Monthly Archives: December 2006

[youtube]6eTNfIB8SHk[/youtube] Warning: this video may contain content that is inappropriate for some users A French parody on the production of foie gras, highlighting the cruelty that goes into the production of this food. Watch on YouTube [tags]France,French,foie gras[/tags]

Afraid to get lost? French buy 1.2 million GPS’s Sales in GPS (Global Positioning System) equipment in France have quadrupled in one year. After buying 320.000 units in 2005, the French acquired no less than 1.2 million GPS’s this year. … Continue reading →

After the Boeing-killer and the CNN-Killer: another French project flops Quaero was supposed to be the European answer to Google, but the Franco-German project has collapsed. Now the Germans will focus on their own project, Theseus – but the French … Continue reading →

The killer and the kidnapper. Home for Christmas Commit a crime, but make sure to get extradited: Bertrand Cantat and Nathalie Gettliffe allowed to spend Xmas out of prison I’m not sure if this is a justified gesture. Singer/musician Bertrand … Continue reading →

From the center of the Euro to the middle of nowhere, but still pretty… Blame the Slovenians: tiny French village not the center of the Euro zone anymore They’re quite upset, the 310 souls of Montreuillon, in the Burgundy region. … Continue reading →

The Monopoly Lexicon tries to keep track of all versions of the popular boardgame. The site tells you everything you don’t want to know about Monopoly versions created for dozens of countries. Here’s some French trivia: There are (or have … Continue reading →

A sightseeing trip on the Seine via Bateaux Parisien is a good place to start. The New York Times’ 36 Hours column offers a weekend-long itinerary for a different city each week. This week it’s Paris. “The chief danger about … Continue reading →

[youtube]A-jjVrWyI_8[/youtube] Every Friday, Frogsmoke gives a French female singer her own space. Today’s “Fille Sourire” is the hugely talented French avant-garde singer Camille, singing ‘Au Port‘ from her album ‘Le Fil‘ on the British TV show Live on Later. Camille … Continue reading →

Sign of global warming or just a freak of nature? Lobster comes red out of the sea Lobsters are usually dark blue, and only become red when they’re cooked. Not his one. Caught in the English channel by French fishermen … Continue reading →

Blasphemous or realistic? Pregnant Mary figurine gets church’s blessing The French have a penchant for their “crèches de Noël“, minitiature representations of the stable where Jesus was born. The figurines are called “santons“. Traditionally, these crèches show Mary as the … Continue reading →

Julien Guerrero is desperate: he wants his stolen moped back! In 2000, Julien bought himself a Peugeot moped which he called Ginette. The bike has been his faithful companion during six years and 54.000 kms of discovering France and some … Continue reading →

Life expectancy in France: Darker colors represent longer life spans People in the Paris area live longer than most French, while those living in the far north of the country die nearly five years sooner. Based on figures from 2002, … Continue reading →

Too fat to fly, too poor to pay for a second seat French scriptwriter and actor Jean-Jacques Jauffret has sued Air France after being told he was too fat and had to pay for a second seat to accommodate his … Continue reading →

On Google Blogoscoped, one blogger did a picture search for [nationality] woman and [nationality] man, where “nationality” is e.g. French, Swedish, Turkish, Chinese and so on. Shown above are the first images you get if you search for “French man” … Continue reading →

French rock ‘n’ roll? French disco? France isn’t really known for its musical exports. But there’s one genre young French artists excel in — the brave new world of electro. A special report on France 24. French Music – On … Continue reading →