Airbnb offering exotic experiences from a Paris museum to the house in ‘Up’
A crazy combination of game show glitz and marketing glitz, Airbnb offers customers the chance to spend a night in a Parisian museum, stay in a house modeled like a movie setting, or even drive a car in eight Ferraris. It offers an opportunity to sleep surrounded by racing cars. These and other chimerical listings […]
Pro-Palestinian Mob Blockades Paris’ Prestigious Sorbonne University
Far-left pro-Palestinian student activists blocked the entrance to the Sorbonne University in Paris on Monday, following a similar attempt last week to shut down the elite Academies of Sciences research university. Following the example of activists at top US universities such as New York City’s Columbia University and Harvard University, pro-Palestinian leftists have improvised a […]
Paris Hilton Bares It All In Sizzling New Photoshoot
American businesswoman and socialite Paris Hilton ditches her birthday suit in a racy new ad for Flaunt magazine. The sultry photo shows Hilton wearing only Versace sunglasses and a chunky bracelet, with one hand on her chest and the other on her hip. The image gallery features a series of bold looks in which Hilton […]
Bread king of Paris rises to the top in annual baguette contest: ‘A lot of love’
A new bread king in Paris has been born. Xavier Netri came out on top out of 172 contestants and was announced as the winner of the 31st Grand Prix de la Baguette earlier this week, according to the Associated Press. Netry, who has been baking for 25 years, is head baker at Utopy bakery […]
Students at prestigious Paris university occupy campus building in pro-Palestinian protest
Inspired by the Gaza Solidarity encampment on a US campus, students in Paris on Friday cut off access to campus buildings at France’s prestigious university and urged administrators to move all classes online. The pro-Palestinian protests began a dramatic day at the Paris Institute of Political Science, whose notable alumni include President Emmanuel Macron and […]
Massive policing for Paris Olympics to include security checks for some of the capital’s residents
The special anti-terrorism measures in place to protect the unprecedented opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics on the River Seine will also apply to all buildings along the route, including those working or living there. and their guests will undergo background checks. Paris Police Chief Laurent Nunez said on Thursday. Nuñez said those affected will […]
Macron takes part in charity soccer game ahead of Paris Olympics
French President Emmanuel Macron once again showed off his sporting talents on Wednesday as Paris prepares to host the Summer Olympics. Macron, who is known as a soccer fan, wore the jersey to a charity match against soccer legends and famous players at a club in Yvelines, west of Paris. The event, which raises money […]
French Police Clear Migrant Camps out of Paris
PARIS (AP) – French police on Tuesday evicted migrants from a makeshift camp in Paris, steps from the Seine River. It’s the latest move in what aid groups are calling a “social cleansing” campaign ahead of the Summer Olympics. Before dawn on an unusually cold April morning, about 30 teenagers and young adults from West […]
Paris mayor confident Seine’s water quality good enough for Olympic swimming
Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo said she was confident the Seine’s water quality would reach Olympic standards this summer and could prove it by perhaps swimming there with President Emmanuel Macron. The Seine is the venue for Olympic marathon swimming and Olympic and Paralympic triathlon swimming competitions. Paris struggles to prepare for security and transportation ahead […]
Populist Political Activist Assaulted in Apparent Leftist Attack in Paris
In the latest example of right-wing politicians facing violence in Europe, a populist political activist on Friday reported being assaulted in Paris. Chairman of Eric Zemmour’s youth movement “Reconquet!” Stanislas Rigaud, 24, of the Reconquista anti-immigration party, was attacked by a group of six or seven people on Friday night while waiting for a taxi […]