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Friday 04 July 2008

Serguei, editorial cartoonist

Serguei draws for French daily Le Monde and sometimes The New York Times, but it's in Paris where he likes to be. He prefers to call himself an editorial cartoonist rather than a political one.
  • PERFUME
    Calice Becker, a keen sense of smell
    She is from the center of France but she has made New York city hers. Calice Becker's extraordinary sense of smell has also made her one of the most famous perfume makers.
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  • CINEMA
    Yin Lichuan, one Chinese perspective
    Chinese writer and film director Yin Lichuan presented "Kinitting" at the Cannes Film Festival. An experience she will always remember, and so will the public.
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  • GASTRONOMY
    Laurent Petit, a modest chef
    With two Michelin stars, Laurent Petit is a highly successful French chef. But he remains down-to-earth and frank as he talks about his work.
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  • GASTRONOMY
    Jean-George Vongerichten, chef and businessman
    French chef Jean-George Vongerichten travelled the world but has decided to settle in Barcelona. He's directed world-class restaurants, but his love for sharing food still comes first.
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  • SAILING
    Isabelle Autissier, the woman and the sea
    French sailor Isabelle Autissier was the first woman to complete a solo circumnavigation of the globe. Her book "Versant Ocean" relates her love for the sea, and explains how her navigating passion began.
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  • MUSIC - BRAZIL
    Sergio Mendes, prince of Bossa Nova
    With 34 albums to his name Brazilian musician Sergio Mendes is one of the best-known Bossa Nova ambassadors around the world. He is now working with younger musicians like Justin Timberlake in a quest to discover new sounds.
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  • LITERATURE
    Fiction is everything for Tonino Benacquista
    Tonino Benacquista is one of France's most popular writers. But he doesn't want to be only a novelist. As long as it is about fiction and good stories, he loves to change the package: either comics, movies or theatre.
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  • MUSIC
    RoKia Traoré on the music scene
    The award-winning singer/songwriter discusses the origins and influences behind her music and the recent success of her gold album.
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  • ART
    Valérie Mréjen, visual artist, writer and video filmmaker
    Valérie Mréjen, visual artist, writer and video filmmaker, is not yet 40 and is already exhibiting a retrospective of her work in Paris.
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  • MUSIC
    Armand Méliès, a poet with a guitar
    French singer Armand Méliès discovered the guitar when he was 17, and decided to make a living out of it. Three albums later and two songs written for famous French singer Bashung, he describes himself as a poet with a guitar.
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  • BADMINTON
    Hongyan Pi, on the road to Beijing
    Hongyan Pi is the French champion that China envies. She has won sixteen international tournaments, was French champion four times, was ranked first in Europe and fifth in the world. She's now striving to be an Olympic champion.
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  • AUTHOR
    Nicolas Bedos, a culture in heritage
    Author Nicolas Bedos, son of the famous French comedian, says he has always been good at many things but not brilliant at any. Well-received by the critics, his two new plays reconcile the 28-year-old's love of actors and literature.
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