Mac Stuff: EasyWMV 
French Mac software developer, Patrice Bensoussan, has released a new app that can be used to convert or resize wmv, asf, avi, mp4, mpg, mpeg, mov, m4v, flv, nsv and vob video files so that they can be used with QuickTime Player, Apple TV or an iPod.
It has a very simple user interface, supports drag and drop as well as batch processing. EasyWMV can export video to mpeg and mpeg4 formats and can optimize videos for playback on iPod.
Main features
- Input formats: asf, avi, flv, m4v, mp4, mpg, mpeg, mov, nsv, vob, wmv
- Output formats: mp4, mpg
- Manual or automatic audio bit rate selection from source (32-320kbps)
- Video encoding up to 2.5mbit/s
- Support H.264 encoding for mpeg4 video
- Creates video for QuickTime, Apple TV and iPod
- Batch processing
- Optimized for multi-core and multi-processor systems
- Drag & drop of files and folders
- iTunes integration
Download the demo (Full version $15)
More information
Who Will Kill the French Air Car?
In 1991, Guy Négre, a French ex-Formula One engineer, founded a company (Moteur Developpment International or MDI) that would continue the development of his invention, the Air Car. He would ultimately aim to put it on the global market and manufacture it. To date, it is not available to purchase. Why isn’t it – 16 YEARS LATER? Will the same fate kill the Air Car as it did the Electric Car?
What is the Air car?
The Air Car is a car that uses compressed air technology and is powered by an air engine. It does not use any gasoline whatsover. Compressed air is stored in carbon or glass fiber tanks at a pressure of 4,351 pounds per square inch (psi). This air is fed through an air injector to the engine and flows into a small chamber, which expands the air. The air pushing down on the pistons moves the crankshaft, which gives the vehicle power. It is inexpensive to manufacture, and most importantly, does not pollute.1
Advantages Over the Hybrid
I may be one of the few to say this in public but I honestly don’t know why hybrids are getting all the buzz. Admittedly, they pollute the air less than standard cars, but they still do pollute AND they create a different pollution problem that is horrible. That itty-bitty detail seems to be getting overlooked. People should know that they have mongo sized batteries and no one can tell me exactly how long they last and where they will end up like other dead batteries. But we know where they’ll end up, don’t we? Yup, in a landfill. Batteries are one of the most hazardous elements to leach into soil from landfills, so while the beloved hybrid won’t pollute the air as much, they will cause harmful pollution in other ways. I personally find that biodiesels and Air Cars (with their zero pollution) are the true wave of the future but I can’t fight multinational lobbyists – so I think hybrids may be here to stay for a while.
In any case, I’m rooting for the Air Car even if isn’t the most attractive car (either is the hybrid!), and even if it will suffer a slow, torturous, unfair death. Or will it? One very big company in India, actually THE biggest automobile company in India (Tata Motors) has agreed to help further develop the air engine technology. Plus, the Air Car has been in news more and more lately so at least I know it is still alive and kicking. Go Air Car go!
The Air Car
Watch a video of The Air Car on YouTube
Zero Pollution and Low Cost
Tata Motors
1 From How Stuff Works
Friday France Photo: The Secret Language of France

Am I the only one that thinks this ISN’T a burger joint and bakery? Look CLOSELY at the baguette-y thing – and the strange Love Burger tagline: Tout Pret, Tout Bon. Btw, there appears to be a bakery on the street level, but there is no burger joint in sight…
Or should I be waiting for someone to tell me, “Sometimes a baguette is just a baguette”?
Boutique Hotels at Directoryofhotels.com 
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I said NO tomatoes! 
A Parisian blogger at 7h48 posted a hilarious entry the other day. She’d ordered a sandwich at a bakery in Paris, and specifically requested NO tomatoes in it. When she got home, to her dismay and wrath, she found, none other than: tomatoes. I HATE when that happens.
She was not amused. So she removed the unwanted slices and did what any tomato-hater in their tomato-hating world would do: She put the tomatoes in an envelope and mailed them back to the bakery. For further catharsis, she attached a note, “J’avais demandé SANS tomates!!! …Bordel!” I asked for NO tomatoes!!! Damn!
[via Une araîgnée au plafond Merci, Martin!]
Gastronomic Cartography: The Breads of France 
Been wondering what to call certain breads in France? Want to know where they originated? Here are some of the French Breads by region. I’ll try to find a clearer version and post it later.
Want to see the cheese map? Cheese Map of France
[via Strangemaps]
Thoughts on the U.S. from Us in France – Part 3 
Continuation of Part 1 and Part 2
7. Cook Meat Thoroughly – There were constant reminders in the U.S. about the dangers of eating meat that isn’t cooked very much. If you’ve been to France or if you live in France, you know that that is the exact opposite rule in the land of steak tartare. In fact, when I order meat in restaurants in France, and ask for it bien cuit (well done) they roll zee eyes at me. And even then, it’s not well done but that is how I like it. The French are notorious for liking their meat bloody, dripping rare. Lastly, some restaurants in the U.S. don’t even ask you anymore, how you’d like your steak or burger cooked. Should we wonder about the differences in meat quality?
8. Warning Labels on Wine – When packing for our trip to the U.S., I’d completely forgotten the Burgundy wine I was going to give my sister-in-law. So, I bought some French wine in California for her. Hee. It had a big label on the bottle warning of the health risks of drinking wine. Just like with cigarettes. I think there are some wines in France that have a itty bitty warning, but most don’t have anything at all.
9. Ultra-pasteurized milk advertised as good for you – Ultra-pasteurized milk doesn’t need to be refrigerated because it’s been heated to a higher temperature higher than normal pasteurization (280°F vs. 145°F). That’s why it has such a long shelf-life – but many Europeans believe that ultra-pasteurized milk not only has no nutritional value, but also may be harder to digest because of changes in the protein structures of the milk itself. That isn’t to say ultra-pasteurized milk isn’t present in France – It is, but it’s not advertised as being good for you. [an interesting related article on raw milk: The Udder Truth]
10. Wash your hands! – Signs reminding employees and the general public to wash their hands after using the toilet were everywhere. Yes, I want people to wash their hands after they do their thing, but I guess so many people don’t, they have to put signs all over the place. Well, in France, I don’t think many people wash their hands (I’m not sure about actual statistics but whenever I’ve been in a public restroom in France, I always notice people leaving without washing their hands. I notice less of this in the U.S.) I’m very OC about it so it grosses me out. My other half thinks people in France have a better tolerance to germs and illnesses and can withstand a lot of bacteria without getting sick because of non-hygienic ways…
11. Vegetables – In the U.S. my sweetie kept saying he was just buying something that resembled a vegetable, but it didn’t taste anything like that vegetable. Carrots, for example, looked like carrots, felt like carrots but didn’t taste like carrots at all. “We are paying for the shapes of vegetables!!” he’d say. What were we eating then?
David Lynch: The Air is on Fire 
We once saw David Lynch in-person and he’d mentioned that he likes to paint, then bite his paintings… Alrightee then. Anyway, I do love his films and his artwork sometimes reflects the same kind of vision he projects on films.
In case you can’t make it in-person to see the David Lynch exhibition at the Cartier Foundation for Contemporary Art in Paris, you can access parts of it online and see the virtual version. Click on English, then click on “What’s On” then click on David Lynch: The Air is on Fire, then Views of the Exhibition.
Otherwise, the exhibit is running until May 27, 2007.
Maybe I’ll go see if there are bite marks on the paintings…
David Lynch: The Air is on Fire (’til May 27, 2007)
Cartier Foundation for Contemporary Art
261, Boulevard Raspail
75014 Paris, France
tel (+33) 1 42 18 56 50
Métro: lines 4 and 6, Raspail or Denfert-Rochereau station
Bus: 38, 68
RER: Denfert-Rochereau
Hours: Open every day, except Monday, from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Open Tuesday evenings until 10 p.m.
Admission: 6.50 euros
Reduced price: 4.50 euros (students, under 25, Vermeil cardholders, Amis des Musées, unemployed)
[via twitchfilm]
Friday France Photo: Unusual Apartment 
Cute inhabited apartment in Nevers, France.
French Expressions you didn’t learn in French class
Il pète plus haut que son cul. / He is pretentious.
(literal: He farts higher than his ass.)
Il est coiffé comme un dessous de bras. / He’s having a bad hair day. (His hair is dressed like an armpit.)
J’ai la tête dans le cul ce matin. / I have a lot of trouble waking up this morning.
(My head is in my ass this morning.)
Il faut que j’aille couler un bronze. / I need to take a dump.
(I need to cast a bronze sculpture.)
Il secoue le poireau. / He’s masturbating. (He’s shaking the leek.)
Il va degorger le poireau. / He’s going to piss.
(He’s going to squeeze out the leek.)
Il branle le mammouth. / He procrastinates.
(He jerks off the mammoth.)
Il se fait des couilles en or. / He makes a lot of money.
(He is making himself golden balls.)
Cette fille, c’est un thon. / That girl is very ugly.
(This girl is a tuna fish.)
Il n’a jamais trempé son biscuit. / He is still a virgin.
(He has never dipped his cookie.)
Il nous en chie une pendule. / He’s making a big fuss about it.
(He’s sh*tting a wall clock about it.)
Il nous en chie une pendule à treize coups. / He’s making a VERY big fuss about it.
(He’s sh*tting a thirteen-stroke wall clock about it.)
C’est un enculeur de mouches. / He’s a nitpicker.
(He BFs the flies.)
Il a le cul bordé de nouilles. / He is extremely lucky.
(He has noodles all around his ass.)
Il chie de la broue. / he’s lying.
(Brew is coming out of his ass.)
[via]
La Nuit des publivores / Night of the Ad-eaters
While we’re on the subject of commercials and ads, here’s an event in L.A. that is screening some of the best commercials from 60 different French-speaking countries. (I didn’t realize there were that many.)
Anyway, the event is co-sponsored by the Consulate General of Belgium and the Alliance Française de Los Angeles, where they will screen 80 minutes of the best commercials in French (some with English subtitles), some of which may not be suitable for children (in L.A.)
La Nuit des publivores / Night of the Ad-eaters
Friday, March 23, 7:00 pm
The Goethe Institute
5750 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 100, Los Angeles | MAP
$10 for AF members | $12 for non-members
Free underground parking after 6pm with validation from Goethe Institute
There will be macarons by Boule Pâtisserie
Call to make your reservations: 310-652-0306, or Email
Des Cuisines qui donnent envie 
Work and life and have been utterly stressful lately, so I decided to post this quick, light-hearted French commercial today. Every time I see it, it makes me laugh, and then I think about how it would NEVER be aired as a commercial in the U.S., being too suggestive. (I can see it, however, as a spoof on SNL or Comedy Central, even Cartoon Network. Yay them.)
Only a 15 second spot, it shows a woman surprised to catch her husband doing something expected in the kitchen…
Click here or on the photo to watch the spot
cuisine équipée
Thoughts about the U.S. from Us in France – Part 2 Continuation of Part 1
4. French Bashing – Although not very obvious, there are subtle remnants left from the “freedom fries” years. I was in the grocery store, Ralph’s, in Marina del Rey (L.A.) and was looking at their bakery items. They had a fruit tart, the very typical kind in France, and they labeled it, “Belgian Tart.” I tried to take a photo of it but someone stopped me. (I hadn’t noticed that she’d been following me.) Also, when we had lunch at a crappy restaurant on the Redondo Beach pier, they had a dessert called BURNT CREAM. (I guess they didn’t want to call what everyone else calls it, “Crème Brûlée.” C’mon. How unappetizing does “Burnt Cream” sound?
5. Big Butts – Not that I’m looking, but…how could I miss them? People are getting fat in L.A. I’ve lived on the east coast and in the south of the U.S., where the average weight always seemed significantly higher than in L.A. I spent most of my life on the westside of L.A. and people on the west coast were usually slimmer and fitter but I was surprised to see lots of overweight and even obese people in my hometown. That said, I’m noticing a shift (increase) in average weight in people in Paris. Last Note: My own butt got bigger while in L.A.
6. No Bike Bells/Horns – We were walking near the jetée near the beach in Playa del Rey, where there is a path for pedestrians as well as bicycles. We walked to the side of where bicycles ride but for parts of the path pedestrians have to share the way with cyclists. We’d hear people on bikes from behind, “Coming from behind!” or “On your left!” or “Bicycle!” But no horns or bells. Seriously, a bell would do and you can hear a bell from far away for ample notice. Pedestrians have gotten seriously hurt by bikes in this area. In France, you hear bells because bells are required by law for bikes as horns are for cars.
[Photo Burninated courtesy of Crystal]
Why He’ll take Racism in America ANY DAY over Racism in France…
From an opinion article in Newsvine:
“I spent my entire youth in France. From age 2 to 14, this is where I was. From preschool, to elementary school, to junior high. It was some of my best years, but also some of the worst. I’m referring of course to racism. From the 1980s to now near the 2010s, racism continued to grow in France, in a way very different from the racism faced in America. This period is important to me personally, because it refers to the “second-generation” of immigrants: people who have fled their countries because of wars to seek political asylum and a better life. Many of these children were born in France, or came as infants. All they know is France. They speak French fluently. They’re citizens, yet racism won’t leave France. Now while this is indeed a generalization, because every case of racism is different, but here is what really grinds my gears:
- In America, many racists are extremely ignorants, knowing nothing about the Middle East and of Islam, making stupid allegations on topics they know nothing about.
- In France, the population is very much educated, including the racists! They’ve read about the cultures of Northern Africa and the Middle East, but they continue their racism.
There is this extremely stupid statement in France called L’Intégration…”
Read the full article
Book Your Trip to Provence Now! 
Our friends, Chloe and Jacques are having a weekday special until the end of June at their fabulous bed and breakfast, Après La Sieste. If you stay 3 nights at Après La Sieste during the week from now until June 30, you can get the fourth night for free. The fourth night must also be during the week.
We love staying at Après La Sieste; it is one of our favorite places to stay in Provence, and this special is an excellent savings and great opportunity. We might have to squeeze in a trip there into our hectic schedule if possible. It’s a great base to explore many places in Provence, and it’s very near Avignon. Lastly, for those wine enthusiasts out there, it is a hop, skip and a jump from the famous, Châteauneuf-du-Pape.
Read my previous posts about Après La Sieste:
A Great Place to Stay in Provence: Après La Sieste
Our Favorite Place to Stay in Provence Has a Chef
Visit their website for more information and to contact them. They speak both English and French.
Après La Sieste
2 suites, 3 rooms; breakfast included
Contact: Jacques et Chloé (English and French spoken)
*Please ask when the chef will be preparing dinner
Email: info@apreslasieste.com
Website: Après La Sieste
(Visit their site for more room photos, details and rates)
Telephone : 04 66 50 33 94
Mobile Phone: 06 61 84 58 40
Note: Air France is having reduced airfares from the U.S. to France during Spring, so check it out here: Spring Specials from the US to Europe on Air France
Tags: france, provence, Chateauneuf-du-pape, Après+La+Sieste, french, france+holidays, france+vacations
March 17 – 25 – Int’l Wildlife Film Festival – Albert, France 
The 17th Annual International Wildlife Film Festival begins tonight in Albert France, which is in the Somme Department (in the north of France, roughly between Paris and Lille, near Amiens). The festival features professional and amateur documentaries from all over the world that focus on the life of animals. Films are judged by a panel of respected entertainment personalities and internatinal film directors. Toward the end of the week, an award ceremony celebrates the winning films and filmmakers. For the program list, click here: Program.
International Wildlife Film Festival
March 17 – 25, 2007
Theatre du Jeu de Paume (seats 600)
80300 Albert, France
Website: International Wildlife Film Fest
Tags: france, international, europe, film, festivals, wildlife, albert+france
Thoughts about the U.S. from Us in France – Part 1
Although we’re back in France, the U.S. is still ringing loudly in our minds. Things haven’t changed that much in the U.S. We have. There are some new things, though. It now seems even more of a kooky place. Yes, to me, France is kooky too but I don’t think I used to describe the U.S. like that. Now I would. That said, we do love going back to see family and friends (and traveling a bit), and we love both places, the good, the bad and the quirky. Here are some striking take aways we noticed about the U.S. that I wanted to share with you:
1. 100 Year Mortgages – Housing is expensive in the US! This relatively new “mortgage” adds to the list of 15, 30, and 50 year mortgages. Financial institutions are banking on the clause that states these extended mortgages are to be inherited by the kids of people taking out the loans. We thought that was pretty wild. In France, they are starting to offer 50 year loans, but wouldn’t it make more sense to have 100 year mortgages here because French people live much longer than Americans?
2. Cel Phones and Driving – For every four cars I’d see, at least three would have drivers talking ON THE PHONE while driving! That’s careless and dangerous. Everyone was talking on the phone everywhere: in the market, in the malls, on the streets, in stores. So noisy. That may not be all that different in France except there are less people driving while talking on the phone – since it is illegal. And dangerous!
3. Drag Racing at the green light – Since we’re on the subject of driving, I thought I’d add this one. It could be just be more of an L.A. thing but I noticed that, right as the light turns green at a signal, drivers put the pedal to the metal. Even if it’s a short block to the next….red light. A totally wasteful method of driving, and not to mention very polluting as well. I wonder what the difference in pollution there would be if people didn’t do that. I think I used to drive like that when I lived there.
Setting Bad Examples on French Commercials
I really liked this Hollywood Chewing Gum commercial because they took inspiration from the very cool game, Katamari Damacy, and the plugin effect is pretty good. But I hadn’t noticed, until I read this French blog, Art Touch, that it shows a guy unwrapping the new ugly, plastic dispensers and throwing the wrapper on the ground (seemingly, anyway). That is not cool and sets a poor example for kids, and as the blog says, “Honte à Hollywood Chewing Gum ! ” (Shame on you, Hollywood Chewing Gum!). Some comments there signal that such carelessness merits some boycotting.
Watch the ad here:
Honte à Hollywood Chewing Gum !
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Tags: greece, greek+getaways, greek+islands, vacations, holidays
American vs French Donuts, Hydrogenated Oils, Trans Fats and Diseases
You know how in France, there’s a hair salon or shoe store on every corner? In L.A. there seems to be a donut shop on every corner (next to a Starbucks, of course).
Me: “Let’s get some donuts!”
Him: “Beurk. No way. American donuts are gross.”
Me: “What do you mean, yuck, American donuts are gross?”
Him: “I hate them.”
Me: “But you don’t hate French donuts?”
Him: “French donuts are awesome!”
Me: “Why do you hate American donuts?”
Him: “They’re disgusting, that’s why.”
Me: “Why!!!?”
Him: “OK, if you must know: they give me these nasty donut burps. Then, they give me heartburn. I never get heartburn. There’s something wrong about American donuts, I swear.”
Me: “Eiuw. You don’t get donut burps with the French ones?”
Him: “Nope. The French donuts are good and don’t make me feel sick.”
I went out and bought some donuts anyway, and he decided to take a few bites of one. I ate one too.
(Later that day)
Him: “I have the durps. Donut burps.”
Me: “Me too, and heartburn.” (I also never get heartburn.)
So, what is the difference? We’re pretty sure it’s the oil. In the U.S., donuts are fried in hydrogenated oils, oil that is, for all intents and purposes, bad for you. It is basically oil, where its fatty acids have been chemically altered into trans fats so the oil will have a longer shelf life. (See Hydrogenated Oils: The Silent Killers)
Why are donuts different in Europe? Answer: They don’t use hydrogenated oils
[From Recovery Medicine]
“…Many European countries have either banned hydrogenated and partially hydrogenated oils altogether or have instituted future dates for elimination of their use in foods. These government actions concerning the trans fatty acids (hydrogenated and partially hydrogenated oils) is directly related to studies that link trans fatty acid (hydrogenated and partially hydrogenated oil) consumption from processed foods to the development of diabetes, cancer and cardiovascular disease.” (read more on hydrogenated oils)
Trans Fats and Heart Disease
[From Westonaprice.org]
“The food industry justifies the use of trans fats with the claim that the alternative, saturated fats, raise cholesterol and contribute to heart disease. This premise is completely false. Before the introduction of transfats into the food supply, Americans consumed large amounts of saturated fat in butter, lard, tallow, coconut oil and palm oil, yet myocardial infarction (heart attack) was unknown. Today, the European countries with the highest level of saturated fat consumption (France, Switzerland, Netherlands, Iceland, Belgium, Finland and Austria) have the lowest rates of heart disease and the countries with the lowest level of saturated fat consumption (Ukraine, Macedonia, Croatia, Moldova, Azerbaijan, Tajikistan and Georgia) have the highest rates of heart disease. Saturated animal fats provide many nutrients that protect our most important muscle, the heart, including cholesterol, which is vital to the function of our muscles. A recent study found that saturated fats can actually reverse atherosclerosis (Am J Clin Nutr 80 2004 1175-84).” [read more from this letter published in the Wall Street Journal]
What is Hydrogenated and Partially-hydrogenated Oil?
Campaign to Ban Hydrogenated oils
Breaking Your Bones in All the Right Places
My French sweetie and I had the weirdest conversation just the other day.
Him: “Waaah! Look at that truck, it’s oomungoose!”
Me: “Yeah. So?”
Him: “You know, here in L.A. nearly everyone drives an SUV.”
Me: “No, not nearly everyone. Everyone.”
Him: “And the bumpers are all different places even if they are about the same size SUV.”
Me: “I’m totally lost.”
Him: “Americans never take into consideration how a car will damage a person if they hit him.”
Me: “What? You mean hit them with their car?”
Him: “Yeah.”
Me: “Usually when people get him by a car here, they don’t survive.”
Him: “EXACTLY!”
Me: “I have no clue about what you are talking about.”
Him: “In Europe, when they design cars, they design them so that in the case where someone gets hit by this car, their bones will break in places that will be easy to heal. That is, if they survive. For example: it’s easier for a body to heal with a bone fracture on the thigh (the femur), rather than getting your hip broken. You know? Or, it’s better to get hit on the tibia (shin bone) and have the bone fracture there, than getting it cracked right on the knee. Etc.”
Me: “But people are all different sizes.”
Him: “True, so they base their calculations on averages.”
Me: “I get it. So a short person like me would have a bone broken in a bad place.”
Him: “Probably. If you survive.”
Me: “That’s lovely.”
Him: “See how thoughtless Americans are?”
Me: “I guess. Where did you learn about all this happy information?”
Him: “From a documentary on ARTE.”
Me: “I’ll make sure to watch more of ARTE when I need some cheering up.”
Egg Whites in a Carton
These egg whites in a carton never used to bother me, at least when I lived in the U.S. But, for some strange reason (probably because I now live in France), when we saw a billboard the other day near the beach promoting this product (saying it was “Better for you”), I suddenly thought it was ludicrous. I mean c’mon, egg whites in a carton. That just seems…not right.
Though their shelf life is 90 days, they do use real egg whites, so after you open the carton you must use it within 7 days. So. I guess they’re real. But why not just use the real, REAL eggs?
I simply can’t see this product existing in France because most French people I know would wonder why anyone would ever need egg whites in a carton, when they could just crack a couple of fresh eggs themselves. Of course, weirder things have happened in France, (like the already whipped egg whites), so who knows.
Instead of their tagline “Better for you!” should it be, “Better for really lazy people”?
Cahiers du cinema in English
From the LAist:
“Venerable French magazine Cahiers du cinema (yup, it’s still in existence) today launched its first English language edition, which will be available both in print and online for an annual fee. For $45, English-language readers will now be able to subscribe to a year’s worth of the magazine (11 regular issues + 1 special issue)…”
Read the full post
Tags: france, Cahiers+du+cinema, french, films, movies, critiques
No Martinis Allowed
Can you believe it? NO Martinis at The Boardwalk in Redondo Beach, California. They even put an olive in that Martini glass. See?
Tags: boardwalk, redondo+beach, california, no+martinis