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It’s not often that I’ll get into politics on this site but this fascinating interview from the Guardian with the guy who leaked the NSA Prism documents, the biggest intelligence leak in a generation, is a must-see. For anyone, myself included, who didn’t really ‘get’ why we should be so nervous about government surveillance, the interview should paint [...]
A woman hitting a skinhead with her handbag, Sweden, 1985. The woman was reportedly a concentration camp survivor. Via imgur ::: YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE: .
Meet Jon Gnarr, mayor of Reykjavik, Iceland’s largest (and coolest) city. Photo by Aleksander Radulovic He never went to university, used to be a taxi driver and played in a local punk rock band called ‘Runny Nose’. After that, Jon became well-known in his country as a comedian and actor. (That’s him on the [...]
Okay so this might be borderline/ highly inappropriate but somehow manages to get away with sending an important message about a pretty shocking political stance on what constitutes legitimate rape in the United States. Parody acted, written and produced by Laura Napoli ::: YOU MIGHT ALSO BE INTERESTED IN: .
The first pictures of newly elected French President Francois Hollande having a meet & greet with Queen Elizabeth came through this morning and Nessy couldn’t help but give her own take on how the conversation went down. The Queen received France’s left-wing President in a room dripping with gold decor. But perhaps a more modest [...]
I really enjoy the Economist. It’s not one of those economic/ political reads that leaves me feeling like I wasn’t properly educated enough. In a very clear and to-the-point article out today, the publication informs its readers that France is pretty much a broke, hot mess, in total denial of the economic sh*t storm its [...]
The garden state; where gas prices are cheaper and boardwalks are longer, and also where Napoleon
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Alright, so you might have noticed I have a weakness for French real estate p0rn. [Sigh] I
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A room with uninterrupted sea views? Admittedly, it might need a bit of work but this underwater
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I had you at ‘Free Wine & Cheese‘, didn’t I? If you’ve been umming and
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I remember when I first saw it, Avenue Junot, the cobblestone road that winds up to Montmartre
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Today I thought we could make a quick stop at Villa Pausa on the French Riviera, the former
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After only five years in Paris, “Genevieve de Milwaukee” has gone from editorial
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Forget the Eiffel Tower, Versailles and the Chartres Cathedral, I’ve got some alternative
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Anna Karina arrived in Paris at the age of seventeen from Denmark. She spoke no French and
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What is more enchanting than an artist’s studio? When these painters, sculptors and creators
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The boulangerie, boucherie, the epicerie, the caviste, the chocolatier, la coiffure; everyday
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1. French actor, Gerard Depardieu used to look very, very different. Here he is with Robert DeNiro
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If you can’t accept the holidays are over, say I! Today was spent mostly getting lost on the
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