Monthly Archives: April 2009

Your Monday clicks: Who wants a new French revolution ? Town seeks to divorce its ‘apathetic’ French twin New bodysuits trigger controversy in France France’s Barbarian ‘killers’ stir spectre of anti-semitism Angry French graduates wage battle for jobs After 43 … Continue reading →

Built in 1977: the Tours Aillaud in Nanterre, in the inner suburbs of Paris. Over 1,600 families live here. I don’t envy them. More pics

Photographed somewhere in France, some day in the 30′s (click for bigger):

From the Useless Statistics Department: The French and the Irish are the biggest users of minibars in Europe. According to a survey by Hotels.com, 65% of Irish and 64% of French hotel guests use the minibars in their rooms, spending … Continue reading →

Your weekend clicks, part deux: Images of the Audrey Hepbrun captured in Paris in 1957 to go on display French spies targeted UK Greenpeace Crisis-stricken foreign tourists turn their back on France French labor tensions rise after worker rampage Why … Continue reading →

Today is the 67th birthday of actress Claudine Auger who was not only a Miss France but also the first French Bond Girl and a Playmate. Image from Flickr: Claudine Auger as Domino Vitale, enjoying a Players cigarette, in THUNDERBALL … Continue reading →

Your weekend clicks, part one: Peugeot Sends ‘Nude’ Actors Into The Streets to Sell a Car | Flickr photos Iraq to rent out Saddam’s French villa French jet diverted over US no-fly list French consumer spending climbs, cars & clothes … Continue reading →

Babylon Circus & Karina Zeviani: Marions-nous au soleil Call it rock mestizo, call it streetcorner ska, call it a giant mashup of styles: Babylon Circus is a band that defies any category, yet has something for everyone. On their new … Continue reading →

Serious crime never goes unpunished in France: 10-month sentence for man who hit his girlfriend and crunched her parrot A 27-year-old man was tried for violence against his partner and acts of cruelty to animals. He had hit his girlfriend … Continue reading →

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Everybody’s talking about Obama’s macho swimsuit body on the cover of the Washingtonian. That pisses off the man who is really the hottest guy on the block (and who also happens to have the hottest First Lady). Not to be … Continue reading →

A few days ago a Paris exhibition of preserved corpses was ordered to close after a judge ruled it was an affront to the dignity of the human body. The court demanded the seizure of the human remains and discussions … Continue reading →

Seen in Paris: I have no idea whether this a real sign or a practical joke. More sign language in the Telegraph.

Make your mouse happy: Meet the French James Bond French police crack down to clear migrants from their ‘jungle’ French first lady’s new foundation to fund projects Cannes Film Festival: Former winners hoping for a sequel A Corner of North … Continue reading →

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