Stephen Clarke wrote God Save Les Françaises but men too are into fashion in the Hexagone! Take flip flops & Southwestern espadrilles for instance; two worlds apart…!

C’est l’été 🙂 Enjoy: Êtes-vous TONG ou ESPADRILLE?
Sébastien Le Fol
Le Figaro, 30 July 2010

no comment – just what I like in graphic design

Graphic design at Central St Martin\’s

Post by Denis Carré, pretty interesting on the Web 2.0. influence on courtship!
Read!

Good wrap up Denis!
Actually our generation is pretty stuck in both a post-1960s and post-postmodernist context. The apprehension and concept of time has changed with our generation. We live longer, we project anything we do on the long term, and therefore we’re scared to fail – especially in the old western EU paradigm which forbids failure instead of considering it as a learning step. The peace & love era, as well as the sea, sex & sun age are long gone. And with pressure on our shoulders, our generation is so freaked out to let go & fail that it’s somewhat easier to succeed with one’s professional career than with one’s personal life, and thus relationship. Hence many of us have focused on their professional success and find themselves home alone late at night, sometimes venturing on virtual social networks online! At the dawn of the 21st century, it seems our best pal is our laptop!

Just a few thoughts anyway. “my two cents”, for what it’s worth.

Malheureusement, Amis Frenchies, ces articles du NYT sélectionnés par Le Figaro, ne sont pas en ligne. Qu’à cela ne tienne!
Je vous propose donc ma « sélection de cette sélection », avec les originaux en anglais.

• A l’ère du numérique, le son s’appauvrit – originally published as
  In Mobile Age, Sound Quality Steps Back
  by Joseph Plambeck, 9 May 2010
• Darina Allen – La nouvelle « papesse » de la gastronomie irlandaise – originally published as
  Reclaiming Ireland’s Culinary Heritage, One Roast Lamb or Sponge Cake at a Time
  by Julia Moskin, 30 March 2010
• Michelle Obama, atout de charme des créateurs – originally published as
  Can Michelle Obama Make You a Star?
  by Hilary Stout, 7 May 2010

It’s often said – and heard! – that Winter Olympics get much less attention than Summer Olympics, and yet! Enjoy the next 6 minutes watching an interesting curling lesson…

Skate Expectations – Curling Team Tryouts – Colbert vs. Shuster

and if you’re not too familiar with Stephen Colbert, do take a while to watch the Colbert’s speech at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner back in 2006…

Pure delight guaranteed!