by Michael Anthony Farley on May 25, 2017
Donald Trump has a notoriously weird handshake that only Justin Trudeau has been able to successfully beat. Until today, that is.
Newly elected French president Emmanuel Macron countered Trump’s death-grip in a minor arm-wrestling match that was described by IRL witness Phillip Rucker of The Washington Post:
“They shook hands for an extended period of time. Each president gripped the other’s hand with considerable intensity, their knuckles turning white and their jaws clenching and faces tightening.”
It’s noticeable that Trump just seems to want his hand back, which is exactly how anyone who’s ever had their hand (or pussy) grabbed by the president must feel. Thank you Emmanuel Macron, for winning this second important victory—the other of course being his defeat of psycho Marine Le Pen, lest France found itself with a Trump of its own.
I’m wondering if there’s an asshole-countering handshake the French learn in handsome politician school? Notably, the only other world leader to best the tiny hand vice has been of French Canadian descent…
Beau Travail!
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by Paddy Johnson on May 11, 2017
Today we spent the majority of our time looking at the Pavilions and we’ll be spending much of tomorrow similarly. Overall, there seem to be fewer people visiting the pavilions and Biennale this year—as evidenced by shortened bathroom cues and the ability to get a cup of coffee in less than hour. It’s hard, though, to discern the reasons for this. It’s not like anyone knows in advance what the shows (or weather) will be like. Still, I wondered if the poor quality of this year’s biennale might have depressed some enough that they took the day off. And perhaps the Americans here are too worried about the President’s recent firing of FBI Chief James Comey to focus on art? I know it’s an issue for me as well as many others I’ve seen over the last two days.
As for the pavilions, it’s a mixed bag—some good, some bad, and some stinky. I mean that literally. At least three pavilions this year need stench warning signs for those with allergies.
I’ll be discussing a lot of the work in greater depth in a separate post. In the meantime, here’s a sampling of what we saw this afternoon.
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