Le mot "Roast" en anglais évoque avant tout de la viande rôtie mais en language familier, le mot désigne aussi une fête pour célébrer quelqu'un: les amis de la personne à l'honneur se réunissent autour d'elle (et d'un bar) et balancent chacun à leur tour des vacheries au micro pour exprimer leur affection (voir le roast féroce de William Shatner sur Comedy Central.)
Demain à Los Angeles, les copains de la journaliste-blogueuse Cathy Seipp la passeront à la broche. Fans du blog, admirateurs et ennemis sont les bienvenus (tous les détails en anglais ci-dessous. Et pour ceux qu'ils l'auront reconnu, c'est bien Ken Layne sur la photo aux côtés de Cathy... Il sévit actuellement chez Wonkette.) Luke Ford chez LAist a entâmé les festivités avec "12 questions idiotes à Cathy Seipp." Extrait: "Can you honestly say that your relationship with Amy Alkon is strictly platonic?"
Come celebrate as we roast one of our own!
Cathy Seipp has been in the trenches of the battle for independent thinking in Hollywood for as long as she has plied her craft -- and it's an amazing record! Here's a chance to join with like-minded others and salute her courage, her humor, her leadership and her incredible mind.
This is a memorable bash that you won't forgive yourself for missing!
Sunday, September 10th 4:00pm
Figueroa Hotel
939 S. Figueroa Street (just north of Olympic Blvd.)
Los Angeles, CA 90015
More info on the American Cinema Foundation website.
I notice that in the French version you start by explaining what a roast is (or at least that's what I assume the first paragraph is about, I don't actually read French)
I'm guessing that roasts are unknown in France.
Do you have any guesses as to why?
I laughed out loud watching the roast of William Shatner on Comedy Central, especially George Takei's speech :-). That said, it's good to have you back, Emmanuelle. I missed reading you.
Salut Emmanuelle,
The use of 'roast' sounds unfortunate to readers in the UK.
To 'roast' somebody in street London slang means to gang rape them. Tabloid papers often accuse famous footballers roasting young groupies they pick up at showbiz parties.
I hope your friend is okay...
a bientot,
Lucy
(ex-bpweek, maintenant a Bruxelles)
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