Posts Tagged as ‘france’

August 1, 2008

Man On Wire

Sometimes you have to lay it all on the line…
On August 8th 2008, almost 34 years to the day Philippe Petit walked across a wire strung between the World Trade Center towers, the independent film documenting the feat called Man on Wire will be released.

On August 7th 1974, a young Frenchman named Philippe [...]

May 13, 2008

Weebles Wobble But They Dont Fall Down

I do not condone defacing property… in fact, seeing it done brings the crazy, right-winged, (redundant, I know) personality-I-prefer-to-pretend-doesn’t-exist out of me.  However, when I find street art done WELL in an appropriate spot, I am not only impressed but I egg it on. 
Case in point:

And this wonky-eyed view is actually painted on a construction barricade in Paris.

March 24, 2008

Eiffel Anniversary

So next year marks the 120th anniversary of the Eiffel Tower.  To celebrate, the tower will be adorned with a gigantic webbed Kevlar observation deck on top designed by Serero. 

I bet Tom Cruise is bummed he didn’t hold out until the mother-ship was constructed to propose to Katie Holmes.

October 26, 2007

Beat Box Extraordinaire

Seriously, if this beat boxer doesn’t blow you away, I give up!