Is the transgenic man Nietzsche’s Superhuman?

Posted by paris | paris | Monday 22 February 2010 12:36 pm
The human body is always in the process of constant biological adaptation to the changes that his impact causes to the environment around him. A small portion of the wealthy population refuses to accept these changes as innate, the so-called “biological creatures”. These beings, which also happen to be human, can easily be recognized [...]

The World According to Tavi Gevinson

Posted by paris | paris | Thursday 18 February 2010 11:43 am
Tavi who? She is the new muse of the Rodarte fashion label. She appeared on the cover of Teen Vogue, wrote a column for Pop Magazine, and got front row seats for the New York Fashion week. Even Japan goes crazy for her, as she was the guest of honour at the last Comme [...]

A Giacometti more expensive than a Picasso

Posted by paris | paris | Tuesday 16 February 2010 11:30 am
A mere €74,3 million ($104,3 million) is the value of the L’homme qui marche 1, an emblematic sculpture by Alberto Giacometti, converted since February, in the most expensive artwork ever auctioned. In 2004, a painting by Pablo Picasso, The Boy with a Pipe (The Young Apprentice), set a world record, with a price [...]

Trousers are banned for French Women!

Posted by paris | paris | Monday 15 February 2010 2:15 pm
There is a nineteenth century French law still in force, prohibiting women to wear trousers. Ah, these French, they do not know what to do to make people be interested in them! It is not a joke; this is a law introduced in the French Revolution that has never been abrogated: at that time [...]

The last hours of Sadism

Posted by paris | paris | Thursday 11 February 2010 11:32 am
Try to guess the character… He was born in a hotel in 1740 and died in an mental hospital in 1814. He was French. His name was Donatien Alphone François and he spent 27 years in prison. Do you know who are we are talking about? About the Marquis de Sade, of course! He [...]

The world’s most unusual laws

Posted by paris | paris | Thursday 4 February 2010 1:15 pm
Almost every day new laws are put into action: this is the case of gay marriages, some immigration laws and the tobacco laws. Our societies change daily and our parliaments try to adapt to these changes as best as possible. But sometimes it arouses much debate among the citizens that do not hesitate to [...]

The Paris Metro

Posted by paris | paris | Tuesday 2 February 2010 11:55 am
Many people get hypnotized during a stroll through the French capital because of its beautiful historic symbols, its parks, its delicious gastronomy and its cultural richness. But moving around Paris is like running a marathon as its arrondissements (neighbourhoods) are quite extensive. Luckily there is the metro! If you want to move from the [...]