By Foster Kamer 1/27/12 4:03pm

LE BARONPOCOLYPSE

Andre.

THE FRENCH ARE COMING: New York City’s Nightlife Salvation (Maybe, Possibly) Begins Tonight With Rumored Opening of Le Baron

The arrival of Andre Sariva’s New York outpost of Le Baron—the most exclusive nightclubs in the world that you’re only getting into if you’re, like, one of the owners or friends with Stefon—has been waited by those who get off on velvet-rope-rejection-masochism with the eagerness of people who wait for nightclubs for two years at a time. Which is to say: Quite a bit.

As Eater New York’s Scott Solish reports, it is supposedly opening this weekend. Read More

By Foster Kamer 7/06/11 8:00am

DSK

How Soon Is Now: Rushing to Judgement on DSK

Je te l’avais dit.

It’s French for “I told you so.” The French do not have a phrase, however, for “jumping the gun”—at least nothing catchy.

As a result, some may find themselves ill-equipped to discuss recent events concerning the potential trial (and recent release) of former I.M.F. chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn, whose public criminal prosecution took a nosedive last week. Read More

By Foster Kamer 7/01/11 12:34am

Wow

Strauss-Kahn Free Bail WTF

Report: Dominique Strauss-Kahn’s Prosecutors Felled by 400 Pounds of Weed

[Insert French expression of astonishment here.] The New York Times reported Thursday evening that the Manhattan DA’s sexual assault case against former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn—or “Le Perv,” as dubbed by a few New York City newspapers—has come into serious, serious question by (among other things) 400 pounds of Marijuana, and moreover, the credibility of the former IMF chief’s accuser.

Their story is essentially:

There have been inconsistencies in the accuser’s story and past, which is reportedly littered with questions about motives (immigration status) and ties to unsavory characters. Read More