Links for Thursday 31 July 2008:

Mass cover up: Topless sunbathing goes out of fashion on French beaches
Mutilating 90 women: French plastic surgeon ‘Dr Death’ on the run
No buyers: Giscard d’Estaing a victim of chateau slump
Taming the Unions: Sarkozy is getting it done
Botox was here: Carla Bruni: First Lady of France’s Plastic Surgery
French too insular: Corporate culture shock is a big deal
Hate: Ominous development in French hate crimes
Don’t Do This, Don’t Do That: ABC thinks the French are funny
No need to hurry change: Slow Train to Champagne
Leading candidate: Thierry Breton tipped for top job at Alcatel-Lucent as bosses quit
How dare they: Bringing English cheese to the dinner tables of France
Jean Nouvel: French Architect Has Designs On Vegas Desert
Beyond red: White Bordeaux – Oft-Forgotten Bliss