19 days ago
philgyford : Twitter / novelsin3lines - I'm very much enjoying the 1906 French news summaries by Félix Fénéon (and not just because I wrote it up as an idea myself a while back). Lovely writing.
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30 days ago
cameron : Jieldé associées signal series - Totally awesome and unaffordable lamps.
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1 month ago
nelson : Nitrous Oxide in Paris - Sculpture commemerating the discovery of anesthesia
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1 month ago
nelson : Paris Candid Camera - American TV show sends obnoxious Texans to Paris cafes, films results
Andy Baio : Candid Camera-style show sends "Ugly Americans" to Parisian cafes, records results - the locals were extremely tolerant and were only chastised by other Americans [via]
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4 month ago
nelson : Justice - Stress - New video from the French group. Very disturbing, what are they playing at?
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5 month ago
nelson : Clotilde's Paris food book - Great French blogger now has her book out!
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5 month ago
deusx : Jon Henley on the fate of the semicolon | World news | The Guardian - "An unlikely row has erupted in France over suggestions that the semicolon's days are numbered; worse, the growing influence of English is apparently to blame."
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6 month ago
nelson : Handle with care - Quirky little guide to living in Paris
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nelson : Paris by Blizzard - City of Light rendered in a Warcraftish way
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nelson : French wedding etiquette - you can be invited just for desert!
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nelson : SocGen's explanation - Detailed and understable explanation of Kerviel's mischief. Really quite simple: he just falsified half of a direction neutral position
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9 month ago
nelson : Combien de bises? - 2, 3, or 4 little kisses when in France? Depends on where you are
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10 month ago
nelson : Paris riots - I'll never understand the French feeling entitled to daily revolution
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10 month ago
Simon Willison : Undercover restorers fix Paris landmark's clock - Undercover restorers fix Paris landmark’s clock. Les UX (previously known for constructing a secret underground cinema in the Paris catacombs) strikes again.
Andy Baio : Undercover restorers fix Paris landmark's clock - the same group responsible for the secret cinema and bar built in a cavern under Paris
nelson : Stealth clock repair - Amazing story of an unauthorized repair to the Pantheon clock in Paris
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10 month ago
nelson : Sarkozy wins? - Looks like SNCF workers returning to work
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10 month ago
nelson : Swear like a French chef - Funny little notes from the kitchen
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11 month ago
nelson : Paris tents - This year's homeless protest is right in the middle of the city
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11 month ago
deusx : Actors Studio host Lipton was a pimp in France - Breaking News, Tampa Bay Weather, Tampa, St. Petersburg, Clearwater, Sarasota - ABC Action News - "The revered TV presenter, who has sat down with Hollywood's biggest names for in-depth chats about their life and work over the last 13 years, has revealed he once procured clients for French hookers."
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14 month ago
nelson : Paris bicycle culture - How casual bike rentals are altering Paris life
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14 month ago
nelson : Space Invader / MySpace - French street artist shows up with a MySpace web page
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14 month ago
nelson : Space Invader / Second Life - There's a nice full circle aspect to this
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