• boem@lemmy.worldOP
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    A battle is brewing between the city and its booksellers, who have been warned that the kiosks will have to be taken down for the Paris Olympics – an unprecedented move since the book stalls took up full-time residence along the Seine more than 160 years ago.

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      That’s the truth of it, isn’t it? The Olympics are just an excuse to make sweeping changes throughout a city and get rid of the undesirables.

      I think there’s a good reason why it’s coming to Los Angeles next.