Category Archives: General

A French association fighting against inflammatory bowel disease invites everybody to take a pic of their tummy and upload it to their site. The result is a collage of bellies in all shades of beauty and ugliness:

Nice pic on Reddit but all they talk about is the grammar error

Street Art At Its Best: Via Wooster Collective. Click for source. Click here if you don’t get it.

This only means something to those who are anglophones: (From the Sign Language series in the Telegraph. Click for surce.)

VIPs in France (which includes high-profile presidential candidates) are surrounded by heavily armed bodyguards. Even if you don’t understand French you’ll get the picture: Update: here’s an English version: The “Supercops” Who Protect the French Presidential Candidates

Probably photoshopé but impressive nevertheless. (Click for much bigger)

Nothing is real in Lyon: Many more where that came from!

I recognize all elements in this picture but I still don’t understand what it means. Do you?

French business newspaper La Tribune published its last paper edition today, making it the second title (after France Soir) to stop its print edition in two months. In the past, the online edition (which will continue for now) was one … Continue reading →

In 1885, Claude Monet painted the beach and cliffs at Etretat (Northern France). In celebration of his 180th birthday photoshop site FreakingNews organized a Modernized Monet contest. Here’s one of the entries: View the original in the comments.

I don’t like cities so I do like the Whirlwind Tours by Paul Tullis, illustrated by Oliver Jeffers for Hemispheres Inflight Magazine: One City, Five Hours: Paris. Got more time? Three Perfect Days, Paris, France HT Nag on the Lake

From a photoshop contest on Worth1000. Click for source. Don’t know who Jean Dujardin is?

Sit back and relax… “I Love To Smoke Too” This video was sent to me by long-time Frogsmoke reader Jim, an American living in Paris since 2006. He corresponds with a local lady who shot this smoky movie with her … Continue reading →

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If he hadn’t killed himself 30 years ago Patrick Dewaere would be 65 today Patrick Dewaere (26 January 1947 – 16 July 1982) was a promising and popular French actor in the late 1960s and 1970s. He made his breakthrough … Continue reading →