Monthly Archives: September 2008

Marion Cotillard turns 33

Marion Cotillard (born September 30, 1975, wiki) is an Academy Award, BAFTA, two-time Cesar Award and Golden Globe winning French actress. She is notable for becoming the first person to win an acting Academy Award for a French-language performance, as … Continue reading

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Alexandra Cousteau in her Grandfather’s Flippers

Alexandra Cousteau. Environmental Advocate, Actress, Naturalist, and World Traveler “We live on a Water Planet. It is a unique place in that it is the only planet we know of that supports life. And in our case, that life is … Continue reading

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Vintage Fun

Not quite sure what these guys were doing — but they did it in style: The photo (click for bigger) was shot by Jean Cocteau in 1916. According to the caption it features Picasso, Kisling, Paquerette, and M Vassilieff, but … Continue reading

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Another Day in France (Tuesday Edition)

Links for Tuesday 30 September 2008: Surprised anyone? Nicolas Sarkozy’s son Jean cleared of traffic offence “Heavenly Venus” Art sales: £800 bronze that buffed up to £3.8 million Emergency meetings: France’s Sarkozy battles fallout from financial crisis Diplomatically correct? France’s … Continue reading

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Jailhouse Frock

French prisons are overcrowded, dirty and dangerous places, so it’s cheering to see that there are exceptions: women’s prison organizes fashion sow. The girls in the Fresnes prison in the north of France had a great month. Helped by fashion … Continue reading

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Can You Believe It?

From today’s Ripley’s Believe It or Not: And it’s true!

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Do I have Your Attention

Always-surprising French singer Anaïs Croze with L.A. rock band The Blood Arm in a bilingual version of Do I have Your Attention: [youtube]rUvJ6w_-PpQ[/youtube] Oh, and did I mention that Anaïs is a qualified Frogsmoker? Different hair, different smoke, same girl

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Going Nowhere: Balloons Don’t Like Frenchmen Anymore

In the space of eight months, three French attempts to write history went up into thin air. Total Pole Airship Expedition: failed on 21 January 2008 French explorer Jean-Louis Etienne planned to fly over the Arctic in an airship to … Continue reading

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Postcards from France

I won’t have much time to blog today, so I’m sending you some pretty pictures instead. Click each to see the original source. Back later!

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BB Turns 74

Some people don’t age gracefully: Bardot when she was still smoking hot Brigitte Bardot (born 28 September 1934, wiki) was once a stunning beauty, and symbol of French femininity. Today, she’s a homophobic and islamophobic nutcase, with multiple convictions for … Continue reading

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Wii Granny

Gaming is becoming a hit in French retirement homes: Forget crosswords and knitting: senior French citizens are discovering computer and video games. Many retirement homes are investing in consoles and brain-stimulating games. One of the toppers is Eye Gym for … Continue reading

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Another Day in France (Sunday Edition)

Links for Sunday 28 September 2008 (not a lot today…): Explicit sexual memoir: Catherine Millet: Madame Sex comes clean EDF Boss: “Trust us” Britain’s family uranium is safe in French hands Kristin Scott Thomas: The English Actress (Except in France) … Continue reading

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Pedal Powered Channel Flying

Forget about the high-tech human jet crossing the Channel. This man plans to do it with a pedal-powered balloon: Frenchman Stéphane Rousson hopes to make it to the record books today as the first man to cross the Channel hanging … Continue reading

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Napolego Bonaparte

More Famous People in Lego

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Bertignac & Bruni: Les froleuses

Louis Bertignac [wiki] is a French guitarist, vocalist and songwriter, and was a founding member in 1976 of the rock band Téléphone. When the band split in 1986 he formed Bertignac et les Visiteurs. In 2004, he produced, arranged and … Continue reading

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