Monthly Archives: May 2007

The French never stop talking: mobile phone use still increasing According to the latest figures, the French own 52 million mobile phones (that’s cell phones for you Americans). The number corresponds to a 82.4% penetration, 7.5% more than the year … Continue reading →

The Fatals Picards perform L’amour à la française. (Updated: see below) Tonight, France will lose the infamous Eurovision Song Contest for the 31st time in succession. So watch the video closely, because it may be the last time you’ll ever … Continue reading →

It’s this week’s must-have animation on blogs, so here it is: I got my name in lights with notcelebrity.co.uk

Parisienne Nicole Locher creates and sells a line of t-shirts for “perverts, degenerates, and nasty bitches.” Her foreign language skills are excellent. Here are some of the “creative” slogans embroidered on her garments: NO TIME TO FUCK GOOD LUCK, MOTHERFUCKER … Continue reading →

Paul Cezanne would be a rich man if he was still alive: Watercolor Sells for Record $25.5 Million Sotheby’s spring evening sale of Impressionist and Modern Art in New York brought an outstanding total of $278,548,000, the second highest total … Continue reading →

For those who had any doubts about the presidential qualifications of Nicolas Sarkozy: Bush calls him “capable”. US President George W. Bush said on Thursday he looked forward to working with French president-elect Nicolas Sarkozy, who he praised as “energetic” … Continue reading →

Nathalie Menigon in better days. This photo is from 1982. “Positive development”: Jailed French extremist allowed to take up job as gardener A French extremist serving a double life sentence for murder in a series of attacks in the 1980s … Continue reading →

In March 2003, American commentator Bill O’Reilly called on all Americans to boycott the use of French Products because of France’s disagreement with the US decision to invade Iraq. Through the years O’Reilly has claimed his boycott of France has … Continue reading →

Even the censored version was deemed inappropriate… Finally some sense from the country where guns are OK and tits illegal: US mail accepts Josephine Baker’s bare breasts Jean-Claude Baker, one of 1920s Paris pin-up queen Josephine Baker’s adopted children, has … Continue reading →

Marie-Antoinette after her decapitation. Very tasteful, and now only $280. Just what everybody wants: a headless Marie-Antoinette doll Marie is a reworked large vinyl doll who stands 23″ tall. She is dressed in a beautiful full-length gown of white patterned … Continue reading →

Vanessa Paradis wants a hubby, Laure Manaudou wants a baby. International romances cause a buzz in France Johnny Depp marriage alert: La Gossip de France! According to well-placed gossip hounds in Los Angeles, the word is circulating that Johnny Depp … Continue reading →

At Worth 1000: You Are What You Eat. That’s the sage advice my mom would throw at me whenever I begged for junk food. I have yet to turn into a Twinkie so I’m beginning to think that she was … Continue reading →

The French are less keen on getting married than ever. Last year there were 267.000 weddings in France, 32.000 less than in 2000. And those who do get married have the tendency to wait a while. In 15 years, men’s … Continue reading →

What does he mean with not intellectual? Nicolas Sarkozy will have a hard time winning the hearts of the Japanese. “How can anyone be fascinated by these battles between fat guys with slicked-down ponytails? Sumo wrestling is really not a … Continue reading →

Bye bye Jacques. Welcome, er…, Nicolas! Every official building in France has a portrait of the president. This week all photos of Jacques Chirac will be replaced with the new official portrait of Nicolas Sarkozy. Source