The Great Oil Sniffer Hoax was a 1979 scandal involving French oil company Elf Aquitaine. The company spent millions of dollars to develop a new gravity wave-based oil detection system, which was later revealed to be a scam. Elf lost over $150 million to the hoax. In France, the scandal is known as the "Avions Renifleurs" ("Sniffer Aircraft").

For an extra-special holiday treat, bake this delicious galette des Rois, a traditional French cake usually served on Epiphany, the day the Three Kings visited the baby Jesus. The name translates to "king cake," and is similar to the Mardi Gras king cake in that it also features a small prize hidden inside the filling. But why French...

In the same mouth of the person that extolled the "whatever it'll cost" this little counting rhyme can taste a little bit sour:
decoding of the Jupiterian communication.

Just the name of this glorious city is eponymous with viticulture, and if you're an aficionado you're almost duty-bound to come to the home of wine. You don't need to be told that there's a world of prestigious châteaux and smaller wineries to locate and visit.

Located on the Atlantic Coast on the Bay of Biscay in southwestern France, the city of Biarritz is famous for many things that visitors will find enjoyable. Its old-fashioned houses and high-class villas that dazzle with art deco and beautiful époque details have kept their glamour for centuries. Biarritz is mostly famous for its beaches, surf,...

Concorde, the first supersonic passenger-carrying commercial airplane (or supersonic transport, SST), was built jointly by aircraft manufacturers in Great Britain and France. The Concorde made its first transatlantic crossing on September 26, 1973, and linked Paris to New York in 3h30. Have a look at the history of this fascinating plane.

Raf and Julie, a couple close to breaking up, find themselves in an emergency department close to asphyxiation the evening of a Parisian demonstration of the Yellow Jackets. Their meeting with Yann, a wounded and angry demonstrator, will shatter everyone's certainties and prejudices. Outside, the tension is mounting. The hospital, under pressure,...

When John Maloof bought a box of old photos during auctions in Chicago, he didn't know his life will change. Thanks to his work, the world discovered the work of a talented Photographer: Vivian Maier. She has a sense of urban poetry, tenderness, and kindness, which mesmerizes the audience and the artistic institutions around the world. More than...

If there is a celebration that reaches a consensus in France, it's certainly the Chandeleur. Even if a group of a few addicts, may cause controversy by saying that the Chandeleur, same as Valentine's day, does not need to be just for one day. The facts are that the French love crêpes, the real one, the flat one. It...

Alex and Noémie, in their thirties, would like to have a child. But their plans are turned upside down when Alex's mother, Suzanne, starts doing crazy stuff. It's because she has contracted 'semantic dementia', a fatal neurodegenerative disease that affects her behavior. She spends lavishly, pays nightly visits to her neighbors to eat sandwiches,...