Now this is fry-tening. A new study from Chinese researchers found fried potato consumption — namely, french fries — is linked with a 12% increased risk of anxiety and a 7% heightened risk of depression, with young men affected the most. Published Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the research team … Read more
Meet the world’s tiniest terrorist. Ralphie, a homeless French bulldog branded by a succession of would-be forever families as a “fire breathing demon” has gone viral — for being un-adoptable. Well, almost. The lethally adorable “terror in a somewhat small package” achieved internet notoriety last month after a third prospective — and very defeated — owner returned … Read more
This bulldog breed is tres bien. French bulldogs are the most photogenic dogs in the world, with 37.4 million Instagram posts featuring the #FrenchBulldog hashtag. “I just think they’re so adorable and … have this weird, funny attitude,” said Shane Jordan, the owner of Izzy the Frenchie, who has 1.1 million followers on Instagram. “Just … Read more
For the first time in three decades, the U.S. has a new favorite dog breed, according to the American Kennel Club. Adorable in some eyes, deplorable in others, the sturdy, push-faced, perky-eared, world-weary-looking and distinctively droll French bulldog became the nation’s most prevalent purebred dog last year, the club announced Wednesday. Frenchies ousted Labrador retrievers … Read more
The mayor of Amiens, northern France, has asked Madonna to lend the city a 19th-century painting lost during World War One which it believes may be have been bought by the singer, to help its chances of becoming European Capital of Culture. The “Diana and Endymion” painting by Jerome-Martin Langlois, which depicts Roman goddess Diana … Read more
Emily Cooper might have been on to something when she said, “I like Paris, but I’m not really sure Paris likes me.” A French politician slammed the popular Netflix show “Emily in Paris” accusing it of fueling the climate crisis and conservative values. David Belliard, Deputy Mayor of Paris, penned a scathing review of the … Read more
Love bites. A Turkish model and influencer reportedly required emergency surgery after an overzealous date bit through her tongue during their passionate first kiss. A video of the star getting her tongue sewn up is currently blowing up online. “Oh gosh, it hurts a lot. Is this a joke?” Ceyda Ersoy, 34, said while describing … Read more
STOCKHOLM (AP) — French author Annie Ernaux was awarded this year’s Nobel Prize in literature for “the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory,” the Swedish Academy said Thursday. Ernaux, 82, started out writing autobiographical novels, but quickly abandoned fiction in favor of memoirs. Her … Read more
CNN — French-Swiss director Jean-Luc Godard – a key figure in the Nouvelle Vague, the film-making movement that revolutionized cinema in the late 1950s and 60s – has died aged 91, French media is reporting. French President Emmanuel Macron tweeted a tribute to the director, writing the country has lost a “national treasure.” “It was … Read more