Culture Notes: France's cafe scene on the downward slide?

Here is a story from today's New York Times that I permalinked from the paper's site so that it will be accessible even after the article is moved or archived. This is a great method for sharing content with all of your students without taking up a ton of room copying the whole item onto your blog; it's also an effective way to build a content library and encourage further research.

International / Europe
Across France, Cafe Owners Are Suffering
By STEVEN ERLANGER
Published: November 23, 2008
Traditional cafes and bars all over France are suffering and in some cases even closing, hit by changing attitudes, habits and now a poor economic climate.