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Vol u m e 3 . 2 SP R I N G 2 0 1 4 EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Angela Waters CREAT IVE DIRECTOR Rieko Whitfield MANAGING EDITOR Caroline Willauer ASSISTANT MANAGING EDITOR Luka Ivicevic PHOTOGRAPHY DIRECTORS Jack Evans William Graves COPY EDITOR Paige Roberts LAYOUT EDITOR Sven van Mourik STAFF WRIT ERS Carey Ambrosio Grace Aucella Abdulaziz Batarfi Francesca Cretella Claudia Galtes Dasha Goncharova Caitlyn Hutchison Kerrin LaFerriere Jordan Nadler CONT RIBUT ING WRIT ERS Daniela Medina Barbara Ramos Jane Seifrick CONT RIBUTORS Chloe Elder Clare Haugh Rahael Kuruvilla Elizabeth Marshall Kaitlin Parry Claire Potak Mark Schreiter Emily Sebastian David Willauer ASM EXECUT IVE BOARD EXECUT IVE DIRECTOR Lola Mattison ARCHIVIST Isabelle Bernstein

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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR The coastal villages of Normandy are filled with American signposts, German scars and more than 57,000 graves of soldiers who died during the fight to liberate Europe from Nazi tyranny. Barbed wire still decorates the cliffs of D-Day, June 6, 1944. Now, 70 years later, the wire is corroded. Although the songwriter Neil Young reminds us that “rust never sleeps,” it remains difficult to capture the gravity of what happened on and above the beaches named Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno and Sword.

Anniversaries are a time for reflection, particularly among politicians, who will spend the next month straining to make parallels between global events past and present. The Peacock decided to take a look for itself, exploring the difference between who we were then and who we are now. On our way north of Paris, we took a right turn to reconnoiter another anniversary a century after the guns of August announced the start of World War I, the so-called war to end all wars.

The machines and mantras of militarism have changed with the times.

And, as Caroline Willauer discovers on page 48, so have the body counts.

Across the Alps in neutral Switzerland, Daniela Media infiltrated Zurich’s inner political circles to jog a mile in a diplomat’s designer shoes. Meanwhile, further east in the Ukraine, Dasha Goncharova hit the streets of Kiev to see what the kids are writing on the walls of their revolution. The only insurgency Claire Potak discovered in Paris were graffiti artists sketching doodads on street signs.

The Peacock also knows a thing or two about romance. Our staff loveologists are itching to pass along some tips. We tell you where to grab a drink, how to stock a home bar, and offer a list of 202 ways a woman can please her man. As always, the bird is the word on titillating hightech love tricks, ancient aphrodisiacs, and how to get into a floating S&M Paris nightclub too risqué for dry land.

Don’t you worry, we also have something for the kids. Jack Evans transports us to Disneyland Paris, where he suffers the cold and the rain to find

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Mickey Mouse and the magic in a child’s laughter.

Getting too old for electro? Pas de problème, so are the DJs. Check out Barbara Ramos’s sit down with the middle-aged Jillionaire, spinner behind the electric music powerhouse Major Lazer.

Looking to get into the French movie scene? Our favorite director Jean-Pierre Jeunet gives us his honest opinions on his fellow Frenchmen and Janet Jackson’s breast.

As for me, this bird is migrating out of AUP. As General Dwight Eisenhower told the allied troops on the eve of the D-Day invasion, “Good Luck! And let us all beseech the blessing of Almighty God upon this great and noble undertaking.”

You’ll need it.

ANGELA WATERS EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

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Angela R. Waters

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PIANO MAN

Lifestyles of the rich, famous and political

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A look at how the beaches of Normandy have aged, 70 years after D-Day

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When you are in the mood for a melody

DRINKS WITH DIPLOMATS

WAR STORY

The Great Wars: then and now

GUNS, SAND AND GIFT SHOPS

DECLINE OF THE GRAND ARMIES

Saying “so long” to mandatory military service

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THE IDENTITY OF MODERN WARFARE What are we fighting for?

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WHAT WENT WRONG ON D-DAY Why Operation Overlord wasn’t just another day at the beach

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Who remembers the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games?

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Political spray-painting in the Ukraine

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SIGN LANGUAGE

The rules of the road according to Clet Abraham

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RED CUPS NOT WELCOME

The etiquette guide to stocking the ideal home bar

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EATING UNDER THE INFLUENCE The difference between taste and hunger

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HOW CHIPOTLE IS TAKING OVER THE PARISIAN LUNCH HOUR Building burritos in the City of Light

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HAILING DANGER

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THE HAPPIEST PLACE ON EARTH

A narrative of an attempted rape

Disillusionment in Disneyland

CULTURE

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ONE IN A JILLION

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LOW RENT LUXURY

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Classic electronic dance music

Bourgeoise borrowing

TASTEFUL NUDES: A STUDY IN SELFIES Ten ways to snap the perfect naked picture

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202 WAYS TO PLEASE YOUR MAN Satisfaction guaranteed

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THE COLORFUL WORLD OF GREY

Adventures in the world of sadomasochism and the book that started the hype

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AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 FILMS The cartography of cinema

UP CLOSE

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ALL THINGS ACCORDING TO JEUNET

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Words of wisdom from the genius behind Amelie

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PIANO MAN

WILLIAM GRAVES

Familiar chords play as the music starts smoothly, gradually gaining in volume, putting Georgia on everyone’s mind.

Who could forget the glamorous Paris of the 1920s, with the likes of Hemingway and Fitzgerald gathered in piano bars, laughing and dancing, smoking cigars and sipping champagne? While Parisian piano bars give a nod to the infamous past, there is nothing dusty about them. Three of the most well-known dark corners of Paris are Le Speakeasy, the bar at Le Meurice, and Harry’s New York Bar. Each of these bars has a distinct personality, appealing to different audiences, with more to offer than just music. As Billy Joel once said: “We’re all in the mood for a melody, and you’ve got us feeling alright.”

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Le Speakeasy

Norah Jones happened to be inside the bar, and upon noticing her, Rakoto played one of her songs.

She immediately came over and sat at the piano to accompany him

Margaritas and mojitos are larger than pints here (one cocktail could knock out a gamine). Film producer and director types lounge in brown velvet chairs and large leather sofas. The 1934 Capra classic “It Happened One Night,” featuring Clark Gable, is playing across a big screen TV in the background of the cigar room. In the center of the room sits the black and white grand piano.

He believes there are three types of on a drink at this bar. But even if you At Le Speakeasy, you are transported people that frequent the piano bar: party- aren’t lucky enough to get a live spur-ofback to roaring twenties, jazz-age going types who love to dance, have a the-moment concert from Norah Jones, a Chicago. The name came from illegal good time, stay out late, and enjoy new good time and great music are inevitable.

American bars of the prohibition period, experiences; those who like to relax after which had secret doors and code words. a long week of work, where they can However, at this ‘speakeasy,’ the entrance feel at home while experiencing new is clearly marked, and you don’t need a things; and finally, subtiles (sophisticated Classic cocktails and jazz music unite password to enter. in a small, intimate atmosphere at Harry’s. people) who simply love the music.

The location works double duty as a This Parisian establishment has been in restaurant and bar. After dinner, music business for more than 100 years. In 1928, and dancing continues into the wee hours George Gershwin composed his famous of the morning – the bar is open until While sinking into the deep, brown ‘An American in Paris’ at this piano on 4:00 a.m., seven days a week. leather of the armchairs in the intimate cocktail napkins.

Tunes such as “La Vie en Rose” and bar, filled with dark woodwork and On a Saturday night, there isn’t “New York, New York,” as well as gospel Renaissance style murals, classical an empty seat near the piano. The style music like “Amazing Grace,” can be melodies from Chopin and Debussy atmosphere is lively, fun, and full of heard by the ever-dapper pianist Wesley complete the scene. young people. Black and white photos of Seme, dressed in a black blazer and pants, In the heart of the five star hotel, Le Paris and Harry’s in its heyday decorate a white t-shirt, and a tilted black beret.

Meurice, this piano bar is far from Le the walls.

Seme, 31, has been stroking the Speakeasy.

“We like to come here every once in a keys for 10 years – ever since his father Being located in a hotel ensures while because it’s a change of pace from gave him a piano. He began playing that the bar always has tourists sipping the bars or clubs we usually go to,” says professionally in 2006, and has played at on their signature champagne cocktails. 24-year-old Paris native Julien Freund, Le Speakeasy for three years.

Families blend in among older couples who is at the bar with a group of friends.

Although he’s a piano man by trade, and a few sophisticated 20-30-year-olds “We like jazzy music and we like drinking, he’s got pipes too. Wesley is also currently on a typical Saturday night. so we always have a good time when we competing on the French television show, Four different pianists rotate each come here.”

The Voice, and so far has made it to the week, but Saturday is Joel Rakoto’s night.

The pianist of the night, Phillippe top 16 out of 64 contestants.

He has manned the piano at Le Meurice Villiermet, 57, is hammering away at There isn’t one specific song Seme since 2000, and knows quite a bit about the keys enthusiastically while another enjoys playing the most. He believes the scene. musician plays the saxophone at his side. every song can have a special feeling; A lot of the music you hear at Le He says that his most requested songs however, if he had to pick a favorite, it are “La Casa Blanca,” “Notting Hill,” and Meurice is more classical and mellow; would be Gospel music. at Harry’s, the feeling couldn’t be “New York, New York.”

“It’s where every kind of music meets “People are truly listening to my music, more different. Everything played gets and creates something magical,” he says. even if they don’t necessarily show it,” the crowd on their feet and dancing.

“I’m not the most spiritual guy in the Rakoto says. “Sometimes the atmosphere Villiermet says that his favorite music to world, but I think my parents gave me the becomes like a concert. My favorite play is American jazz from the likes of gospel approach to life.” moments are when people actually get Cole Porter and Frank Sinatra.

According to Wesley, it is common up and start singing along or dancing to In addition to the lively, fun music for guests to get up from their chairs at whatever song I’m playing.” at Harry’s, there is also an extensive list dinner and start singing along or dancing In fact, a few years ago, Norah Jones of moderately priced original cocktails. to the music. happened to be inside the bar, and upon Legendary ones, such as the Bloody Mary, “There is a special way to play the noticing her, Rakoto played one of her the White Lady, and the Side Car, were music so people really listen to you and songs. She immediately came over and actually created at Harry’s in the 1920s love what you do,” he says. “It’s always sat at the piano to accompany him. and 30s, so it’s safe to say that they know a pleasure when people reach the point Impromptu occasions like this make what they’re doing when it comes to a where they clearly see what you do.” it worth stopping by to spend 30 euros quality drink.

Harr y’s New York Bar

Le Meurice

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AMBASSADOR ZAPPIA, HEAD OF THE EU DELEGATION TO THE UN, POWERS THROUGH HER SCHEDULE WITH FIVE CUPS OF COFFEE AND A WEEKLY BLOWOUT. STORY BY DANIELA MEDINA

Ambassador Zappia’s piercing blue Yet despite this endless rollercoaster, eyes, long blond hair and stylish attire there is one tool, which allows Zappia would at first look more at home strolling to stay connected no matter where she on a Parisian catwalk than marching is – her phone. “I can’t really seem to let through the confined UN corridors of go of my iPhone,” Zappia admits as she Geneva. explains how she always has her phone on For the 55-year-old ambassador from her, even while watching movies with the Italy, it’s Pilates in the morning, a hair family. Two of Zappia’s favorite movies are salon in the afternoon and high-power American Hustle and Paolo Sorrentino’s cocktail receptions in the most prestigious Academy Award winning film La Grande hotel of Geneva.

Bellezza.

Although Zappia may spend her Nevertheless, Zappia manages to evenings at the Fours Seasons, she’s disconnect when she get home to her not sipping on wine and munching and family. “Dinner is a time for us to catch cashews, she’s in a conference room up on our respective days,” Zappia says, sitting for long hours with water in front elaborating on the fact that current events of her. The grand vintages poured in the are usually the topic of conversation. bar never reach her glass: “I always prefer “I started discussing international to drink water at these kind of events,” affairs with my father at an early age,” Zappia says with an angelic smile.

Zappia reveals as she discloses that her Ambassador Zappia, Head of the EU full-length glass windows, a sitting area father was the person at home whom she Delegation to the UN in Geneva, is not and a spotless desk, could fool one into exchanged conversations with the most. only a central diplomatic figure, but also thinking that she barely works. However, Zappia’s interest in becoming a the mother of two boys and a wife. She is her immaculate office space is simply an diplomat was not only influenced by a multi-lingual, multi-functional woman illusion concealing her hectic agenda. political discussions with her father, of the 21st century who reads the news From meetings with the Human Rights but was also greatly influenced by the on her iPad and responds to e-mails over Council in the morning to receptions University of Florence in Rome, where she breakfast. with the Organization for Security and attained her Masters degree in Political On the weekends, she may be spotted Cooperation in Europe, Zappia’s day is a Science and International Relations. shopping on the high-end streets of non-stop rollercoaster.

When it comes to being an actor in Geneva or skiing in the Swiss the global dynamics of events Alps. During the week, however, that are happening around the THERE IS ONE TOOL WHICH this glamorous lifestyle is world, Zappia states that the part restricted to meetings and site that fascinates her most about ALLOWS ZAPPIA TO STAY events concerning today’s most her job is “being able to give a imperative global issues. small contribution as a diplomat CONNECTED NO MATTER What keeps this powerful for the European Union to the WHERE SHE IS – HER PHONE. international debate on global lady going? It’s a mixture of a clear-headed mind and several issues.”

“I CAN’T REALLY SEEM TO cups of black sugar-less coffee. “I Whether Zappia is addressing like to start my days with a small the most pressing international LET GO OF MY IPHONE.” exercise routine,” Zappia says as challenges or her sons’ homework, SHE EVEN KEEPS IT ON HER she always carries an up-right she reveals that she also needs several cups of coffee to keep her posture and speaks in whispers, DURING FAMILY MOVIES functioning throughout the day. rarely raising her voice to more Zappia’s office, enclosed by than a soft hum.

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DOMINIC PORTER, DEPUTY TO AMBASSADOR ZAPPIA, STARTS HIS DAY WITH A RUN AND ENDS IT WITH A GLASS OF WINE. ILLUSTRATIONS

BY RIEKO WHITFIELD

A misty fog fills the desolate streets of bodies and other organizations. Not only Versoix, a small town outside of Geneva. does Porter use technology to work in It is still dark, but the street lamps light tandem with Ambassador Zappia while the small roads intertwining through the being apart, but he also uses technology neighborhood. As he reaches for his toes, as a main source of information. he inhales the pure winter air of Geneva, Social media networks, such as and with a deep exhalation, he takes his Facebook and Twitter, are Porter’s first stride as he begins his day with a primary way of getting information and morning run. news articles in a pre-filtered manner.

Aside from morning runs, Dominic Porter rarely uses websites or newspapers Porter also enjoys a hefty breakfast to attain news, preferring to follow with his two children, before he begins journalists, ministers, and think tanks as his 13-hour workdays. As the deputy to an alternative way to keep up with current Ambassador Zappia, Porter “runs the shop” events. Some of his top Twitter followers for the EU office in Geneva, Switzerland, include Nick Kristof from the New and supports Ambassador Zappia when York Times, Swedish foreign Minister needed. While Porter is the right hand to Carl Bildt, Gideon Rachman from the Ambassador Zappia, he does not enjoy all explains that red wine is usually his go-to Financial Times, and think tanks like the the free dinners and cocktail receptions drink at non-diplomatic events.

Geneva Center for Security Policy. tied to the diplomatic lifestyle. “My job Even though Mr. Porter is the conduit While Porter doesn’t tweet on his is not what you would consider high of transmitting messages to Ambassador personal account, he does tweet on the diplomacy,” Porter explains, “running the Zappia, he rarely spends time with E-Delegation to the UN Twitter account. organization is rather mundane because her, often relying solely on telephone Unlike other public statements made by it can mean administrative things like calls, e-mails, or text messages as a way the UN, which require approval from planning and organizing the best use of to communicate with her. “I am a firm head quarters, tweeting is something that our limited funds.” believer that there is no need for us to can be done without needing all sorts of However, when Porter does get invited be in the same place at the same time,” approvals. “With Twitter we can manage to cocktail receptions with Ambassador Porter says, as he explains that one of to get messages out quickly and very Zappia, he usually chooses not to drink. “I the only tasks they carry out together is locally,” Porter explains. don’t know why they call them cocktails,” the delivery of statements to various UN As the day comes to an end, Porter Porter reveals as he admits that turns the lights off and exits these events are generally fairly the office, which is now empty ZAPPIA AND PORTER KEEP boring. Contrary to what people because everyone has gone home. may think, diplomatic receptions As he drives away from Geneva, FACE TIME LIMITED TO UN are oftentimes held in small he can see Lake Geneva in his conferences rooms confined by rearview mirror and is taken by the PRESS BRIEFINGS AND four walls and no windows. As tranquility of the city. Unlike New COCKTAIL RECEPTIONS. “I diplomats sit statically for endless York City, which Porter found to hours in these conference rooms be more exciting, Geneva is a city AM A FIRM BELIEVER THAT discussing issues, they are given holding more responsibility, but the limited selection of water also greater rewards. But even THERE IS NO NEED FOR US or wine. Although Porter often with all the perks, Porter admits TO BE IN THE SAME PLACE goes with water, he doesn’t go that contrary to what people the whole day without a drink. think, “the diplomatic lifestyle is AT THE SAME TIME” “I drink red wine most nights,” not a world of porcelain and fancy Porter admits with a laugh as he ties.”

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RED CUPS NOT WELCOME Going out for drinks is one thing; hosting a cocktail party is quite another.

In the world of entertaining, a well-stocked (and correctly stocked) bar is a sign of an excellent host. Similarly important is the accoutrement that pulls it all together, because by at home bar, no one means liquor bottles set out on a coffee table with plastic cups. Don’t just pull out the Waterford for fancier affairs – you’ve got to use those crystal flutes sometime.

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THE LIQUOR

THE EXTRAS

Always have plenty of both white and dark: vodka, gin, whisky, and brandy. These four main liquors can be bought in large quantities and put in decanters – preferably with an accompanying silver label from your great-grandfather’s collection. Such labels tend to come in groups of four, and if you come from a sailing family one of them will say RUM.

The basic mixers needed to round out the liquor are club soda, tonic water, ginger ale, Coke, Sprite, cranberry juice and orange juice. Bitters, liqueurs and aperitifs can be chosen based on what cocktails you plan on making; at a minimum you need vermouth (dry and sweet).

Garnishes to keep on hand include: lemons, limes, oranges, olives, and maraschino cherries.

VODKA should never be flavored, and it is best to stay away from bottom shelf labels in general: no one likes cheap vodka.

*In the warmer months keep Grand Marnier, Aperol and a limoncello on hand; in the winter, Bailey’s and Kahlua.

GIN is more flexible, especially because the Waspy crowd who drinks it, drinks it in high volume: they aren’t above serving Gordon’s. Go for a London Dry gin, which is best for mixing. Make sure to have at least a bottle of Hendrick’s or Bombay Sapphire to accompany the decanter of cheaper gin.

WHISKY is more personal, as everyone cultivates the taste for preferred bourbon whisky or scotch whisky over time and through experience. Choose a single malt or blended, based on the cocktails you plan to make. J&B is great with Perrier and lemon zest. It never hurts to have a bottle of Macallan 18-year on hand.

RUM, if you must have it, should be dark: Mount Gay is a multi-generation favorite. Grandfather will appreciate it just as much as your sunburned cousin Henry, who is ‘taking time off school’ (it’s been two years) to ‘refocus’ (and do the Newport-Bermuda Race again). Henry will drink it with Gosling’s Ginger Beer, while Grandfather prefers it from a flask.

THE EXECUTION As a general rule, it is wise to keep the classic drink ingredients on hand, but also offer two specialty cocktails of your own design or ones that you found on Google. Even bars famous for their mixology admit that classic drinks are ordered more often than not.

One of the Monday night bartenders at Le Meurice, Hugo, says he makes more Tom Collins and Manhattans than any of the featured martinis of the week.

Just make sure you know which drinks to shake or stir. *By choosing two fun drinks, you simplify the glassware situation. Serve one drink in a highball or lowball glass, and the second in a martini glass or champagne flute.

THE GLASSWARE

“ WA R A N D D R I N K A R E T H E TWO THINGS MAN IS NEVER T O O P O O R T O B U Y. ” Wi l l i a m Fa u l k n e r

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You are not expected to have full sets of highball and lowball glasses, martini glasses and champagne flutes before you get married. *You are expected to know what drinks go with each type of glass.

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TH E RE C IP E S

LOWBALL

HIGHBALL

NEGRONI

GIN & TONIC

2oz gin 2oz sweet vermouth 2oz Campari Garnish with an orange peel

4oz gin 6oz tonic water A lime wedge

LA DOLCE VITA

MARTINI GLASS

OLD FASHIONED TOM COLLINS

FRENCH 75

2oz gin 0.5oz Rose’s Lime Juice Garnish with a lime

1oz gin 4oz champagne 0.5oz simple syrup 0.5oz lemon juice

BLOOD & SAND

BELLINI

2oz champagne 4oz peach juice

NOONTIME NECTAR

JUST LIKE DAD

ADULT LEMONADE

5oz whiskey A dash of Angostura bitters A dash of water A sugar cube Garnish with an orange slice and maraschino cherry

3oz gin 2oz lemon juice 1oz simple syrup 4oz Perrier Garnish with lemon peel and maraschino cherry

1oz scotch 1oz cherry brandy 1oz sweet vermouth 10z orange juice Garnish with orange slice

VODKA GIBSON

BLOODY MARY

MANHATTAN

IT’S NOT A MARTINI

4oz vodka 1oz dry vermouth Garnish with a pickled pearl onion

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GIN GIMLET

WHEN LIFE GIVES YOU LIMES

MOTHER’S RUIN

BREAKFAST OF CHAMPIONS

A NEW YORK STATE OF MIND

3oz vodka 6oz tomato juice A pinch of horseradish A dash of Worchester sauce Garnish with a celery stalk

CHAMPAGNE FLUTE

3oz Canadian whisky 1oz sweet vermouth A dash of Angostura bitters Garnish with a maraschino cherry

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LIKE THE RIFLE

BRUNCH-SNACKDESSERT

DEATH IN THE AFTERNOON HEMINGWAY CHAMPAGNE

1.5oz absinthe 4.5oz champagne

“I HAVE TAKEN MORE OUT OF ALCOHOL THAN ALCOHOL HAS TAKEN OUT OF ME.” Winston Churchill

EATING UNDER THE INFLUENCE HAUTE CUISINE VERSUS FAST FOOD: THE INTERNAL STRUGGLE OF THE DRUNKEN MAN STORY BY JORDAN NADLER PHOTOGRAPHY BY RIEKO WHITFIELD

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American men drink when they are enough to wake the dead. I wasn’t in in a state of intoxication is a universal experience. Furthermore, what we crave upset. French men have been known Kansas anymore. to open a bottle or two while facing The clean up next morning was when our inhibitions have gone awry is emotional adversity, but alongside a different as well. Instead of throwing out often times tied into our geographical perfectly matched Camembert. a slew of red solo cups and questionably identities. According to Jessica Lastoria, I recently received a phone call from sticky beer cans, I spent fifteen minutes 31, in Amsterdam everyone’s drunk food is a devastated, crying, Parisian male friend trying to get melted Brie off of a very nice Belgian fries with mayo.

“But when I lived in Italy, I would of mine who had just been dumped by his glass plate. There were no Wendy’s double girlfriend and kicked out of their home. cheeseburger wrappers strewed about the make a big pot of pasta aglio e olio,” she After dropping his things off at my place kitchen, just crumbs from the baguette continues. “Which means a ton of garlic, olive oil and grated parm!” in the 7th arrondissement, he professed we had cut into even slices at 3 a.m.

I am pretty confident a desperate need for that, in America, one inebriation and left to go I ONCE HAD A FRIEND LITERALLY EAT of the first things they buy some alcohol, “for to teach us in D.A .R.E. (the become drunk.”

A BOWL OF HALO CHICKEN FORMULA police-led classroom Twenty minutes after safety classes) is “Don’t he left, he called me CAT FOOD OUT OF MY REFRIGERATOR drink kids. But if you do, again. I half expected BECAUSE SHE WAS HAMMERED AND IT Jesus Christ, stay the him to have broken down hell away from a stove.” on a sidewalk in need LOOKED LIKE FOOD They certainly do not of emotional rescuing. say, “Don’t drink kids.

Instead, in between tears, I was asked in the Frenchest of accents, Living in Paris, one is constantly But if you do, here is how to finely sauté “What kind of (sniffles) cheese would you reminded of the significance of food. chopped garlic in a sauce made from the (sniffles) like with the wine?”

There are three prominent food cultures finest olives of the Tuscan hills.”

Back in the Upper East Side of My savage American assumptions led that exist in the world: the culture of eating me to believe my sad Frenchman would without consuming alcohol, the culture of Manhattan I once had a friend literally be returning with five six-packs and a eating while consuming alcohol, and the eat a bowl of Halo Chicken Formula cat bottle of Jack. Instead he came back, culture of eating after consuming alcohol. food out of my refrigerator because she with the drunkest of intentions, bearing Though the type of food and spirits was hammered and it looked like food.

“It tasted a little funny, but then it two bottles of Bordeaux, two bottles of may change from country to country, Bourgogne Blanc, and a Roquefort potent the act of finding something to devour was pretty good,” she said. The fact that

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the bowl had the words “Best Friends” written around it in different fonts had not occurred to her in her early morning stupor. Whether the chicken bits would have gone better with a Chardonnay or a Sancerre was also not on her mind.

Food is a major source of learning and cultural integration for anyone in a new place. For 20-something Americans living in Europe, there is a bit of a learning curve.

In New York City, no matter what time one finishes the nighttime debauchery, there are at least five restaurants close by, where one can fall into a booth and order something covered in processed cheese.

None of this fresh Brie or Chèvre; we take pride in the radioactive yellow nature of our nation’s dairy. It melts on everything and it lasts for years.

“We have food trucks in Austin that sometimes stand alone on the actual property of bars,” reports Texas resident Francine Bosco, 26. “But there are also a lot of designated areas near bars where they can park, in a sort of trailer park.

You can get everything from BBQ to Thai food.”

Late night kebabs seem to be a prominent ‘junk food’ drunk food of Europe. Laura Killein, 27, of England describes kebabs as the go-to in London and Berlin.

Anne Greenough, 26, of New York recalled living in Florence and basically

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going to a “speakeasy bakery, but for drunk people” in the early hours of the morning. “There was a place called the secret bakery where they started baking all of the goods to be sent to the big stores the next day while we were still out. You would have to enter through a back door and pay in cash.”

Back in the States, some after-alcohol eating habits revolve around what I like to call ‘drunk tapas.’ “I feel like I shouldn’t weigh in on this because it would expose the extent of my disgustingness,” confesses South African-turned Bostonian Chantal Erasmus, 30. “I’ll eat anything! Cheetos, ramen noodles, pizza with ranch dressing and Chinese food.”

CJ Alecci, 28, of Saddle River, New Jersey describes eating “croissants toasted with cream cheese, milk and mini muffins,” some nights. Other nights, he stakes out the nearest Dominos for pizza.

Drunk tapas: where anything goes. And toilet paper may be in your future.

In Paris, something in the air whispers, We know you’re wasted. But it’s 5 a.m.

Nothing is open because civilized people are sleeping now. There is no bacon cheeseburger you can take to the face.

You have to go home. You must provide inebriated nourishment for yourself.

France is the haute cuisine capital of the world. It is ingrained in the culture to approach the mere concept of a meal with a sense of dignity. This kind of pride is

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not always present in the United States of America (or as we are statistically known, the fast food capital of the world).

However, over the past couple years there have been hints at a dichotic shift within the morality and standards of everyday food in the city of lights. Reports have come out revealing that France has become the second largest market for fast food outlets in the world.

Furthermore hamburgers have now replaced baguettes and steak frites in popularity. According to the food marketing research firm, Gira Conseil, about 970 million meat patties on a bun were sold in France last year. “In 2000 one out of every nine sandwiches [sold in France] was a hamburger,” the firm revealed. “In 2007 it was one out of seven, and last year in 2013, it was one out of two.”

The country known for fancy fromage and gourmet goose livers now sells burgers next to artisan baguettes in the most bourgeois of boulangeries. We are talking about a country that is home to a federation of truffle growers; a group of people who work in tangent with the government to protect the integrity of a fungus.

This shift, however prominent, is still just mainly apparent during the day. It is a shift in the ‘eating without alcohol’ or ‘eating with alcohol’ cultures. ‘Eating after alcohol’ for the most part still

LIFESTYLE involves a certain level of tradition. Bad American food habits may be becoming a conscious decision while the sun is out, but in the midst of drunken hunger it seems the haute cuisine nature of France still prevails.

However with the change in everyday food, that may not be doing anyone any favors. Marion Guiraud, 23, a Parisian expat now living in New York City confessed: “[In Paris] I had once a crêpe with mushrooms and don’t know what else near Saint Michel. I threw up all night. At least the drunk food that you have in New York is the same as your daily food.”

Despite the massive influx of fast food joints, the restaurants for the most part do not stay open 24-7 like they do in the States. In America at 5:30 a.m.

McDonalds stands tall and proud on city blocks and highway exits. It has mainstreamed its way into the culture of ‘eating after drinking,’ because it is a staple in the American daily diet. Here in Paris, McDonalds remains tempting until a certain hour at night, but by midnight most of them are closed. The French still have to go back to the basics in order to eat, and the basics still tend to hold on to a certain level of culinary integrity.

A couple of months ago a few girls and I stumbled out of Rex Club on Boulevard Poissonnière around 5 a.m. We would have eaten anything put in front of us.

My inclination was to look for the neon ‘Diner’ sign, or to follow the smell of pizza until I ended up where they would serve it.

Miraculously, after a fruitless search we happened upon an open hole-in-thewall eatery. Instead of pizza or burgers, we ended up on a sidewalk devouring crêpes and a really lovely baguette with fresh tuna and vegetables. The food was by far more refined than we were in that moment. Amy’s eyeliner was smudged across her face, yet the Nutella smothering the perfectly sugar-dusted crêpe in her hands never ran out of the contours of the dough. Perhaps it was our insecurity, but it felt like the food was laughing at us. Daring us to correctly pronounce its name as we attempted to order it, “Une crape suke….rerrr. Rerrrr? Sukrrrrrr.”

Finally, we just pointed. “That.” It was delicious. It was French. It is amazing we are able to remember it.

The absence of sobriety brings about a food culture of its own and in France, hamburger invasion aside, the morality of food is preserved.

HOW CHIPOTLE IS TAKING OVER THE PARISIAN LUNCH HOUR

BY GRACE AUCELLA

Obviously not accustomed been expanding to Europe, to taking orders from a focusing on the French, Chipotle addict, the novice German and British markets. burrito builders stand in The concept is simple: wonder at the cadence in Chipotle aims to serve ‘food which my order rolls off the with integrity’ in a fast and tongue (or maybe it’s just my easy way. Since 2000, this broken French that is throwing means using only humanely them for a loop.) “It’s nice to raised meats in his restaurants have someone who actually (meaning that, before knows what everything is becoming a delicious menu here,” one employee tells item, Tucker the pig enjoyed me as he scoops pico de a life free of antibiotics and gallo into my steak burrito. the confinements of a small “I can’t even tell you how concrete pen that repressed his many people ask me ‘what’s immune system and abilities to that white stuff?’” he adds, express himself ). The outcome pointing to the sour cream. is a better, fresher tasting It’s a Wednesday afternoon, product, a big difference and I’m ordering lunch at between Chipotle and that the newly opened Chipotle other fast-food titan: MacDo. Mexican Grill in La Defense, With a cult-like following one of the in the business United districts in States, IT’S BIG , TRÈS Paris.

But BIG; SPECIFICALLY, its u r pisri s not this Chipotle ing THE LARGEST IN that the is not just the third to Chipotle THE WORLD BIG open in the locations City of Light in Paris - it’s big; très big; specifically, serve many expats and students. the largest in the world big.

“Today, our first client was Chipotle Mexican Grill has an American guy who asked been around since 1993, when for a queserito,” confirms founder Steve Ells was inspired Alex Moon, general manager by the freshness and efficiency at the La Defense location. of San Francisco taquerias, Moon hails from Washington, and set about opening his own D.C., which has 13 Chipotle version in his home state of locations within the district.

Colorado. His wildly popular “It was exciting because it was burrito empire boasts over the first queserito we’ve made 1,500 locations in the United here. He was a student who just States and since 2012 has wanted a little taste of home.”

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HAILING DANGER

Making sure that someone gets home safe means more than putting them in a cab. For KERRIN LAFERRIERE, a late-night cab ride took a turn for the worse when an intruder followed her from the car into her building

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LIFESTYLE I kicked, clawed, and screamed as my story, for over 2 hours. I wait for side of the street after midnight. I would loud as I could. He muffled my voice with someone to take evidence, but to no avail have ordered a car from a car service, his sleeve; I could feel the world fading – they don’t take my clothes for analysis, which sends you an e-mail of your route around me. nor do they swipe and driver. Even though my taxi was a Final exams my fingernails reputable G7 Car, the company refused were over, I was for DNA . At this to give me any information on my driver, “IN THE PAST FEW holding a bottle of point I don’t have despite the fact that I had paid by credit MONTHS, A FAKE TAXI Jack Daniels in my any more fight left card. hand: it was a time in me; I just want I don’t know where my attacker came DRIVER HAS BEEN for celebration. A to sleep. from; if he was in fact my taxi driver or TARGETING YOUNG couple of drinks Unfortunately, whether he was a passerby lurking on my turned into one this sort of event street, waiting for a girl to prey on. The DRUNK GIRLS, DRIVES too many. I hailed is not rare in Paris. events of the night are unclear, mostly THEM HOME, AND a taxi in front of “In the past couple due to my inebriation and lack of memory PROCEEDS TO RAPE the Cathédrale of months a fake leading up to the attack. Though G7 is Sainte-Sulpice.

THEM.” THE RAPIST HAS taxi driver has certainly at fault for withholding a taxi The ride home been targeting driver’s identity, who may potentially YET TO BE CAUGHT was a blur, until a young drunk girls,” be a criminal or be of help with the large African man says Commander investigation. with bloodshot Pivetaud, the I have learned that I can never take eyes pushes me through my building’s main police officer dealing with my case. too many precautions. I no longer hail front door.

“He drives them home, and proceeds to street taxis, nor do I like traveling around He hits my head repeatedly demanding rape them. He has yet to be caught,” he the city alone, late at night. Though when the entrance code to the 2nd door of the adds. the situation does arise and I am alone building. I give in, hoping I will think of Had I known this, had there been after sundown, I always have my pepper a tactic to get away from him once we are news stories warning the public, I spray bottle in hand. out of the corridor. He shoves me into wouldn’t have hailed down a taxi on the Better safe than sorry. the elevator; I start crying and pretend I don’t speak French, which only makes him angrier. He has me pinned against the elevator walls and starts taking off my clothes. When we get to my floor, I dodge around him and start bolting down SMARTPHONE APPS THAT DOCUMENT the stairs.

YOUR RIDE AND DRIVER He is only a few strides behind me, coming at me with full speed. I tumble down the spiral staircase screaming at the top of my lungs, picking myself up to bang on my neighbors’ doors as I This luxury car service presents the customer with a photo of pass. Finally, the moment of near escape, the chauffeur before the car’s arrival in order to verify his or opening the door that would rejoin me her identity. The photo is accompanied by a rating out of 5, with the outside world, and slam. I’m on based on previous customers’ experiences. Finally, a route the floor; he is dragging me down the hall map is sent by e-mail after the trip. This is the best option for by my hair and shoves me into the corner. safety, also providing various levels of luxury cars to choose It’s my last chance, I either fight from, so you can be sure to ride in style. back or it’s over. I do my best to fend him off, but I can’t hold my breath for much longer as he suffocates me. He almost has what he wants, but I tell myself that I This is a close second. Most cars have an iPad in the won’t be raped, not here, not now. With a back seat that has a satisfaction survey where you rate the final blow to his crotch by the hard toe of chauffeur and the car, the adjustment of the music, and the my Stewart Weitzman boots, he bolts out interior climate control. of the front door. I’m left confused and bruised on the cold terracotta floor.

At 1:45a.m., the firemen arrive at my apartment to take me to the hospital.

This option offers the same tracking features as Le Cab, but At 2:30a.m., I’m pricked and prodded has fixed prices for each route. All drivers are accredited by by a team of nurses. I sneak out regularly the police prefecture of Paris, and all cars are high quality for a smoke to clear my head.

Mercedes, or Peugeot 508s as a less expensive option.

At 4:00a.m., I arrive at the police station on the outskirts of Paris to recount

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L AUGHTER IS AMERICA’S BEST EXPORT WALT DISNEY

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Bored with being force-fed culture in Paris, I thought I would make the most of dèzonage and jump on the RER at Les Halles, alone and incredibly hungover, to see if good ol’ Walt could deliver that promised magic that the child in me had been lusting after.

As I stepped off at Marne-la-Vallee the sky was stacked with ominous grey clouds, but I was determined not to let the ‘pathetic fallacy’ have an effect on my experience.

The families were equally undeterred by the weather, but they weren’t exactly happy.

They entered with silence, rain coats and blank stares.

I went through the bag search and x-ray, where I was asked what I was doing with 3 cameras, but they quickly lost interest in my intentions, as to not disillusion any visitors by creating a waiting time at the Stop and Search Point, under the watchful grin of Mickey Mouse.

I was now inside Disney®, but without the 80-euro ticket, I was just a voyeur in the limbo of the Disney village. I began to wonder if the happiness could only be bought.

Everyone was contented with the shops and restaurants, but in the same way that the 50s diner in the village represented America. All the signifiers of happiness were there, the pink classic Cadillac, hamburgers and hotdogs, and 8-euro milkshakes served in tall glasses with cherries on

top. Everything looked like painted plastic.

As I headed out to the parking lot, the same Mickey who watched over the security control earlier bid me ‘À Bientôt.’ I spent the next 20 minutes on the moving sidewalk of purgatory, watching the manicured topriary nature pass by.

The last realm of Disney’s phantasmagoria, leading into the grey desert, consisted of two opposing b a t h r o o m blocks in faded pastels that formed a sort of official portal to the experience.

The parking lot was a monochrome vision of concrete that would make the Valley of Ashes seem like an exotic destination.

I walked for what seemed like an eternity across the tarmac, until I reached the last point of civilization.

It stood there, an aging American motor home fitted with French plates.

‘What a holiday,’ I thought.

I crossed a grassy field to the middle of this colossal 10-lane highway. The occasional car passed down either side of me. I scrambled up a steep banking and found myself peering over even more concrete, illuminated by the red banding of an Esso gas station. The fragility of the borders between fantasy and reality becomes gloriously visible here. As you drive away, you stare directly into the back lot of the park. Just like that, the magic is lost.

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THE AMERICAN DREAM Disneyland first opened its doors to the American public on July 17th, 1955, under the sweltering Californian sun. The happiest place on earth was built in Anaheim, on the borders of the seedy, sprawling L.A. C ounty, and at the heart of the American dream.

Euro Disney, or ‘Disneyland Paris,’ is a pastiche of the original Californian park, and situates itself 40 km to the east of Paris, attaching itself to the cultural idealism conjured by the aspiration of glimpsing the Eiffel Tower from the Hollywood Tower Hotel.

In the United Kingdom, where I’m from, Disneyland Paris is forced on us along with our breakfast tea whenever public holidays approach. It is sold as the utopic alternative to the terrif ying prospect of seeing genuine culture across continental Europe, packaged at 250 euros, and if you’re lucky the kids get in for free. You don’t even have to set foot into the rural abyss of northern France as the train will carr y you directly from London’s St. Pancras station into the heart of Disney at Marne-la-Vallèe with the same efficienc y and authority as trains leaving Gare d’Orsay during World War II. L ast year there were nearly 15 million visitors to Disneyland Paris, almost as much as the traffic at the Louvre and Eiffel Tower.

The company has a 1.7 billon euro debt incurred from the construction of the park, and seems to be losing money faster than Disney Channel starlets lose their clothes.

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GUNS, SAND AND GIFT SHOPS STORY BY ANGELA WAT ERS, PHOTOGRAPHY BY WILLIAM GRAVES “Trish, I’m going to get one more whiskey – want anything?” Jeremy asks, standing in the Caen Ibis Hotel, the only bar for miles.

“I’ve told you three times already,” she says in a soft British accent. “My name is Tracy, and I’ll stick to tea.”

Across the table from Tracy sits her husband Brian, who finished a tour in Afghanistan in September 2013. To his left sits Jeremy, talking about his years as a soldier in the 1962 Indonesia-Malaysia confrontation. His son, speaking in a thick Irish trill, tells stories about running five miles on a broken foot during basic training for the Falkland War. There are 15 members in Jeremy’s group. They span 50 years of military history and are not in Normandy for the whiskey. As Tracy says, “we’re here to understand our history.”

This year marks the 70th anniversary of Operation Overlord, the D-Day landing on the Normandy coast. It was the wave of men and machines that ultimately led to the defeat of Nazi Germany. Now, despite survivors growing scarce and memories fading, the area remains as petrified as Pompeii, with countless museums, graveyards and military tourist attractions.

The beaches are littered with ruins of invasion. The silver barbed wire, which lined the cliffs that greeted the Allied forces at the top of their vertical climb at Pointe du Hoc, is now a mangle of orange rust.

The Normandy landing on June 6, 1944, was highly improbable and nearly impossible. In order to outfox Erwin Rommel, the man nicknamed the

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‘Desert Fox’ for his well-executed Africa campaign, the Allies depended on the element of surprise. They went after the most difficult beaches, gambling the Germans would be weakest there.

They were right. The majority of the Nazi defenses faced inland at Pointe du Hoc, as the German generals considered the 100-foot high cliffs as a natural defense against an attack from the sea.

Despite over a year of planning by top military strategists, the soldiers had a tough battle up the cliff. Some drowned in the English Channel because their equipment was heavy, others because of a

EVERYTHING SEEMS TO HAVE COME IN A CAN – CANS OF COKE, CANS OF TOBACCO AND CANNED CONDOMS hearty breakfast, causing seasickness.

Down on the five beaches, thousands died from heavy German machine gun fire.

The rocket-propelled grappling hooks attached to ropes and ladders that they were supposed to use got wet in the ocean, rendering some too waterlogged to let the men scale the cliff. Even if they managed to make it through the Nazi grenades that rained down, they still had an enemy to fight on the top.

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Salva Maimone’s story, told in French and English, is engraved on a plaque on Omaha Beach. “The officers said everyone that even gets close to the cliff ought to get an award.”

The Omaha Beach battlefield remains mostly the way the Rangers left it. The cliff is still speckled with 30-50 ft wide craters, where the Americans bombed the German forces. They are overgrown now with ulex bushes, which in the springtime bloom with yellow flowers and inch-long thorns, like the barbed wire.

Between craters, there are the remnants of octagonal Nazi embankments, blown apart by bombs that continue to crumble with the years. The slick geometric nature of these fortifications resembles the architecture of lost civilizations more closely than any buildings of the modern era.

The average age of the people who fought here was 24, but people in their early 20s are conspicuously missing from the modern Normandy landscape.

“Around this time it is usually older people or families with young children,” says Alexandre Moreau, the manager of the Ibis hotel in Bayeux Port en Bessin.

“When young people come it is more in the summer, with the good weather.”

“When I go on vacation I like to fall into a new place,” adds Phillip Delahunty,

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ALL OF THE DEATH, INJURIES AND ATROCITIES OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR CAN MAKE THE HUMAN ELEMENT UNPALATABLE FOR THE PUBLIC a 21-year-old politics student at the American University of Paris. “I’ve been to the Normandy beaches, but only on trips with my parents.”

The site of Operation Overlord, which was the place of over half-amillion casualties, is now a thriving family vacation destination. The gift shops of the museums even have battle sets of small green army men fighting black plastic Nazis complete with tanks, for ages three and up.

Some come because they had a family member die during the invasion. Others go as pilgrims, looking to commune with the past, surrounded by the landscapes and artifacts of World War II. The museums house all the traces of the soldiers that fought here. There are tanks, backpacks, guns and the tin-can airplanes they flew in. Indeed, everything seems to have come in a can – cans of coke, cans of tobacco, and canned condoms.

The dioramas show the When, Where,

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Why and How, but the Who is not as evident between the mannequins with painted-on 5 o’clock shadows and wideeyed expressions. All of the death, injuries and atrocities of the Second World War can make the human element unpalatable for the public, but glimpses of personal lives can be caught through the cracks, like the rifle named “Betty,” the letters crudely engraved with a knife.

Around about 2 a.m. the generations of veterans peel themselves from the bar in Caen. They have a 10 a.m. shuttle that takes them to the British landing sites in the morning.

“My father was a firefighter during the London bombings,” says Jeremy. “All I remember of the War is going to our home in the country. It is incredible to see where the fighting took place.”

For many like Jeremy, the beaches of Normandy are cultural shrines. Maybe this is why people still make the pilgrimage to see where the soldiers fought and the things they carried with them.

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SOLDIERS WERE GIVEN DAILY SITUATION MAPS LIKE THIS ONE FROM THE MORNING OF D-DAY: JUNE 6, 1944

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THE IDENTITY OF MODERN WARFARE “We men and women of the 21st century perceive ourselves as more humane than our ancestors,” says Oleg Kobtzeff, geopolitics professor at the American University of Paris. “The perception is not false, insomuch as resistance against the escalation of violence became organized.”

The most immediate result of this attitude is a collective resistance to engage other countries in battle. This

with intergovernmental organizations, nongovernmental organizations and “When men take up arms to set other trade agreements, which are evidence of men free,” said Woodrow Wilson, “There cooperation between nations. is something sacred and holy in the “One nation can always take land warfare.” from another nation, but ideals are much This year marks the 100th anniversary harder to defeat or abandon,” Sebastian of the start of World War I, a total war so points out. violent and so devastating – leading to a He’s right. If you aren’t fighting second, similarly devastating war – that against a country, it is hard to define the scholars and historians enemy. If the enemy is still struggle to categorize a plethora of insurgent its nature. In the century groups that all wear since these clashes, the civilian clothes and attitude towards war has carry AK-47s, it is hard changed because the to distinguish which world does not want to enemy you’re fighting. lose another generation.

The only constant “In World War I between wars of then and II, the sides were and now is violence. clearly defined – the “From my war was against entire experience in Iraq nations,” says Christopher and Afghanistan, Sebastian, a Black Hawk I’ve realized that pilot in the U.S. Special in order to defeat Forces and veteran of Iraq any insurgency, the and Afghanistan. “The overwhelming majority goal was to destroy as of the population has much of both as possible to unite against that until that enemy lost the insurgency,” explains will or ability to continue Sebastian. “If there is the war.” a substantial division Today, the goal is not among the people, “WE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE to destroy as much as then that insurgency possible and the enemy will continue to live 21ST CENTURY PERCEIVE OURSELVES is not always another and breathe.”

AS MORE HUMANE THAN OUR nation. Modern politics no The total deaths longer has national armies from the Crusades, ANCESTORS. THE PERCEPTION IS NOT fighting each other.

Roman gladiator FALSE INSOMUCH AS RESISTANCE “Regardless of how clashes, and Hundred war is conducted, the Years’ War combined AGAINST THE ESCALATION OF end result will remain the come to just nine VIOLENCE BECAME ORGANIZED” same: men and women million. By contrast, 37 in uniform will bleed, million people died in civilians will suffer, and a cost will be paid has manifested itself in international World War I, and World War II took no institutions, such as the United Nations less than 60 million lives. by all,” adds Sebastian.

Problems between countries are and European Union, which were U.S. President Woodrow Wilson solved by a combination of diplomatic founded in the decades after WWII. attempted to kick-start the League of maneuvering, economic sanctions and Contemporary players in the international Nations following World War I. But his appeasement. The new enemies are those arena endeavored to follow the liberal plan to shut down the war machine was that threaten the political stability of ideals of peace and humanitarianism. an idea ahead of its time.

The 21st century is characterized by these nations. These enemies fight for Peace is perhaps the noblest of goals, an increasingly multi-polar world filled but it still has yet to be realized. ideologies, not nationalism.

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DECLINE OF THE GRAND ARMIES STORY BY JORDAN NADLER Sprawling national armies could be found in almost every European country, because service was mandatory for all men of a certain age. This trend of militarism contributed to the large clashes and casualties of World War I and II. Although the continent still engages in conflict, mandatory military service is almost extinct.

Of the six great powers of WWII (Germany, France, Italy, Japan, United States, United Kingdom and Russia) Russia is the only country that still implements conscription. This takes the form of a 12-month draft, which is mandatory for all male citizens between the ages of 17-18, which was reduced from

the 18 months of service in 2008.

Since the 1960s most European countries, including the United States and England, phased out mandatory military forces and replaced them with smaller, more efficient professional armies.

The end of the Cold War had an effect on many European countries’ decisions to abolish conscription, once the threat of Russian aggression was gone. After 1991, many Western armies were no longer needed to defend their national territory, so many military missions became international and took place under UN or NATO jurisdiction.

Two countries only recently phased out conscription: Italy in 2005, and Germany in 2011. Germany’s conscription changed with its shifting borders and

identities. Eager to separate themselves from their Nazi past and to reunite East and West, the state used conscription to unify all social levels through military service.

During the 1950s, “Germany placed hundreds of thousands of young soldiers on either side of the Iron Curtain,” notes Adam Cowell in his New York Times article, ‘The Draft Ends in Germany, but Questions of Identity Still Endure.’ This led the country on to a reunification, “That was not just geographic and political, but which also created a single army bonded by conscription.”

As one of the last of the former great powers to abolish mandatory military service, Germany brought the age of large European standing armies to a close.

WHAT WENT WRONG ON D-DAY STORY BY EMILY SEBAST IAN AND CAROLINE WILLAUER Operation Overlord, also known as the Invasion of Normandy, was meticulously planned for over a year by British Lieutenant-General Frederick E. Morgan, Chief of Staff to the Supreme Allied Commander Dwight D. Eisenhower. Joseph Stalin had appealed to the Allies to open a second front in Europe since Hitler invaded the USSR in 1941, but Winston Churchill knew he did not have the manpower to penetrate the complex German defense system known as the Atlantic Wall. From the beginning, the plan was risky; the German weapons technology was years ahead of the Allies’ and massive casualties would be inevitable. Eisenhower carried a handwritten note in his pocket during the summer of 1944 to be prepared for a grim press briefing: “Our landings in the Cherbourg-Havre area have failed to gain a satisfactory foothold and I have withdrawn the troops.

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available. The troops, the air and the navy did all that bravery and devotion to duty could do. If any blame or fault is attached to the attempt it is mine alone.”

The Night Before: Paratroopers Inside Enemy Lines The night before the Normandy Invasion, a first wave of troops was dropped behind enemy lines to capture various lines of transport. Nearly 13,000 American paratroopers were dropped at various points along the Cotentin Peninsula to gain control of train lines and highways across to the Atlantic Ocean.

Minutes before the paratroopers were set to jump, the planes went through a cloudbank. Pilots tried to compensate by speeding up – 40mph over the safe jump speed. Chaos ensued as paratroopers were tossed about inside the planes or jumped out, not knowing where they were. Those who were not shot down were crushed under the weight of their gear.

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The men and equipment lost in the first few hours offered little hope. At least 60 percent of necessary weapons ended up falling into swamps or into enemy-controlled areas. Many regiments were split up and wandered with landing injuries, looking for others in American uniform. Those who were able to organize together found themselves without the specific tools to bomb German communication centers and bridges, as planned.

A major objective of D-Day was to capture the town of Sainte Mere-Eglise, which was located along transportation lines between Cherbourg and Caen. The first team of paratroopers sent to the area did not have the element of surprise, due to a raging fire in the center of town that lit up the night sky. All of the paratroopers in the first round were either killed or taken prisoner within the hour. German troops considered the threat so minor that they went back to sleep after the landings.

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REMNANT S OF THE MULBERRY HARBOR to gather 180 men. By 6 a.m. Krause and his team had secured the village, cutting off German communication and their main route between Cherbourg and the rest of the army further up the Cotentin peninsula.

D-Day: Storming The Beaches

The American Rangers tasked with one of the most difficult aspects of Operation Overlord were those who had to climb the cliffs at Pointe-du-Hoc in order to destroy one of the most dangerous weapons: vintage French cannons from World War I that easily took out approaching aircrafts.

They landed three miles east, on a beach near Pointe de la Percée, which put them 30 minutes behind schedule and too far away to signal to backup troops.

Once at the cliffs, gunfire rained down on the soldiers. Special equipment created for this operation included retractable ladders and ropes with hooks that could be shot out of a gun. The ladders proved useless due to the German defenses laid out on the beaches, and many of the wet ropes were too heavy to shoot out of the casing.

They reached the gun emplacements only to find that they had been removed and telephone poles had temporarily been installed. The second group headed south and found the guns in an apple orchard, where they had been removed in order to be saved from the bombardment.

They were unguarded and destroyed with thermite grenades. The primary mission of the Rangers had been accomplished.

Omaha Beach suffered tremendous loses due to heavily fortified German

posts and Allied bomber planes missing their mark by grave distances. The average distance that British bombers were off by was approximately two miles – a distance equal to 35 soccer fields. This not only alerted German troops to the presence of where the epicenter of attack would be, but also gave incoming troops a false sense of security by having infantry think the beaches were not stocked with heavy artillery.

The attack on Gold Beach was intended to capture the town of Bayeaux.

At first it seemed successful – the German commander fell for the fake paratroopers and had sent his men away from the area.

The British troops had a relatively easy time getting control of the beach and moving inland to catch up with Canadian and American forces. But they were not able to capture Bayeux.

The soldiers who landed on Utah Beach landed upwards of two kilometers off course, creating a potentially

disastrous break in the lines. Only by a miracle was the landing of Utah a success for the allies.

Twenty-four hours into Operation Overlord, Allied troops had landed at the wrong drop points on all but one beach.

Paratroopers were scattered all over the Cotentin peninsula. Sainte Mere-Eglise was under Allied control, but Bayeaux and Caen remained with the Nazis.

It is safe to say that June 6, 1944 saw more failures than successes in terms of how many operations were completed.

Still, D-Day was the foothold needed to start the three-month invasion, which turned the tide of war, and eventually led to the Liberation of occupied Europe.

Eisenhower may have been prepared to take the blame for defeat, but he didn’t reveal this in his famous speech to soldiers just before D-Day, telling them, “I have full confidence in your courage and devotion to duty and skill in battle. We will accept nothing less than full Victory!”

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(BERLIN) Germany, 1936:

HITLER’S OLYMPICS STORY BY CAIT LYN HUTCHISON When the U.S. athletes, alongside 36 competing nations, marched into Berlin’s Olympic arena, it was the Opening Ceremony of World War II. Eight years later, in 1944, U.S. soldiers, alongside British and Canadian troops, would march onto the beaches of Normandy.

The preview to what would later be characterized as the Modern Olympic Movement was the Nazi Olympics of 1936. For 16 days everything was not what it seemed. It was an elaborate display of power, growth, and harmony: a magnificent display of propaganda.

The Führer saluted the crowds from his podium, the Nazi emblem was suspended across streets, and signs of discord and oppression were momentarily hidden.

Just as the warring Greek city-states had a

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Mathew Fraser, a professor of Global Communications and International and Comparative Politics at the American University of Paris, believes there are parallels to be drawn between the Berlin Olympics and Sochi.

“The 1936 Olympics in Berlin did nothing to stop Hitler’s aggressive behavior in the following five years. The

example of Russia is further proof that the prestige of the Olympics does little to assuage the hard logic of states. The Sochi Olympics were barely over when Russia made an aggressive move on Ukraine.”

While the International Olympic Committee (IOC), presents the games as a place for peace and unity, the hostnations use the games as international propaganda, and participating nations see the games as a forum for diplomacy.

The Olympic Village becomes a bubble of an idealized world during the Olympics: a controlled zone in the host country that fully represents the mission of the IOC. Thomas Bach—head of the IOC—spoke at the Sochi closing ceremony: “By living together under one roof in the Olympic Village you send a powerful message from Sochi to the world, that of a society of peace, tolerance and respect.”

However, did Bach forget that the Nazi Olympics also proclaimed the same message?

EMBLEM WAS SUSPENDED ACROSS

THE

STREETS,

AND SIGNS OF DISCORD AND

OPRESSION

WERE

MOMENTARILY HIDDEN sacred truce for the month of the games, the 1936 Olympic village represented a controlled zone of neutrality and unity, despite the real agenda of the time.

The Olympics were used as a launch board for Nazi international politics, and served as a diversionary tool: to distract the global audience. This same launch board was a program at the Sochi Olympics, and marked the grand opening ceremony for Putin’s New Russia, which passed a heated anti-gay legislation just months before the Games.

But just as Jesse Owens debunked Hitler’s Aryan supremacy myth in 1936 by winning four gold medals, gay Olympians took two gold and four silver medals back to their countries.

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KIEV IS HOME TO SOME OF THE WORLD’S MOST OUTSPOKEN WALLS, AS POLITICAL CONFLICT AND GRAFFITI BLANKET THE CITY. STORY BY DASHA GONCHOROVA

The Walls of Kiev have a lot to say if you can read Russian, Ukranian and English.

Since early January 2014, the Maidan square has been set ablaze by Molotov cocktails, hurled in by Ukrainians against the armed forces. The public manifestations, known as “Euromaidan”, began shortly after a decision made by former President Yanukovich to abandon plans to sign a political and trade agreement with the European Union.

His desire to strengthen ties with Russia instead of the EU caused Ukrainians not only to take to the street in protest, but also to take up cans of spray paint to voice their opinion.

They brought stencils, canisters and gas masks – to be used not only to protect themselves from the fumes of spray paint, but also against the gas bombs tossed by their government.

The art on the streets of Kiev and Crimea serves as a backdrop to the ongoing, worldwide media coverage of the events in Ukraine – defusing the constraints on ‘civil’ society, reflecting

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on social rules and political turmoil, and expressing the civilian point of view – fear, unrest and uncertainty of what is to come.

In times of political turmoil and unrest, street art becomes more than a form of expression, it becomes the voice of the people. The theme of these works is always political, used to deliver messages in an attempt to bring about governmental and emotional change. In other words, street art takes the form of agitprop directed at an audience beyond the streets.

Agitprop has been used as a tool to manipulate the public since the inception of the Russian Soviet Federalist Socialist Republic and was popularized under Joseph Stalin.

Now in the hands of the civilians, Ukarinian agitprop is a tool for mediating a powerful message to the people of the nation, and to show the rest of the world the true nature of the ongoing conflict.

The tipping point of the political tension in Ukraine was reached when unmarked, unidentifiable soldiers

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seized an airport in Simferopol and a military airfield in Sevastopol on the 28th of February. The soldiers were later unmasked as Russian military forces, the main body of which was stationed on alert at the border of the Crimean peninsula, a region of Ukraine dominated by civilians of Russian ethnicity.

Despite repeated warnings from the European Union, the US and international officials, Russia’s government granted President Vladimir Putin the permission to invade Ukraine. Surprisingly, the region welcomed the Russian forces. The rest of the country, including the current political administration temporarily led by Oleksandr Turchynov, is not so welcoming.

As the events unfolded, the street art conveyed an interesting change in the mindset of the people. In the early months, Ukraine stood almost entirely united against the political regime and the violence at Maidan.

The graffiti was predominantly in Russian, as it is the second most widely spoken language in Ukraine. English,

however, was also commonly used in areas of high media coverage – such as the Maidan square, and later the Crimean border. The graffiti pieces were heavily weighted with themes of revolution, change, and justice.

Russia’s invasion changed everything.

Following the events of the invasion, the street art reflected on the civilian mentality, which, perhaps, has previously been suppressed.

As it turns out, a strikingly predominant population of the Crimean region is pro-Putin. The graffiti now reflects a very nationalist mindset of Crimea’s historical and ‘rightful’ belonging to Russia. One of the most prominent pieces displays a group of people in front of a Ukrainian flag – reaching out with all their strength towards the outstretched hand of Vladimir Putin, standing before the Russian flag. This particular theme is widespread in various renditions. Within Crimean cities the language used in the

art remains predominantly Russian.

The Western regions of Ukraine, where the country’s capital lies, express a fundamentally different point of view.

The street art here is for the larger part in Ukrainian, reflecting a similarly nationalist approach.

Certain graffiti pieces were brought to life in the form of posters and pamphlets

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– printed reproductions of the original street art pieces. The most common theme was to portray Putin as a counterpart of Adolf Hitler, with phrases such as ‘Putler Kaput’ becoming a popular ornament to Putin’s portrait, together with the stoic

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‘Hitlerstache’. The phrase, derived from Hitler kaput, can be roughly translated from German as ‘Hitler is done for’. This was widely used among the Sovie militia during WWII. Throughout the months of conflict, the portrayal of Ukraine by the media is severely limited by the scope of a rolling camera, focusing on what audiences would be thrilled by most.

Yet countless journalists capture not only the shouts of protest, but also those which can be seen in the street art adorning the walls and barricades behind which their artists hide.

Today, Ukraine is still struggling to maintain civil peace and order. International officials do not foresee an easy solution to the conflict, and that is understandable, given that Russia’s aggressive invasion of Ukraine and the questionable referendum were both deemed violations of the international law.

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SIGN LANGUAGE 47-YEAR-OLD GRAFFITI ARTIST CLET ABRAHAM TAKES ON ‘CIVIL’ SOCIETY

BY DASHA GONCHAROVA, PHOTOS BY ELIZABET H MARSHALL

Rules are meant to be broken.

Clet Abraham, a 47-year-old French artist, is a testament to this old age adage.

Four years ago, Clet began his public endeavors through rendering ordinary street signage into humorous, original and thought-provoking art, often with an underlying political tone.

“I decided to change the signs just to defuse the meaning of road signs and the irony on the social rules…a boost to reflect current constraints on “civil” society…to stimulate debate.” Abraham exclaims in an interview with Springleap Design.

Clet Abraham’s most distinguished signature takes the form of a figure – a small, stocky man designed on a black or blue decal, which is a type of paper specially prepared to allow easy transferability of artwork onto various surfaces, such as wood, metal, and glass.

The majority of his work is represented with the same characteristics, small figures using the platform of street signs as a ground for expression.

It is not uncommon for Abraham to use caricature-like representations as well.

Twisted towers, birds, and pop-culture insignia are among the many images which the artist frequently utilizes.

Clet’s work can be found all over the major cities of Europe, if you know where to look. He works during the nighttime, avoiding large boulevards and public squares to minimalize the risk of being caught vandalizing municipal property. Instead, he chooses smaller, less populated streets and roadways of major European cities such as Paris, Rome, Milan, Berlin, and Brussels to name a few.

Abraham’s collection of hidden gems of art is a temporary one. His work is considered to be vandalism of public property, and thus it is frequently removed.

“Urban spaces are a place of exchange.

It’s about questioning without barriers, views with others and creating a social debate.” -Clet Abraham Clet Abraham’s ideas of debate and questioning of barriers echoed in the shouts and screams of ordinary Ukrainian civilians, hiding behind hastily constructed barricades on the Maidan square in January 2014.

“I DECIDED TO CHANGE THE SIGNS JUST TO DIFFUSE THE MEANING OF ROAD SIGNS AND THE IRONY OF SOCIAL RULES.”

ONE IN A JILLION THE JILLIONAIRE IS A FOUNDING FATHER OF THE MODERN ELECTRONIC MUSIC SCENE, AND ALTHOUGH HE CAN’T TELL YOU EXACTLY HOW MUCH A JILLION IS, HE MAINTAINS IT IS “A LOT.”

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FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: DIPLO, DJ SNAKE, WALSHY FIRE, JILLIONAIRE

Chris Leacock has experienced the changes in the music When it comes to genre mixing, Major’s Lazer’s got a leg up. scene for over 17 years in his DJ career as the Jillionaire. He The original sound and cult-like success come from the distinctive dates back to a time when the electro house roots were just being styles of each member. Diplo was born in Tenessee and has worked developed by DJ Tiësto and David Guetta. with artists like Beyonce, No Doubt and Flux Pavillion, to develop “My parents taught me how to be surrounded by his sound with a catchy electronic-Jamaican touch. Walshy Fire music,” he says with a rhythmic Tobagonian accent, is Chinese-Jamaican heavy-hitter on the Caribbean music scene. pausing intermittently to carefully piece together his Diplo found The Jillionaire in his home country of Trinidad while thoughts, “carnivals and collecting records is what working with the artist M.I.A . They got in contact through mutual originally caught my attention since the very beginning.” friends – the Trinidadian electronic music scene is a small world.

At 35, Leacock has some mileage as a DJ – he got into the biz Leacock describes his music style as ‘liming,’ which is roughly at 18 and hasn’t stopped throwing down beats since. His current defined as entertaining, while hanging out and having a good time. gig is the group Major Lazer, where he plays alongside Diplo (the “In Trinidad that’s what we do, we lime,” he says, “either at founding member) and Walshy Fire (DJ/Producer). The music a house with a bunch of friends, going to the beach with family has a distinctive sound of electronic 80s, reggae, dancehall and or just simply by standing on the street corner with a friend.” soca music. Leacock has experienced the changes of the music There is an underlying smirk behind all of Leacock’s scene over the past 17 years. He dates back to a time when the work, especially when he talks about Trinidad. His smile is electro house roots were just full of passion, dedication, starting to be developed by talent and pearly whites.

DJ Tiesto and David Guetta, “Even though there’s that THE SECRET TO ETERNAL to the evolving era of today; feeling of competition every YOUTH ON THE ELECTRONIC time you are starting something an electronic youthquake.

“In major shows such there’s still inspiration MUSIC SCENE: INTER-GENRE new, as Coachella, Ultra, built upon young talents Lollapalooza and Pukkelpop,” for one to be even better.”

COLLABORATION says the Jillionaire, “you Getting inspired by other get this high energy from young artists is one of the the crowd, a high energy that they just want to have fun.” things that keep Leacock going. Not taking his life too seriously The secret to eternal youth on the electronic is another, as he prioritizes his time mainly on work, just so music scene: inter-genre collaboration. the crowd can have some fun. Releasing the album Free The “We represent a sense of narrative with the natural Universe in February 2013 has turned into a year of flights, process of wanting to make something new,” Leacock says. stages and parties. This rapid-fire life-style may work for a Something new for Major Lazer is a single called ‘Fresh’ with 20-year-old, but every now and then Leacock needs to take a Savatore Ganacci and featuring Sanjin, which came out in April break on a vineyard and sit down for a three-course meal, good 2014. For years now, the Jillionaire and the boys have collaborated company and wine. The ideal evening of any 30-year-old DJ. and produced albums with Snoop Lion (formerly known as “For me it’s the opposite,” he says,”I love doing normal stuff, Snoop Dog), Bruno Mars and Santigold, just to name a few. but you would hardly find me out at a club on my night off.”

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JILLIONAIRE PERFORMING ON THE “FREE THE UNIVERSE” TOUR

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“IN TRINIDAD & TOBAGO WE TALK A LOT ABOUT ‘LIMING,’ WHICH IS THE ART OF HANGING OUT. YOU MIGHT HAVE A ‘LIME’ AT YOUR HOUSE, COOK SOME FOOD AND INVITE A BUNCH OF FRIENDS. YOU MIGHT LIME AT THE BEACH WITH YOUR FAMILY. WE LOVE TO HANG OUT, TO ENTERTAIN, TO HAVE A GOOD LIME”

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LOW RENT LUXURY A TALE OF TWO RENTAL AGENCIES THAT ARE BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN THE HAVE YACHTS AND THE HAVE NOTS. STORY BY FRANCESCA CRETELLA PHOTOGRAPHY BY JACK EVANS STYLING BY RIEKO WHITFIELD MODEL: ELENI ZAFIROULI

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PARIS’

FIRST

ARRONDISSEMENT,

A

NEIGHBORHOOD BEJEWELED WITH CHANEL, CÉLINE, CARTIER, YOU MAY COME ACROSS THAT BEGUILED - YET BROKE - STUDENT, ADMIRING ALL THE ARMANI FROM OUTSIDE THE

STORE

WINDOW.

IN

A

CITY

WHERE

SHOPPING AND A GOOD MEAL CAN QUICKLY BURN THROUGH A PAYCHECK, SOMEONE ON A STUDENT BUDGET, OR ON ANY BUDGET FOR THAT MATTER, IS EASILY EXCLUDED FROM THE INDULGENT DOLCE VITA. THIS IS WHERE SERVICES LIKE RENT THE RUNWAY AND UBER COME

IN,

SNEAKING

SMALL

RATIONS

OF

LUXURY TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE GLASS. Across the pond in New York City, an art student uses Rent the Runway to camouflage herself among the pretty people and the pretty affluent people at Andre Saraiva’s unmarked and exclusive nightclub, Le Baron.

“I went to a fashion week party wearing a $2,295 Moschino dress, which was more than triple the price of the nicest thing I own,” says Sara-Olivia Granberger, who studies art at Paris’ Ecole de Condé. “I rented it at $275 for 3 days and felt like a million bucks, but ‘shh,’ it’s our secret,” she continues with a wink.

Fashion lovers like Granberger are choosing to rent designer items with prices comparable to their monthly rent, instead of bankrupting themselves, just to watch their Dior collect dust on a hanger.

“If I have to go to a special event, Rent the Runway is where I turn,” says Granberger. “It was fashion week – it had to be a trendy, elegant while still looking like you spent no time deciding what to wear.”

Until the launch of Rent the Runway in 2009, high fashion was something that only the one percent could treat themselves to. Two friends at Harvard Business School, Jennifer Hyman and Jenny Fleiss, founded the company and it immediately became a hit among female shoppers. In an interview Hyman told Forbes Magazine, “My intention is to disrupt every single part of what retail has meant historically.”

“Especially in a country like the United States, where you can really see

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and feel the economic crisis happening,” says Granberger, “a company like Rent the Runway could be a great way to lighten up a dark time and also revolutionize the luxury and fashion industries in general.”

High fashion isn’t the only luxury becoming accessible to the 99 percent.

The current service for other aspiring high rollers is the use of chauffeurs.

With the click of a button on the Uber Smartphone app, having a chauffeur pick you up at regular cab prices is becoming the new normal.

Travis Kalanick is the brain behind the business that started opening doors for passengers in 2009. Although the L.A . based start-up is striking a nerve with European taxi unions (some taxi drivers even going so far as to attack Uber vans), people keep ordering cars.

“Uber’s goal is to connect people with the highest-quality transportation providers and ensure that people get a safe, stylish, and reliable ride,” Andrew Noyes of Uber Technologies told the Huffington Post.

After a long night partying, dizzying amounts of alcohol and pounding music, an Uber can seem like a knight in shining armor. A pristine black BMW, Mercedes, or Citroën sits outside waiting for you. A dapper gentleman in a suit greets you with water, candy and a tablet filled with any kind of music you want to listen to.

The service has launched in 70 cities across 35 countries and is still expanding.

Without even writing where you are, the app uses a GPS locater that arrives at

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LUXURY R E N TAL AND THINGS LIKE T H AT A R E SO COOL

“I WENT TO A FASHION WEEK PARTY WEARING A $2,295 MOSCHINO DRESS, WHICH WAS MORE THAN TRIPLE THE PRICE OF THE NICEST THING I OWN.”

“LIKE WANTING AN AUTHENTIC ITALIAN MEAL AND GOING TO THE OLIVE GARDEN, THESE COMPANIES ARE JUST NOT AUTHENTIC, THEY ARE NOT IT .”

your address within minutes. “We’ll do all we can to ensure you get a five-star experience, every time,” the company’s website says.

Marc Andreessen, multi millionaire American investor and founder of Netscape, told CNET in 2011, “Uber is a software that eats taxis. It’s a killer experience. You watch the car on the map on your phone as it makes its way to you.”

Although most people are unable to afford fulltime staff members, Uber lets you pay for the time you use, which can be as short as 5 minutes. In many ways the service is one of the easiest to adapt to your needs – even the cheapest hotels only get as flexible as half-hour pricing.

“When in doubt, I always use Uber. It is definitely the closest thing you can get to a chauffeur without paying so much money, says Lexi Szemraj, an AUP senior. “It’s really practical, especially late at night in Paris,” she continues.

Other students are drawn to the service’s reliability. “I like Uber because it’s nearly impossible to find taxis in Paris, particularly late at night,” says Lily Merrill, a senior studying art history at AUP. “I also like how they send you a receipt to your email, so if you ever have a problem you know who was your driver… and I never have cash on me, so I like how you set up an account with your credit card and you’re set.”

“It’s definitely nicer than your average taxi,” adds Rosetta Piccirillo, an AUP student studying Global Communications. “There are nicer cars, accommodating drivers, and bottles of water, which especially come in handy when you’ve been drinking,” she adds.

“Uber and Rent the Runway may be able to lease luxury, but some still find it unsatisfying,” AUP sophomore Chloerose Bree D’Orazio says. “Like wanting an authentic Italian meal and going to the Olive Garden, these companies are just not authentic, they are not ‘it.’”

Once the night is over, the temporary chauffeur goes to his other clients and you climb up six flights of stairs to your 10 square meter room, the fantasy has ended. “You can only fake it so much,” says D’Orazio.

“What is authentically high end and what is an imitation?” D’Orazio questions. “Though these affordable companies allow for certain luxuries, they also promote superficiality and give people access to a world that is not their own,” she continues.

Still, for some the luxury rental industry offers a quick fix to leveling the playing field. Temporarily, at least.

“These high quality companies available to the ordinary person also make life easier, safer and less expensive with maximum quality,” says Granberger.

The next time you see a driver opening the door of a black BMW for a couture-clad creature, take a second look. The 3-series may turn back into a pumpkin and the dress that turned heads might end up stuffed back into a FedEx box in the morning.

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TASTEFUL NUDES: The confidence to take nude pictures does not come naturally. But have no fear, Peacock is here for you with these tasteful and classy ideas. Just remember: No face shots (rookie mistake) and no e-mail attachments. Whether you’re sending it to your lovers, your friends or keeping it for your future self to appreciate how hot you were 40 years ago, you won’t regret using these crafty and sassy ideas. Have fun and remember - your body is a temple.

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THE CLAUDE MONET

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THE GUSTAV KLIMT

For those who want to avoid extreme close-ups and leave an air of mystery, Claude Monet’s impressionism will have boys guessing what they’re looking at. Is it a penis? Is it a water lily? Nope, it’s your tits! Put a bit of Crisco on your cell phone camera and snap away at the goods.

For the indie chicks who are struggling for a deeper, more meaningful nude, this is your shot. Lay in bed with the sheets half covered, while you watch your significant other naked and smoking cigarettes. Extra points for gritty faux-film filters.

You’ll need multiple lady friends to do this. An orgy-like photo shoot is preferable with a hippy vibe. If friends are hard to find, prostitutes on Pigalle will be up for this, if you’ve got the money.

THE TERRY RICHARDSON For the hipster gal, this is the ticket. Start off with a close up of your tongue to suggest naughtiness. Then show some midriff. After that, show half a tit and a lot of crotch. Think American Apparel meets Miley Cyrus. For extra points, get a white background and offend minorities.

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A STUDY IN SELFIES

THE TITANIC Wear a locket and caption the photo ‘Paint me like one of your French girls.’ Pray you don’t come out looking like a stick figure.

THE SALVADOR DALI Paint melting clocks over your tits to give the recipient of your affection a persistence of Memory.

THE PLAYBOY CENTERFOLD For the average Girl Next Door, this is your go-to nude shot. There are two key ingredients: full frontal nudity and location. Pick an unusual location to be naked, like the front lawn or the public library, grin and bear it.

VARSITY BLUES This is perfect for distracting your favorite sports fan from the big game. All you need is whipped cream and no shame.

THE DAVID

THE ANDY WARHOL

Get washboard abs. Buy a dildo. Stand confidently with an air of pensiveness and melancholy.

Suggestively place Campbell soup cans, to let him know that Chicken Noodle Soup isn’t the only thing for dinner.

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1. Quote lines from his favorite movie. 2. Cook

obscene in public.

for him in an apron.

53. Leave him little love notes.

3. Cook for him in only

52. Paint him a picture.

54. Kiss him

an apron. 4. Cancel your date night and allow

on the forehead.

him the boys night he wanted. 5. But surprise

you’re walking.

him when he comes home. 6. Rule Valentine’s

his leg while he’s driving. 58. Keep snacks in

Day out of the holiday category.

your purse for when he gets hungry on-the-

7. Casually

55. Hold his hand when 56. Tickle his feet.

interrupt when his mother starts nagging at

go.

him. 8. Iron his work shirts. 9. Wear his work

songs.

shirts.

how much your parents like him.

10. Keep biology a mystery.

11. Be a

57. Rub

59. Make him a playlist of your favorite 60. Fluff his pillows.

61. Brag about 62. Bring

very good student of anatomy.

12. Stock the

him a glass of water before bed to prevent a

fridge with his favorite lager.

13. Surprise

hangover.

63. Wink at him from across the

him with your readiness… to leave the house

room. 64. Befriend his animal. 65. Sing him

on time.

a song.

14. If he’s short, skip the heels.

15.

66. Give him a wakeup call.

Wear no makeup, or clothing. 16. Compliment

Do the dishes.

his calves.

him some alone time.

17. Pay the check.

work off his debt.

18. Make him

68. Handcuffs.

67.

69. Give

70. Learn the players

19. Ask him for help with

names from his favorite team. 71. Name drop

handy work. 20. And then compliment it. 21.

in front of him and his friends. 72. Let him be

Text

him

inappropriate

things at work.

22. Get

him seats for his home team’s game.

23. Invest

in that team’s jersey.

Explore his fantasies. ending.

24.

“right” even if you feel he

73. LET YOUR MAN WEAR YOUR PANTS

25. Include a happy

26. Send his mother some flowers.

is wrong.

key. 75. Smile at him. 76.

Look him in the eyes when he’s talking.

cookies.

80. Save him some dough.

28. Surprise him with coffee in bed. 29. Pack

him.

his vacation bag for him.

want him.

83. Nibble

his ears.

84. Dress

31. Unpack his bag while

you’re at it, and do the laundry. hair up. again.

32. Wear your

33. Let him tell his favorite story, 34. Read his favorite book.

35. Know

the schedule of his favorite sports team.

Take his advice. him.

82. Tell him you

classy.

85.

Dress skimpy.

86.

Leave

36.

space in your

37. Put on lotion in front of

closet for his

38. Cook up an exotic dish.

39. Leave

81. Add

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sugar to his coffee for

picture of yourself.

77. Scratch

his back. 78. Let him dress you. 79. Bake him

27. Clean his apartment, while he watches.

30. Slip in a dirty

74. Give him a

clothes.

87. Learn how to play his favorite

him with leftovers.

40. Don’t interrupt him

video game. 88. But let him win every once in

while he’s talking.

41. Shop with him and

a while. 90. Keep all of his secrets, nothing is

help him try on clothes, buttons are tricky.

sexier than complicity. 91. Get along with his

42. Smoke the same cigarettes as him.

43.

Make dinner plans at his favorite restaurant.

44. And desert plans at home.

45. Don’t

complain about the little things, especially if they’re his penis. bought you.

46. Wear the jewelry he

47. Laugh at his jokes.

48.

89. EAT A HOTDOG

family. his hair.

94. Then run

your hands through it. 95.

Do all the work.

96. Get a

Brazilian wax.

97. Cook

him Sunday brunch.

98. Keep him in bed till

Tell him he’s handsome at least 3 times a

dinner.

day. 49. Fill the tank for him. 50. Light some

talking to you.

candles at dinner.

101. Ask about his day.

51. Whisper something

93. Compliment

99. Don’t use your phone when he’s 100. Compliment his cologne.

102. Think of ways to

improve it. 103. Experiment with birth control

“toys”. 140. Play with the new toys. 141. Make

pills. 104. Buy him candy. 105. Cover yourself

out.

in candy.

the batter.

him.

106. Tell him how you feel about

107. Treat him like a man, not a boy.

108. But you can still spank him.

109. Text

him saying “Thinking about you…”.

110. Make

it a picture message. the kitchen.

111. Help his mother in

112. Don’t forget you’re forever

in competition with his mother in the kitchen.

142.Bake him a cake.

143. Let him lick

145. Don’t talk during the movie.

146. Do talk during sex.

147. Trust him.

Wear his boxers to bed.

148.

149. Bring his nice

shirts to the drycleaner. 150. Wear his favorite sports team’s paraphernalia. to a massage.

151. Treat him

152. Wear his cologne.

Try

153.

a

new

together.

Surprise him in a princess Leia costume. 116.

144. PLAY HIM SOME DEBUSSY

Show him how you wield a lightsaber. 117. Let

together.

155. Act like a man.

156. Call him

him watch the soccer match without trying

Patricia.

157. Drink whiskey and smoke a

to change the channel mid game.

cigar with him.

113. Remember that you’re forever winning in the bedroom.

114. Sacrifice your chick

flick for Star Wars every once in a while.

115.

118. But

restaurant 154. Try other new

things

158. Take him to a concert.

make him notice you during the commercials.

159. Spend Sunday in your bed.

119. Make up a cute new nickname for him…

161. Invite him on vacation. 162. Watch a dirty

120. Buy fresh strawberries for the morning...

movie together.

121. But don’t forget about them at night.

Use your toes.

122. In bed.

play as a cheerleader.

123. Whipped cream.

124. Give

163. Use your hands.

165. Use your nose.

‘teammates’ to join.

for you.

169. Wear maternity bras.

126. Massage his back after.

127. And his

on his neck.

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128. Buy yourself a new candle.

But let him pour the wax. clean.

130. Always be

131. but never stop being dirty.

Be spontaneous.

129.

132.

133. Never scream at him

in public when you’re mad.

134. But always

166. Role

168. Wear sexy lingerie.

170. Kiss him

171. Learn how to braid.

Lemonade.

175. Undress him.

176. Almond butter.

177. Non-

dairy cheese spread.

178. Partial

179. Show him one breast.

180. Hide the other for weeks.

181.

Start a blog.

182. Gatorade.

183.

Watch the Weather Channel.

184.

Play him some Drake. wear blackface.

186. Wear gloves.

187. Bee-keeper hats. tree.

185. Don’t 188. Plant a

189. Floss daily.

190. Wash

your hands during cold and flu

season. 191. Do Squats. 192. Invest in quality pieces that never go out of style. a daily vitamin. puppy.

193. Take

194. Surprise him with a

195. Always wear a seatbelt.

Always have band-aids on hand.

the light off when you leave a room.

135. Blindfold him.

Say no to drugs.

the dinner table.

137. Workout together.

Ask him to stretch you.

138.

139. Buy some new

198.

199. Stop, drop and roll.

200. Don’t drink and drive. read receipts.

196.

197. Turn

scream at him in private when you’re happy.

136. Play footsie under

172.

173. Zip Lock baggies.

174. Dress him.

nudity.

164.

167. Invite one of your

him praise when he’s doing something nice 125. Especially under the sheets.

160. Spoon.

201. Turn off your

202. Don’t text and drive.

THE COLORFUL WORLD OF GREY

THE MIDNIGHT IN PARIS THAT WOODY ALLEN DIDN’T SHOW YOU. STORY BY ABDULAZIZ BATARFI PHOTOGRAPHY BY RIEKO WHITFIELD MODEL: SOFIE MANETTA

CULTURE

50 SHADES OF GREY SELLS. ITS CREATOR, E.L. JAMES, CURRENTLY HOLDS THE TITLE OF

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This erotic novel, which has a Grey’ to one another, it’s code for ‘I still movie version scheduled to release in have sexual feelings, do you?’”

2015, started a literary fad in women’s This analysis may not be far off. New literature: submission. Many titles such York Magazine reported exactly who was as Costanza Miriano’s ‘Get Married turning this book into a best seller by and Be Submissive’ appeal to the same asking a clerk from Barnes & Noble. “It’s demographic and countless copycats always older women, never younger than have flooded the market.

30,” he said. “In the five years that I’ve ‘50 Shades of Grey’ is a classic love worked here, I have not seen a single man story with a minor twist and more than a buy one of these books.” few graphic scenes. The story begins when “Some of us simply read it for a shy college student, instructional purposes,” Anastasia Steele, giggles Jenny, an interviews the very economics student at the I COULD handsome billionaire Sorbonne. Jenny is part Christian Grey for her READ ABOUT of the younger female college newspaper. Soon demographic that read BDSM, I afterwards they become the explicit novel after it romantically involved. caused headlines in 2012, COULD ASK Anastasia loses her albeit for slightly different OTHERS virginity to Christian reasons. “It is arousing, ABOUT and signs a contract and instructional, and of ‘dominance and informative, and inspiring, BDSM, OR submission’ with him. and emotional - all at I COULD As a committed master once,” she continues. and sex-slave, they can WITNESS IT “But… it will benefit me finally engage in what more as soon as I get the MYSELF they refer to as ‘kinky resources.” Not all of us fuckery.’ have leather handcuffs “Kinky fuckery is and spiked collars in our the opposite of a vanilla relationship,” closet. says Maya, a communications student E. L. James has four types of readers: from the American University of Paris. those who read the book because of its Specifically, it means “no missionary - origins as a Twilight fan fiction; those when sex gets freaky with tools.” who are curious about the popularity of Perhaps more controversial than the the book and the later trilogy; those in book itself is the demographic that has a relationship who want tips to spice up made it popular: middle-aged women. their sex lives; and those who are inspired “It’s a book for mothers that aren’t getting to attend an actual BDSM (Bondage, any,” confirms Lisa, a waitress at Colin’s Discipline, Sadism, and Masochism) Pub in the 7th arrondissement. “And event. when they say, ‘I’m reading 50 Shades of Real world application of kinky

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ADMITTEDLY, FICTION LEFT ME WITH MANY UNANSWERED QUESTIONS. I BRIEFLY HAVE FLASHBACKS TO JESSE KORNBLUTH’S 1980 ESQUIRE ARTICLE ABOUT MAKING A DEPOSIT IN A SPERM BANK, ‘ SOULS ON ICE.’

fuckery, it turns out, is hard to come by. and spanked. Some were just enjoying watch the percussion crescendo into a “I can’t help but want my boyfriend the view. five-person orgy. I turned to ask Selena to be like Christian Grey,” says Regina, a I notice a man nearby, dressed like about this, but she had been gagged. model in her early 20s, whose boyfriend a cowboy, who was gripping a leash As I wandered into another room, a does not share her interest in bondage. “I attached to his half-naked partner’s fairly posh-looking old man with whiskers asked him to slap me once and he got on neck, and nervously approached to ask approached me. “Would you please his knees and apologized afterwards!” a few questions. He grinned proudly and spank me?” he asked politely. My inner BDSM may not be for everyone, explained what they were doing could be journalist went into question mode, and I but people are increasingly interested defined as power play. The woman on the asked about his preference for submission. in acting out dominant and submissive leash was his girlfriend.

“We bobos (bourgeoisie bohemians) sexual roles.

The interview ended abruptly when I usually do these things because we can “It’s really about self-exploration, spotted an acquaintance of mine, Selena. get everything else that we want,” he finding your limits, and discovering As she came to greet me, I awkwardly rationalizes. “And we sometimes just yourself in ways that you might not have mumbled something about 50 Shades of need to be punished.” He winks. known otherwise,” explains Jenny. But it Grey and submission. She encouraged me I offer him a compromise of whipping is more than sex games for the sake of sex to join her in adjacent room, where she him with my belt, but he walks away like games. was on her way to be tied up. a jilted lover.

“In a way, we all relate to Anastasia “I’m a control freak in real life,” Selena “You’re a coward to be a voyeur at this Steele – the timidity about her and confesses, as the stoic rope master binds party,” says a whip-wielding woman who curiosity to play with fire,” she continues, her hands and shoulders. “To be tied up, has witnessed the exchange. before inviting me to a private BDSM to submit your control to someone else – In an attempt to prove that I am not event on the outskirts of Paris. The it’s a relief.” Some people do yoga to relax, a coward, I land in the hands of Dom K, invitation caught me off guard. others do acupuncture, and then there are a middle-aged French woman in leather.

Admittedly, fiction left me with many those that get naked to be tied up.

She grins at me, after securing my hands unanswered questions. I briefly had “I’m sorry, I’m a bit sensitive,” she with chains and leaving me helplessly flashbacks to Jesse Kornbluth’s article blushes, as the rope master yanked her suspended in the air. in Esquire from 1980 about sperm banks, arms above her head with a force that Anastasia Steele’s mother once told ‘Souls on Ice.’ I could read about BDSM, I would have killed me. her, “you have to kiss a lot of frogs before could ask others about BDSM, or I could My gaze shifted over to a group of you find your prince,” suggesting that one witness it myself. people sitting on a bench, clad in full- should try different versions of the same I met Jenny on a quiet street along body latex. From across the room it was thing before passing judgment. As much one of the canals on the outskirts of Paris. hard to tell if they were men or women as I am intrigued by the array of kinks and We made our way to a riverboat. The two – they had no exposed skin or body parts fetishes offered on this boat of lust, I was guards refused to let me in at first – I was except for holes for the mouths and clearly out of my league. The activities not on the list and had no invitation. It eyes. The bodysuits had DD-sized bulges were only getting more intense; it was my took several minutes of persuasion for which made it even more difficult to cue to head back to shore.

Jenny to secure my entrance. discern gender, but the broad shoulders While over 100 million people have Once inside, it felt like I was walking ultimately gave them away. enjoyed reading Christian Grey spank right into Christian Grey’s Red Room of “Those guys get off on people watching Anastasia, I can attest that there is a big Pain, complete with chains hanging from them,” Selena said as she rocked back difference between exploring the world of the ceiling, cages, and medieval torture and forth, now suspended in mid air. “It BDSM through the pages of a novel and planks. I was surrounded by nearly 150 gives them power.” being at the mercy of Madam K. But in men and women of all ages, scantily clad In another corner, a man put on a the end, it’s whatever floats your boat. in bits of vinyl and latex, if anything at all. show of spanking three girls in rhythm.

People were being whipped, tied up As the latex men joined in, I was left to *Names have been changed to protrect anonymity.

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JEUNET

STORY BY ANGELA WATERS, PHOTOGRAPHY BY WILLIAM GRAVES

Known for his fantastical films that combine music box melodies with idiosyncratic stories, no one has ever accused the French filmmaker Jean-Pierre Jeunet of lacking imagination. He is also surprisingly frank and unapologetic about all things other than his ‘bad English.’ In his 2001 film Le Fabuleux Destin d’Amélie Poulain (Amélie), the highest-grossing French-language film in the US, the 60-year-old director made us wonder how many people were having orgasms right now. His latest project, The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet (2013), takes on America, although it is shot in Canada and has only one American actor.

Jeunet may no longer need a translator to direct movies in English yet Helena Bonham Carter and Wynona Ryder still make fun of his booming accent when they work with him. With wild eyes and acrobatic eyebrows, Jeunet lays out the facts of life.

Jackson Superbowl nip-slip from 2004. “There is a problem with sexuality in the USA . For example the day that Janet Jackson showed her breasts. They fined the TV station! It’s so unbelievable.” To Jeunet, a nipple will always just be a nipple.

NEW YORK is one of the iconic director’s great loves. The first time he fell for the city was in 1977. “At the time it was very violent,” he says. “I saw kids fighting with knives on the sidewalk and policemen catching them – all very violent. It was like the movie Taxi Driver, a very tough city.” Despite New York’s efforts to reduce crime, Jeunet is still drawn to the energy of the Big Apple.

FACIAL HAIR

was the deciding factor that brought Jeunet to Hollywood. When he received the offer to make Alien: THE FRENCH have no sense of loyalty, he insists, only a strong Resurrection (1997), he was in the middle of writing Amélie and sense of the dépassé. “In France they are so cynical and they love had no interest to see the land of movie stars and palm trees, to hate what they loved before. They loved Amélie, but now it is “I hate LA ,” he says. The only reason he went was because more fashionable to say, ‘We do not like Amélie.’” he didn’t want to grow a beard. “I can’t refuse to have some meetings, because I will shave myself, and I will see me in the FAMILY PLANNING for Jeunet is based around creative solitude. mirror and I will think, ‘you have refused to make the move.’”

He is happy to have been able to call himself an only child, despite Although he ended up making the movie, he didn’t go back for having a brother, who he also considers to seconds when he had the chance to direct be an only child due to their 11-year age gap.

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix “NOW IT IS MORE “It helps for imagination to be alone,” Jeunet (2007). says. “It probably saved my life.” He and his FASHIONABLE TO wife, Liza Sullivan, have no children.

WHAT EVERY 20-SOMETHING SHOULD SAY, ‘WE DO NOT KNOW is, “Everything about women. Now LIKE AMÉLIE’” AMERICA makes the prominent director I know, but it’s too late. I am married,” he think of nip-slips, specifically the Janet chuckles.

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