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Raven Evans from Cannes

I walk the red carpet with no ticket

Tonight's premiere movie is Ang Lee's "Taking Woodstock," starring one of my favorite comedians Demetri Martin. Although I don't have a formal invitation to the red carpet premiere, I've decided to try my luck getting into the screening on different…

Raven Evans from Cannes

Aujourd'hui il pleut

Friday, May 15--Today it rains, which changes everything. Yesterday the air was so European with cigarette smoke and hints of ocean musk. Today the air is damp, humid and rainy. A little sad. My first full day at Cannes! This…

Raven Evans from Cannes

I'm doing some version of "great"

Raven Evans, a Cannes first-timer, will be a sophomore at Pomona College this September. Thursday, May 14--It might be assumed that a first entry, like this one, be a fairly formal introduction. As a student at a small liberal arts…