Video: Thierry Henry handball costs Ireland win

Irish football fans are crying into their pints after a "blatant handball pass" by Thierry Henry in the 104th minute of play cost the Irish team the win. Now France is headed to the 2010 World Cup and ... continue

Sacré bleu! French rankle at Louvre McDonald’s

Crass American consumerism is coming to one of France's most revered cultural institutions. Louvre staff and other artsy French types bristled at the inclusion of America's most famous gastronomic low-culture eatery at the museum. The new McDonald's will ... continue

France set to introduce disclosure law on photoshopped pics

French politicians are pushing a new law that will force publishers who use photoshopped pictures to print a disclosure that the pictures are photoshopped. The new photoshopped disclosure law, which would apply to any "retouched photograph aimed at ... continue

Bush told French President Iraq was a quest foretold in the Bible

If you thought that the WMD story behind the invasion of Iraq was bad, wait until you hear what former US President George W Bush told then French President Jacques Chirac: the invasion of Iraq what a ... continue

France surrenders future of endangered hamster

The French Government is in trouble with the European Union (EU) for surrendering the future of an endangered hamster. The EU claims that the French have allowed the greater hamster of Alsace, the only wild hamster left in ... continue

French Islanders using live dogs as shark bait

Islanders on the French controlled Reunion Island have been using live dogs as shark bait. The Sun claims that "a six-month-old labrador pup was recently found alive with a huge double hook through its snout - like the ... continue

French three strikes law struck down

France’s highest constitutional authority has struck down legislation that would have seen internet users banned from the internet if caught pirating content. The French "Hadopi legislation" passed in May with the support of the music industry. The legislation, ... continue

Dog-O-Matic Dog Washing Machine – What will PETA say about this?

A french inventor, Romain Jarry, has invented a dog washing machine called the Dog-o-Matic, which can best be deacribed as hybrid laundry machine/car wash for dogs. There's one Dog-O-Matic machine in operation right now in France and it's ... continue

The new French 3-strikes law hides a bigger threat

Not to long ago there was a lot of talk about France’s move to implement a 3-strike law against Internet downloaders of <ahem> illegal files. Then like most hot topic items it sort of blended with the ... continue

Video Star L’escargot

Just so you know that we're not biased towards the Japanese when it comes to weird stuff, we've found a rather bizarre example of French Art. Video Star L'escargot comes from well known French prankster Rémi Galliard. I just ... continue

French airforce surrenders to German virus

French fighter planes were grounded in January due to a computer virus. According to an unnamed Intelligence Magazine quoted by the Telegraph, the aircraft were unable to download their flight plans after databases were infected by a Windows ... continue

French Solution to Newspaper Downturn: Subsidies and Free Newspapers for Kiddies

The French Government will subsidize newspaper deliveries, and a scheme to offer a free annual newspaper subscription to 18 year olds as part of a plan to save the ailing newspaper industry. The newspaper delivery subsidy is the ... continue