Two Louvre officials have resigned, reportedly over just how to clean a 500-year-old Leonardo da Vinci work.
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Watch: Battling Basque Father Joins Son’s Fight in Pro Rugby Match
Family togetherness is all well and good, but French rugby fan Lucien Harinordoquy probably pushed the spirit a little too far.
Six minutes into Tuesday night’s “Basque derby” between arch-rival pro teams Biarritz and …
France Built a Decoy Paris to Fool German Bombers During World War I
How do you save Paris from German World War I bombers? By building a life-sized decoy city, of course.
According to The Telegraph, the faux City of Light was created near the end of the war, in 1918, to draw German pilots away …
‘Carlos the Jackal’ Back in Paris Court for 1980s Terrorist Attacks
A Venezuelan-born revolutionary dubbed “Carlos the Jackal” is standing trial in Paris for his role in terrorist attacks in France during the early 1980s.
The 62-year-old, whose real name is Illich Ramirez Sanchez, is accused …
Google Doodle Honors Marie Curie’s 144th Birthday
The drawing shows the groundbreaking scientist at work.
Report: French First Lady Carla Bruni Gives Birth to Girl
Félicitations to the French first couple.
French Schools Are Rationing Ketchup To Keep Their Children French
French officials are implementing a saucy new restriction on school cafeterias.
Reading While Eating for September 12: Fun and Games
Monday’s links feature funny women, fictional pastimes and even musical saws. After a somber weekend, let’s have some fun.
French Man Forced to Pay Ex-Wife a Settlement for Lack of Sex
The payoff in this case: an award of nearly $14,000 to the ex-wife whose needs were apparently not met. It just goes to show that it never hurts to try.
Virtual Boarding Agents: The New Airport Frontier?
Paris’ Orly Airport began testing 2-D holograms to replace real-life boarding agents. Take that, CNN!
Mona Lisa Heist: Money, Not Country, Was the Motivation
He said he did it as an act of patriotism. But a new documentary reveals that the man who swiped the Mona Lisa from the Louvre exactly a century ago was really motivated by — you guessed it — money.
New Biography Claims Coco Chanel Was a Nazi Spy
A new book says that Coco Chanel, in addition to running one of the world’s most influential fashion empires, also spied for the Nazis.