A (Relatively) Calm First Night in Cannes

On the Boulevard Croisette

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     Cannes was quiet on Sunday night. At just 2:30 a.m., roughly 150 people crowded around 72 Croisette, the infamous Gutter Bar opposite the art deco Hotel Martinez. Girls in purple Yahoo shirts ran around cleaning up drinks. A glass broke, on occasion. A few sprays of beer, once. An accidental cigarette burn to the sleeve of a stranger’s shirt.

     The week was still very young. Delegates seemed eager to mingle, but cautious. Dallas

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