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04/02/2010 US jazz supremo Metheny re-invents one-man band in France
Kicking off his new world tour is the jazz guitar legend himself, a piano, a full-rhythm section, robot guitars and pipe organs made from water bottles.
04/02/2010 Cinema review: Taken to the edge
03/02/2010 What's on in Europe in February: Berlin film festival, Caravaggio, the Mardi Gras
28/01/2010 Cinema review: Things fall apart
27/01/2010 Paris menswear plays with pants
26/01/2010 Football legend Cantona plays in Paris stage debut
25/01/2010 France battles theft of cultural treasures

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Dining & Cuisine

01/02/2010 El Bulli chef to chuck in apron
The creator of molecular gastronomy says he found working 15 hours a day ‘difficult’ and that it was difficult to continue to create.
26/01/2010 From Loire Valley: Top tips to eating healthily
15/01/2010 British food tickles French taste-buds
10/01/2010 Top French chefs take bluefin tuna off the menu
21/12/2009 Time-honoured recipes for seasonal treats
18/12/2009 Baking holiday cookies
09/12/2009 Bordeaux banks on biodiversity

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Travel & Tourism

16/01/2010 Home swaps: Holiday heaven... or hell
Home-exchange sites have been becoming increasing popular, drawing people keen to taste life in a different part of the world but not so keen to pay high hotel prices.
13/01/2010 Making friends on the open road
02/01/2010 Luxury travel business bounces back
28/12/2009 Costume exhibition celebrates Diaghilev's passion for opera
07/12/2009 Around and about Paris - The 19th arrondissement, La Villette
27/11/2009 Christmas markets in France
18/11/2009 Top 10 iPod apps for expats

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09/02/2010 Festival Jazz a Saint-Germain-des-Pres 2009
09/02/2010 Alexander Calder: Les Annees Parisiennes 1926-1933
09/02/2010 Asger Jorn
09/02/2010 David Lachapelle
09/02/2010 Dvâravatî aux sources du bouddhisme en Thaïlande
09/02/2010 Filippo and Filippino Lippi The Renaissance in Prato
09/02/2010 Franck Sorbier: La Couture Corps et Ame

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