From Paris Suburbs, a Different Voice
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FaÃ¯za GuÃ¨ne's first novel challenges the conventional wisdom that the housing projects of Paris are only dangerous, crime-infested wastelands.
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Bob Dylan, the voice of a generation, does not want to be known as the voice of a generation. He says as much at many points in this, the first of a projected three-volume autobiography that, of course, will be eagerly read by a generation. Such handles plainly irritate him and, here and there, provoke an unexpected response: Do you know what a drag it is to be me?
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The portable stereos that ruled city streets in the 1980s aren't shipping in high volumes anymore. But some sound artists are finding new ways to incorporate the devices into performances and ad-hoc radio networks. By Elizabeth Biddlecombe.
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Edith Piaf's magical voice has cast a  spell over Berlin, where the annual film festival opens on  Thursday with a moving portrayal of the tiny singer whose life  was tainted by tragedy.
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One rules with her head; the other, with her heart. One is a rough-and-tumble Brooklyn native; the other grew up in the heartland.
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In a city of 8 million people, someone's always saying something strange. And, odds are, someone is around to hear it. Like the guy on the D train who said: "Yeah, it ain't safe for kids to go missing these days." Or the woman on her cell phone in Bryant Park who noted: "Quite frankly, I'd rather be pole dancing." And that's the clean stuff.
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The singer's new album shows that pop music Svengalis, weird and controlling  as they may be, are sometimes necessary
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The Upper East Side contains the cityâs most exclusive residences, private schools and social clubs. But it has never been quite as socially exclusive as some might have liked.
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As reggaeton continues to evolve, and  as Latin rhythmic stations increasingly add pop and other  rhythms to their playlists, many acts are beginning to label  themselves as "urban" rather than reggaeton.
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It has been an odd few months for hip-hop, which was the sound of the summer but not, exactly, the genre of the summer.
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Cyril Blanc is credited with originating the dance that grew out of the Paris club scene and mixes a variety of styles.
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Either love it or hate it -- fur is dividing the Paris fashion scene this season.
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Now that the women of "Sex and the City" are off the streets, the nation's eyes are turning to a different quartet in a leafy suburban subdivision.
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What do thumping beats and rap music have to do with France's presidential election?
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Either love it or hate it -- fur is  dividing the Paris fashion scene this season.
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Is there a way to "retrofill" sprawled suburban landscapes?.
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In the digital age, the next best thing to being there might be this: a French phone number.