Monthly Archives: September 2008

French painter Paul Gauguin [wiki] in a Monty Pythonesque situation: Via Vintage Photo

Links for Saturday 27 September 2008: The Brits did it! The day they really invented champagne – in Somerset To face meltdown: French PM calls for ‘national unity’ to face crisis More than 10 percent of students: For French Muslims, … Continue reading →

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Only three months ago, Carla Bruni revealed how she fell for Nicolas Sarkozy’s six brains. Now, everybody’s talking about Sarko’s third leg: As it turns out, it’s just one of those photoshop disasters. The protrusion belonged to Mr Sarkozy’s bodyguard, … Continue reading →

One of the entries in a Photoshop contest on Worth1000: Take a piece of fine art and turn it into an ad for a company of your choice. (Click for source)

Links for Friday 26 September 2008: Latest: Financial storm ravages French growth, jobs and deficit Absolute power of markets “mad idea”: Nicolas Sarkozy calls for overhaul of capitalism Shrink the bloated state sector: Sarkozy attempts to reassure that the economy … Continue reading →

We all know that China is the world’s most populous nation, and that one in five earthlings is Chinese these days. But that doesn’t make the concept easier to grasp. This map compares the population of China’s territories with those … Continue reading →

A few more (Banterist) | Via Growabrain

Little Alysson Paradis [wiki] [IMdb] is hoping to become as famous in the movie business as her big sister Vanessa and her brother-in-law Johnny Depp. So far, it’s not going too well — most of her movies were unsuccessful horror … Continue reading →

The French are text mad: in 2007 they sent no less than 19 billion text messages (known as textos) via their mobile phone. That’s an average of 20 messages per user per month. Over eight in ten French possess a … Continue reading →

Just out: the 2008 Corruption Perceptions Index Each year, Transparency International measures the perceived levels of public-sector corruption (CPI) for 180 countries. The CPI is a composite index, running on a scale from zero (highly corrupt) to ten (highly clean). … Continue reading →

[youtube]h_w9iLqueLc[/youtube] French singer/actress Charlotte Gainsbourg and Irish singer/songwriter Neil Hannon perform The Song That We Sing, from Charlotte’s 2007 album 5:55. The Song That We Sing was #78 on Rolling Stone’s list of the 100 Best Songs of 2007.

Most French presidents like to have a building (or an airport) named after them when they leave office. Paris mayor Bertrand Delanoë gets his ivory tower even before he becomes president. Le Nouvel Observateur has an exclusive slide show of … Continue reading →

There must be tons of sites specializing in France bashing. Some try to do it with humor – sort of: The Onion’s Our Dumb World Imagine a world without France

In the New York Post: Carla Bruni Beautifies NYC. Also: CARLA ‘KOZY IN NYC And even Nick looked better in NYC than at home: