Monthly Archives: June 2007

Feeling the squeeze: two floors of the PCF HQ are open for new tenants. After Russia and China, France finds out that the glory days of communism are over. After their disastrous presidential election results, the French Communist Party (PCF) … Continue reading →

Hurry chéri. We did this three days ago, and I’m not going to enjoy it… Another dent in the reputation of Le French Lover: According to a recent Durex survey, the French have more sex than most others, but only … Continue reading →

Peugeot 308: the make-or-break car French carmaker Peugeot presented a compact model today – the first of a new generation of cars that could make or break its efforts to kick-start sluggish sales and improve margins. The 308 sits a … Continue reading →

Everything is relative in the world of big business: French supermarket group Carrefour, the world’s second-biggest retailer after Wal Mart, has been fined 1.5 million euros by a French court for false advertising. The group had been accused of advertising … Continue reading →

The Zoo in Vincennes announces the birth of baby hippo Aldo, son of Anaïs. The story doesn’t mention the father’s name. Source | The meaning of Ooh and Aah

[youtube]AmHntiV2Ebs[/youtube] Claude François sings Comme d’habitude: a royalty milk cow, but not for its writer It’s a fact that not many people know: the song “My Way“, made famous by Frank Sinatra (1969) and Elvis Presley (1977), was originally written … Continue reading →

Say 357 times “Mirror mirror on the wall…” It took four years of labour by a squad of architects, art historians, carpenters and specialist arts craftsmen. Now, the famous Hall of Mirrors at the Chateau de Versailles is open again … Continue reading →

L’Avare (the Miser) is a 1668 satirical comedy by French playwright Molière. Is it coincidence that the most famous play about a miser was written by a Frenchman? A recent study shows that the Americans donated nearly 300 billion dollars … Continue reading →

Bon appetit, but don’t touch the bread! The Times tells you what to eat and what not when you’re holidaying in France: The fat of the lands Look out for dishes cooked “au vapeur” (steamed), “en brochette” (skewered) and “grillé” … Continue reading →

3D terrain view and higher resolution. It’s like being there. Each year, biking enthusiasts track the routes for all stages of the Tour de France on Google Earth. This year, the result is even better. With Google Earth 3D terrain, … Continue reading →

Just added to the Little Big Man gallery: Nicolas Sarkozy (5’5″ – 1.65m) meets US Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice (5’8″ – 1.73m) and California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (6’2″ – 1.88m) Visit the gallery

Marshall Pétain’s last car: a Renault “Viva Stella” from 1939. The last car owned by France’s disgraced Vichy leader Philippe Petain has been sold at auction to a 65-year-old house-painter who was one of his hundreds of godchildren. The custom-made … Continue reading →

Say it like it is Fears of self-censorship makes new website an instant success: It took just a few days for Rue89 to emerge as an online refuge for critical political stories and readers suspicious of cozy ties between the … Continue reading →

French stick is not French at all. Another French icon under threat: France must stop eating baguettes. Says who? The head of France’s most celebrated dynasty of bakers has urged her countrymen to end their love affair with the baguette … Continue reading →

For the true aeronuts: Concorde parts up for auction With the demise of the Concorde, spare parts from the scrapped fleet are to be auctioned in France, from September 28th to October 1st of this year. All sorts of parts … Continue reading →