Monthly Archives: August 2008

Links for Friday 29 August 2008 (and a few days earlier): Open source: What you should learn from the French France’s Deadly Mine-Clearing Missions: Surviving German POWs Seek Compensation Year two: Sombre Sarkozy opens tough new season Frenetic approach: Sarkozy’s … Continue reading →

You can leave it to the French to make aviation history: Telescoping Wings “Brake” Airplane (April 1923) ONE of the most difficult problems of flying—that of reducing the speed of a high powered airplane to a minimum without slowing down … Continue reading →

Na-Polo Bonaparte Click for source. (What is this about?)

In the post-war era, bubble cars were very much in vogue. These days, most of them are rare museum pieces. Here’s the French Avolette, made between 1955 and 1957. There are approx. six surviving models in the world. More here … Continue reading →

Yet another wonderful piece of digital animation by the students of Supinfo: A scarecrow befriends a bird and becomes a traitor in their eyes…

Preparing for his Camel Trophy Click for source. (What is this about?)

The least you can say about Aldo Sperber’s photos is that they are original: More of the same on his website | Via SwissMiss

This is probably one of the best time lapse films you’ve ever seen. This is a movie we made for the Grandeur Nature film festival, last year. It was intended to be projected as an appetizer before 35mm feature films. … Continue reading →

Napoleon and his wooden horse Click for source. (What is this about?)

While I’m away I am sending you some postcards, so you’re not coming here in vain. Click each for bigger or source:

Blogger Michael Lebowitz‘s grandfather passed away last year. The old man had been in the foreign service and he had filled a whole wall of his study with hotel door hangers from all his travels throughout the world. Here’s one … Continue reading →

He couldn’t conquer the world, so why not try a Hollywood career? Click for source. (What is this about?)

Get your scissors and glue pot out: more vintage papercraft from Agence Eureka: Click pics for full size models.

Photographed in 1927 by Hungarian born André Kertesz: Belgian born painter Michel Seuphor. Both men became famous once they started exercising their different forms of creativity in Paris. Click picture for bigger, here for more of Kertesz’ photos, and here … Continue reading →

Napoleon at St Bernard Click for source. (What is this about?)