Monthly Archives: May 2009

The French Feminist Collective against Rape (CLFC) has produced this much-discussed clip: The group wants to generate a debate in the fight against rape. In this clip, Clara Morgane opens the door to a plumber because there’s a leak in … Continue reading →

Enjoy your Thursday clicks: Amnesty accuses French police of brutality D-Day snub to Queen: Palace fury as Sarkozy refuses to invite royals to 65th Anniversary Lovers of French wine cut back on bubbly, Bordeaux Sarko the sex dwarf Louvre faces … Continue reading →

One of the best ads I’ve seen recently. Click to reveal.

No need to find excuses: let someone else prove that you were somewhere else + Do you need an escape from your constraints, a bit of time to yourself or for an extra-marital relationship? For as little as two euros … Continue reading →

Your midweek clicks: Ooh la la! Bidding frenzy expected for nude photo of France’s First Lady Carla Bruni US official inspects French TGV, finds it on strike Students suffer in France’s four-month strike Mobile phones to be banned in French … Continue reading →

New survey: two in three 15-year olds have already smoked, and one in three are addicted. Among 11-15 year old French kids 36% have already smoked at least once. Worse: 9% of children aged 9 or 10 have done the … Continue reading →

I haven’t got a lot of time to blog these days — I’m building a swimming pool. The girls are desperate to take a dip!

Your Tuesday clicks: French prisoners get their own Tour de France Monica Bellucci’s Paris flat burgled The hanging gardens of Paris (video) Britons are threat to Basque country, Eta warns French farmers man the blockades as grands fromages gather in … Continue reading →

Remember the recent upheaval about the forbidden and censored posters showing smoking movie heroes? Well, common sense has prevailed, and new rules make them legal again. From now on it’s not a crime anymore to show a smoking person on … Continue reading →

Forget the glitz and glam, the robes and the jewels. This actor would have won the Palme d’Or in Cannes if only there was more time to cross that damned long red carpet.

A French cop attacked his love rival’s privates when he found out he had been romping with his wife, a court in eastern France heard. The 43-year-old Gendarme drove his car to his wife’s lover’s house in a rage and … Continue reading →

For one year, a cyclist in Paris filmed what he saw with a small camera mounted on his handlebars. Entitled Angles morts (Blind spots), this 8-minute movie is guaranteed to give you cold sweat.

Your start-of-the-week clicks: Bust-up puts Mr Betty Blue back in jail From cigarettes to gold: French tobacconists boost falling incomes Scandal-hit mayor Jacques Bouille kills himself Charlotte Gainsbourg named best actress as The White Ribbon takes the Palme d’Or at … Continue reading →

Each day, photographer Michel Edda offers a portrait on his site danslesyeuxdalaindelon.com (Through the eyes of Alain Delon). The site is a tribute to the French actor, who became famous with his range of glasses and sunglasses in the early … Continue reading →

Today is the 78th birthday of Anglo-French actor Michael Lonsdale [wiki]. He appeared in over 180 films and TV shows, was a villain in the James Bond movie Moonraker and a detective in The Day of the Jackal. Lonsdale is … Continue reading →