A Back to the Future Tour of Paris in the 1950s

Straight out of a Jetsons cartoon, get a load of this Citroen U55 Currus Cityrama tour bus that ruled the roads of Paris in the 1950s. It’s futuristic design was ahead of its time and turned heads wherever it went. No one had seen anything like it before and even today this retro bus looks…

The Prada store that got Lost in the Desert

If you were stuck in the desert, what would you need to survive? Water, food, a Prada handbag perhaps? On Route 90 in Texas, 60 km from the nearest town of Marfa with just 2,500 residents, like a mirage in the desert, you’ll find Prada Marfa, a permanently installed sculpture built to mimic the luxury…

The Secret Invention behind Michael Jackson’s Anti-Gravity Lean

Ever since the first time I saw Michael Jackson do his infamous gravity-defying lean in Moonwalker, it’s remained a total mystery as to how he and his dancers did it. I hopelessly attempted it in front of the television screen for years. But today, the mystery came to an end today and it feels ever…

18 Reasons why I’m Proud to be a Frenchy

This week the French are celebrating Bastille day. It’s a really big deal, sort of like American Independence day and we celebrate being Frenchies and all that patriotic stuff. So I thought being half French myself, I’d do a little patriotic post on why it’s awesome to be French… 1. We were infamously led into…

What did the French President say to the Queen of England?

The first pictures of newly elected French President Francois Hollande having a meet & greet with Queen Elizabeth came through this morning and Nessy couldn’t help but give her own take on how the conversation went down. The Queen received France’s left-wing President in a room dripping with gold decor. But perhaps a more modest…

Arab and Frenchman have much to talk about. Daschund and Shark do Not.

In turban and loincloth, Lieutenant Dupas can pass among Red Sea fishermen as one of their own. An army officer attached for years to a Moroccan unit, Dupas learned to live, talk and think like an Arab. A recent assignment: to teach French paratroopers how to jump into the sea and swim by Aqualung……

Video of a Man talking to his past 12 year-old self will Make your Day

Actor, filmmaker and overall awesome human being, Jeremiah McDonald left a tape for himself 20 years ago to watch in the future. At the age of 32, he pours himself a drink and begins to have a conversation with his prepubescent self…. Clearly an out-of-the-box thinker from a young age, the adorable 12 year-old version…

Paris’ Secret Park in the Sky: The Original High Line

Paris and New York: both have islands, both have Statues of Liberty, crazy people on the metro, and unbeknownst to most, they both have parks in the sky. Until a little while ago, I was under the impression that New York’s much-adored HighLine was a totally unique feature to the Big Apple. But when le…

Paris Automobile Show at the Grand Palais, 1940s

Once one of the most eagerly awaited events on the French calendar, the Salon d’Auto was held for 60 consecutive years under the great dome of the Grand Palais. The automobile industry was flourishing and new inventions were being unveiled every year; the automatic carburettor in 1904, the plate clutch in 1905, dampers in 1906.…

Date Night in Paris: 5 Romantic Cinemas

When in Paris, you might as well do things the right way; drink at the bistros of the belle époque, buy your vegetables fresh at the marché; bargain your way through the brocantes; and when it comes to going to the cinéma, why not watch your favorite movie stars on the big screens of the…