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Skirt chaser

In front
(Illustration: Henning Studte)

by Katharina Kloss // 30/04/08

ANALYSIS
Italian merchant Giovanni Arnolfini (in Jan van Eyck’s 1434 portrait)'s resemblance to Putin has been much marked in the international media (Photo: geekulr/ Flickr)

Putin did not pull a Sarkozy love story

On 21 April, ‘Moskovsky Korrespondent’ apologised after reporting that Putin was to marry athlete Alina Kabaeva, 24. A look back at a story he termed as ‘snotty noses and erotic fantasies’

by Ulrich Heyden // 21/04/08

(Illustration: Henning Studte)

Hooking people up since 1483

by Nele Yang // 19/03/08

PORTRAIT

Turkish love story on Danish shores

With 3.8 million Turkish immigrants in the EU, we head to Denmark with the seventh largest Turkish population in Europe. Aydin Ozturk, 50, settled in Odense with a Danish partner and found his place in society

by Duygu Korhan // 28/02/08

ANALYSIS
(Photo: ©DVD LAND & )

Putin: a (filmic) kiss for Valentine’s Day

Two weeks before his handpicked successor takes over, a Russian film released on DVD on 14 February shows a rather different side to a fictional, unnamed outgoing Russian president

by Simone Schlindwein // 14/02/08

INTERVIEW
Thierry Hochart, Contact (Photo: Archiwum TH)

Paris: city of (hetero) love

After European capitals London, Berlin and Amsterdam, Paris has the fourth biggest gay community. 700, 000 people participated in its 2007 gay parade. But life for gays and lesbians in the French capital is not exactly as rosy as the colour pink

by Natalia Sosin // 06/02/08

Named after Ho Chi Minh and Che Guevara (Photo: Emanuele Grifoni)

Ho Che Anderson: I never actually said 'hey mom, this is my sex book'

The London-born Canadian graphic novelist, 38, is relaxed and frank as he discusses being chosen as the only black cartoonist to portray Martin Luther King, a series which took him ten long years to complete

by Marco Riciputi // 23/11/07

REVIEW

2 Days in Paris: 'the French are apparently perfect'

Julie Delpy’s multicultural comedy with bite, starring her parents, US actor Adam Goldberg and Germany’s Daniel Brühl, opens in French cinemas on 11 July. Reviews from both sides of the Rhein

by Nathalie Six/ Karsten Marhold // 11/07/07

PORTRAIT
(Illustration: Gemma Lopez)

50 years of love across the Schengen zone

Love beyond frontiers - two Euro-couples relate their stories of post-war Europe bliss

by Irene Barufatto // 23/02/07

INVESTIGATION
by <a href="http://www.fragoemazza.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href,'_blank'); return false;">Frago e Mazza</a>

Muslim matchmakers go online

Muslims turn to online matchmaking to find perfect spouse

by Tiziana Sforza & Adriano Farano // 10/10/06

FOCUS

Bridget Jones Syndrome

Is being single a flaw? It is becoming less so if you consider Europeans’ new demands for their love lives.

by Vanessa Witkowski et Prune Antoine // 13/02/06

ANALYSIS
love or money?

What’s love got to do with it?

February 14th is a special “day of love” in most places in the world. Do we really need it or is it just a marketing scam?

by Aleksandra Rychta // 13/02/06

INTERVIEW
Jaroslav Zverina

Jaroslav Zverina: Europeans and sex

What about Europeans and sex? Jaroslav Zverina, Czech MEP and well-known sexologist talks about couples and gives us some secrets to success.

by Alix Chambris // 13/02/06

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