Friday, July 10, 2009

  • POETRY
    Performing slam, a new coaching workshop
    First appearing in the 80s in Chicago, slam arrived in France at the end of the 90s and is rapidly gaining in popularity. Today, this social and cultural artistic movement has given birth to the slam coaching workshop.
  • GASTRONOMY
    Seaweed: low tide to high dining!
    Unique and nutritious food, seaweed can be served up in many forms, from salad to alongside fillet mignon. In the French capital, the restaurant "Chez Pineau" has been treating clients to seaweed for 25 years.
  • ENVIRONMENT
    Green homes draw attention
    Green homes are a building trend of the future, as the public can discover at a "bio-climatic" demonstration house at the Futuroscope theme park nears Poitiers, France.
  • STREET SPORT
    Golf hits the streets of Paris
    The French capital is transformed into a golf course for 2009's Paris Pro Tour Master Classic, in which the game's rules are adapted to an urban setting. Participants say their version of the sport is more accessible, despite safety concerns.
  • ARTS
    Welcome aboard the Art Bus
    The Art Bus tours Paris to give modern art enthusiasts a taste of a few of the hottest sites in Paris.
  • SPORTS - RELAXATION
    Gift experience, strong sensations
    Recording studio or strong sensation in the air, is what you can offer with a gift experience. France 24 deciphers this new conception of gift.
  • EMPLOYMENT
    Time for a new way of life at work
    FRANCE 24 visited Google's Parisian office and its games room where employees come to have a break or a nap. Relaxation is the key to productivity at this company, but it's still a novel idea for the French workplace.
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