Monthly Archives: March 2009

Happy 60th birthday Fanny Ardant!

From the they-hoped-nobody-would-notice department: spot the difference between these two logos. The one on the left was last year’s logo of the Maison de la France, the French tourist office, operating in the UK, USA and many other countries. The … Continue reading →

American photographer William Klein spent part of the 50s in Paris. One of his most famous pictures was Smoke and Veil, shot for Vogue. An artistic variation is the one below, which features in a slideshow in Libération, dedicated to … Continue reading →

A question on Reddit: I want to live in France for 1-2 months so I can become proficient at conversational French. What’s the cheapest way? On of the best answers: Commit some minor crime that will only lock you up … Continue reading →

I missed this while I was offline: the Citroën DS in a 10-pic slideshow

Lovely cartoon in the Guardian. Click for bigger. And here’s the article: Protectionism row flares as Renault brings production back to France

Found on the overnight train between Paris and Venice. More sign language in the Telegraph.

These are happy times in France. Yesterday, 3 million people went on the streets to celebrate the imminent return of Frogsmoke. And Renault boss Carlos Ghosn stuck to his promise that “if Frogsmoke comes back I’ll reduce my salary from … Continue reading →

A blogless life is no life after all. Stay tuned for a fresh restart of Frogsmoke in the next week or so.