. (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
The archetypal heroine May 17, 2008
And yet (as Carol Shields points out in her gem of a study for the Penguin Lives series), Austen's family offered all sorts of other material: two brothers fighting in the Napoleonic wars, an aunt thrown into prison for stealing a piece of lace from a shop, a cousin's husband guillotined in the French Revolution, a sister's fianc dying of yellow fever in India. Austen shoved all of this to the side, along with bereavement, religion, servants and children (though as a maiden aunt, she spent... (Globe and Mail)
Polish Celebration at the Golden Gate Park May 16, 2008
In the middle of the work on this document, the French revolution shook the whole world and scared Poland's neighbors into dividing her remaining territory; Polish state has thus been wiped-out from the maps of Europe (1795) and the new constitution was never tried in practice. Poles around the world celebrate anniversary of May 3, 1791 Constitution, which was an assurance that Poland develops into a modern, free and thoroughly Christian country. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Turbulent times May 13, 2008
No. France on the eve of the French Revolution in 1789. ILENE J. BORNSTEIN, Reading. (Boston Globe -- Editorial)
Learning a discipline on a grande scale May 12, 2008
The first grandes ecoles were started just after the French Revolution. Republicans were suspicious of the old universities, which were bound to the church and more interested in educating people's minds than training them for vocations. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
The indie-rock fall and rise of R.E.M. May 9, 2008
The context is the French Revolution, and whether or not the brotherhood of equality spawned by revolution could transcend national borders. For a few, the initial promise of fraternity remained an imperishable article of faith. (Salon)
Mom held after dead infants found May 6, 2008
May 5: The French are rushing to the Internet to see if any of their ancestors were beheaded at the guillotine during the French revolution. NBC's Stephanie Gosk reports from Paris. (MSNBC -- International)
