Puppet Regime

Is Obama a puppet? According to the French Guignols de l'Info -- News Puppets -- he sure is. It's funny stuff, and the French have been skewering us, themselves, and just about everybody else in the world for twenty years in this way. See more at A Year in Fromage.

No-Names

There's a French comedy movie called Le Prénom that takes place entirely in a living room, after one of the brothers says that he's naming his new baby "Adolf". There are some names you won't hear in France -- read about it at A Year in Fromage.

About Time

Long ago, you've heard me complain about the wonky clock on my cell phone (it turns out I was the one who was wonky, and just didn't know how to set it). But now that I know about a little historical tidbit called French Revolution Time, my wonky clock seems like child's play. Go ahead, just try to wrap your mind around all this clock conversion math at A Year in Fromage.

photo from: http://io9.com/5886129/the-short-strange-history-of-decimal-time

Pastry P*rn

In case you're in the mood to look at pastry p*rn, you can check out A Year in Fromage, where viennoiserie waits for you. I hope you like your pastries flaky, because it's a really crummy posting.