We've all seen our share of quadruple rainbows and rainbows from space, but it's not to often you catch on lying down one the job. A particularly lazy refraction showed up in Paris the other day, but it's not quite as it seems. Read More >>
Featured comment by anwarpwnsall:
"Kinda like what I saw at the beach last year, with a couple of friends, was fascinated by it!
http://db.tt/QkAbuhSb" More »
If you think you're having a rough day after your New Year's festivities, an Apple Store in Paris' opera district is still trying to determine just how much hardware was stolen after four or five armed thieves robbed the store three hours after it had closed. Read More >>
Featured comment by EddyCJ:
"They keep track of both, so when you then used the device (iPhone, iPad, Macbook, iMac, whatever) they're all trackable." More »
This bridge truly rocks. A goddamn trampoline bridge! It might result in some broken necks and legs but screw it, that's the price you pay for having a way to cross the river Seine leaping like Spider-Man. Read More >>
Station Saint-Martin along Paris's Metro Line 8 & 9 was closed in 1939, at the start of WWII, and although reopened once the war had ended, the station was ultimately shut for good due its close proximity (100m) to another Metro station. Read More >>
There's a rather insane rumour doing the rounds of the sci-fi blogs and the, er, theme park blogs at the moment, claiming the Disney giant is putting together a Star Wars themed attraction which will be ready for European Disney fans to enjoy from 2015. Read More >>
Featured comment by Aeropher:
"I recently watched all the films, even the "bad ones" (in quotes because they tend to be called bad by people who grew up with the originals) and 4 se..." More »
French photographer "Alexis" stumbled upon one hell of an antique find: stereoscopic glass plates from 80 years ago. Of course now, we live in the age of the GIF—and we can make old Paris a little alive again. Read More >>
Featured comment by Magic Robot:
"SORRY - http://www.bestweekever.tv/2009-07-07/dreamworks-turning-view-master-toy-into-movie-and-i-cant-add-a-joke-to-that/" More »
Sometimes life imitates art, and sometimes life imitates a series of stupid spy movie cliches: a briefcase detailing a joint French/UK military drone was stolen in Paris. A briefcase! A briefcase full of secret documents. Christ, man. Read More >>
French newspaper Le Figaro has unearthed an incredible development from during the first world war, revealing that French authorities built a life-size replica of Paris to the north of the city to trick German bombers. Read More >>
Featured comment by BigRonW:
"During WW2, the Brits built a 1:1 scale model of Bristol on nearby hills, Not so big as paris perhaps, but given approximately 22 years of growth in t..." More »