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Frenchwomen: super slim, super lovers, super cooks, super mums? Non, non, non

The press has been awash with stories and those outpourings of why-oh-why female columnists' angst about French Children Don’t Throw Food, a book written by Pamela Druckerman, an American with three kids, an English husband and a place called home in Paris.

Richard O'Dwyer and sucking up to a justice system - sorry, America - that sucks

Suitably lopsided. Image: Ben Sutherland

The verb usage in the headline is hardly elegant but neatly fits the case of Richard O'Dwyer, the Sheffield student who has become the latest Briton to face extradition to the US in highly questionable circumstances.

Bali: from floral splendour to honest to goodness rubbish

Bali and Mexico are behind me. France beckons once more. A trip to Paris looms - read about it here - and then it will be back south to the Var. With the presidential elections coming up, things are likely to be busy and Salut! will regain its predominantly French flavour.

Paris and Sunderland: bonne année and play on

Image: V Tonelli

Salut! wishes a happy new year to all readers and updates cultural news from Paris ...