This vintage postcard friend has her 'Le Figaro' newspaper thinking cap on.
The Parisian Paper was founded as a satirical weekly in 1826 and was published rather sporadically. It is now the leading French daily but has more of a conservative edge.
The name and motto of the paper was taken from the play written by Pierre Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais, 'Le Mariage de Figaro.' The motto, "Sans la liberté de blâmer, il n'est point d'éloge flatteur" translates as "Without the freedom to criticise, there is no true praise".
I scrunched my nose at this Wiki article. Didn't Mozart write The Marriage of Figaro? Isn't is an opera? Mozart took this play (which had actually been banned in Vienna) and turned it into the especially famous comic opera in 1786!
Catch up with my post on the French Newspaper Le Matin!
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5 cool cats commented:
Beaumarchais also invented a watch mounted on a ring which he presented to Madame Pompadour, a mistress of Louis XV!
Marie, in the US we have The Onion, a satirical paper popular with people under 50 (their demographics are 18-44 year olds). Here's a few links where you can learn more. Have a great day. David
http://www.theonion.com/content/index
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Onion
Thanks David! I've seen The Onion on top podcast lists but didn't really know what it was. I think I'll go download it now. I listen to podcasts all day long while I work:)
Your blog is fascinating and I'm so glad I ran into it. I'm actually very interested in old photos of Aveyron and could be tempted by the vintage postcard bug -- but I have a lot of other projects going on now.
Is this really your profession, or just your hobby?
I'm putting you on my Google Reader, so I'll be back.
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