A lovely Sunday song

French

Hello,
I stumbled upon this song some weeks ago and I was really eager to share it with you.
I love it and you?
Enjoy!
Lisa Mitchell - Neopolitan Dreams

#followfriday: the explanation

French

Last Friday, I noticed many people on Twitter were using the hashtag #followfriday.
On Friday night, I met Laurence (@blogtillyoudrop) and she explained me the concept.
So, for those who are also wondering about this hashtag meaning and don’t have the opportunity to get to know Laurence;-), here is the explanation:
On Twitter, you sometimes want to recommend to your followers [...]

Calling all artists!

French

Famous French new wave/rock band, Indochine, offers his fans the opportunity to make his next video-clip.
Interested? Choose one song from their new album “La République des Meteors” and post your video on their MySpace page or on Youtube.
I personally don’t know yet their new album but found the idea to offer fans the possibility to [...]

Twitter Premium Accounts: did you fall for it?

French

These last hours, a satirical blog (BBspot), though described some years ago as “world’s best tech humour site” by The Register, fooled credulous journalists and bloggers and worried the Twittersphere.
The hoax: Twitter co-founder and CEO Evan Williams has announced the launch of Twitter premium Accounts. Williams explained that many users have expressed the willingness to pay for accounts [...]

Expressions of the week

French

Time flies and I realise it has been a long time since I have written the last « expressions of the week » … Shame on me!
Many French expressions use the word “langue” which means “tongue” in English and I was eager to share some with you.

To never be at a loss for words ->Ne [...]

Happy Saint Patrick’s Day!

French

Today, we’re all Irish!
Put something green on you! Traditionally associated with the Shamrock, a three-leaved plant, which Saint Patrick (one of the patron saints of Ireland) used to explain the concept of the Trinity; it has become part of the celebration wearing something green on this particular day.
And enjoy a good beer, an Irish coffee [...]

A film that rocks! A must see for life lovers bored by social and depressive cinema!

French

This afternoon, I had the chance to see in preview “The boat that rocked”, a film directed by Richard Curtis (”Love Actually”, “Bridget Jones’s Diary”, “Notting Hill”, “Four Weddings and a Funeral”, …) and… I really loved it!
In addition to its excellent cast (special congrats to Chris O’Dowd who is a brilliant actor I discovered recently), [...]

Goodbye poet

French

French music is in mourning today after Alain Bashung, one of its greatest artists, passed away.
No later than some days ago, the gentleman rocker received 3 prizes at the “Victoires de la musique” including the prize of the best male singer of the year.
We’ll probably still listen and sing these magnificent songs for years to [...]