Discoveries of the Week – Nov. 20, 2009

Usher in your lazy Saturday and Sunday with France Today‘s internet discoveries of the week.

1. Le carnet de brigitte

This French blogger shares beautiful print scans and links about travel, restaurants and more, all in French with a sweet vintage feel. The scans and blog are in French, so it makes for good practice!

2. Quiz: Paris, Movie Star

L’Internaute quizzes you on your knowledge of France in the movies. The quiz is in French but even if you’re no Francophone, you can pick up on key words like “Satine” and “Amélie Poulain.”

3. French without faux pas: rules for the office

An article in the Times Online from last month discusses a new book about the grueling nature of being a proper French lady. French ladies and friends of: is it all true?

4. Festival d’Automne

As the fall festival in Paris winds down, don’t miss the fascinating exhibits and goings-on!

5. Le Concert

Mélanie Laurent of recent Inglourious Basterds fame makes a splash in a new French movie. Another link in French, but doesn’t it just look so good?

6. “Paris, the city that always sleeps”

Charles Brenner shares the common disappointment over Paris’s relative lack of nightlife.

7. The Sarkozys on The Simpsons

In case you missed it, Sarkozy and Carla made an appearance on America’s longest-running cartoon. (Video no longer available.)