Monthly Archives: June 2009

Spotted in Carcassone, France. Photo by Paolo666 on Flickr.

Fabien Bastide and his girl friend Coralie had a lot of time and little money, so they embarked on a trip from France to Laos on a budget of 4 euros per day. Their vehicle was a tatty Citroën 2CV. … Continue reading →

In the Sun: French First Lady Carla Bruni in lacy lingerie – before she became the Next big thing in modeling. The sexy snaps – including one of her in a floral bodice – were taken in 1989 for clothes … Continue reading →

A French artist who wants to remain anonymous uses Rubik’s cubes to recreate images of the ancient Space Invaders computer game. On his website he explains: “Nobody knows my face because I appear always hidden. Some say I am a … Continue reading →

Today, French actress Vahina Giocante [wiki] turns 28. In case you’re wondering, the name Vahina means “Welcome” in Malagasy.

Nearly melting away under the Paris sun: Obama “a little bit stiff” in wax It’s the compulsory honor for the rich and famous: being displayed in the Musée Grevin in Paris. Here is the faux Barack, together with real (or … Continue reading →

In their latest marketing ploy, French sugar producer Daddy decided to launch round sugar lumps. The new cylinder-shaped lumps take up 22% more space, so the boxes in which they are sold are nearly a quarter empty. Still, each pack … Continue reading →

The French love to create their own faux anglais words, but do they really expect that true anglophones understand their neologisms? Photo by lockigewockige on Flickr

I posted this before, but for obvious reasons it makes a little revival on the net: The idea behind lib dubbing is to get a group of people together and make them dub a song, while filming the entire sequence … Continue reading →

Your (quiet) Monday headlines: France faces court for hamster neglect France set to return Maori heads to New Zealand Hundreds protest in France to defend illegal immigrants IMF: France Contraction To Slow, With Early 2010 Recovery Jean Hugel Obituary: Alsatian … Continue reading →

And why are there fingerprints on the image? Click to reveal full ad.

How often do we have to tell you! Photo by ginalamb on Flickr

For more than thirty years, Jean Luc Mylayne has been photographing the birds of his native France. The creation of each image is a laborious process which can take months as Mylayne returns to the same location, day after day, … Continue reading →

Your Sunday headlines: Hundreds of thousands celebrate Gay Pride in Paris and Berlin Student hoax wins magazine’s top prize Teenager jumps to her death from Eiffel Tower, crashing onto roof of packed restaurant 180ft below Michael was a ‘mutant’: French … Continue reading →

It’s not my cup of tea but true aficionados believe that French tattoo artist Yann Travaille creates “astonishingly refreshing designs”, which look like done with crayons, not tattoo ink. Discover more on his website, which is aptly named Your Meat … Continue reading →