Press: Slicing the Baloney with Style

Cartoonist Claire Bretécher carves up poseurs and hypocrites

A young mother is fondly diapering her infant. The doorbell rings, and an old friend drops in, burbling with enthusiasm about her new job. "I'm off to the airport to pick up the ambassador from Bojo ... and then I have to cram myself into a press conference... and then I have to drag the ambassador's idiotic wife over to Yves Saint Laurent... but a girl's gotta eat. By the way, I'm off to Iran next week, so if you want a carpet just let me know...

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