Laetitia Casta in Yves Forever

Laetita Casta looks so sexy ! Jane How pays tribute to Yves Saint Laurent, styling french model Laetitia Casta for her second editorial in this month’s issue of Vogue Paris.Entitled 'Yves forever' the clothing featured is as elegant and eternal as the brand...

Train Breaks Down Underwater, Strands 90,000

It is a nightmare that I used to dream when living in Alameda California. Sometimes, I took the BART train to San Francisco and the train snaked through a tube, laid like a garden hose under the San Francisco Bay....

Three wise monkeys from Paris

I was lucky the this Tuesday, November 24th, 2009 at 18:30 in The Bellevilloise, in Paris. Didier Migaud (Socialist and Chairman of the Finance Committee of the French National Assembly), Michel Rocard...

Store Robbed By Off-Duty Police Officers In Paris, France: VIDEO

Two off-duty police officers in Paris, France, have been caught on a surveillance camera robbing a telephone equipment store last Friday. The surveillance video shows two men in masks clearing out cash registers while at the same time sporting police armbands and handguns....

Laura Williams Named International Designer of the Year

Sunday evening Laura Williams of Washington, DC won the coveted International Designer of the Year Award from New Day Associates presented by John Blassingame.  As winner, Laura will receive a full editorial...

Iraqi Shoe Thrower Attacked by Another Shoe Thrower (VIDEO)

The Iraqi shoe thrower was attacked by another shoe thrower today in a news conference in Paris. The (new) shoe attack was captured on videos. Muntadhar al-Zeidi was the Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at...

France: Pakistan not to get India-like civil nuclear pact

A statement by a French official has put Pakistan's foreign minister, Shah Mahmood Qureshi, in an embarrasing situation. Qureshi, in May this year had gone on record saying that France is ready for a...

Jewellry Designers Included in Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week

It was announced earlier this week that jewellry designers will now join the the infamous Paris Haute Couture fashion week. Known for its outrageous, avant garde fashions, Paris' Haute Couture fashion week has included the likes of Chanel, Givenchy, and Jean Paul Gaultier but...

20 year old model who committed suicide spoke of despair

20 year old super-model from South Korea,  Daul Kim,  was found hanging in her Paris apartment yesterday,  an apparent suicide.   In her web log,  Kim told her fans about exhaustion,...

Daul Kim Dead: Korean Model Dies in Apparent Suicide

Model Daul Kim was found dead in Paris in an apparent suicide. Daul Kim's agents have confirmed her death but thus far no official cause of death has been disclosed. However, a source tells New York Magazine that they believe that Daul Kim committed suicide. Daul Kim's death...

Archaic Laws: French Women Still Not Allowed To Wear Pants By Law

A law banning women from wearing pants is still in effect in Paris, France. The law dates back to the 19th century, but is hardly ever enforced anymore. The law states that women in Paris are not allowed to wear trousers in general, but a woman who does want to wear pants...

Twilight's Robert Pattinson & Kristen Stewart Held Hands In Paris

Twilight stars Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart may have finally given a kind of unspoken confirmation to the rampant rumours that the two are more than just friends. The two were photographed holding hands and...

A Way of Life

As the Office of the Ombudsman acknowledged rampant corruption in the country, it received flak for its performance. Church leaders, meanwhile, criticized the government for its dismal record on human rights and transparency. Some lawmakers tossed back the blame to the...

Claude Levi-Strauss Dies

"Claude Levi-Strauss, widely considered the father of modern anthropology for work that included theories about commonalities between tribal and industrial societies, has died. He was 100." I woke up this morning to discover Levi-Strauss have passed away (and I am not talking...

Claude Levi-Strauss, French Intellectual Dies, 100 years old

Claude Levi-Strauss scientist, athropologist, intellectuall has died at the age of 100. ""He was France's greatest scientist," said writer Jean d'Ormesson, fellow member of the Academie Francaise which brings...

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