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Somehow it's fine to target women such as Kate Moss - they're not 'real'
Ageing faster than a blue cheese in a damp cave!" opined the Daily Mail's Jan Moir, following Kate Moss's recent appearance at the Louis Vuitton show in Paris.

Anglo-French push lifts standing of EU
Sarkozy and Cameron lead drive for UN-backed intervention in Libya as Gaddafi's tanks roll

Libya crisis: How the Endgame began
For a brief, happy period on Saturday, it seemed the United Nations Security Council resolution adopted in New York the previous day had stopped Muammar Gaddafi in his tracks.

A flourish for fetish: Louis Vuitton unleashes its new object of desire
Marc Jacobs left no stone unturned at the Louis Vuitton show that opened the final day of the Paris collections yesterday.

Cycling: Henderson sixth in third stage
New Zealand cyclist Greg Henderson finished sixth in a sprint finish to the third stage of the Paris-Nice race today.

Chirac's corruption trial to start
Jacques Chirac is set to become the first past or serving French President to go on trial for corruption.

Galliano's racist abuse familiar in Jewish quarter
Jewish people in France say they are well used to anti-Semitism.

Arts Festival Review: Loin... (Far...)
French dancer-choreographer Rachid Ouramdane's multimedia performance reviewed by Raewyn White

Book Review: <i>Working The Room Essays</i>
One of the pleasures of reading an essayist as eclectic as Geoff Dyer is that one can go within a few pages from regarding him as a fount of wisdom (when his opinions match yours) to thinking he's a pretentious phoney (when they don't).

Wonders of Europe by rail
Megan Singleton discovers beautiful cities in a whistlestop train journey.

Fashion designer sacked for 'I love Hitler' comments
Christian Dior fired John Galliano today after an online video clip circulated around the world showing its star designer shouting anti-Semitic abuse at people in a Paris bar.

At home: Lust for life
Amanda Taylor-Ace had a dream and, through the sheer force of her personality, made it her reality, upping sticks and creating a most enviable life in France.

Good Taste:In praise of riesling
If you donned a "Jesus drinks riesling" T-shirt in the normal world, most people would think you were one sandwich short of a picnic, but among other riesling freaks it doesn't make the grade.