Monthly Archives: June 2009

The Daily Mail (who else?) has the answer: It was the dazzling Carla Bruni Sarkozy cutting a stunning figure in a strapless blue dress.

A great idea: Historical Tweets. Books have been ruining history. So many unnecessary words. Now, with Historical Tweets, history’s most amazing men and women can be fully understood, a mere 140 characters at a time. Here’s Marie Antoinette twittering away:

Your midweek clicks: Frédéric Mitterand adds colour to Nicolas Sarkozy rainbow cabinet French police lose DNA evidence in British student murder case Police: 24 Paris schoolchildren have swine flu Time running out as black-box deadline looms Search for French sea … Continue reading →

On Digger History: Military uniforms of World War II The man behind these images has gone through a lot of trouble. He made a photo of himself sitting in a chair, and used Photoshop to dress up as a captain … Continue reading →

The Jardin des Plantes in Paris announces the exceptional birth of two Clouded Leopard babies. The kittens, a boy named Cayan and a girl named Yala, were born two months ago but the happy event was kept secret until it … Continue reading →

Monkey About is a bizarre photo blog, created and managed by a Parisian using the name numeromatthieu. All photos have one thing in common: they’re weird — varying from dead animals to robots and undressed women to personalities. Here’s a … Continue reading →

New legislation, rules and plans about what’s legal, appropriate or decent can cause confusion. Frogsmoke clarifies: Headscarf. OK as long as you’re not a government worker of a student. Burka. Not OK, even if it’s your own choice. Masks and … Continue reading →

I found this sign on Pardon my French!, and I like it:

Your Tuesday clicks: Marion Cotillard interview: Public Enemies Sarkozy says burqas are ‘not welcome’ in France Loch Ness Monster of the Vosges Mexico refuses to send French kidnap convict home China wine-lovers go for French reds French TV fiction suffers … Continue reading →

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Conclusion: Even the internet is not quite sure about the French. What does the Internet think?

Circulating on Flickr: photos of the Air France plane while it broke up (click each for bigger) The description claims that the pictures were recovered from the memory stick of one of the passengers’ camera but don’t believe it. The … Continue reading →

There’s a discussion going on on Reddit about the question: How do you pronounce the S in the French phrase “Les filles écrivent”?

Your Monday clicks: EU technocrats turn noses up at new generation of de-alcoholised wines Sarkozy wants new European rocket launcher Swine flu closes primary school in Paris Rachida Dati leaves French government for Brussels Helicopter crashes into mountain, kills 7 … Continue reading →

It happened in New Zealand: Thirty players, 2 roosters and a woman Roosters of many stripes invaded the pitch at last night’s All Blacks rugby test against the French, ruffling feathers even before the game began. One bird, painted red, … Continue reading →