Sidesway --
Though Life Magazine is not as popular here as it once was, the French
weekly Paris-Match has a picture + news format that's similar,
easy-to-read and popular. Their Flash website is a good
representation of what's in the weekly magazine, though the navigation
on the Flash page is difficult. Click on "Abonnez-vous au magazine"
for subscription information. It's $149/year if you live in
Etats-Unis d'Amérique:
Paris-Match
http://www.parismatch.com/site/index.html
Paris-Match Subscription Information for the U.S.
http://www.expressmag.com/pages/products.asp?pr=1&id=1PAMAT&langID=FR&locID=US
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The French Cultural Center has an excellent website with many
programs. They include a list of French arts publications (and their
websites). Note that they also have music, film and other links on
the page too:
Frenchculture.org
Art Magazines
http://www.frenchculture.org/links/art/mag.html
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Probably the best-known fashion magazine in France is Elle, which I
believe has an English edition too:
Elle Magazine for Women
http://www.elle.fr/
Elle is a weekly and is $219 per year, mailed to the U.S. You'll find
that they use the same subscription manager as Paris-Match in
Plattsburgh, NY:
http://www.elleabo.com/pages/catalogue_detail.asp?flag=1&titre=888
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Similar to Elle -- but a monthly and more oriented to home and
fashion, is Marie Claire. The publishing house has a variety of
special issues but you want the original Marie Claire, which is 55
Euros per year, delivered:
http://www.net-ful.com/GROUPE_MARIE_CLAIRE/
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The University of Lausanne in Switzerland has a nice online magazine
with a wide variety of current topics -- and it's free! Back issues
and electronic registration are here:
Allez Savoir!
http://www2.unil.ch/spul/allez_savoir/index.html
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Le Monde is the Paris newspaper that's best compared with the New York
Times: well-written but grey. If your sister's a little more
interested in politics, they do a weekly called Le Monde Diplomatique:
http://www.monde-diplomatique.fr/
For several years, I received their weekly "Sélection du Monde," which
triages articles from the daily newspaper. It's 109 Euros delivered
to the U.S.:
http://www.lemonde.fr/abojournal/offre_etranger_zoneN3.htm?pays_num=206
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This suggestion isn't really a magazine but a series of French comics
that deal with early French history in a lighter fashion. The Asterix
comics are witty and beautifully drawn:
Astérix
http://www.asterix.tm.fr/index1.html
You can find the Asterix series in bookstores with any French
materials, as they're very popular with kids and adults. And there's
always Amazon.fr, which I've used many times:
Amazon France
http://www.amazon.fr/
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Google search strategy:
Paris-Match
French cultural center
French news magazines
By the way, here are some other suggestions that may help you with gift ideas:
"In Search of French Music"
http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=322435
Best regards,
Omnivorous-GA |
