#18 / NUMERO 18  // TAHIRIH / AS IN WASHINGTON, THE SUPREME COURT WAS STUDYING THE HEALTH CARE LAW (THE 9 JUDGES WILL TELL IF THE OBLIGATION FOR EVERY AMERICAN CITIZEN TO BUY A HEALTH INSURANCE IS CONSTITUTIONAL), ONE OF THE BIGGEST FILE OF THE OBAMA GOVERNMENT, I WAS IN SANTA FE (NEW MEXICO), A BEAUTIFUL CITY WHERE THE FOLK ART IS PRESENT EVERYWHERE. BUT NOT ONLY. THE CITY IS FIGHTING AGAINST CRIME AND DRUG TRAFFICKING AS A POLICEMAN TOLD ME.  TAHIRIH IS AN OPTIMIST. “A GOOD NATURE”.  SHE’S 40 YEARS OLD, MARRIED AND MOTHER OF TWO DAUGHTERS???. SHE IS THE MANAGER OF THE MUSEUM HILL CAFE, A GREAT RESTAURANT IN SANTA FE.  AS MANY AMERICAN PEOPLE, SHE HAS TRAVELED A LOT IN HER TWENTIES, WITH RANDOM FRIENDS, WITH A ROCK BAND, IN A RECREATIONAL VEHICLE A FRIEND WON… TAHIRIH HAS CROSSED 23 PLACES IN JUST ONE YEAR. FROM THE NORTH DAKOTA WHERE SHE COMES FROM AND “WHERE NOBODY GOES” TO NEW MEXICO TO BE CLOSER TO HER FATHER. HE DIDN’T RAISE HER BECAUSE HE COULDN’T BE A GREAT FATHER SHE SAID. HE IS A BETTER GRANDPA FOR HER TWO KIDS. NO BITTERNESS BETWEEN THEM.  SHE TOLD ME SHE HAS HAD FIVE DIFFERENT LIVES. LET’S DISCOVER THE LAST ONE.  // // // IN YOUR OPINION, WHAT DOES MICHELLE OBAMA SAY TO HERSELF IN THE MORNING WHEN SHE LOOKS IN THE MIRROR ? Good Morning, Sunshine! // JUST A WORD ABOUT CARLA BRUNI ? Power // FOR YOU, AMERICA SHOULD BE MORE … Accepting // FOR YOU, FRANCE SHOULD BE LESS … Judged // THE FIRST WORD WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT MICHELLE OBAMA ? Supportive // A WORD FOR EACH PART OF YOUR LIFE FIRST DECADE : learning SECOND DECADE : testing THIRD DECADE : playing FOURTH DECADE : loving // THE BEST IN AMERICA  Camping, hiking and wilderness // THE WORST IN AMERICA  Fast Food // WHO WOULD YOU CHOOSE BETWEEN CHARLIE SHEEN / MEL GIBSON / JOHN GALLIANO ? John Galliano // A NEW TATTOO  My husband’s name, on my heart // HAVE YOU EVER HAD A CAR ACCIDENT ?  Yes, 3 of them // CHOOSE ANOTHER FIRST NAME I’d rather not // DO YOU PREFER A GREY AND WARM WEATHER OR A BLUE AND COLD SKY ?  Blue and cold sky // WHO IS THE WOMAN OF THE YEAR ?  My Mom // WHAT’S YOUR OBSESSION IN LIFE ? My kids // HAVE YOU EVER KILL SOMEONE ? No // LAST TIME YOU CRIED ? A couple of weeks ago. They were happy tears when my daughter told me she thought that I am the best mom ever. // WHAT’S YOUR MIDDLE NAME ? Sari // HOW MANY CREDIT CARDS DO YOU HAVE ? None // FAN OF WHOM ? My daughters’ teachers // HAVE YOU EVER BEEN ARRESTED ?   Yes, once, for a DUI (driving under the influence), 17 years ago. // YOUR HIGHEST WEIGHT 172 // A PERFUME ? Calvin Klein’s Obsession, loved it in 1988 and haven’t worn any scents in more than 10 years // WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING ? Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin // DO YOU HAVE BROTHERS AND SISTERS ? One of each // JUST A TRIP : WHERE ? Scandinavia // DO YOU HAVE A TELEVISION ? Yes // ONLY ONE OBJECT My MacBook Pro // RECITE SOME LYRICS OR SOME VERSES YOU KNOW BY MEMORY  Make new friends But keep the old One is silver And the other gold Circle’s round It never ends That’s how long I want to be your friend Scout’s song // A CELEBRITY YOU LIKE ?  Ellen DeGeneres // A CELEBRITY YOU HATE ?  I really don’t believe in hate. // YOUR FAVORITE WEBSITE Facebook // DO YOU EAT THE BEST AT FIRST OR AT THE END ? At the end // ARE YOU BIPOLAR OR BI-WINNING ?  Bipolar // A WORD ABOUT FRANCE ? Wine // WHAT’S YOUR REAL AGE (IN YOUR MIND) ? 32 // DO YOU LOOK LIKE MORE TO YOUR FATHER OR YOUR MOTHER ? Equally like both // HAVE YOU EVER HAD A (SELECTIVE) SURGERY ? No // PLEASE FINISH THE SENTENCE : KISS ME I’M … … crazy // TAHIRIH INTRODUCED ME TO LENA  “Because she is passionate about Obama…”
WAITING TOO LONG. HOPING TOO MUCH.  MY LOVE STORY WITH AMERICA DOESN’T LOOK LIKE ANYTHING ELSE.  I’M BACK FOR A WHILE IN THE SOUTH OF THE USA. TEXAS / NEW MEXICO / ARIZONA / UTAH. AMERICA IS SO BIG FOR A LONESOME FRENCH GIRL … I ALMOST DIDN’T ENTER IN THE COUNTRY. THE IMMIGRATION IN HOUSTON KEPT ME DURING MORE THAN 4 HOURS. THEY WANTED TO KNOW IF I HAVE WORKED DURING THE 6 MONTHS I WAS IN NEW YORK LAST YEAR.  I SAID NO NO NO.  BUT THEY DIDN’T BELIEVE ME. WHY DID YOU STAY 6 MONTHS IN NY IF YOU DIDN’T WORK ?  BECAUSE I ENJOYED MY TIME ! BECAUSE I WANTED TO MEET MANY PEOPLE AND CHANGE MY LIFE !  THEY ASKED ME TO STAND UP, SWEAR TAKE THE OATH. WOW. SOMETIMES LIFE IS WORST THAN A TV SHOW. AFTER THAT I CRIED. THE AGENT TOLD ME : “IF YOU’RE CRYING IT’S BECAUSE YOU’RE GUILTY”. I ANSWERED “NO, IF I’M CRYING, IT’S BECAUSE I’M INNOCENT AND EXHAUSTED”. THE AGENT THEN DECIDED TO CALL THREE OF MY FRIENDS TO ASK THEM IF I HAD WORKED LAST YEAR IN NY. HE DIDN’T CARE ABOUT MY PRESS VISA. I DIDN’T TALK ABOUT THE UPTOMICHELLEPROJECT. IN THE END, MY AMERICAN CREW SAVED ME…  AFTER FOUR HOURS OF QUESTIONING, THEY LET ME GO. WITH JUST A GOODBYE.  BUT I STILL LOVE AMERICA. AFTER MY TEXAS EXPERIENCE, I DECIDED TO HIT THE ROAD BY MYSELF. DIRECTION SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO WHERE I MET A CORSICAN GUY WHO INTRODUCED ME TO TAHIRIH. I CHOSE TO RESTART THE PROJECT WITH HER. AND IT WAS SUCH A GOOD IDEA.
#17 / NUMERO 17  // LUDIVINE / INTRODUCED BY ANNA (#16) // IT’S ONE YEAR BEFORE THE U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, AND I’M BACK IN NEW YORK CITY - THE PERFECT TIME TO BE HERE. ACTIVISTS ARE OCCUPYING WALL STREET ; A POLITICAL WIND IS BLOWING THROUGH THE CITY. PEOPLE WANT ENGAGEMENT, ALTHOUGH NOBODY KNOWS WHERE THE MOVEMENT IS GOING. I WANT TO CROSS THE COUNTRY AND INTERVIEW MORE AND MORE AMERICANS ABOUT THEIR LIVES, THEIR COUNTRY, AND THEIR HOPES. NUMERO 17 IS LUDIVINE, A 30-YEAR OLD LAWYER. SHE’S A LUCKY GIRL, BECAUSE SHE HAS DUAL CITIZENSHIP. ALTHOUGH HER BELGIAN PARENTS ARE NATURALIZED CITIZENS, SHE’S AMERICAN BORN. SHE SAYS SHE ALWAYS FEELS AS IF SHE’S NATIVE TO THE COUNTRY WHERE SHE’S NOT. SINCE SHE JUST RETURNED TO NEW YORK TO BEGIN A NEW JOB, MAYBE SHE FEELS MORE BELGIAN – OR FRENCH. SHE HAD ALSO LIVED IN FRANCE FOR A FEW YEARS. LUDIVINE COULD BE AN IMPORTANT LINK TO MICHELLE OBAMA, BECAUSE A FORMER TEACHER OF HERS HAS WORKED WITH BARACK. SHE HAS ALSO A FRIEND WHO IS LINKED WITH PEOPLE CLOSE TO THE OBAMAS. LUDIVINE SEEMED RELAXED WHEN WE SPOKE; EVEN THOUGH, TWO DAYS LATER SHE WOULD BEGIN WORKING IN A SUPER-COMPETITIVE WORLD WHERE SHE SAYS TO BE DIFFERENT COULD BE A STRENGTH.  // // // IN YOUR OPINION, WHAT DOES MICHELLE OBAMA SAY TO HERSELF IN THE MORNING WHEN SHE LOOKS IN THE MIRROR ?  TIME TO HAVE A BREAKFAST WITH MY GIRLS  // JUST A WORD ABOUT CARLA BRUNI ?  CONTROL // FOR YOU, AMERICA SHOULD BE MORE  SECOND DEGREE // FOR YOU, FRANCE SHOULD BE LESS  ARROGANT  // THE FIRST WORD WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT MICHELLE OBAMA ?  INTELLIGENCE // A WORD FOR EACH PART OF YOUR LIFE  FIRST DECADE : PARADISE SECOND DECADE : GENESIS THIRD DECADE : PERSPECTIVE // THE BEST IN AMERICA  ITS UNIVERSITIES // THE WORST IN AMERICA VIOLENCE // WHO WOULD YOU CHOOSE BETWEEN CHARLIE SHEEN / MEL GIBSON / JOHN GALLIANO ?  JOHN GALLIANO (FOR KATE MOSS’ WEDDING DRESS) // A NEW TATTOO  NEVER. ON MY DEAD BODY  // HAVE YOU EVER HAD A CAR ACCIDENT ?  NO. TOUCH WOOD // CHOOSE ANOTHER FIRST NAME  SHOLA  // DO YOU PREFER A GREY AND WARM WEATHER OR A BLUE AND COLD SKY ?  BLUE AND COLD SKY // WHO IS THE WOMAN OF THE YEAR ?  AUNG SAN SUU KYI  // WHAT’S YOUR OBSESSION IN LIFE ?  DELICIOUS FOOD // HAVE YOU EVER KILL SOMEONE ?  NO // DO YOU BELIEVE IN GOD ?  YES // LAST TIME YOU CRIED ? LAST TUESDAY WHEN SAYING GOODBYE TO MY MOTHER AT THE AIRPORT // WHAT’S YOUR MIDDLE NAME ?  MARIE // HOW MANY CREDIT CARDS DO YOU HAVE ?  1 // FAN OF WHOM ?  JANE AUSTEN  // YOUR TOP FIVE IN LIFE  1 LOVE 2 FAMILY 3 FRIENDS  4 LAUGHTER 5 HEALTH // HAVE YOU EVER BEEN ARRESTED ?  NO // YOUR HIGHEST WEIGHT  127 POUNDS // A PERFUME ?  CLAIR DE MUSC by SERGE LUTENS // WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING ?  MY LIFE by ISADORA DUNCAN  INDIANA by GEORGE SAND // WHICH DRUG ARE YOU ?  RED WINE // DO YOU HAVE BROTHERS AND SISTERS ?  1 BROTHER AND 2 SISTERS // JUST A TRIP  A ROAD TRIP IN THE USA // DO YOU HAVE A TELEVISION ?  NO // WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE TV SHOW ?  MAD MEN // YOUR FAVORITE QUOTE  BECOME WHO YOU ARE NIETZSCHE  // YOU CAN GET ONLY ONE OBJECT  MY KITCHEN KNIFE // PLAY WITH YOUR NAME  L/OVE U/NIQUE D/IVINE I/NSIDE V/IRTUE I/NTELLIGENCE N/OW E/TERNITY // RECITE SOME LYRICS OR SOME VERSES YOU KNOW BY MEMORY  BEFORE YOU SLIP INTO UNCONSCIOUSNESS  I’D LIKE TO HAVE ANOTHER KISS  ANOTHER FLASHING CHANCE AT BLISS  ANOTHER KISS, ANOTHER KISS  THE DOORS // A CELEBRITY YOU LIKE ?   JOHNNY DEPP // A CELEBRITY YOU HATE ?  GWYNETH PALTROW // YOUR FAVORITE WEBSITE  WWW.NETFLIX.COM // DO YOU EAT THE BEST AT FIRST OR AT THE END ?  AT FIRST // ARE YOU BIPOLAR OR BI-WINNING ?  BIPOLAR // A WORD ABOUT FRANCE ?  LUXURY // WHAT’S YOUR REAL AGE (IN YOUR MIND) ?  30 YEARS OLD // WHAT STYLE DID YOU HAVE WHEN YOU WAS A TEENAGER ?  FIRST OF CLASS // DO YOU LOOK LIKE MORE TO YOUR FATHER OR YOUR MOTHER ?  MY FATHER // WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST REACTION TO THE NEWS OF OUSAMA BIN LADEN’S DEATH ?  A STEP CLOSER TO PEACE, A STEP FURTHER AWAY FROM JUSTICE  // WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST REACTION TO THE NEWS OF DSK’S ARREST AFTER ?  SURPRISED // DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN 3 WORDS  KNOW / IT / ALL // HAVE YOU EVER HAD A (SELECTIVE) SURGERY ?  NO // WHAT IS THE THING YOU ARE BEST AT IN LIFE ?  CHEESECAKES // WHAT YOU LOVE IN NEW YORK  COCKTAIL BARS // WHAT YOU HATE IN NEW YORK  SMELLY SIDEWALKS // WHAT YOU LOVE IN PARIS  THE BEAUTIFUL BRIDGES // WHAT YOU HATE IN PARIS PARISIAN’S BAD MOOD // A MESSAGE FOR WHO YOU WANT  MY PARENTS  YOU DID A GOOD JOB // PLEASE FINISH THE SENTENCE : KISS ME I’M  BELGIAN CHOCOLATE // A LOVE/HATE RELATIONSHIP  CIGARETTES
#16 / NUMERO 16 // ANNA / INTRODUCED BY VIVIEN (#15) // I’M READY TO GO BACK TO THE USA. I GOT A VISA, SO NOW I CAN TRAVEL AND WORK IN AMERICA FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS. HOORAY ! JUST BEFORE RETURNING IN NEW YORK - MY FAVORITE PLACE IN THE WORLD -, I MET ANNA, A YOUNG FRENCH INTELLECTUAL. ANNA WAS INTRODUCED TO ME BY VIVIEN WHO WAS A CLASSMATE OF ANNA’S AT SCHOOL ON THE RIVE GAUCHE. ANNA IS A 31 YEAR-OLD PARISIAN. SHE LOVES THE CITY, BUT, RIGHT NOW, SHE FEELS SHE NEEDS TO LIVE IN ANOTHER PLACE. SHE DOESN’T KNOW WHICH YET. AFTER ALL, WE DON’T HAVE TO STAY IN THE SAME PLACE FOR 50 YEARS, SHE SAYS.  FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS, ANNA HAS WORKED FOR A RICH JEWISH FAMILY WHO LIVE IN NEW YORK. SHE KEEPS THEIR NAME SECRET. HER MISSION IS TO LOOK FOR PAINTINGS STOLEN BY THE NAZIS TO THE JEWISH FAMILIES DURING WORLD WAR II. ANNA HAS BEEN AT THE RIGHT PLACE AT THE RIGHT TIME. TO DO THIS INCREDIBLE WORK, SHE HAS LIVED IN NEW YORK AND IN WASHINGTON, D.C. ANNA PREFERS D.C. TO NEW YORK WHERE, SHE SAYS, RELATIONSHIPS ARE MAINLY SHALLOW. WE HADN’T TALKED ABOUT HER PRIVATE LIFE; I DON’T KNOW WHY. ON THIS THURSDAY OF OCTOBER, RUE DE BRETAGNE, WE TALKED A BIT ABOUT ANNA’S FAMILY. ALTHOUGH HER FATHER COMES FROM A CATHOLIC BACKGROUND AND HAS WORKED FOR THE COMMUNIST PARTY. HE IS STILL A MARXIST-LENINIST BUT HAS LEFT THE C.P. HER MOTHER IS FROM AN ASHKENAZI JEWISH FAMILY; NEVERTHELESS ANNA SAYS HER PARENTS RAISED HER AS AN ATHEIST. ANNA KNOWS LOTS OF VERY DIFFERENT PEOPLE IN NEW YORK. THANKS TO HER, I’LL SOON BE ABLE TO INTERVIEW A NEW AMERICAN WOMAN. // // // IN YOUR OPINION, WHAT DOES MICHELLE OBAMA SAY TO HERSELF IN THE MORNING WHEN SHE LOOKS IN THE MIRROR ?  NOTHING. IT’S HER QUIET TIME // JUST A WORD ABOUT CARLA BRUNI ?  PFFF…  // FOR YOU, AMERICA SHOULD BE MORE … SOLIDARITARIAN  // FOR YOU, FRANCE SHOULD BE LESS … ANNOYED // THE FIRST WORD WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT MICHELLE OBAMA ?  IN CONTROL  // A WORD FOR EACH PART OF YOUR LIFE  FIRST DECADE : IMPATIENT SECOND DECADE : EXTATIC THIRD DECADE : OVERWHELMED  FOURTH DECADE : CONFIDENT  // THE BEST IN AMERICA  AIN’T NO LIMIT // THE WORST IN AMERICA  AIN’T NO LIMIT // WHO WOULD YOU CHOOSE BETWEEN CHARLIE SHEEN / MEL GIBSON / JOHN GALLIANO ?  CHARLIE SHEEN // A NEW TATTOO  NO MORE TATTOO // HAVE YOU EVER HAD A CAR ACCIDENT ?  MINOR. I HIT A WALL BY PUSHING THE WRONG PEDAL. GOT NOTHING. CAR DID GET HURT. // CHOOSE ANOTHER FIRST NAME  BOBBY  // DO YOU PREFER A GREY AND WARM WEATHER OR A BLUE AND COLD SKY ?  A BLUE AND COLD SKY // WHO IS THE WOMAN OF THE YEAR ?  KRISTEN WIIG // WHAT’S YOUR OBSESSION IN LIFE ?  BEING FAIR // HAVE YOU EVER KILL SOMEONE ?  I’VE WATCHED SOME DIE  // DO YOU BELIEVE IN GOD ? I BELIEVE IN HUMAN BEINGS  // LAST TIME YOU CRIED ?  MID-AUGUST, I LOST SOMEONE DEAR // WHAT’S YOUR MIDDLE NAME ?  MARIE // HOW MANY CREDIT CARDS DO YOU HAVE ?  1 // FAN OF WHOM ?  JOSEPH GORDON-LEWITT // YOUR TOP FIVE IN LIFE   1 TOUCH 2 RED MEAT 3 THE ICY FEELING OF WATER IN BRITANY 4 COLD SEMI-SKIMMED MILK 5 HEATED ARGUMENTS AND GOOD STORIES // HAVE YOU EVER BEEN ARRESTED ?  NO. NOT THAT I DIDN’T TRY. // YOUR HIGHEST WEIGHT  123 POUNDS // A PERFUME ?  IODINE // WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING ?  BELLE DU SEIGNEUR  by ALBERT COHEN MEMOS by DAVID O. SELZNIC // WHICH DRUG ARE YOU ?  THE CIGARETTE AFTER DINNER // DO YOU HAVE BROTHERS AND SISTERS ?  NO SIBBLINGS // JUST A TRIP  VICTORIA FALLS // DO YOU HAVE A TELEVISION ?  YES // WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE TV SHOW ?  BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER // YOUR FAVORITE QUOTE  LA LUCIDITE EST LA BLESSURE LA PLUS RAPPROCHEE DU SOLEIL RENE CHAR // YOU CAN GET ONLY ONE OBJECT  GLASSES // PLAY WITH YOUR NAME  A/T FIRST N/OW N/OW A/T LAST // RECITE SOME LYRICS OR SOME VERSES YOU KNOW BY MEMORY   “VOICI DONC QUELQUES RIRES, QUELQUES VINS, QUELQUES BLONDES, J’AI PLAISIR A TE DIRE QUE LA NUITE SERA LONGUE A DEVENIR DEMAIN” by JACQUES BREL  // A CELEBRITY YOU LIKE ?  MILA KUNIS // A CELEBRITY YOU HATE ?   DONALD TRUMP // YOUR FAVORITE WEBSITE  WWW.IMDB.COM // DO YOU EAT THE BEST AT FIRST OR AT THE END ?  AT THE END  // ARE YOU BIPOLAR OR BI-WINNING ?  NEITHER // A WORD ABOUT FRANCE ?  ATTITUDE //  WHAT’S YOUR REAL AGE (IN YOUR MIND) ? MOSTLY 31. SOMETIMES A HUNDRED  // WHAT STYLE DID YOU HAVE WHEN YOU WAS A TEENAGER ?  POPULAR // DO YOU LOOK LIKE MORE TO YOUR FATHER OR YOUR MOTHER ?  I’M AFRAID I’M THE PERFECT MIX OF BOTH // WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST REACTION TO THE NEWS OF OUSAMA BIN LADEN’S DEATH ?  NONE. I DON’T THINK IT MATTERS AS MUCH AS THEY SAY IT DOES.  // WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST REACTION TO THE NEWS OF DSK’S ARREST AFTER ?  SO THAT’S WHAT THEY’RE GONNA BE TALKING ABOUT FOR THE NEXT TWO MONTHS. NO KIDDING  // DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN 3 WORDS  WORK / IN / PROGRESS // HAVE YOU EVER HAD A (SELECTIVE) SURGERY ?  NEVER STEPPED A FOOT AT THE HOSPITAL (BIRTH EXCEPTED) // WHAT IS THE THING YOU ARE BEST AT IN LIFE ?  MAKING MISTAKES // WHAT YOU LOVE IN NEW YORK  THE BLUE SKY // WHAT YOU HATE IN NEW YORK  THE FACT THAT, DESPITE BEING ON AN ISLAND, YOU BARELY SPOT THE WATER  // WHAT YOU LOVE IN PARIS  THE CITY IS A GIANT-SIZED MUSEUM  // WHAT YOU HATE IN PARIS  YOU CALL THAT A PARK ?? // A MESSAGE FOR WHO YOU WANT I’LL MAKE YOU PROUD THE WHO KNOWS WHO IT IS // PLEASE FINISH THE SENTENCE : KISS ME I’M … … ME // A LOVE/HATE RELATIONSHIP  AMERICA // ANNA INTRODUCED ME TO LUDIVINE “No one can get tired of looking at this face”
#15 / NUMERO 15 // VIVIEN  / INTRODUCED BY RAMON (#14)  // NUMERO 15 SMELLS LIKE FRENCH BOURGEOISIE. VIVIEN IS FROM THE RIVE GAUCHE OF PARIS.  VIVIEN IS 31 YEARS OLD. HE HAS JUST INHERITED A HUGE FLAT ON THE BOULEVARD SAINT-GERMAIN, WITH A GREAT VIEW ON THE CITY. THERE, HE WANTS TO RENOVATE IT COMPLETELY. BUT IT’S “A LOT OF WORRIES”, HE SAID.  VIVEN HAS ALWAYS LIVED IN THE 6th ARRONDISSEMENT.  HE QUIT HIS JOB LAST JANUARY. HE WAS WORKING IN THE FASHION AND LUXURY INDUSTRY. HE NOW DIVIDES HIS TIME BETWEEN FRANCE AND SHANGHAI WHERE HIS BOYFRIEND LIVES. VIVIEN DOESN’T WANT TO WORK ANYMORE. HE WANTS TO NURTURE HIS RELATIONSHIP AND ENJOY HIS LIFE.   VIVIEN HAS A GREAT PARISIAN SOCIAL LIFE. HE LOVES OPERA, CLASSICAL MUSIC CONCERTS, ART, COLLECT BOOKS AND ANTIQUES.  // // // IN YOUR OPINION, WHAT DOES MICHELLE OBAMA SAY TO HERSELF IN THE MORNING WHEN SHE LOOKS IN THE MIRROR ?  WILL I BE ABLE TO IMPROVE THE SITUATION OF MY COUNTRY ?  // JUST A WORD ABOUT CARLA BRUNI ?  APPLE // FOR YOU, AMERICA SHOULD BE MORE …  COMPREHENSIVE // FOR YOU, FRANCE SHOULD BE LESS …  SENTENTIOUS // THE FIRST WORD WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT MICHELLE OBAMA ?  ELEGANT // A WORD FOR EACH PART OF YOUR LIFE FIRST DECADE : HAPPINESS  SECOND DECADE : CHANGE THIRD DECADE : RESPONSABILITY FORTH DECADE : BLOSSOM // THE BEST IN AMERICA  CEASAR SALAD // THE WORST IN AMERICA   WAITERS // WHO WOULD YOU CHOOSE BETWEEN CHARLIE SHEEN / MEL GIBSON / JOHN GALLIANO ? CHARLIE SHEEN // A NEW TATTOO  A SMALL DRAGON ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF MY BACK // HAVE YOU EVER HAVE A CAR ACCIDENT ?   THE DAY OF MY FATHER’S FUNERAL, I WITNESSED A SEVERE CAR ACCIDENT : MY AUNT AND MY STEPMOTHER WERE HIT BY ANOTHER CAR WHILE DRIVING MY FATHER’S CAR. IT WAS TOTALY DESTROYED THE SAME DAY ITS OWNER WAS BURRIED.  // CHOOSE ANOTHER FIRST NAME  ALEXIS // DO YOU PREFER A GREY AND WARM WEATHER OR A BLUE AND COLD SKY ?  BLUE AND COLD SKY // WHO IS THE WOMAN OF THE YEAR ?  MARTINE AUBRY (ALAS) // WHAT’S YOUR OBSESSION IN LIFE ?  MATERIAL SAFETY // HAVE YOU EVER KILL SOMEONE ?  NO // DO YOU BELIEVE IN GOD ? NO // LAST TIME YOU CRIED ?   2007, AFTER THREE PEOPLE I KNEW DIED IN A SHORT TIME // WHAT’S YOUR MIDDLE NAME ?  MIGUEL // HOW MANY CREDIT CARDS DO YOU HAVE ?  4 // FAN OF WHOM ?  RYAN GOSLING // YOUR TOP FIVE IN LIFE  1 SEX 2 MONEY 3 BEAUTY 4 CULTURE  5 TRAVELS // HAVE YOU EVER BEEN ARRESTED ? NO // YOUR HIGHEST WEIGHT 171 POUNDS // A PERFUME ?  OPIUM FOR MEN // WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING ?  SPLENDEURS ET MISERES DES COURTISANES by HONORE DE BALZAC // WHICH DRUG ARE YOU ?  ECSTASY // DO YOU HAVE BROTHERS AND SISTERS ? NO // JUST A TRIP   BUENOS AIRES // DO YOU HAVE A TELEVISION ? YES // WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE TV SHOW ?  BORGIA // YOUR FAVORITE QUOTE  NE PAS PERDRE SA VIE A LA GAGNER  // YOU CAN GET ONLY ONE OBJECT, TELL ME WHAT  A SILVER SAUCE-BOAT  // PLEASE PLAY WITH YOUR NAME   V/ERONA  I/NSTANT V/OO DOO I/SABELLA ROSSELLINI  E/MPIRE N/UDE // RECITE SOME LYRICS OR SOME VERSES YOU KNOW BY MEMORY   PUISSANCE ET GLOIRE  DANS L’EAU TROUBLE D’UN REGARD  QUI TOT OU TARD FINIT SUR UN DERNIER MOT D’AMOUR  by HERBERT LEONARD // A CELEBRITY YOU LIKE ?  CATHERINE DENEUVE // A CELEBRITY YOU HATE ?  SEGOLENE ROYAL // YOUR FAVORITE WEBSITE  WWW.AIRFRANCE.COM // DO YOU EAT THE BEST AT FIRST OR AT THE END ?  AT THE END // ARE YOU BIPOLAR OR BI-WINNING ?  BIPOLAR // A WORD ABOUT FRANCE ?  PROUD // WHAT’S YOUR REAL AGE (IN YOUR MIND) ?  70 YEARS OLD // WHAT STYLE DID YOU HAVE WHEN YOU WAS A TEENAGER ?  UPTIGHT // DO YOU LOOK LIKE MORE TO YOUR FATHER OR YOUR MOTHER ?  MY FATHER // WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST REACTION TO THE NEWS OF OUSAMA BIN LADEN’S DEATH ?  AT LAST // WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST REACTION TO THE NEWS OF DSK’S ARREST AFTER ?  TOTALLY SHOCKED BY THE EXCESS OF IT // DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN 3 WORDS   ATTRACTIVE / STUBBORN / OBSESSIONAL // HAVE YOU EVER HAD A (SELECTIVE) SURGERY ?  YES BUT NO // WHAT IS THE THING YOU ARE BEST AT IN LIFE ?  MANAGE // WHAT YOU LOVE IN NEW YORK  PERMANENT HAPPENING // WHAT YOU HATE IN NEW YORK  EXORBITANT PRICES // WHAT YOU LOVE IN PARIS  BEAUTY // WHAT YOU HATE IN PARIS THE MONTPARNASSE TOWER // A MESSAGE FOR WHO YOU WANT TO MY MOTHER THANKS FOR ALL : YESTERDAY, TODAY AND TOMORROW // PLEASE FINISH THE SENTENCE : KISS ME I’M … RICH // A LOVE/HATE RELATIONSHIP YOU HAVE (OR HAD), WITH WHOM OR WHAT ?  MY FATHER // VIVIEN INTRODUCES ME TO ANNA     …  
#14 / NUMERO 14 // RAMON / INTRODUCED BY ALEXANDRE (#13) // RAMON IS AN ARTIST, A FILMMAKER, A RESEARCHER. HE LIVES IN PARIS. HE HAS 3 NATIONALITIES : ENGLISH (BECAUSE HE WAS BORN IN ENGLAND), FRENCH (BECAUSE HE ASKED FOR FRENCH CITIZENSHIP WHEN HE DECIDED TO LIVE THERE 4.5 YEARS AGO) AND ISRAELI (BECAUSE HIS MOTHER IS ISRAELI). HE MOVED TO WESTCHESTER, IN THE NORTH OF THE BRONX, WHEN HE WAS 6 YEARS OLD. HE NOW LIVES IN PARIS.  HE IS NOW 40 YEARS OLD. TWO YEARS AGO, RAMON DECIDED TO STOP WORKING IN ADVERTISING AND FOCUSED ON HIS OWN VIDEO PROJECTS BECAUSE THE WORLD OF AD IS “BORING AND INSANE” AND THERE IS “A HUGE SADNESS IN THE ADVERTISING SPHERE”, HE SAID. NOW, HE LIVES WITH LESS MONEY BUT A BETTER ENERGY. “I FELT LIKE TRAPPED WHEN I WORKED IN THE ADVERTISING BUSINESS”.  RAMON LIVES IN PARIS WITH HIS WIFE, A FRENCH BUSINESSWOMAN.  HE LIKES FRANCE BECAUSE IT’S A “SUPER” PLACE TO RAISE CHILDREN. BUT IT’S ALSO A COUNTRY WHERE TO CHANGE YOUR CAREER IS MORE  DIFFICULT .  HIS NEW VIDEO PROJECT IS ABOUT THE FRENCH BOURGEOISIE.  WWW.RAMONBLOOMBERG.INFO // // // IN YOUR OPINION, WHAT DOES MICHELLE OBAMA SAY TO HERSELF IN THE MORNING WHEN SHE LOOKS IN THE MIRROR ? I HAVE NO IDEA // JUST A WORD ABOUT CARLA BRUNI ? LAME // FOR YOU, AMERICA SHOULD BE MORE … DENSE // FOR YOU, FRANCE SHOULD BE LESS … HATEFUL // THE FIRST WORD WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT MICHELLE OBAMA ? ME, JUST A PICTURE OF ME // A WORD FOR EACH PART OF YOUR LIFE FIRST DECADE : CHILDHOOD SECOND DECADE : CHILDHOOD THIRD DECADE : CHILDHOOD FORTH DECADE : ADOLESCENCE // THE BEST IN AMERICA  SURFACE // THE WORST IN AMERICA  DEPTH // WHO WOULD YOU CHOOSE BETWEEN CHARLIE SHEEN / MEL GIBSON / JOHN GALLIANO ? JOHN GALLIANO // HAVE YOU EVER HAVE A CAR ACCIDENT ?  THERE WAS BLOOD AND TEARS // CHOOSE ANOTHER FIRST NAME BOB // WHO IS THE WOMAN OF THE YEAR ?  MY WIFE OF COURSE // WHAT’S YOUR OBSESSION IN LIFE ? I AM NOT PATHOLOGICAL // HAVE YOU EVER KILL SOMEONE ? YES // IN FRANCE WE HAVE CARAMBAR. IT’S A FAMOUS CANDY BRAND. IN EACH CARAMBAR YOU FIND A JOKE OR A CHOICE TO DO. ONE DAY, I FIND THIS - TERRIBLE - CHOICE (PLEASE TELL ME WHAT’S YOURS)  CHOOSE BETWEEN : “YOU CAN’T SEE YOUR FACE IN THE MIRROR ANYMORE OR EVERYBODY HAS THE SAME FACE AS YOU” ? YOU CAN’T SEE YOUR FACE IN THE MIRROR ANYMORE // DO YOU BELIEVE IN GOD ? NO // LAST TIME YOU CRIED ? WHY ? I SAW THE FILM PET SEMATARY WHEN I WAS 17. WHEN I GOT HOME I CRIED. // WHAT’S YOUR MIDDLE NAME ? NO MIDDLE NAME // HOW MANY CREDIT CARDS DO YOU HAVE ? 1 // FAN OF WHOM ? NOBODY // YOUR TOP FIVE IN LIFE 1 WINTER 2 SPRING 3 SUMMER 4 AUTUMN 5 AUTUMN // HAVE YOU EVER BEEN ARRESTED ? YES, IT’S EASY GROWING UP IN THE USA // YOUR HIGHEST WEIGHT 190 POUNDS // A PERFUME ? GASOLINE // WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING ? WE HAVE NEVER BEEN MODERN by BRUNO LATOUR // WHICH DRUG ARE YOU ? RITALINE // DO YOU HAVE BROTHERS AND SISTERS ? TWO BROTHERS // JUST A TRIP  ARDECHE // DO YOU HAVE A TELEVISION ? I NEVER HAD ONE // WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE TV SHOW ? CURB AND ENTHUSIASM // YOUR FAVORITE QUOTE BIG PROBLEMS ARE LIKE COLD BATHS, YOU HAVE TO GET IN AND OUT QUICKLY BIGGIE SMALLS // YOU CAN GET ONLY ONE OBJECT A BIG BLOCK OF GOLD // PLEASE PLAY WITH YOUR NAME : R/OOT A/PPLE M/ONOPOLISING O/NLY N/AMES // RECITE SOME LYRICS OR SOME VERSES YOU KNOW BY MEMORY : MARCH OF THE WOODEN SOLDIERS, C CYPHER PUNKS COULDN’T HOLD US  A THOUSAND MEN RUSHING IN, NOT ONE NIGGA WAS SOBER PERPENDICULAR TO THE SQUARE, WE STAND BOLD LIKE FLARE  ESCAPE FROM YOUR DRAGON’S LAIR, IN PARTICULAR MY BEATS TRAVEL LIKE A VORTEX, THROUGH YOUR SPINE TO THE TOP OF YOUR CEREBRUM CORTEX MAKE YOU FEEL LIKE YOU BUST A NUT FROM RAW SEX ENTER THROUGH YOUR RIGHT VENTRICLE CLOG UP YOUR BLOODSTREAM   NOW TERMINAL, LIKE GRAND CENTRAL STATION PROGRAM FAT BASELINES, ON NOVATION GETTING DRUNK LIKE A FUCK, I’M DUCKIN FIVE YEAR PROBATION TRIUMPH by RZA // A CELEBRITY YOU LIKE ?  NO // A CELEBRITY YOU HATE ?  NO // YOUR FAVORITE WEBSITE WWW.WIKILEAKS.ORG // DO YOU EAT THE BEST AT FIRST OR AT THE END ? ALL AT THE SAME TIME // ARE YOU BIPOLAR OR BI-WINNING ?  I’M NOT BIPOLAR // A WORD ABOUT FRANCE ? CHEESE // WHAT’S YOUR REAL AGE (IN YOUR MIND) ? 40 // WHAT STYLE DID YOU HAVE WHEN YOU WAS A TEENAGER ? HIPPIE GUITARIST // DO YOU LOOK LIKE MORE TO YOUR FATHER OR YOUR MOTHER ? MOTHER // WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST REACTION TO THE NEWS OF OUSAMA BIN LADEN’S DEATH ? EXCITEMENT // WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST REACTION TO THE NEWS OF DSK’S ARREST AFTER ? EXCITEMENT // DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN 3 WORDS : JUST / A / MAN // HAVE YOU EVER HAD A (SELECTIVE) SURGERY ? NO // WHAT IS THE THING YOU ARE BEST AT IN LIFE ? IT’S NOT A GOOD QUESTION // WHAT YOU LOVE IN NEW YORK  FOOD // WHAT YOU HATE IN NEW YORK  NOISE // A MESSAGE FOR WHO YOU WANT   TO MOM I’M SORRY // PLEASE FINISH THE SENTENCE : KISS ME I’M … … SICK // A LOVE/HATE RELATIONSHIP YOU HAVE, WITH WHOM OR WHAT ? MARRIAGE // RAMON INTRODUCES ME TO VIVIEN : « my cousin should get you into the white house »
#13 / NUMERO 13 // ALEXANDRE  / INTRODUCED BY MYSELF (#12) // IT SURE IS NOT EASY TO BE NUMBER 13. BUT ALEXANDRE DOESN’T MIND, HE IS NOT PARTICULARLY SUPERSTITIOUS. HE IS A FULL COLOR CHARACTER. ALEXANDRE LIKES TO TALK LOUDLY AND LOVES TO APPEAR PROVOCATIVE. HE HAS A QUICK MOVING MIND, SOMETIMES EVEN TOO QUICK. ALEXANDRE IS ENTHUSIASTIC, SOMETIMES EVEN TOO CHIRPY. HE IS ROMANTIC, WITH ONLY ONE GOAL : FINDING THE WOMAN OF HIS LIFE. ALEXANDRE IS VERY FRENCHY AND ALSO VERY NEW YORKER TOO. HIS NAME / CASIMIR / COMES FROM POLAND. BUT ALEXANDER IS A TYPICAL GOLDEN TRIANGLE PARISIAN : ARC DE TRIOMPHE, TROCADERO, PONT DE L’ALMA. HE’S 35 YEARS OLD. BUT HE LOVES TO SAY HE WAS BORN AT THE AGE OF 8. HE HAS LIVED IN NEW YORK FOR 6 YEARS. AFTER LEAVING FRANCE TO FOLLOW A WOMAN. AND HE COULD DO IT AGAIN, APPARENTLY. HE’S NOW BACK IN PARIS AND WORKS AS A HEADHUNTER. “I UNDRESS PAUL TO DRESS PIERRE”. // // // IN YOUR OPINION, WHAT DOES MICHELLE OBAMA SAY TO HERSELF IN THE MORNING WHEN SHE LOOKS IN THE MIRROR ?  AIN’T IT JUST COZ AM BLACK ! // JUST A WORD ABOUT CARLA BRUNI ? BERK // FOR YOU, AMERICA SHOULD BE MORE …  … PASSIONATE // FOR YOU, FRANCE SHOULD BE LESS …  … DESPERATE // THE FIRST WORD WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT MICHELLE OBAMA ?  GOT IT !  // A WORD FOR EACH PART OF YOUR LIFE FIRST DECADE : NO MAN’S LAND SECOND DECADE : TACTICAL WAR  THIRD DECADE : TOTAL ENGAGEMENT FORTH DECADE : PEACE TREATY // THE BEST IN AMERICA  TIPPING THE COOL WAITRESS // THE WORST IN AMERICA  LAW ENFORCEMENT // WHO WOULD YOU CHOOSE BETWEEN CHARLIE SHEEN / MEL GIBSON / JOHN GALLIANO ? CHARLIE SHEEN  // A NEW TATTOO  A TURGESCENT DICK. YOU WOULD SEE THE HEAD ABOVE THE BRIEF LINE // HAVE YOU EVER HAVE A CAR ACCIDENT ?  YES, I GOT HIT BY A CAR AT THE AGE OF 8 YEARS OLD PLAYING HIDE AND SEEK.  // CHOOSE ANOTHER FIRST NAME  HIPPOLYTE // DO YOU PREFER A GREY AND WARM WEATHER OR A BLUE AND COLD SKY ?  BLUE AND COLD // WHO IS THE WOMAN OF THE YEAR ?  IT’S ME // WHAT’S YOUR OBSESSION IN LIFE ?  TO FIND THE MOTHER OF MY CHILDREN. HELP.  // HAVE YOU EVER KILL SOMEONE ?  NO // DO YOU BELIEVE IN GOD ?  A GOOD PLUMBER IS HARDER TO FIND // LAST TIME YOU CRIED ?  A YEAR AGO, I CRIED OF JOY, COZ I THOUGHT I FOUND THE MOTHER OF MY CHILDREN.  // WHAT’S YOUR MIDDLE NAME ?  JACQUES // HOW MANY CREDIT CARDS DO YOU HAVE ?  1 // FAN OF WHOM ?  SEBASTIEN TELLIER // YOUR TOP FIVE IN LIFE  1 LOOK AT BEAUTIFUL WOMEN AND THINK THAT THEY COULD BE MINE 2 WORK WITH ENTREPRENEURS AND HELPING THEM TO GROW THEIR BIZ  3 MASTER THE G-POINT 4 COOKING 5 RIDING THE BIKE // HAVE YOU EVER BEEN ARRESTED ?  YES, IN BROOKLYN, I PEED IN THE STREETS COZ THE BAR’S RESTROOMS WERE DISGUSTING. (ALWAYS BLAME THE PORTORICANS) I GOT AWAY WITH A 30 DOLLARS TICKET.  // YOUR HIGHEST WEIGHT 242 POUNDS // A PERFUME ?  VARVATOS // WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING ?   LE DEMON by HUBERT SELBY Jr // WHICH DRUG ARE YOU ?  COCAINE // DO YOU HAVE BROTHERS AND SISTERS ?  1 BROTHER AND A HALF // JUST A TRIP   LA CORSE // YOUR FAVORITE QUOTE  POURQUOI REMETTRE A DEMAIN CE QUE L’ON PEUT FAIRE LE JOUR MEME QUAND LA NUIT PORTE CONSEIL ?  // YOU CAN GET ONLY ONE OBJECT  A HEADSET // PLEASE PLAY WITH YOUR NAME   A/MOUR L/OVE E/MOTION  X/S A/MBITION N/OUBA D/EBAUCHE R/MIST E/LLE // RECITE SOME LYRICS OR SOME VERSES YOU KNOW BY MEMORY   JE VEUX VOUS PARLER DE MOI, DE VOUS LA BOMBE HUMAINE by TELEPHONE // A CELEBRITY YOU LIKE ? FABRICE LUCHINI // A CELEBRITY YOU HATE ?  QUENTIN TARANTINO // YOUR FAVORITE WEBSITE  WWW.CHRONICART.COM // DO YOU LOOK LIKE MORE TO YOUR FATHER OR YOUR MOTHER ?  MY FATHER // WHAT STYLE DID YOU HAVE WHEN YOU WAS A TEENAGER ?  RIDICULE // ARE YOU BIPOLAR OR BI-WINNING ?  BI-WINNING // A WORD ABOUT FRANCE ?  SARTRIAN // WHAT’S YOUR REAL AGE (IN YOUR MIND) ?  29,5 // DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN 3 WORDS  ENTHUSIAST / WILLING / GENUINE // A LOVE/HATE RELATIONSHIP  MY DAD // WHAT IS THE THING YOU ARE BEST AT IN LIFE ?  SELLING MY STUFF // WHAT YOU LOVE IN NEW YORK  HAMBURGERS // WHAT YOU HATE IN NEW YORK   ZOMBIES IN TOMPKINS SQUARE // PLEASE FINISH THE SENTENCE : KISS ME I’M … … ALL YOURS // A MESSAGE FOR WHO YOU WANT  FOR MY FUTURE CHILDREN  EVERYTHING IS GONNA BE ALRIGHT // ALEXANDRE INTRODUCED ME TO RAMON “I know Ramon as a friend and a past-neighbour in Brooklyn. I obviously chose him because he is the best connection to Michelle”
#12 / NUMERO 12 // MARIE  // THE UPTOMICHELLEPROJECT BEGINS A NEW CHAPTER OF ITS STORY. IN EUROPE. EVEN IF I CAN’T COME BACK TO THE USA RIGHT NOW BECAUSE I DON’T GET A VISA, EVEN IF I’M FEELING LIKE I’M CLOSED OUTSIDE, I HAVE TO CONTINUE MY INCREDIBLE REPORT ABOUT AMERICA. I WANT TO MEET MICHELLE OBAMA BECAUSE I KNOW IT’S POSSIBLE. EVEN IF I’M IN FRANCE FOR A WHILE. I PLAN TO GO BACK TO THE USA BY THE SOUTH. LOUISIANA, TEXAS, NEW MEXICO, ARIZONA, CALIFORNIA … THIS PART OF THE COUNTRY IS A FANTASM FOR ME. I WANT TO SEE BY MYSELF IF I CAN EXPECT SO MUCH MORE FROM AMERICA. SO, I’M NUMERO 12. WITH THIS SERIE OF INTERVIEWS I WANT TO ENJOY, IMPROVE AND CHANGE MY LIFE. IN AMERICA, I FELT MORE FREE AND AMBITIOUS, PROBABLY MORE FREE TO BE AMBITIOUS…  MY STORY WITH THE USA IS NOT OVER. I’M THE NEW LINK UP TO MICHELLE. // // // IN YOUR OPINION, WHAT DOES MICHELLE OBAMA SAY TO HERSELFIN THE MORNING WHEN SHE LOOKS IN THE MIRROR ? I’M GONNA SLEEP WHEN I’LL BE DEAD // JUST A WORD ABOUT CARLA BRUNI ? BOURGEOISIE // FOR YOU, “AMERICA SHOULD BE MORE … HUMBLE” // FOR YOU, ”FRANCE SHOULD BE LESS … POSH” // THE FIRST WORD WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT MICHELLE OBAMA ? THE BRAIN // A WORD FOR EACH PART OF YOUR LIFE FIRST DECADE : DREAM SECOND DECADE : ANALYSIS THIRD DECADE : VIOLENCE FORTH DECADE : OPPORTUNITY // THE BEST IN AMERICA MEN ARE GENERALLY MORE RESPECTFUL WITH WOMEN (IN THE STREETS) //THE WORST IN AMERICA GUNS // WHO WOULD YOU CHOOSE BETWEEN CHARLIE SHEEN / MEL GIBSON/ JOHN GALLIANO ?CHARLIE SHEEN//A NEW TATTOO TWO TRIANGLES ON THE RIGH ARM // WHO CAN PLAY MICHELLE OBAMA IN A MOVIE ? MEL GIBSON // HAVE YOU EVER HAVE A CAR ACCIDENT ? YES. I’M A LUCKY GIRL // CHOOSE ANOTHER FIRST NAME CHIARA//DO YOU PREFER A GREY AND WARM WEATHER OR A BLUE ANDCOLD SKY ?BLUE AND COLD //WHAT’S YOUR OBSESSION IN LIFE ? LOVE // HAVE YOU EVER KILL SOMEONE ? ONLY WITH WORDS // IN FRANCE WE HAVE CARAMBAR. IT’S A FAMOUS CANDY BRAND. INEACH CARAMBAR YOU FIND A JOKE OR A CHOICE TO DO. ONE DAY, IFIND THIS - TERRIBLE – CHOICE, PLEASE CHOOSE BETWEEN : ”YOUCAN’T SEE YOUR FACE IN THE MIRROR ANYMORE OR EVERYBODYHAS THE SAME FACE AS YOU” ? YOU CAN’T SEE YOUR FACE IN THE MIRROR // DO YOU BELIEVE IN GOD ? NO // LAST TIME YOU CRIED ? LAST WEEK. HEARTBREAK // WHAT’S YOUR MIDDLE NAME ? ANTOINETTE // HOW MANY CREDIT CARDS DO YOU HAVE ?1 // FAN OF WHOM ? MARINA ABRAMOVIC // YOUR TOP FIVE IN LIFE 1 MAKE LOVE 2 MAKE SEX 3 BAD JOKES 4 DANCE 5 BE HIGH // HAVE YOU EVER BEEN ARRESTED ?YES 3 TIMES. BUT I NEVER HAD REAL PROBLEMS.FIRST TIME WHEN I WAS A TEENAGER. I TRIED TO WRITE STUPIDJOKES ON THE WINDOW OF A PARISIAN SHOP IN SAINT-GERMAIN-DES-PRES. SECOND TIME WAS THE NIGHT OF MY BIRTHDAY. I DRIVED MY CAR. I WAS SUPER HIGH. I WAS ARRESTED IN SAINT-GERMAIN-DES-PRES. BUT I TALKED SO MUCH TO THE POLICE MEN AT THE POLICE STATION THAT THEY PREFERED LET ME GO.THIRD TIME I SMOKED A JOINT ON A PARISIAN BEND IN SAINT-GERMAIN-DES-PRES. //YOUR HIGHEST WEIGHT68 KILOS//A PERFUME ?THE SKIN ////WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING ?LE BREF ETE DE L’ANARCHIE by HANS ENZENSBERGER//WHICH DRUG ARE YOU ?SEX // DO YOU HAVE BROTHERS AND SISTERS ? ONE OLDER BRO // JUST A TRIP RODEN CRATER (ARIZONA) // WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE TV SHOW ? APOSTROPHES // WHERE DO YOU IMAGINE YOURSELF IN 5 YEARS ? IN A RANCH IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE WITH MY MAN // YOU CAN GET ONLY ONE OBJECT, TELL ME WHAT A CAMERA // PLEASE PLAY WITH YOUR NAME M/AGIE A/BSOLUMENT R/EVOLUTION I/MPLOSION E/XPLOSION //RECITE SOME LYRICS OR SOME VERSES YOU KNOW BY MEMORY true love will find you in the end you’ll find out just who was your friend don’t be sad I know you will but don’t give up until true love finds you in the end Daniel Johnston // A CELEBRITY YOU LIKE ? BEYONCE //A CELEBRITY YOU HATE ? BOOBA //YOUR FAVORITE WEBSITEFREEWILLASTROLOGY.COM HOROSCOPE SECTION// DO YOU EAT THE BEST AT FIRST OR AT THE END ?AT THE END BUT I TRY TO CHANGE IT// ARE YOU BIPOLAR OR BI-WINNING ?PROBABLY BIPOLAR// A WORD ABOUT FRANCE ? PRISE DE TETE // WHAT’S YOUR REAL AGE (IN YOUR MIND) ? 33 // // WHAT STYLE DID YOU HAVE WHEN YOU WAS A TEENAGER ? CHEVIGNON // DO YOU LOOK LIKE MORE TO YOUR FATHER OR YOUR MOTHER ? MY FATHER // WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST REACTION TO THE NEWS OF OUSAMA BINLADEN’S DEATH ? I WAS SAD BUT I COULD UNDERSTAND WHY AMERICAN PEOPLE NEED IT//DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN 3 WORDS TOUGH / SENSIBLE / OBSESS//ARE YOU LEFT HANDED OR RIGHT HANDED ?RIGHT HANDED//HAVE YOU EVER HAD A (SELECTIVE) SURGERY ?TWICE//WHAT’S YOUR SIGN OF THE ZODIAC ?LIBRA//WHAT IS THE THING YOU ARE BEST AT IN LIFE ?DRIVE MY ENTOURAGE CRAZY//WHAT YOU LOVE IN NEW YORK I CAN WEAR SUPER SHORT DRESS//WHAT YOU HATE IN NEW YORK WHEN PEOPLE DIDN’T CALL ME BACK //A MESSAGE FOR WHO YOU WANTTO MICHELLE WE HAVE SO MUCH TO TALK ABOUT //PLEASE FINISH THE SENTENCE : KISS ME I’M …… HOT AND COLD// // YOUR PARENTS ARE STILL MARRIED ? YES SINCE 44 YEARS // A LOVE/HATE RELATIONSHIP YOU HAVE (OR HAD), WITH WHOM ORWHAT ? MY BROTHER // // WHO IS THE NEXT ? ALEXANDRE « He’s very French but there is a part of America inside him»  
#11 / NUMERO 11 // KAFIA / INTRODUCED BY ADAIR (#10) // I COULD CALL HER “THE SMILE”. KAFIA COMES FROM ARLINGTON (VIRGINIA), A CITY CLOSE FROM WASHINGTON DC. SHE’S 25 YEARS OLD AND HAS SEVEN BROTHERS AND SISTERS.  IN HER WALLET, SHE KEEPS A NICE OLD PICTURE OF HER MOTHER. AN OLD FASHION PHOTOMATON. HER PARENTS ARE FROM SOMALIA. THEY CAME IN THE USA IN 1981. KAFIA IS A GOOD FRIEND OF ADAIR (#10). SHE WAS HER ROOMATE IN THE BRONX.  SHE WORKS AS A PROJECT COORDINATOR FOR THE DIAMOND EMPOWERMENT FUND. THE MISSION OF THIS ORGANIZATION IS TO RAISE MONEY TO SUPPORT EDUCATION INITIATIVES THAT DEVELOP AND EMPOWER DISADVANTAGED PEOPLE IN AFRICAN NATIONS WHERE DIAMONDS ARE NATURAL RESSOURCE.  THE CHARITY IS A FAMILY AFFAIR. THE MOTHER OF KAFIA WORKS FOR VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA WITH MENTALLY DISABLED ADULTS. HIS DAD IS PRETTY MUCH RETIRED BUT USED TO WORK AS A CAB DRIVER.  KAFIA HAS NEVER MET MICHELLE OBAMA. IN FIVE YEARS, SHE PLANS ON FINISHING HER GRADUATE DEGREE, STARTING A BUSINESS THAT EMPOWERS AND LIBERATES PEOPLE THROUGH ARTS AND MEDIA. // // // IN YOUR OPINION, WHAT DOES MICHELLE OBAMA SAY TO HERSELF IN THE MORNING WHEN SHE LOOKS IN THE MIRROR ? SHE PROBABLY SMILES AND TELLS HERSELF ONE DAY AT A TIME. // JUST A WORD ABOUT CARLA BRUNI ? I AM GOING TO TRY AND REFRAIN FROM GOOGLING AND ADMIT THAT I DO NOT KNOW WHO SHE IS. // FOR YOU, AMERICA SHOULD BE MORE … ACCEPTING // FOR YOU, FRANCE SHOULD BE LESS … LOVEY DOVEY // // THE FIRST WORD WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT MICHELLE OBAMA ? INTERESTING // A WORD FOR EACH PART OF YOUR LIFE FIRST DECADE : LEARNING SECOND DECADE : UBIQUITOUS THIRD DECADE : TBD // THE BEST IN AMERICA : OPTIONS // THE WORST IN AMERICA : VIOLENCE. ABSOLUTELY REPULSIVE TO KNOW HOW HIGH THE CRIME RATE IS COMPARED TO OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD. // WHO WOULD YOU CHOOSE BETWEEN CHARLIE SHEEN / MEL GIBSON / JOHN GALLIANO ? JOHN GALLIANO // // A NEW TATTOO : A BAR CODE RIGHT ON MY TORSO SAYING MADE IN SOMALIA // WHO (SOMEONE CLOSE TO YOU) CAN PLAY MICHELLE OBAMA IN A MOVIE ? ELIZABETH OGUNWO. SHE’S SUPER INTELLIGENT, PASSIONATE ABOUT HELPING OTHERS, AND BELIEVES IN THE POWER OF A DETERMINED INDIVIDUAL. // // WHICH CELEBRITY TO PLAY YOURSELF IN A BIOPIC ? JADA PINKET-SMITH // HAVE YOU EVER HAVE A CAR ACCIDENT ?  OH YES. GOODNESS I WAS 20 YEARS OLD DRIVING BACK FROM COLLEGE. IT WAS MY FIRST AND ONLY ACCIDENT. THE MAN JUST PULLED  OUT AND HIT MY CAR. THEN THE POLICE CAME AND MADE A BIG DEAL BECAUSE I WAS YOUNG AND THE OTHER DRIVER WAS OLDER. SO THEY AUTOMATICALLY ASSUMED THAT I WAS AT FAULT, WHEN IN ACTUALITY THE OTHER GUY WAS AT FAULT. MY BOYFRIEND AT THE TIME HAD TO CALL MY SISTER, POLICE, AND EVERYTHING BECAUSE I WAS IN SHOCK. ALL IS WELL THAT ENDS WELL. // CHOOSE ANOTHER FIRST NAME I WOULDN’T. I LOVE MY NAME. SO MUCH HERITAGE AND CHARACTER IN MY NAME. // DO YOU PREFER A GREY AND WARM WEATHER OR A BLUE AND COLD SKY ?  BLUE AND COLD SKY // WHO IS THE WOMAN OF THE YEAR ?  MY MOTHER IS ALWAYS AND FOREVER WILL BE THE WOMAN OF MY LIFE // // WHAT’S YOUR OBSESSION IN LIFE ? DOUBLE STUFFED OREO’S // HAVE YOU EVER KILL SOMEONE ? NOPE. I DON’T THINK I COULD EVER DO IT EVEN IF I WAS PUT IN THE MOST UNFATHOMABLE POSITION // // IN FRANCE WE HAVE CARAMBAR. IT’S A FAMOUS CANDY BRAND. IN EACH CARAMBAR YOU FIND A JOKE OR A CHOICE TO DO. ONE DAY, I FIND THIS - TERRIBLE - CHOICE (PLEASE TELL ME WHAT’S YOURS)  CHOOSE BETWEEN : « YOU CAN’T SEE YOUR FACE IN THE MIRROR ANYMORE OR EVERYBODY HAS THE SAME FACE AS YOU » ?  I WOULD HAVE TO GO WITH NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE MY FACE IN A MIRROR ANY MORE // LAST TIME YOU CRIED ? WHY ? A FEW MONTHS AGO. I WAS TOTALLY OVERWHELMED WITH WORK, WITH JUST LIFE AND I JUST WEPT. NO MAJOR REASON OTHER THAN TO RELEASE NEGATIVE ENERGY THAT WAS BUILDING UP IN ME. // HOW MANY CREDIT CARDS DO YOU HAVE ? 3 // // FAN OF WHOM ? MAYA ANGELOU // YOUR TOP FIVE IN LIFE : 1 MOVING TO NEW YORK CITY AFTER COLLEGE TO DO CITY YEAR WITH AMERICORPS 2 IRONICALLY, BEING SUSPENDED FROM HIGH SCHOOL WHEN I WAS 16  3 GOING TO LONDON FOR STUDY ABROAD 4 BEING DUMPED, YOU’D BE SURPRISE ON HOW MUCH YOU GROW 5 TRAVEL // HAVE YOU EVER BEEN ARRESTED ?  NOPE // YOUR HIGHEST WEIGHT 135 POUNDS // A PERFUME ? DAISY by MARC JACOBS // WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING ? THE ART OF NON-CONFORMITY by CHRIS GUILLEBEAU // // WHICH DRUG ARE YOU ? WEED // DO YOU HAVE BROTHERS AND SISTERS ? 3 BROTHERS, 4 SISTERS, SAME MOM AND SAME DAD // JUST A TRIP : WHERE ? PHUKET, THAILAND. ALL OF THAILAND. // DO YOU HAVE A TELEVISION ? YEP // WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE TV SHOW ? LAW & ORDER SVU // YOUR FAVORITE QUOTE : DEEDS SAY MORE THAN WORDS. I AM GOING TO SET AN EXAMPLE, LIKE SHAKING THE HANDS THAT HAVE HURT ME. THIS IS ONLY WAY I CAN FREE MYSELF AND INSPIRE MY COUNTRY ELLEN SIRLEAF JOHNSON // YOU CAN GET ONLY ONE OBJECT, TELL ME WHAT BOOK // // PLEASE PLAY WITH YOUR NAME : K/OOL KID WITH SO MUCH KLASS A/RTISTICLY INCLINED F/ULL OF LIFE I/NTELLIGENT LADY A/MAZINGLY LOYAL // RECITE SOME LYRICS OR SOME VERSES YOU KNOW BY MEMORY : WHO RUN THE WORLD, GIRLS GIRLS by BEYONCE // A CELEBRITY YOU LIKE ?  ANGELINA JOLIE // A CELEBRITY YOU HATE ?  KOBE BRYANT  // YOUR FAVORITE WEBSITE WWW.4OFEIGHT.COM // DO YOU EAT THE BEST AT FIRST OR AT THE END ? AT FIRST // ARE YOU BIPOLAR OR BI-WINNING ?  BI-WINNING // A WORD ABOUT FRANCE ? INTRIGUING // // WHAT’S YOUR REAL AGE (IN YOUR MIND) ? 25 // WHAT STYLE DID YOU HAVE WHEN YOU WAS A TEENAGER ? OUTGOING, ARTISTICALLY, UNIQUE AND BIT OF PERFECT STUDENT // DO YOU LOOK LIKE MORE TO YOUR FATHER OR YOUR MOTHER ? MY MOTHER // WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST REACTION TO THE NEWS OF OUSAMA BIN LADEN’S DEATH ?  OMG ! // DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN 3 WORDS : UBIQUITOUS / HONEST / LOYAL // ARE YOU LEFT HANDED OR RIGHT HANDED ?  RIGHT HANDED // HAVE YOU EVER HAD A (SELECTIVE) SURGERY ? KNEE SURGERY IN 2002 // // WHAT’S YOUR SIGN OF THE ZODIAC ? SCORPIO // WHAT IS THE THING YOU ARE BEST AT IN LIFE ? LAUGHING // WHAT YOU LOVE IN NEW YORK : DIVERSITY AND THE ABILITY TO BE WHAT YOU WANNA BE // WHAT YOU HATE IN NEW YORK : THE POLLUTION // A MESSAGE FOR WHO YOU WANT (PLEASE TELL ME WHAT AND FOR WHOM) I DON’T REALLY HAVE A MESSAGE. I AM PRETTY UP FRONT AND TELL PEOPLE HOW I FEEL // PLEASE FINISH THE SENTENCE : KISS ME I’M … … THE SHYT ! // // YOUR PARENTS ARE STILL MARRIED ? YEP, 30+ YEARS !   // A LOVE/HATE RELATIONSHIP MY EX/DEAR FRIEND. HAHA, WE LOVE/HATE… BUT WILL FOREVER HAVE EACH OTHER’S BACK. GOOD FRIENDS TILL THE END.  // DO YOU KNOW CORSICA ? YEA. SOME PLACE IN ITALY ? // KAFIA INTRODUCES ME TO SHYVONNE :  “She’s extremely talented & knows a lot of interesting people. Plus, we have a unique story of how we met… on a bus to DC one weekend a few years ago”
#10 / NUMERO 10 // ADAIR / INTRODUCED BY DIN (#9) // ADAIR IS 30 YEARS OLD. HE IS AN AMBITIOUS AND SUCCESSFUL AMERICAN GUY. I MET HIM AT HIS OFFICE, AT THE 43RD FLOOR OF A BUILDING ON THE 7TH AVENUE.  ADAIR COMES FROM THE BRONX, LIVES IN THE BRONX WITH HIS FIANCE AND MAKES A CAREER IN THE SHOW BUSINESS WORLD. HE WORKS, WORKS, WORKS SO MUCH. NY STYLE LIFE … HE IS VICE PRESIDENT OF COMMUNICATIONS AT RUSH COMMUNICATIONS. MOST OF HIS DINNER ARE FOR THE JOB. #10 HAS WORKED FOR NAOMI CAMPBELL AND P. DIDDY BUT NOT (YET) FOR MICHELLE OBAMA.  WHEN HE DOESN’T WORK HE COOKS FOR HIS FRIENDS, SINGS KARAOKE AND IS VOLUNTEER FOR SEVERAL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. ONE OF THESE IS THE BROTHERHOOD/SISTERSOL, A HARLEM-BASED ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO THE EMPOWERMENT OF YOUNG BLACK AND LATINO MEN AND WOMEN.  ADAIR IS LUCKY : HE HAS FOUND THE REAL LOVE.  // // // IN YOUR OPINION, WHAT DOES MICHELLE OBAMA SAY TO HERSELF IN THE MORNING WHEN SHE LOOKS IN THE MIRROR ? AND HERE WE GO… // JUST A WORD ABOUT CARLA BRUNI ? ELEGANCE // // FOR YOU, “AMERICA SHOULD BE MORE … OPEN” // FOR YOU, “FRANCE SHOULD BE LESS …   ARROGANT”  // THE FIRST WORD WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT MICHELLE OBAMA ? CONFIDENCE // // A WORD FOR EACH PART OF YOUR LIFE FIRST DECADE : FREE SECOND DECADE : STUDENT THIRD DECADE : LIVING // THE BEST IN AMERICA : OPPORTUNITY // THE WORST IN AMERICA : RACISM //  WHO WOULD YOU CHOOSE BETWEEN CHARLIE SHEEN / MEL GIBSON JOHN GALLIANO ?  CHARLIE SHEEN  // A TATTOO : WHERE AND WHAT ? THE INITIALS JB DOWN THE SIDE OF MY TORSO // WHO CAN PLAY MICHELLE OBAMA IN A MOVIE ? TARAJI P. HENSON // HAVE YOU EVER HAVE A CAR ACCIDENT ?  NO // CHOOSE ANOTHER FIRST NAME ROMAN // DO YOU PREFER A GREY AND WARM WEATHER OR A BLUE AND COLD SKY ?  A BLUE AND COLD SKY // WHO IS THE WOMAN OF THE YEAR ?  PRAISE TO THE WOMAN THAT GAVE ME LIFE & RAISED ME - MOM // WHO TO PLAY YOU IN A BIOPIC MOVIE ?  BORIS KODJOE // WHAT’S YOUR OBSESSION IN LIFE ? JASON BOLDEN, MY FIANCE // IN FRANCE WE HAVE CARAMBAR. IT’S A FAMOUS CANDY BRAND. IN EACH CARAMBAR YOU FIND A JOKE OR A CHOICE TO DO. ONE DAY, I FIND THIS - TERRIBLE - CHOICE (PLEASE TELL ME WHAT’S YOURS)  CHOOSE BETWEEN : « YOU CAN’T SEE YOUR FACE IN THE MIRROR ANYMORE OR EVERYBODY HAS THE SAME FACE AS YOU » ? YOU CAN’T SEE YOUR FACE IN THE MIRROR // LAST TIME YOU CRIED ? TODAY, JUNE 15th BECAUSE I WAS TOUCHED BY A KID’S SENSE OF HOPE // WHAT’S YOUR MIDDLE NAME ? CHRISTOPHER // // HOW MANY CREDIT CARDS DO YOU HAVE ? 3 // FAN OF WHOM ? MY GRAND PARENTS // YOUR TOP FIVE IN LIFE : 1 MY FIANCE 2 MOM 3 MY SISTERS 4 LOVE 5 HAPPINESS // HAVE YOU EVER BEEN ARRESTED ?  I’VE NEVER BEEN ARRESTED // WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING ?   I RE-READ BOOKS AT TIMES.  I’M READING A NEW EARTH by ECKHARDT TOLLE // WHICH DRUG ARE YOU ? MEDICINAL MARIJUANA // DO YOU HAVE BROTHERS AND SISTERS ? 3 BEAUTIFUL YOUNGER SISTERS // JUST A TRIP : WHERE ? A DESERTED ISLAND WITH MY IPOD AND A FEW GOOD BOOKS // DO YOU HAVE A TELEVISION ?   YES // WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE TV SHOW ? NO FAVORITES // YOUR FAVORITE QUOTE : THERE’S NO PROGRESS WITHOUT STRUGGLE FREDERICK DOUGLAS // YOU CAN GET ONLY ONE OBJECT, TELL ME WHAT MY IPOD // PLEASE PLAY WITH YOUR NAME : A/DMIRABLE D/ETERMINED A/CCEPTING I/NTEGRITY R/ICH // RECITE SOME LYRICS OR SOME VERSES YOU KNOW BY MEMORY : IT WAS ALL A DREAM, I USED TO READ WORD UP MAGAZINE SALT N PEPA & HEAVY D UP IN THE LIMOUSINE // A CELEBRITY YOU LIKE ?  TARAJI P. HENSON // A CELEBRITY YOU HATE ?  I DON’T CARE ENOUGH TO HATE A CELEBRITY // YOUR FAVORITE WEBSITE WWW.TECHCRUNCH.COM // DO YOU EAT THE BEST AT FIRST OR AT THE END ? THE BEST FIRST // ARE YOU BIPOLAR OR BI-WINNING ?  DEFINITELY BIPOLAR // A WORD ABOUT FRANCE ? CLASSIC BEAUTY // WHAT’S YOUR REAL AGE (IN YOUR MIND) ? SOMETIMES I’M 45 AND SOMETIMES I’M 23 // WHAT STYLE YOU HAD WHEN YOU WAS A TEENAGER ? I WAS MORE CLASS CLOWN BUT PERFECT STUDENT // DO YOU LOOK LIKE MORE TO YOUR FATHER OR YOUR MOTHER ? MOM WILL ALWAYS WIN // WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST REACTION TO THE NEWS OF OSAMA BIN LADEN’S DEATH ? NO REACTION AT ALL // DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN 3 WORDS : PASSIONATE / LOVING / SELFLESS // ARE YOU LEFT HANDED OR RIGHT HANDED ?   RIGHT HANDED // HAVE YOU EVER HAD A (SELECTIVE) SURGERY ? NO // // WHAT’S YOUR SIGN OF THE ZODIAC ? CANCER // WHAT IS THE THING YOU ARE BEST AT IN LIFE ?   LOVING // // WHAT YOU LOVE IN NEW YORK : OPPORTUNITIES // WHAT YOU HATE IN NEW YORK : RUDE PEOPLE // A MESSAGE FOR WHO YOU WANT (PLEASE TELL ME WHAT AND FOR WHOM) I WANT EVERYTHING SO I CAN GIVE IT TO JASON // PLEASE FINISH THE SENTENCE : KISS ME I’M … … IN LOVE WITH YOU //  // YOUR PARENTS ARE STILL MARRIED ? MY FATHER PASSED AND MY MOM & DAD NEVER MARRIED // A LOVE/HATE RELATIONSHIP YOU HAVE (OR HAD), WITH WHOM OR WHAT ? CHEESE. I LOVED IT. MY BODY HATED IT. // // DO YOU KNOW CORSICA ? WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT ? I’VE ONLY READ ABOUT CORSICA BUT WOULD LOVE TO VISIT. IN MY MIND, IT’S AS BEAUTIFUL AS THE AMALFI COAST – ONE OF MY FAVORITE PLACES. // ADAIR INTRODUCES ME TO KAFIA : “As she will say I inspire her, she inspires me to be better, give more, and do better”
THE END OF THE SECOND TRIP IN THE USA IS CLOSE  BUT THE PROJECT GET MORE AND MORE SUPPORTS :  AN AMAZING ARTICLE IN THE FRENCH NEWSPAPER LE PARISIEN  /  AN INTERVIEW ON ERYN BRINIE’S BLOG / ANNE-ELISABETH LEMOINE ON FRANCE INFO / AND CHARLOTTE LE GRIX DE LA SALLE ON FRANCE-AMERIQUE !
#9  / NUMERO 9 // DIN /  INTRODUCED BY GERALD (#8) // OK. OK. OK. HE’S BEAUTIFUL, INTELLIGENT, HE LIKES TO TALK (A LOT), TO JOKE AND TO PLAY WITH WORDS.  DIN IS 33 YEARS OLD. FROM NEW ORLEANS BUT A NEW YORKER. MODEL AND BUSINESS MAN (HIS SANDWICHES ARE IN MY WORLD TOP 5). DIN HAS OPENED HIS OWN RESTAURANT IN THE LOWER EAST SIDE (“LES”) THANKS TO THE MONEY HE SAVED FROM “THE FASHION”. MARRIED AND FATHER (JAI - WITH 2 POINTS ON THE I - IS 8 YEARS OLD). HE’S DESPAIRED BY THE LEVEL OF PUBLIC EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN IN NEW YORK. AT CHEEKY PLACE, THERE IS NO MIRROR. “I’M YOUR MIRROR”, DIN SAID. IN THE CITY - AND IT’S ONE OF THE DIFFERENCE WITH PARIS - YOU DON’T HAVE A LOT OF MIRRORS IN FRONT OF THE SHOPS IN THE STREETS. HARD TO CHECK YOUR LOOK. BETTER TO FEEL FREESTYLE.  DIN TOLD ME “I’M SHY, ALL THE TIME” BUT I CAN’T BELIEVE THAT. HE HAS SOME CLOSE FRIENDS BUT NO BEST FRIENDS. “I’M MY BEST FRIEND”, HE SAID. LUCKY GUY…  HE’S MARRIED TO NATHALIE, A GORGEOUS FRENCH WOMAN. THEY ARE BACK TOGETHER AFTER HAVING SPENT 3 YEARS AWAY FROM EACH OTHER. DIN LIVES ALONE IN THE FINANCIAL DISTRICT IN THE SOUTH OF MANHATTAN. NO TRAIN, NO TAXI, JUST A BIKE. NO COMPUTER AT HOME, NO TELEVISION. JUST THINKING, CHILL OUT. HIS PARENTS LEFT NEW ORLEANS FOR HOUSTON (TEXAS) AFTER THE HURRICANE. (A THIRD OF THE POPULATION HAS MOVED - AND NEVER CAME BACK - AFTER KATRINA).  DURING THE INTERVIEW, A GUY HAS DELIVERED SOME IMMACULATE SHIRTS. (DELIVERY IS ONE OF THE BEST PART OF AMERICA). WHEN HE WORKED, #9 WEARS A WHITE HAT AND BLACK PLASTIC SLOVES. STYLISH BOSS. WE TALKED ABOUT THE GUYS WHO WEAR THE SAME SUIT EVERYDAY, WHO CAN KEEP THE SAME STYLE ALL YEAR LONG …  // // // IN YOUR OPINION, WHAT DOES MICHELLE OBAMA SAY TO HERSELF IN THE MORNING WHEN SHE LOOKS IN THE MIRROR ? DAMN, HOPE THEY FIGURED HOW TO MAKE IT GRITS AND EGGS. // JUST A WORD ABOUT CARLA BRUNI ? DIDN‘T KNOW WHO SHE WAS UNTIL SOME PERSON TOLD ME AND STILL DIDN’T THINK MUCH OF IT. HER HUSBAND THOUGH HAD MANY THOUGHTS ABOUT HIM. // FOR YOU, “AMERICA SHOULD BE MORE … … OPEN” // // FOR YOU, “FRANCE SHOULD BE LESS …   … SOCIALISTS” //  THE FIRST WORD WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT MICHELLE OBAMA ? J. CREW // A WORD FOR EACH PART OF YOUR LIFE FIRST DECADE : IMPATIENT SECOND DECADE : PRESENT THIRD DECADE : OPTIMISTIC // THE BEST IN AMERICA : DRIVE AND HAMBURGERS // THE WORST IN AMERICA : IGNORANCE // // WHO WOULD YOU CHOOSE BETWEEN CHARLIE SHEEN / MEL GIBSON / JOHN GALLIANO ? JOHN GALLIANO // // WHO (SOMEONE CLOSE TO YOU) CAN PLAY MICHELLE OBAMA IN A MOVIE ? COURTNEY LANDRY // WHICH CELEBRITY TO PLAY YOURSELF IN A BIOPIC ? WILL SMITH  // DO YOU LOOKALIKE MORE TO YOUR MOTHER OR YOUR FATHER ? STARTED OFF LIKE MY DAD. THEN MY MOM JOINED THE RACE AND IS MAKING A STRONG IMPACT. // HAVE YOU EVER HAVE A CAR ACCIDENT ?  OR SO IN THE MORNING AFTER FALLING ASLEEP. // HEAVIEST WEIGHT OF YOUR LIFE ? 180 POUNDS // CHOOSE ANOTHER FIRST NAME I LOVE MY NAME. WHEN I WAS YOUNGER, I PROBABLY CHOSE TO CALL MYSELF MICHAEL. // // DO YOU PREFER A GREY AND WARM WEATHER OR A BLUE AND COLD SKY ?  GREY AND WARM WEATHER // WHO IS THE WOMAN OF THE YEAR ?  NATHALIE // WHAT’S YOUR OBSESSION IN LIFE ?  CRAZINESS. I FIND IT IN ALL ASPECTS OF MY LIFE EVEN WHEN I THINK I DON’T WANT IT. IT KEEPS ME GOING. // IN FRANCE WE HAVE CARAMBAR. IT’S A FAMOUS CANDY BRAND. IN EACH CARAMBAR YOU FIND A JOKE OR A CHOICE TO DO. ONE DAY, I FIND THIS - TERRIBLE - CHOICE (PLEASE TELL ME WHAT’S YOURS)  CHOOSE BETWEEN : “YOU CAN’T SEE YOUR FACE IN THE MIRROR ANYMORE OR EVERYBODY HAS THE SAME FACE AS YOU” ? EVERYONE HAS THE SAME FACE AS ME // LAST TIME YOU CRIED ? I’M CRYING NOW. LIFE.  // WHAT’S YOUR MIDDLE NAME ? MOUSSA // HOW MANY CREDIT CARDS DO YOU HAVE ? ONE OR TWO. DAMN RECESSION. MAYBE A GOOD THING. // FAN OF WHOM ? THE WORLD // // YOUR TOP FIVE IN LIFE : 1 DAD (MOM AS WELL) 2 THE BOY 3 BUDDAH 4 GHANDI 5 MOTHER THERESA // HAVE YOU EVER BEEN ARRESTED ? OH YEAH… FOR BEING YOUNG AND DUMB. IGNORANT AND DUMB. PASSIONATE, ARROGANT AND DUMB. JUST DUMB. PROUD AND DUMB. RELATED TO DUMB. MAYBE NOT ALL IN THAT ORDER. // WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING ? ON LIBERTY by JOHN STEWART MILL // WHICH DRUG ARE YOU ? LSD // DO YOU HAVE BROTHERS AND SISTERS ? AN OLDER BROTHER, A YOUNGER SISTER // JUST A TRIP : WHERE ? THE WORLD // DO YOU HAVE A TELEVISION ? NO // WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE TV SHOW ? CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM // YOUR FAVORITE QUOTE : BEING AN ENTREPRENEUR IS LIKE JUMPING OUT OF A PLANE AND MAKING THE PARACHUTE WHILE FALLING. // YOU CAN GET ONLY ONE OBJECT, TELL ME WHAT SANITY // PLEASE PLAY WITH YOUR NAME : D/O I/T N/OW // RECITE SOME LYRICS OR SOME VERSES YOU KNOW BY MEMORY : “EASILY I APPROACH THE MICRAPHONE BECAUSE I AIN’T NO JOKE  TELL YOUR MOMMA TO  GET OFF OF MY TIP I HAVE NO TIME TO GIVE HER MY DICK, I’M GONNA HOLD ITAND WALK AROUND THE STAGE AND IF YOU FUCK UP, I’M GONNA GET MY GAUGE AND SHRIVEL YOU UP  LIKE CALIFORNIA RAISINS, UNLOAD THE BARRELL AND LAUGH  ‘CAUSE I’M PUTTIN LEAD IN YOUR MOTHERFUCKING ASS” EAZY-E   // A CELEBRITY YOU LIKE ?  BRAD PITT // A CELEBRITY YOU HATE ?  BARNEY //  YOUR FAVORITE WEBSITE WWW.DICTIONARY.COM // DO YOU EAT THE BEST AT FIRST OR AT THE END ? AT THE END // // WHAT’S YOUR REAL AGE ? 100 YEARS OLD //  A NEW TATOO : WHERE AND WHAT ? LEFT TOP SIDE OF MY BODY POSSIBLY OF A CAT SITTING PLAYING WITH FIRE //  WHAT STYLE DID YOU HAVE WHEN YOU WAS A TEENAGER ? OUTSIDER WHO FIT IN // ARE YOU BIPOLAR OR BI-WINNING ?  BI-WINNING // A WORD ABOUT FRANCE ? DAMN // //  WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST REACTION TO THE NEWS OF OUSAMA BIN LADEN’S DEATH ? SAD // DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN 3 WORDS : OFF / THE / CHAIN // ARE YOU LEFT HANDED OR RIGHT HANDED ?  COULDN’T COME UP WITH ANYTHING SLICK, SO … RIGHT.  // // HAVE YOU EVER HAD A (SELECTIVE) SURGERY ? NOPE. STITCHES IN THE HEAD THOUGH. // WHAT IS THE THING YOU ARE BEST AT IN LIFE ? THINKING // WHAT YOU LOVE IN NEW YORK : SPRING TIME CITY FLOWERS // WHAT YOU HATE IN NEW YORK : IT EATS AT THE SOUL // // // // // DIN INTRODUCES ME TO ADAIR
#8 / NUMERO 8 // GERALD / INTRODUCED BY SAIMAN (#7) // I MET GERALD AT THE BROWN CAFE, A PERFECT SPOT IF YOU LIKE NEW YORKERS BOBO STYLE. WE STAYED OUTSIDE FOR AN HOUR, WITH BOB, HIS “BOULEDOGUE FRANCAIS”. SOME YOUNG SKATERS PASSED IN FRONT OF US. GERALD USED TO BE A SKATER WHEN HE WAS A TEENAGER. SKATEBOARD IS A REAL CULTURE IN AMERICA. IN NEW YORK, IT’S NOT UNUSUAL TO COME ACROSS SOME “OLD” GUYS CRUISING WITH A SKATEBOARD IN THE HAND. GERALD DOESN’T SKATE ANYMORE : HE HURT HIMSELF TOO MUCH. BUT HURTING YOURSELF IS A FULLY PART OF SKATEBOARDING … WE DISCUSSED ABOUT JASON DILL, “A LEGEND”, SAID GERALD. FOR HIS LONGEVITY, THE EVOLUTION OF HIS STYLE. THE PROGRESSION OF HIS ART. HE REPRESENTS THE REAL NEW YORK SKATEBOARDING STYLE.  NOW GERALD PREFERS BRASILIAN JIU-JITSU. FIGHT BUT DOESN’T LOOK THE FIGHTER TYPE. THAT’S THE POINT. #8 IS LIKE THAT. CALM, NOT SHY, TRENDY BUT A REAL HIDDEN FIGHTING MAN.  GERALD IS CANADIAN (FROM VANCOUVER) AND WOULD LIKE TO GET A GREEN CARD. HE HAS BEEN LIVING IN NEW YORK SINCE 2003. HE LIVES IN THE LOWER EAST SIDE BUT BEFORE THAT HE HAS LIVED IN A LOT OF “SHITTY PLACES”. HE’S MARRIED, HAS A GREAT JOB IN A NICE DESIGN AND VISUAL EFFECTS AGENCY CLOSE FROM HIS APPARTMENT. HE CELEBRATED HIS BIRTHDAY THE DAY BEFORE THE INTERVIEW (35 YEARS OLD). HE DOESN’T SEEM HANGOVER THOUGH HE LIKES WHISKY.  HE GOES TO WORK WITH BOB EVERYDAY. AT THE PSYOP’S OFFICE, THERE ARE LIKE 10 DOGS WHO STAY ALL DAY LONG WITH THEIR MASTER. PRETTY COOL.  // // // IN YOUR OPINION, WHAT DOES MICHELLE OBAMA SAY TO HERSELF IN THE MORNING WHEN SHE LOOKS IN THE MIRROR ? YOU CAN DO A HUNDRED THINGS RIGHT, BUT IT TAKES ONLY ONE MISTAKE TO DESTROY EVERYTHING. // JUST A WORD ABOUT CARLA BRUNI ? A FRENCH PARIS HILTON // FOR YOU, “AMERICA SHOULD BE MORE … … FREE” // FOR YOU, “FRANCE SHOULD BE LESS … … SHITTY AMERICAN TOURISTS” // THE FIRST WORD WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT MICHELLE OBAMA ? P90X // A WORD FOR EACH PART OF YOUR LIFE FIRST DECADE : NO HAIR SECOND DECADE : TRYING TO GROW A MOUSTACHE THIRD DECADE : SAME FACIAL HAIR AS FIRST DECADE // THE BEST IN AMERICA : THE OPPORTUNITY AND ITS STRUGGLE // THE WORST IN AMERICA : VALUES // WHO WOULD YOU CHOOSE BETWEEN CHARLIE SHEEN / MEL GIBSON / JOHN GALLIANO ? MEL GIBSON // HAVE YOU EVER HAVE A CAR ACCIDENT ? I FELL OUT OF A CAR WHEN I WAS 21 // CHOOSE ANOTHER FIRST NAME : EXPLO // DO YOU PREFER A GREY AND WARM WEATHER OR A BLUE AND COLD SKY ? WARM AND GREY // WHO IS THE WOMAN OF THE YEAR ? REBECCA BLACK FOR DONATING HER MONEY TO JAPAN. // // WHO TO PLAY YOU IN A BIOPIC MOVIE ? MY DOG BOB // WHAT’S YOUR OBSESSION IN LIFE ? VEGETARIAN // IN FRANCE WE HAVE CARAMBAR. IT’S A FAMOUS CANDY BRAND. IN EACH CARAMBAR YOU FIND A JOKE OR A CHOICE TO DO. ONE DAY, I FIND THIS - TERRIBLE - CHOICE (PLEASE TELL ME WHAT’S YOURS)  CHOOSE BETWEEN : “YOU CAN’T SEE YOUR FACE IN THE MIRROR ANYMORE OR EVERYBODY HAS THE SAME FACE AS YOU” ? CAN’T SEE MY FACE IN THE MIRROR ANYMORE // LAST TIME YOU CRIED ? WHY ? 2005. I DIDN’T SEE A DOCTOR FOR 3 DAYS BECAUSE OF NO HEALTH INSURANCE. MY APPENDIX EXPLODED AND I REALLY CRIED. // WHAT’S YOUR MIDDLE NAME ? EL GATO // HOW MANY CREDIT CARDS DO YOU HAVE ? 3 // FAN OF WHOM ? WONG KAR WAI // YOUR TOP FIVE IN LIFE : 1 SHIT 2 SHOWER 3 SHAVE 4 COFFEE 5 SHIT // HAVE YOU EVER BEEN ARRESTED ? NO. TRYING TO GET A GREEN CARD ARE YOU CRAZY ? // WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING ? I’M ABOUT TO START THRIVE by BRENDAN BRAZIER AND THE AGE OF THE SPIRITUAL MACHINES by RAY KURZWEIL // WHICH DRUG ARE YOU ? CAFFEINE // // JUST A TRIP : HIMALAYAS // DO YOU HAVE A TELEVISION ? YES // YOUR FAVORITE QUOTE : DRINK YOUR SCHOOL, STAY IN DRUGS, AND DON’T DO MILK. // YOU CAN GET ONLY ONE OBJECT, TELL ME WHAT : PIZZA // PLEASE PLAY WITH YOUR NAME : G/RAPE JUICE E/LEPHANTITIS R/OBO A/CCIDENT L/OLS D/ESTROY // RECITE SOME LYRICS OR SOME VERSES YOU KNOW BY MEMORY : “WE EAT FISH, TOSSED SALADS AND MAKE RAP BALLADS. THE BIOCHEMICAL SLANG LORD’LL THROW THE ARROWS IN THE DOPE FIEND. VOCAL CHORDS SWITCH LASER BEAMS MY TRIPLE SEVENS. BROKE THE SLOT MACHINES OUT IN QUEENS, GREY POUPON IS REBEL ON RAP”. FISH by GHOSTFACE KILLAH // // A CELEBRITY YOU LIKE ? BILL MURRAY // A CELEBRITY YOU HATE ? … // YOUR FAVORITE WEBSITE WWW.YOUTHEWHOA.BLOGSPOT.COM // DO YOU EAT THE BEST AT FIRST OR AT THE END ? AT THE END, UNLESS IT’S SOUP. // ARE YOU BIPOLAR OR BI-WINNING ? BI-WINNING // A WORD ABOUT FRANCE ? ZINEDINE ZIDANE // DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN 3 WORDS : NOT / DEAD / YET // ARE YOU LEFT HANDED OR RIGHT HANDED ? RIGHT HANDED BUT I WRITE LIKE I’M LEFT HANDED FOR REAL // HAVE YOU EVER HAD A (SELECTIVE) SURGERY ? JUST GOT A HAIRCUT // WHAT’S YOUR SIGN OF THE ZODIAC ? TAURUS. BUT I’M BORN IN THE YEAR OF THE DRAGON. // // WHAT IS THE THING YOU ARE BEST AT IN LIFE ? STILL WORKING ON THAT // WHAT YOU LOVE IN NEW YORK : THE PEOPLE // WHAT YOU HATE IN NEW YORK : BUGZ // // A MESSAGE FOR WHO YOU WANT : TO THE PERSON THAT KEEPS STEALING MY PENS : HOW DO YOU LIVE WITH YOURSELF ? // PLEASE FINISH THE SENTENCE : KISS ME I’M … … DYING // YOUR PARENTS ARE STILL MARRIED ? YES // A LOVE/HATE RELATIONSHIP : WORDS WITH FRIENDS. I NEVER FUCKING WIN BUT I CAN’T STOP PLAYING ! ALL MY FRIENDS ARE ASSHOLES. // GERALD INTRODUCES ME TO DIN : « I don’t know his life’s details but I have an idea of his character and that speaks more to me than a bio. Meeting him at cheeky sandwiches is synonymous with being welcomed to the neighborhood with tasty home cooking and positive vibes. Always good conversation and mind blowing po boys, Din and his shop give Orchard street a nice sense of community and one of the many reasons why I love New York ».
#7 /  NUMERO 7 // SAIMAN  / INTRODUCED BY KENDRA (#6) // HONK KONG - LOS ANGELES - NEW YORK. THIS IS THE LIFE TRIP OF SAIMAN. MY MEETING WITH #7 WAS NICE. HE’S AN ARTIST. I ALREADY KNEW ONE OF HIS SERIES OF DRAWINGS CALLED SUMMER OF LOVE WHERE ANIMALS KISS BOYS OR GIRLS. WE TALKED ABOUT WHISKY AND VODKA. SAIMAN IS 34 AND USED TO DRINK JAMESON. I MET SAIMAN IN BUSHWICK WHERE HE LIVES AND WORKS. IN GENERAL, SAIMAN THINKS ABOUT HIS WORK, FOOD AND HOW DO BETTER AT WHAT HE DOES. HE HAS THREE CATS, A CAR AND DOESN’T WANT TO HAVE A CHILD. WE TALKED ABOUT THE LATE TEENAGE SPIRIT, THE FACT WE BECOME FREE LATER AND OUR GENERATION WANTS TO ENJOY LIFE BEFORE FOUNDING A FAMILY. HE LEFT L.A. 5 YEARS AGO TO GO AWAY FROM A VIOLENT RELATIONSHIP WITH A GIRL. TOO MUCH FIGHTS, TOO MUCH ARGUING. SAIMAN LIKES STAY QUIET AND TO WORK AT HIS HOME STUDIO. HE’S NOT SHY.  HE DOESN’T “NEED” MUSIC IN LIFE BUT HE LIKES THE MAGNETIC FIELD AND MY BLOODY VALENTINE. HE MOVED TO LOS ANGELES WHEN HE WAS 15. IT WAS THOUGH BECAUSE HE DIDN’T KNOW A WORD OF ENGLISH. AND WHEN YOU ARE TEENAGER YOU NEED WORDS… HIS PARENTS SELL COMPUTERS IN THEIR OWN BUSINESS IN L.A. THEY ARE STILL TOGETHER. SAIMAN LIVES WITH JESSICA, HIS GIRLFRIEND.  // // IN YOUR OPINION, WHAT DOES MICHELLE OBAMA SAY TO HERSELF IN THE MORNING WHEN SHE LOOKS IN THE MIRROR ? GIVE IT UP, FIRST LADY IS IN THE WHITE HISS HOUSE // JUST A WORD ABOUT CARLA BRUNI ? A WOMAN // FOR YOU, “AMERICA SHOULD BE MORE … … SIMPLE. AMERICA IS TOO MUCH OF EVERYTHING”. // FOR YOU, “FRANCE SHOULD BE LESS … … BAGUETTE AND STRIPED SHIRT”.   // THE FIRST WORD WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT MICHELLE OBAMA ? KILLER BICEPS // // THE BEST IN AMERICA : OPPORTUNITY // THE WORST IN AMERICA : RELIGIONS // WHO WOULD YOU CHOOSE BETWEEN CHARLIE SHEEN / MEL GIBSON / JOHN GALLIANO ? JOHN GALLIANO // EXPLAIN YOUR WORK :  WHEN I WAS GROWING UP IN HONK KONG, GLAMORIZE VIOLENCE HAS ALWAYS BEEN COMMON POP CULTURE THEME. NOW I’M WORKING ON A SERIES OF PAINTINGS ABOUT MY FASCINATION ON TEEN VIOLENCE. // // HAVE YOU EVER HAVE A CAR ACCIDENT ?  YES AND I DIDN’T DIE // CHOOSE ANOTHER FIRST NAME GINGKO BILOBA // WHO IS THE WOMAN OF THE YEAR ?   JESSICA, MY GIRLFRIEND // WHAT’S YOUR OBSESSION IN LIFE ?  SOUL SEARCHING // ONE WORD FOR EACH PART OF YOUR LIFE FIRST DECADE : FERAL  SECOND DECADE : CONFUSED  THIRD DECADE : SEARCHING // AMERICAN ARTISTS YOU LIKE : PHILIP GUSTON, ALEX KATZ, DAVID HOCKNEY // FRENCH ARTISTS YOU LIKE : MARCEL DUCHAMP // WHO TO PLAY YOUR ROLE IN A BIOPIC MOVIE ?  SAMUEL L. JACKSON // // A LOVE / HATE RELATIONSHIP : IPAD. I CAN WASTE SO MUCH TIME ON IT YET IT’S JUST A GENIUS PRODUCT. // IN FRANCE WE HAVE CARAMBAR. IT’S A FAMOUS CANDY BRAND. IN EACH CARAMBAR YOU FIND A JOKE OR A CHOICE TO DO. ONE DAY, I FOUND THIS - TERRIBLE - CHOICE : « YOU CAN’T SEE YOUR FACE IN THE MIRROR ANYMORE OR EVERYBODY HAS THE SAME FACE AS YOU ».  PLEASE TELL ME WHAT’S YOURS : EVERYBOY HAS THE SAME FACE AS ME // // LAST TIME YOU CRIED ? CUTTING AN ONION TONIGHT // HOW MANY CREDIT CARDS DO YOU HAVE ? 3 OR 4 // // SAIMAN’S TOP FIVE : 1 AUTHENTICITY   2 IPAD 3 WORK HARD 4 PLAY HARD 5 PEOPLE // // HAVE YOU EVER BEEN ARRESTED ? NO // DO YOU PREFER A GREY AND WARM WEATHER OR A BLUE AND COLD SKY ?  A GREY AND WARM WEATHER  // WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING ? 100 YEARS OF SOLITUDE by GABRIEL GARCIA MARQUEZ INFINITE JEST by DAVID FOSTER WALLACE (STILL STRUGGLING TO GET THROUGH THE FIRST 100 PAGES SINCE I START READING A YEAR AGO)  // WHICH DRUG ARE YOU ? CLARITIN // // JUST A TRIP : NEPAL // // DO YOU HAVE A TELEVISION ? YES, THOUGH WE ONLY USE IT TO PLAY VIDEO GAME, NOTABLY DANCE CENTRAL FOR KINECT // YOUR FAVORITE QUOTE : THE SIGN OF MATURITY IS RECOGNIZING YOU OWN LIMITATION // // YOU CAN GET ONLY ONE OBJECT, TELL ME WHAT ATM MACHINE FILLED WITH CASH // PLEASE PLAY WITH YOUR NAME : S/ARDONIC A/LIBABA I/LLNESS M/ANCHILD A/NYTHING N/OTHING  // RECITE SOME LYRICS OR SOME VERSES YOU KNOW BY MEMORY : “KICKIN’ IN THE FRONT SEAT, SITTIN’ IN THE BACK SEAT GOTTA MAKE MY MIND UP WHICH SEAT CAN I TAKE” FRIDAY by REBECCA BLACK // // A CELEBRITY YOU LIKE ?  IRA GLASS // // A CELEBRITY YOU HATE ?  DONALD TRUMP // // WHAT’S YOUR MIDDLE NAME ? MAN // YOUR FAVORITE WEBSITE : WWW.HUFFINGTONPOST.COM // DO YOU EAT THE BEST AT FIRST OR AT THE END ? AT THE END //  ARE YOU BIPOLAR OR BI-WINNING ?  MY GIRLFRIEND THINKS I’M BIPOLAR // A WORD ABOUT FRANCE ?    OH LA LA // DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN 3 WORDS : ATTENTION / DEFICIT / DISORDER  // WHAT IS THE THING YOU ARE BEST AT IN LIFE ? WORKING HARD, HARDLY WORKING   // WHAT YOU LOVE IN NEW YORK : ENERGY, DIVERSITY, CULTURE // WHAT YOU HATE IN NEW YORK : BANKER, TRASH // A MESSAGE FOR WHO YOU WANT : TO BARACK, COME ON, YOU CAN DO BETTER ! // //  PLEASE FINISH THE SENTENCE : KISS ME I’M … … YOUR REGRET // // //  // SAIMAN INTRODUCES ME TO GERALD :  “Gerald is living an american dream.  He has a great job working as a director. He own his own apartment.  He has a wife. He has a dog. He got the looks. He has killer biceps just like Michelle. And he is not even american. God damn !”
#6 / NUMERO 6 // KENDRA / INTRODUCED BY KATIE (#5) // WHILE MICHELLE OBAMA WAS LAUNCHING AN INITIATIVE TO HELP AND SUPPORT THE AMERICAN MILITARY FAMILIES, I WAS MEETING WITH KENDRA. SHE IS 29. SHE WORKS IN THE SAME ADVERTISING AGENCY AS (KATIE) #5. SHE’S A COPYWRITER. SHE LIVES IN BED-STUY WITH KELLI, HER GIRLFRIEND, A FEW BLOCKS AWAY FROM THE STREETS WHERE SPIKE LEE SHOT DO THE RIGHT THING TWENTY TWO YEARS AGO. IN BED-STUY, WE USED TO SAY : DO OR DIE. YO KENDRA AND KELLI ARE GOING TO MOVE IN A NEW FLAT IN THE SAME BUILDING NEXT MONTH. KENDRA IS RIGHT HANDED AND PISCES. THE FAMOUS TWO FISH LINKED AT THEIR TAILS, SWIMMING IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS. SHE‘S INTERESTED IN ASTROLOGY. SHE TOLD ME : “I ATTRIBUTE MY INDECISIVE NATURE TO MY SIGN”. BUT SHE TOLD TOO THAT THE NATURE OF THIS MEANING FROM AN ASTROLOGY POINT OF VIEW TENDS TO BE TOO OTHERWORLDLY FOR THE PRACTICAL PURPOSES OF LIVING IN THIS WORLD AS IT IS. AS FOR UPTOMICHELLEPROJECT, SHE HAS CHOSEN… ONE OF HER TWO FUNNY FAT CATS HAS EATEN MY EARPHONES DURING THE INTERVIEW. BUT KENDRA HAS GIVEN ME SOME NEW ONES.  KENDRA HAS THREE YOUNGER SISTERS AND AN OLDER BROTHER. BIG FAMILY ! SHE WAS BORN IN A SMALL CITY IN ILLINOIS, A TWO HOURS DRIVE FROM CHICAGO. “A BORING TOWN”, TOLD KENDRA. SHE HAS MOVED TO BOSTON FOR COLLEGE, THEN TO NEW YORK. WHERE SHE’S FEELING MORE FREE TO LIVE LIKE SHE WANTS. SHE HAS NEVER MET MICHELLE OBAMA. BUT SHE WOULD LIKE VERY MUCH TO. // // IN YOUR OPINION, WHAT DOES MICHELLE OBAMA SAY TO HERSELF IN THE MORNING WHEN SHE LOOKS IN THE MIRROR ? KEEP ON TRUCKIN // JUST A WORD ABOUT CARLA BRUNI ? SHE’S PRETTY ? // FOR YOU, “AMERICA SHOULD BE MORE … … WILLING TO COMPROMISE” // FOR YOU, “FRANCE SHOULD BE LESS … … JUDGMENTAL” BUT I WILL QUALIFY THAT STATEMENT BY SAYING I’VE NEVER BEEN THERE. // THE FIRST WORD WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT MICHELLE OBAMA ? GUNS (AS IN, NICE ARMS) // // THE BEST IN AMERICA : FREEDOM TO BE THE LAZIEST OR THE BUSIEST // THE WORST IN AMERICA : THE RELIGIOUS RIGHT // WHO WOULD YOU CHOOSE BETWEEN CHARLIE SHEEN / MEL GIBSON / JOHN GALLIANO ? JOHN GALLIANO // HAVE YOU EVER HAVE A CAR ACCIDENT ?  I’VE BEEN IN A COUPLE OF ACCIDENTS, NOTHING SERIOUS BUT CERTAINLY SCARY. MEMORABLE ACCIDENTS INCLUDE RUNNING INTO A PARKED CAR ON AN ICY STREET AND REAR-ENDING A WOMAN AND HER GRANDFATHER ON A BUSY MASSACHUSETTS HIGHWAY, WHERE THEY PROCEEDED TO SCREAM AT ME.  // CHOOSE ANOTHER FIRST NAME NAOMI // WHAT’S YOUR OBSESSION IN LIFE ?  CONNECTING WITH PEOPLE // DO YOU HAVE YOUR OWN BLOG ? YES THREE :  WWW.POSTCOMMENTBELOW.COM (WITH KELLI) WWW.PERSONALGLUTTONY.BLOGSPOT.COM WWW.ITSCONCEIVABLENOW.COM  // // IN FRANCE WE HAVE CARAMBAR. IT’S A FAMOUS CANDY BRAND. IN EACH CARAMBAR YOU FIND A JOKE OR A CHOICE TO DO. ONE DAY, I FOUND THIS - TERRIBLE - CHOICE : “YOU CAN’T SEE YOUR FACE IN THE MIRROR ANYMORE OR EVERYBODY HAS THE SAME FACE AS YOU”.  PLEASE TELL ME WHAT’S YOURS : EVERYBODY HAS THE SAME FACE AS ME // // LAST TIME YOU CRIED ? WITH KELLI ABOUT A MONTH AGO  // YOUR FAVORITE QUOTE : “AND DID YOU GET WHAT YOU WANTED FROM THIS LIFE, EVEN SO ? I DID. AND WHAT DID YOU WANT ? TO CALL MYSELF BELOVED, TO FEEL MYSELF BELOVED ON EARTH”.  RAYMOND CARVER // HOW MANY CREDIT CARDS DO YOU HAVE ? TWO OFFICIAL AND TWO DEBIT CARDS. I’M VERY ANAL ABOUT PAYING THEM OFF. // // KENDRA’S TOP FIVE : 1 PEOPLE WHO LAUGH WITH ME 2 WALKING AND LISTENING TO MUSIC 3 BOOKS 4 MY GIRLFRIEND 5 ODDITIES // // HAVE YOU EVER BEEN ARRESTED ? ALMOST, AT 16. A BUNCH OF HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BROKE INTO THIS KID’S GRANDPARENT’S HOUSE IN HIGH SCHOOL. I WAS WITH THEM AND HOPPED A FENCE TO BUY CIGARETTES WITH A GUY I THOUGHT WAS GROSS. // WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING ? MY MOTHER SHE KILLED ME, MY FATHER HE ATE ME : NEW FAIRY TALES by VARIOUS AUTHORS  // WHICH DRUG ARE YOU ? TUMS // // JUST A TRIP : WHERE ? FRANCE // DO YOU HAVE A TELEVISION ? YES, WE HAVE A LOVE/HATE RELATIONSHIP // // DID YOU EVER HAVE A SURGERY ? NEVER, I’M LUCKY. // PLEASE PLAY WITH YOUR NAME : K/RYPTONITE E/NTERS N/EAR D/ARING, R/ARE A/NSWERS // RECITE SOME LYRICS OR SOME VERSES YOU KNOW BY MEMORY : “IF SOMETHING IN THE DELI AISLE MAKES YOU CRY YOU KNOW I’LL PUT MY ARM AROUND YOU AND I’LL WALK YOU OUTSIDE,  THROUGH THE SLIDING DOORS, WHY WOULD I MIND ? YOU’RE NOT A BABY IF YOU FEEL THE WORLD.  ALL THE BABIES CAN FEEL THE WORLD. THAT’S WHY THEY CRY”. PARENTHESES by THE BLOW // A CELEBRITY YOU LIKE ?   CARRIE BROWNSTEIN //  //  A CELEBRITY YOU HATE ?   ADAM CAROLLA //  //  WHAT’S YOUR MIDDLE NAME ?  RENAE // // YOUR FAVORITE WEBSITE :  THEHAIRPIN.COM //  DO YOU EAT THE BEST AT FIRST OR AT THE END ?   AT THE END //  ARE YOU BIPOLAR OR BI-WINNING ?   BI-WINNING //  A WORD ABOUT FRANCE ?    MYSTERIOUS //  DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN 3 WORDS :   CONFUSED / FRIENDLY / OBSERVANT //  WHAT IS THE THING YOU ARE BEST AT IN LIFE ?   DREAMING // WHAT YOU LOVE IN NEW YORK :  THE ENERGY, THE HISTORY, THE DIVERSITY, THE WEIRD, CRAZY CROWD //  WHAT YOU HATE IN NEW YORK : SELECT SMELLS, EXHAUSTION, EXPENSES // A MESSAGE FOR WHO YOU WANT : FOR WOMEN AND FOR ME : WHY THE FUCK DO WE ALWAYS APOLOGIZE ? // // PLEASE FINISH THE SENTENCE : KISS ME I’M … … EASILY LED // // // // // KENDRA INTRODUCES ME TO SAIMAN : “He is an amazing artist and has a unique perspective on American culture”.