Monthly Archives: September 2008

Links for Wednesday 24 September 2008: “It was a good moment” Rapper in France is acquitted of libeling the police 3,000 eateries go bust in three months: Au revoir to long lunch as French tighten belts Culinary battlefield: French Cuisine, … Continue reading →

Stretching the imagination – and a leg or two: Via PhotoshopDisasters

AN ECCENTRIC Frenchman who gives one-man theatre performances and trains people in Paris how to breathe is returning to Loch Ness this weekend to try and re-connect with the monster. Never mind the credit crunch and global money market meltdown, … Continue reading →

Yesterday, Nick Sarkozy received the Elie Wiesel Foundation For Humanity Award in New York. The award recognizes “outstanding individuals who dedicate their time to fighting indifference, intolerance and injustice”. I’m not quite sure what Sarkozy has done to deserve the … Continue reading →

After the success of La Mome about the life of Edith Piaf, which gave France its first major Oscar for many decades, the national film industry is in uncontrollable biopic mode. After Piaf, we got the life stories of writer … Continue reading →

The French love to create words that sound English but aren’t — or have a totally different meaning in real English. Here’s the French royal couple doing some “footing en amoureux” in NYC: According to Wikipedia, footing can have four … Continue reading →

French free-lance designer Pierre Beteille says about himself: “I am not a photographer or an artist, I just make images … I shoot very average or even bad photos that I try to improve thanks to Photoshop …” Having said … Continue reading →

I don’t know anything about the origin of this picture, but for some reason I like it (click for bigger): Via Agence Eureka

Most French complain a lot about the loss of their spending power, but they’re just working for the wrong company. This is the boss they need: Dominique Laure, who runs a transport company, has given each of his staff a … Continue reading →

This strange vehicle is a refurbished M29 Weasel, a World War II tracked vehicle, built by Studebaker, designed specifically for operation in snow. French ethnologist and explorer Paul-Émile Victor (June 28, 1907 – March 7, 1995) used it during his … Continue reading →

Designer Philippe Starck spends 18 minutes reaching for the very roots of the question “Why design?” Starck designs deluxe objects and posh condos and hotels around the world. He takes special delight in rethinking everyday objects. Maybe, one day, he … Continue reading →

Links for Monday 22 September 2008: Latest: France to beef up Afghan mission US becoming cartoonish version or France: How We Became the United States of France Image problem: French Wineries Hire U.S. Whiz to Reverse Their Slipping Sales Levy … Continue reading →

Today is Elephant Appreciation Day. Elephant Appreciation Day was declared beginning in 1996 by Mission Media (a digital and print publisher of graphics). The elephant generally deserves to be appreciated and upheld as an example of courage, strength, self-reliance, patience, … Continue reading →

Just imagine what happens if the ashes fall! French actress Béatrice Dalle at a rock concert in Paris – click pic for bigger Photo: O. LABAN-MATTEI / AFP

Links for Sunday 21 September 2008: Out of bullets after 90 mins: French soldiers unprepared for Taliban ambush Get out now! Thousands in France, Germany, protest Afghan deployment Sitting on a bomb: French retailer in hot seat over Chinese chairs … Continue reading →