Monthly Archives: July 2007

Look ma – no steroids. Good behavior rewarded with a motherly hug. Today, the Tour’s winner is not the man who pedals fastest, but the one who hides his illegal substances best. These are sad days for the Tour de … Continue reading →

The Paris tourist board thinks humor is the way to get foreign tourists into the city. This video on their website is part of the campaign. It’s one of four small films teaching you some typically French expressions. There is … Continue reading →

Wildlife photographer Michael Huggan is winner of this year’s Royal Photographic Society’s Travel Group Digital Section Gold Medal. According to the jury, “his image entitled ‘The Gardians’, taken in Montagnac, Southern France stood out from the rest due to its … Continue reading →

Since the true story of Jeanne d’Arc (Joan of Arc) may never be known, makers of computer games feel free to create their own mashups. If you’re into gaming on a PS3 you can soon play with Jeanne. From a … Continue reading →

Fire eater sets herself alight A female fire eater made a serious mistake when she performed her act on a square in the town of Saint Etienne. The flames didn’t go far enough, and her clothes caught fire. With second … Continue reading →

Brangelina & Kids paparazzified. Minogue doggified. Showbiz news: what the stars are doing in France Staff of amusement park Aventure-Parc in Massignac, France were a bit unnerved when Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie and three of their kids came for … Continue reading →

Will the last romantic to leave France please turn out the lights? In the country of romance, a website is making sex and adultery as easy as buying a croissant ‘Forty-one encounters, 39 penetrations,” stated an elegant Parisian art dealer … Continue reading →

Caught on live TV coverage of the Tour de France. At least nobody else’s feet got wet… Source

The best of the web and the international press, collected for you by Frogsmoke. Today, telling the French to stop thinking, discovering motorhomes, a heroine on mean streets, a strike against strikers, and cursing the French language. Enjoy! New Leaders … Continue reading →

Woman ruins artwork with a kiss A French woman faces prosecution for criminal damage after kissing a painting by American artist Cy Twombly, leaving a lipstick imprint on the otherwise immaculate white canvas. The untitled 3m x 2m work, valued … Continue reading →

Following last year’s campaign to attract Londoners to Paris, the Regional Tourism Committee of Paris Ile-de-France has once again called upon a French agency, to launch a new ad campaign in Britain’s capital. The campaign uses the offbeat wit of … Continue reading →

After the bears, it’s the wolves that kill sheep by the dozens You don’t want to be a sheep in France. While shepherds in the southern-French Pyrenees are furious about the bear that turns into a serial sheep killer, their … Continue reading →

The best of the web and the international press, collected for you by Frogsmoke. Today, an ex-president under suspicion, creating articulate babies, moving house in France, an identity pirate, coping with an iron lady, and saving a masterpiece. Enjoy! Chirac … Continue reading →

French lawyer solves cash flow problem by selling arms on the web French customs officers found a huge weapons arsenal in a lawyer’s house in Brittany. The man had 52 guns, 80kg of ammunition and another 177 gun parts hanging … Continue reading →

If you can’t fight the offer, fight the demand: prostitutes’ clients end up in court Local authorities in the Mediterranean town of Nice are stepping up their War Against Whores. Now, they’re not just arresting the girls anymore, but also … Continue reading →