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Articles tagged "channel crossings" Column: Channel CrossingsSummer in the Citiesby Raphaël Costambeys-Kempczynski[23.Aug.06] :. It is time to face a fundamental vacation truth: no matter how post-touristic we like to think we are, no matter how much money we throw at travelling halfway around the world in order to escape our mundane routine lives, there are only two types of holiday-goer and both are of the Real Touristik variety.  Column: Channel CrossingsFrom the Beautiful Game to le beau jeuby Raphaël Costambeys-Kempczynski[15.Jun.06] :. On French footballers playing in England, and the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost.  Column: Channel CrossingsThe Cult of Mediocrity: Jane Birkin, Serge Gainsbourg and the Medio-culturalby Raphaël Costambeys-Kempczynski[9.May.06] :. The UK and US are often accused of promulgating the cult of celebrity because of their post-industrialist, neo-liberal take on the world that sees culture as a commodity. France, however, is guilty of pandering to the cult of mediocrity.  Column: Channel CrossingsThe Learning Curveby Raphaël Costambeys-Kempczynski[18.Apr.06] :. Costambeys-Kempczynski imagines a French version of The Apprentice. The day after the first episode is aired, French employees would stand around the coffee machine, point at each other, and shout 'Vous êtes muté!'; that is, 'You're Transferred!'.  Column: Channel CrossingsGoing Cuckooby Raphaël Costambeys-Kempczynski[14.Mar.06] :. Homeland Security resides with the Ministry of Agriculture. From mad cows to birds with the lurgy: there's no getting away from biological warfare. Channel Crossings takes a political detour to see why British and French ministers never bite the hand that feeds them.  Column: Channel CrossingsHow to Earn Your Anti-social Badge of Honourby Raphaël Costambeys-Kempczynski[9.Feb.06] :. Awright all you bus-riding yobs! Fix up! Look sharp! The Good Old Days Tomorrow Bringsby Raphaël Costambeys-Kempczynski[1.Dec.05] :. 'Tis difficult for a modern man of means and ability to be the intellectually, culturally, environmentally, absolutely inclusively-thinking global specimen of the species the world demands of him. New Puritans and Neo-Cromwellians battle for his soul. I Drink Therefore I Amby Raphaël Costambeys-Kempczynski[7.Oct.05] :. One can't be left alone to indulge one's poison, these days, without some bothersome governmental agency, or the busy-body press, sticking its nose in one's businesses. We Say ‘No’; You Say ‘Non’. Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off.by Raphaël Costambeys-Kempczynski[12.Sep.05] :. England vs. France. A bit of good humour on both sides, heard just above the snarls. When the Bulbs Flicker in the City of Lightsby Raphaël Costambeys-Kempczynski[11.May.05] :. There was a time when a simple trip cross the English Channel would place your social status in the ascendancy, much like serving in the colonies in the 19th century. But nowadays in Paris, try finding an affordable broom cupboard of one's own. Bored Housewives: A Lifestyle Choice?by Raphaël Costambeys-Kempczynski[9.Mar.05] :. Costambeys-Kempczynski puzzles over the roles, and the meaning of the roles, of modern, married, hetero women: their voracious sexual appetites; their productivity level while pregnant; and their entertainment factor. Forgive Me Father, For I Have Boughtby Raphaël Costambeys-Kempczynski[5.Jan.05] :. Shopping within three European countries on a 'universal' credit card can prove to be most taxing to one's historical, not to mention monetary, tolerance. Damn the Irish, the French, and not least, the British! Fair-Weather Friendsby Raphaël Costambeys-Kempczynski[10.Nov.04] :. The 100th anniversary of the Entente Cordiale has been overshadowed by neo-colonial interests; the focus no longer being on Africa but on the carving up of the Middle East -- and at times of its inhabitants -- and the wealth it can offer the West. Let Paris Decideby Raphaël Costambeys-Kempczynski[15.Sep.04] :. As the school year begins in Paris, there are many new changes facing students and teachers: hijabs, kippas, turbans, and large crucifixes -- along with knives, guns and other weapons -- will have to be left at the school gate. Subvertising: The Re-emergence of Political Graffiti on the Parisian Undergroundby Raphaël Costambeys-Kempczynski[21.Jul.04] :. It's a modern-day, consciousnesses-raising revolution! Government funded, non-profit organisations stage anti-advertising raids, trashing idols of consumerism in the Parisian métropolitan transport system. Rode to Joy: A Path to Cultural Immigration?by Raphaël Costambeys-Kempczynski[19.May.04] :. Founded to enhance political, economic and social cooperation, will the European Union prompt movement of the masses? Of those who move, who in the crowd is an immigrant, who an expat? Which promises economic rejuvenation; which threatens on-the-dole failure? Which brings civilizing infusion; which brings cultural pollution? |
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