Joe Ray
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ARCHIVE OF THE YEAR 2003
March 21, 2003 - The Boston Globe
Europe sees wave of antiwar protest (as contributor)
Europe sees wave of antiwar protest.
Huge crowds denounce racism; left transfers support to incumbent
By Brian Whitmore, Globe Correspondent.
Globe correspondent Joe Ray contributed from Paris.
March 19, 2003 - The Montreal Gazette
The view from France: War with Iraq looks a lot different from the French perspective
With historic ties to the Arab world and a Muslim population of more than 4 million, the French fear for their delicate internal social balance
This article appeared on page A24
Joe Ray - Special to The Gazette
March 17, 2003 - The Montreal Gazette
Parisians lead peace protest
Parisians lead peace protest
This article appeared on page A17
Joe Ray - Special to The Gazette
March 5, 2003 - The Boston Globe
Poor ratings may have led to chef’s suicide
The moment the Michelin and Gault- Millau restaurant guides appear each year, everyone leaps to a favorite restaurant to see how it has done. Then, of course, people want to see who’s hot - and, just as eagerly, who’s not.
This year, Bernard Loiseau, one of the best-known chefs in France, was not hot, and many here are speculating that his February 24 suicide was a result of poor ratings.
March 2, 2003 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Facing up to war
Issue too keenly felt for French to be ‘weasels’ or ‘oui-sels’
Joe Ray - For the Journal-Constitution
February 24, 2003 - The Montreal Gazette
Great oil, the traditional way
Arriving in Liguria from the north, the Apennine Mountains jut up abruptly, bringing transportation to a crawl. When they fall into the Mediterranean on their southern side, it is just as sharp a drop. How someone looked at these mountains and valleys and said “I see countless terraces covered with olive trees” is difficult to imagine.
February 19, 2003 - The Boston Globe
Owner of London dairy proves why he is the big cheese
When one of his assistants walks up to Randolph Hodgson with a piece of cheese that the Neal’s Yard Dairy owner hasn’t seen since the previous season, Hodgson shows what he knows.
February 16, 2003 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
A day of world protests
Millions rally against war with Iraq
Joe Ray - For the Journal-Constitution
February 7, 2003 - The Hollywood Reporter
Viv Uni holding on to Canal Plus
Sale, IPO off table; Meheut confirmed as unit’s new chief
By Joe Ray and Georg Szalai
January 28, 2003 - The Hollywood Reporter
Chill Factor - Icelandic film sector plays by its own rules
REYKJAVIK, Iceland— Iceland is a tiny place. The capital, Reykjavik, hosts a scant 180,000 inhabitants. Walk its chilly, vibrant streets in the winter and you’re bound to get curious looks from the locals. Fly Iceland Air more than once and …
January 25, 2003 - The Montreal Gazette
Europe puts its foot down
All week, the signs said ‘non’ and ‘nein’. Reluctance to join war rush reflects experience of people who lived in battlefields.
This article appeared on page A29
Joe Ray - Special to The Gazette
January 12, 2003 - The Boston Globe
MFA pads offering with display of French royal furniture
Regilding and reupholstery took 4 years
By Joe Ray, Globe Correspondent.
This story ran on page N8 of the Boston Globe.
January 1, 2003 - The Boston Globe
What’s in a name? For France’s champagne guardian, plenty
As New Year’s revelers spend the day recovering and wishing, perhaps, that they hadn’t consumed so much champagne last night, they probably can’t say whether what they drank really was champagne…