Monthly Archives: December 2007

French maker of sports and outdoor clothes [tag]Aigle[/tag] has launched a wonderful campaign under the theme “For the reintroduction of man into nature“. I’m showing two of the photos here; click the links below to seem them in large format. … Continue reading →

Today’s [tag]Bouguereau[/tag] rip-off comes from FreakingNews. This [tag]photoshop[/tag]ped version (view full size) is based on William Bouguereau’s original 1875 work Au Bord du Ruisseau (At the Edge of the Brook). It was one of the entries in the contest “Photoshop … Continue reading →

Schizophrenic decision: Miss France may keep her crown but can’t become Miss World. Valérie Bègue, embroiled in a scandal around “blasphemic” photos shot three years ago, is not getting the sack but she won’t be allowed to participate in international … Continue reading →

Friday is video day on Frogsmoke. In today’s edition: Jaws is back for a week, a masterpiece in black and white, Ms Depp singing between her teeth, an American on France, Artificial Animals Riding On Neverland, a fashionable striptease, and … Continue reading →

The French have elected their sexiest TV presenters. In the category “news and information glamour”, the top-3 are (from left to right, and in that order) Laurence Ferrari, Mélissa Theuriau and Marie Drucker. [tag]Laurence Ferrari[/tag] was not long ago romantically … Continue reading →

Over the past year, nearly one thousand lorries and warehouses were robbed in France. But ‘itinerant’ thieves are picky: 28% of stolen goods are flat screens, phones and other electronic equipment, such as game consoles. Recently, a lorry with one … Continue reading →

Flickr member Pixmaniaque has an eye for color and composition, and photographed these stairs in apartment blocks built in the fifties. The one on the left is called Head Spin, on the right Go one step further. Pixmaniaque’s photos | … Continue reading →

I was hoping some artist would make the link between [tag]Sarkozy[/tag] and an Egyptian sarcophagus, and LoBo did it. Les fakes de LoBo

The latest advertising campaign for French national railway company [tag]SNCF[/tag] uses the slogan “Try it once and forget the road.” But who is their target group? Hells Angels, chauffeur-driven Miss Daisys and hitchhikers? This is as silly as can be. … Continue reading →

If you have nothing better to do between February 6 and March 16th: 40 Days of Prayer to Change a Nation. Why France? From its very beginning, God has had a plan and a special calling for France. We could … Continue reading →

It’s really not fair to show Nicolas [tag]Sarkozy[/tag] in embarrassing situations, like some bloggers do. That’s why Frogsmoke always shows images of our Beloved Leader in all his Greatness and Highness. This collage is a heartfelt celebration of Monsieur le … Continue reading →

End-of-year windfall for toilet paper manufacturers: one million French with gastroenteritis. According to the latest statistics, 1,160.000 French visited their doctor in the past five weeks with gastroenteritis problems. Acute diarrhea attacked 369 in 100,000 inhabitants, which makes it an … Continue reading →

Mickey Mouse at Louis XIV’s Palace of Versailles, 1682. View on Google Maps | Palace of Versailles (wiki)

Countries like Germany and Switzerland bordering the Rhine river have invested billions of euros to clean up the waterway to make it safe for fish like the endangered salmon. But along the Upper Rhine hydroelectric stations belonging to the French … Continue reading →

[tag]John Tenniel[/tag] may have been the most famous [tag]Alice in Wonderland[/tag] illustrator, he wasn’t the only one. Hugo Strikes Back has a large collection of Alice illustrations made by others. The gallery includes the two French ones shown above, by … Continue reading →