Links for Saturday 30 August 2008:

Move over Skywalker: French surgeons destroy brain tumour on conscious patient
“Still talking” EU will not adopt sanctions against Russia: France
“Blown away by loveliness” Corsica, France’s Isle of Beauty
Property in France: Keep it in la famille now and for ever
Hopelessly divided: France’s Socialist party ‘close to meltdown’
Incurably old-school: Why Do the French Still Dance Le Swing?
Fun can coexist with planetary survival: River cruise with a carbon-free conscience
Is renting the answer? Property in France: Cherchez la maison
Blaming high euro and US economic trouble: Poor Americans avoid Paris
Paris match: Museums unite for Picasso season
44% Favorable: Sarkozy’s Standing Improves in France