From Francophile artist Matthew Rose, a free exhibit poster. The image above is just an excerpt. Check out his other work too!
Take National Geographic’s Paris Quiz
How well do you know the secrets of Paris? Take this quiz and find out.
Iggy Pop, francophile
Iggy Pop is a francophile! New album Préliminaires (May). His rendition of “Les feuilles mortes” is heart-rending.
Get an Hermès bag – for free!
Ever wished you could have an Hermès bag? You can. For free! Choose from 9 models of the Kelly bag and build your own: The Clémence, The Fleur, The Nathalie, The Marine, The François, The Capucine, The Papier, The Laura. Enjoy your Hermès bags, les filles !
To find what other goodies they might be giving away, go to the Hermès site, click Travel the world of Hermès, and choose Surprises from the menu (vertical orange bar, top left).
(Update February 2010: No longer available online, but we have the PDFs! You can get them here.)
(Update February 2012: Also at that link are the versions that were on the Spanish site in 2010!)
“Elodie” by Tommy Wallach
French singer Tommy Wallach is getting noticed. You won’t be able to resist him or his song “Elodie.”
“Coco Avant Chanel” movie trailer
Must not miss the rags-to-riches story, “Coco avant Chanel” starring Audrey Tautou. Just released in France.
“French Boy” by Dana Boulé
American girl Dana Boulé and her “dance pop music video homage to French boys.” O la la la la !
Lars von Trier’s Antichrist – Official Trailer
Lovely Charlotte Gainsbourg in Lars von Trier’s new horror film Antichrist.
Chouquettes, a how-to
Our favorite French pastry, made of pâte à choux.
via rollins.fr
Movie review: Music-hall nostalgia in ‘Paris 36′
Paris 36 is getting lukewarm reviews, but maybe a francophile would feel differently. En tout cas, we plan to see it.
via sfgate.com
France still number-one tourist destination
PARIS (AFP) — The number of foreign tourists coming to France declined last year, but it retained its position as the number-one destination for international visitors, the government said Monday.
France is still the world’s #1 tourist destination: 79.3 million visitors in 2008. But of course!
via google.com
Michelle Obama Gives French First Lady a Gibson Guitar
What happens when hip “late baby boomers” run the show? Michelle Obama gives Carla Bruni a Gibson guitar.
via gibson.com