Composed of just over 2,000 images, strung together in a complex time-lapse manner, its clear a lot went into the making of this visually stunning project.
Read the interview with the creator, Luke Shepard, at Intelligent Travel Blog.
“Le Flaneur” Paris video made of 2000+ still shots
“Nuit Blanche”
Nuit Blanche explores a fleeting moment between two strangers, revealing their brief connection in a hyper-real fantasy. Director and cinematographer: Arev Manoukian.
Home – sanef
Spotted on the autoroute north of Paris, liked it. Part of a campaign by Sanef, company that runs much of the transportation infrastructure in France. (Why isn’t it “notre vie” instead of ”nos vies“? Anyone?)
“Poets Live” anglophone poetry in Paris
Poets Live is an English-language poetry reading series in Paris. Find Poets Live on Facebook, Goodreads and Twitter.
James Joyce in Paris – in Philadelphia
Exile Among Expats: James Joyce in Paris is a multimedia exhibition that illustrates two entwined stories: Joyce during his Paris years and Paris during its Joyce years. At the Rosenbach Museum & Library in Philadelphia through Sunday, August 28, 2011.
Princes and villains
In 2009, the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF) had an exhibit on the history of French games called Jeux de princes, jeux de vilains. Fortunately, the site is still up, offering great images, games (ludothèque), teaching aids (action pédagogique) and lots more.
Game buff? Also see Five Centuries of Board Games at BibliOdyssey.
Nike unveils the new “away” jersey of “les Bleus”
France’s soccer team (referred to unofficially as les Bleus) has a new jersey for away games designed by Nike. Some seem to think it’s a cliché (yet another incarnation of the marinière), but we think it’s classy and sharp! We’ll be checking the FFF boutique to see if they will be available to the public.
via RTL.fr
Parisians in a twist over yet another modern building
A strange sense of architectural déjà vu has gripped the French capital. Parisians, who in their day loathed the Eiffel Tower, the Pompidou Centre and the Louvre Pyramid, are campaigning once again to defeat a revolutionary new building.
via The Independent
Où est Charlie ?
Photographer couple Max & Charlotte have created a series of Where’s Waldo-inspired photos at iconic locations all over Paris. We’re not sure there actually is a Charlie to find in these photos, but it’s tons of fun to study the details.
Seen @pollyvous
Paris métro in anagrams
The French love to play with language, so it’s no surprise somebody decided to change all the names of Paris métro stops into wacky anagrams. We like Clefs au vieillard for Filles du Calvaire on line 8 (lavender). Lots more to discover on the complete map at Anagrammes de Métro!
Paris meetup celebrating Gallia beer !
Hosted by Francophilia and 52martinis. Details and RSVP here!