Democracy Paradox in Paris
In the 2026 municipal elections, people living in the neighborhoods with the most trash and crime (18th, 19th, and 20th) still voted for the current lefitst government. The opposition promised a city that is clean seven days a week but the voters said "No".
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Also interesting: The Conversation was nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars in 1974 and lost to... Coppola himself lol
That year he dropped two films: The Conversation and The Godfather Part II. Wild.
Watched Coppola's The Conversation yesterday (1974).
10/10
Damn, Gene Hackman was 44, playing a 42-year-old. It means by the standards of that time, he actually looked young for his age.... Today people would probably guess he’s around 60....
This gathering reminded me of an old joke: A prostitute begs God to save her from punishment. God agrees, but warns her that her time will come later. Years pass. She boards a ship. The ship starts sinking and she shouts: You won’t drown the whole ship with so many passengers just because of me? And God replies: Are you kidding? I spent three years gathering you whores on one ship!