Monthly Archives: May 2008

France is having a hard time selling their Rafale fighter jets. Despite numerous efforts, not a single country has wanted to buy one. Recent accidents don’t help. Last July, a Rafale crashed in the Correze area of France, and yesterday … Continue reading →

Links for 23 May 2008: French TV loses Gaza footage case (BBC) Sarkozy in Angola to mend ties (France24) Gay Mayor of Paris sets his sights on French presidency (Independent) France, NASA satellite to map rising sea levels (hitechwave.com) I … Continue reading →

[youtube]ELSJrvwz9fY[/youtube] It happened in Paris in 1965. This little known band from Liverpool made an effort to woo their audience by introducing a song in French. Nice try, but it didn’t get them anywhere. Via Clarkspicks.com

The Chicago Tribune has a photo gallery of celebrities in two phases of their lives. In most cases it’s a horror picture show of failed plastic surgery and botox overdose, but in the case of actress Catherine Deneuve (the only … Continue reading →

That name doesn’t ring a bell? Try the French version: Charles Aznavour. It’s his 84th birthday today. From Wikipedia: Charles Aznavour, born Shahnourh Varinag Aznavourian, May 22, 1924, is an Armenian-French singer, songwriter, actor and public activist. Besides being one … Continue reading →

The “Global Peace Index,” compiled by the Economist Intelligence Unit, has just released its 2008 edition, ranking 140 countries according to how peaceful they were domestically and how they interacted with the outside world. The world’s most peaceful country is … Continue reading →

Links for 22 May 2008: Naked women on Paris Metro: Photos start row (Telegraph) France’s Lagarde urges realignment of currencies (Forbes.com_ French comedy on track to sink ‘Titanic’ record: producers (AFP) France expected to be crippled under pension reform strikes … Continue reading →

Click for bigger picture Tiji.tv is a French children’s channel, which claims to be “as imaginative as children”. This ad (by DDB, Paris) conveys that message in a beautiful way. There are many more in this series, here, here, here, … Continue reading →

French fishermen are not happy with high fuel prices and restrictive quotas, so they’re blocking ports and oil terminals across the country. They also do some other things to show their discontent. Latest: Fishermen clash with Paris police | Image … Continue reading →

Bedup is a French bed concept that may appeal to many people with limited living space. When you don’t need it the bed is raised to the ceiling, leaving the full floor space available as living or working area. Bedup … Continue reading →

Nine in ten French now search the web with Google. For the first time, Google has scored a 90.01 share of the search market in France in April 2008, 1 point up from April 2007. Second best is Yahoo! (3.04%), … Continue reading →

Links for 21 May 2008: Why Sarkozy keeps France on its short work week (Times Online) French PM promises to balance budget by 2012 (France 24) French dock workers clash with police (International Herald Tribune) French lawmakers pass bill on … Continue reading →

These are rather cryptic ads for the new small Peugeot Tepee mini people carrier and mini van, which replaces the old Partner and Expert models. The ads try to say what the Tepee is not, but don’t tell us what … Continue reading →

Photographer Jam Abelanet took a bunch of girls to the Paris metro and came back with 50 photos that are now bundled in a book named “Fantasies souterraines“, with the English subtitle “Nudes in the subway“. Metro operator RATP is … Continue reading →

European Urban Exploration is a Flickr group, dedicated to disused, abandoned and derelict places, factories, building sites, sewers, and son on. From the 8,000+ photos I picked these two of abandoned places in France (click images for source, comments are … Continue reading →