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'France vs. Gérard Depardieu - Flight of the celebs'
INTERNATIONAL PAPERS, Mon. 07/01/13: International papers react to Bashar al-Assad’s speech yesterday. In the Independent, Robert Fisk says the target of the Syrian President’s "theatrical display" was the army, the bedrock of his power. Meanwhile, the Times of India says the response to sex crimes should not be new puritanism. And a cartoon in the International Herald Tribune suggests Gérard Depardieu is Vladimir Putin's new Russian doll.
Some articles from today’s international press review:
INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE: “Stuck on the fence in Syria’s war”
THE TIMES OF INDIA: “Rape of reason”
GUARDIAN: “Flight of the celebs”
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Irony surfaces in many ways.
by Charles Smyth - 07/01/2013 - 15:57
Irony surfaces in many ways. However, no amount of subsidies enables bad actors to succeed. Thus, the heavily subsidised French film industry--which is no more directly subsidised than its non-Hollywood counterparts--needs actors like Depardieu, at least as much as the likes of Depardieu needs the heavily subsidised French film industry. Gerard Depardieu to Putin: I love your culture, your intelligence... George Galloway to Saddam Hussein: Sir, I salute your courage, your strength, your indefatigability,... :-)
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