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Your First Name May Be in This French “Prénoms” Song! Posted by Hichem on Jun 26, 2012
Does your name have a French equivalent, like “Oliver/Olivier”, “Sylvia/Sylvie”, “Peter/Pierre”, “John/Jean”, etc.? After the The French RAP of the PARTICIPES PASSÉS ” (The French Rap of Past Participles”), here is the tongue-in-cheek French song “Le Rap des Prénoms“ (“The French Rap of the First Names”), the lyrics of which are exclusively translated into English here on…
KEN: Le Survivant de l’Enfer (The French “Fist of the North Star”) Posted by Hichem on Jun 24, 2012
In the early 1990s, French teenagers did not exactly watch TV programs like “SpongeBob SquarePants” or “Hannah Montana”… The show you are about to discover today was then considered the ultimate dessin animé (cartoon) not to miss on French TV for the 12-year-old boys on Wednesday afternoons. And nevermind that the storyline featured some pretty violent…
Google Puts the “€” in French “€-Books” Posted by Hichem on Jun 12, 2012
Not too long ago, several French literati organizations seemed to heroically wage an “uphill crusade” against the Internet search Goliath Google, accusing it of outright book piracy. Today, the paramount motivation of these organizations appears to be more mercantile than virtuously academic. Everything else, of course, “n’est que littérature” (“nothing but literature”). Internet search giant Google…
Song: Voyage dans le Temps Posted by Adir on Jun 8, 2012
Salut! My dear friend and also blogger Sean posted some weeks ago a song by The Lion King in French so I decided to do the same with one of the most beautiful cartoons I’ve ever watched, Anastasia. So here’s the theme song, Journey to the Past, sung in French! Follow with the lyrics below…
Energy and Power Politics: The French vs. The German Model Posted by Hichem on May 25, 2012
Don’t bury Nicolas Sarkozy just yet! Now that François Hollande is French President, he will have to answer, sur le terrain (on the ground), to some of the tougher questions raised by his ex-rival Sarkozy during their Presidential debate. Let’s pick up from the portion of the debate where we left it last time. Hollande and…
French Tribute Song to Sarkozy’s Memorable “Casse-toi, Pauv’Con” Posted by Hichem on May 5, 2012
French singer Tum Sally insisted upon paying a vibrant tribute to Nicolas Sarkozy by immortalizing his now (in-)famous slur aimed at an old farmer who had the impudence of refusing to shake his hand: “Casse-toi, Pauv’Con” (“Get Lost, You Jerk”)! Tum Sally’s “Casse-toi, Pov’Con” (“Get Lost, You Jerk”) A bit of a strange name, “Tum…
Joyeuse Fête du Premier Mai! Posted by Hichem on May 1, 2012
Joyeuse fête du premier mai à vous tous ! Of course, you all know that today is la fête du travail (the International Workers’ Day), a celebration which takes place nearly everywhere in the world… But did you know that the First of May is also the special date of another celebration in France? Réfléchissez un petit peu (think for a little bit)… No?…