Monthly Archives: November 2008

By Darby Conley, 2003. Click for source

This metal worker created a 17m tall replica of the Eiffel Tower and wants to sell it. Bring lots of muscles and money — the thing weighs six tonnes, and he wants 30,000 euros for it. Photo AFP/PASCAL LACHENAUD. Click … Continue reading →

Nice bit of self-mockery at Google HQ in Paris: More Google office pics

Links for 27 November 2008: After 40 years: France finally agrees to pay damages to nuclear test victims Political enemies: Nicolas Sarkozy snubs Dominique De Villepin in honours stakes When Sarko met Lama: Furious China calls off EU summit “4%? … Continue reading →

It’s important for French kids to prepare for the future. Here, toddlers are joining a protest march, and learn the words that really matter in life: (Click for source & bigger)

Addictionary is a fun site where you can add new words that ought to exist but don’t. Here are a few that have a French sound to them: fauxrench Made-up, French-sounding terms common among women’s beauty products. avon-pas-besoin From the … Continue reading →

I can’t tell you anything more about this photo than what the caption says: 1935. Riviera. (Click for source & bigger)

By Stephan Pastis, 2004. Click for source.

Tati is a French chain of discount stores, with dozens of outlets across the country. To celebrate the 60th anniversary of the brand, 24 artists were invited to fool around with the famous Tati vichy rose. The works are currently … Continue reading →

By Steve Breen, 2000. Click for source.

Each year, French garçons and filles strip by the dozens for their traditional nude calendar. Today, the Vogue Calendar 2009. The calendar is included as a gift with the December/January issue of the French Vogue magazine. Some models are françaises, … Continue reading →

Retro but fresh: From Filles Sourires: “The story of Carine Erseng starts off pretty standard. She writes songs from a young age, tries her luck in the cafés around St Germain des Prés and plays several cabarets. Little by little, … Continue reading →

France may have the highest birthrate in Europe, but that’s not good enough for couples with an infertile male half. Less than 350 men in the entire country are prepared to donate their sperm, while more than 2,000 couples are … Continue reading →

The Sarkozy Dolls keep coming: you can now hang him in your Christmas tree. Previously on Frogsmoke: Sarko Pooper, Dolls Without Needles, Skewered!