… social commentator. He was a public intellectual. "I wear two hats," he said, likening himself to French author Honore de Balzac in producing a combination of human comedy, acute social portraits and ghost stories. "The imagination exists and social …

… literary author as social commentator. "I wear two hats," he said in the 2006 interview, likening himself to Honore de Balzac in producing a combination of human comedy, acute social portraits and ghost stories. He said at the time he believed he had …

… the Democratic mayor of Newark, Cory Booker , and the Republican governor of the Garden State, Chris Christie . Ah, but as Balzac said, behind every fortune is a crime. The film is told as a series of flashbacks, as Zuckerberg sits in the conference room …

… while more than a third said chores around the house got them down. Elaine Smith, marketing manager at at food company Florette , which conducted the study, said: “British women are so busy trying to be everything to everyone it’s no surprise they …

… while more than a third said chores around the house got them down. Elaine Smith, marketing manager at at food company Florette , which conducted the study, said: “British women are so busy trying to be everything to everyone it’s no surprise they …

… for Today: "We do not attach ourselves lastingly to anything that has not cost us care, labor or longing." _ Honore de Balzac , French dramatist (1799-1850). Copyright 2008 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published …

… films by Claude Chabrol and others, then moved to writing, directing and producing. He turned out movies like "Jean de Florette " in 1986, followed by "Manon des Sources," both adapted from Marcel Pagnol's vision of the French countryside. He directed …

… Camille Winbush ("The Bernie Mac Show") is 19. Thought for Today: "Modesty is the conscience of the body." _ Honore de Balzac , French author and dramatist (1799-1850). Copyright 2009 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may …

… on like a jerk." Depardieu was a leading French actor of the 1980s and 1990s with such hits as "Green Card," "Jean de Florette " and "Cyrano de Bergerac" ( search ), for which he was nominated for an Oscar. See Next Story in Entertainment E-Mail …