Debra Ollivier

Why do women buy so much “merde,” period?

The author of "What French Women Know" responds to Kate Harding's criticisms

Debra Ollivier Monday, Oct 26, 2009 2:27 PM UTC 17
Life France, Broadsheet, Love and Sex

Mother for hire

I wanted Marta to love my children like her own. But to see the growing bond between them was to experience the silent confirmation that my role as mother had potentially been usurped.

Debra Ollivier Tuesday, May 3, 2005 3:13 PM UTC
Life

What French girls know

Young girls in France learn early in life that happiness is not as important as passion.

Debra Ollivier Monday, Jan 12, 2004 8:21 PM UTC
Life Sex, Love and Sex

France vs. America: The sex front

A cross-cultural study finds that Americans go more for one-night stands, the French favor long-term affairs -- and French women over 50 have a lot more sex.

Debra Ollivier Friday, Jun 20, 2003 7:32 PM UTC
Life Sex, Coupling, Infidelity

Voluptuous curves

The curator of the "Erotic Picasso" show in Paris talks about why the artist's most ribald work probably won't come to the U.S.

Debra Ollivier Thursday, May 10, 2001 7:39 PM UTC
Life Sex, Love and Sex

Designer vaginas

Gynecological surgery isn't just for medical reasons anymore; some women say it enhances sexual pleasure.

Debra Ollivier Tuesday, Nov 14, 2000 8:33 PM UTC
Life Sex, Love and Sex

Whose crisis is this, anyway?

Teens are getting the blame for their parents' failures.

Debra Ollivier Wednesday, Aug 30, 2000 7:30 PM UTC
Life Teenagers

New education gurus

A booming market emerges for consultants to desperate parents.

Debra Ollivier Wednesday, Aug 30, 2000 7:30 PM UTC
Life Teenagers

The colorful dissenter of Benetton

Oliviero Toscani of Colors and Talk magazines talks about media hypocrisy, corporate responsibility and why fashion makes us stupid.

Debra Ollivier Monday, Apr 17, 2000 4:00 PM UTC
Entertainment AIDS, Fashion

Au revoir, les taxes

Will lingerie model Laetitia Casta, appointed symbol of the French Republic, decamp to England to flee taxes?

Debra Ollivier Monday, Apr 17, 2000 4:00 PM UTC
Entertainment France, Taxes, England

Homeopathy

It's not wizardry; in fact, it's based on the same principle as vaccination.

Debra Ollivier Thursday, Mar 16, 2000 5:00 PM UTC
Life France, Drugs

Liberti, Egaliti, 36C

Why was a pneumatic Victoria's Secret model chosen as the embodiment of the French Republic?

Debra Ollivier Saturday, Feb 19, 2000 5:00 PM UTC
Entertainment France

The Gitane affair

Forget McDonald's and Coca-Cola; the French see American-style anti-tobacco lawsuits as one of the greatest threats to French culture.

Debra Ollivier Wednesday, Feb 9, 2000 5:00 PM UTC
Life France

Oh Deer!

Can deer-antler velvet increase your sex drive?

Debra Ollivier Saturday, Oct 9, 1999 4:00 PM UTC
Life Energy, Sex, Noble Beasts

Slather it on!

Caviar facials leave you shiny and opalescent.

Debra Ollivier Friday, Aug 6, 1999 4:00 PM UTC
Life

Up in the air

Can a 20-minute oxygen session counteract the effects of living in L.A.?

Debra Ollivier Friday, Jul 23, 1999 4:00 PM UTC
Life

Healing heat

Steam and massage are part of an ancient purifying ritual.

Debra Ollivier Friday, May 14, 1999 4:00 PM UTC
Life

Passionate eating

An American expat discovers why eating very bad things is very good for you.

Debra Ollivier Friday, Apr 16, 1999 8:45 AM UTC
Life

It's a microbe's life

Land of the free, home of the clean freak -- the latest round of microbial warfare has turned America into a paranoid hot zone.

Debra Ollivier Monday, Feb 22, 1999 8:00 PM UTC
Life

Star quality

Just as its enigmatic author predicted, nothing in the universe can be the same for those who love 'The Little Prince' -- but why?

Debra Ollivier Tuesday, Dec 22, 1998 1:54 PM UTC
Life France

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