The Boy Poet
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+6Clément
about 21 hours ago - 92 comments
A boy in his early teens develops a crush on a grown woman old enough to be his mother, only to discover she is also attracted to him, in this controversial drama from France. Marion (Emmanuelle Bercot) is a headstrong and free-spirited woman in her early thirties who heads to the seacoast for a short More >
Marble Monday *4
about 1 week ago - 43 comments
Hyacinth by François Joseph Bosio There’s a beautiful painting of the death of Hyacinth by Jean Broc which you can see here. Hyacinth was a beautiful boy and lover of the god Apollo, though he was also admired by West Wind, Zephyr. Apollo and Hyacinth took turns throwing the discus. Hyacinth ran to catch it More >
Periodical Political Post *168
about 1 week ago - 16 comments
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Violent Anti-Gay protests in France
about 3 weeks ago - 16 comments
Tens of thousands of people protested against France’s new gay marriage law in central Paris on Sunday, and police clashed with right-wing demonstrators. The law came into force over a week ago, but organizers decided to go ahead with the long-planned demonstration to show their continued opposition as well as their frustration with President Francois More >
Periodical Political Post *165
about 4 weeks ago - 17 comments
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College Boy
about 1 month ago - 22 comments
No stranger to controversial subject matter director Xavier Dolan’s work is always fierce and distinguished. And with his new music video for Indochine’s College Boy he’s causing a stir in France. The black-and-white video stars actor Antoine Pilon as a high-schooler bullied by his classmates. The video takes us from his tortured time in the More >
Periodical Political Post *162
about 1 month ago - 22 comments
Queer News After marriage equality in France some celebrate while others riot Anti-gay French politician accidentally votes in favour of gay marriage Colombia’s Senate says no to gay marriage, equality may come anyway Topless protesters drench Archbishop in protest of homophobia Swedish high school first to set up gender-neutral dressing room Other News Law turning More >
about 1 year ago
O Rimbaud, clairevoyant of the french poetry!
A true genius for even modern lovers of poetry. Once you get into him his poetry becomes clearer and clearer. And he’s quit cute too. I did a section of him and verlaine in a class last year, even showed the movie about the two together.