This week, another commercial from the 80’s. I like commercials because they are short, often have lots of great vocabulary, and can often be like litte stories. This commercial from Volkswagen plays with our expectations with a series of retournements (reversals) and a surprising ending.

And finally this week … something completely different!

It’s been a while since we talked about Notre-Dame and the fire that destroyed the roof (which is still under investigation and now there are concerns about the potential health implications of all the lead from the roof that melted). Though as I shared a few weeks ago, one firm is already looking to the future. But these two articles I came across recently give you the opportunity to drill in and really see what the fire did to this magnificent old building. Scroll down on this page to see a video from Ouest France or use the interactive sliders on the images from L’Obs to compare the avant et après (before and after) for yourself.