BY FROMA HARROP A few years ago, I took a French friend to a crowded beach in Rhode Island. No sooner had we hit the soft sands than she ripped off the top of her two-piece, baring her breasts to the sun and to curious boys playing nearby. “You can’t do that,” I said. “This is New England. People don’t go topless here.” Not entirely true. There are secluded beaches where New Englanders strip to […]

The French Have A Right To Ban The Burkini
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