cafebabel.com

REM ‘call it a day as a band’ after 31 years and 15 albums: editors pick

('English language version of cafebabel.com',) — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 12:07:47 -0000

The American rock group are as old as the most sprightliest of us here at cafebabel.com HQ in Paris. They formed in Athens (Georgia!) in 1980 and announced their split on 22 September. Here’s a video ode to some of our favourite songs for today’s soundtrack

Aids, Alzheimers, abortion: Europe's most shocking adverts

('Ellie Banks',) — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 10:31:20 -0000

From Spain and Italy's saucy adverts, via the UK and Germany's treatment of diseases, to Poland's nazi memories - a video tour of the banned adverts which most recently shocked modern European society

Cinema review: Danish documentary Armadillo

('Alison Frank',) — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 12:15:00 -0000

To make this documentary, Danish director Janus Metz Pedersen spent three and a half months at the allied camp on the front lines of southern Afghanistan. There's a tenuous division between fiction and reality in a film which finds the cruel violence of the fighters unbelievable

British star MIA's 'Born Free' video: hair-raising food for thought

('Monica Mircescu',) — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 10:30:00 -0000

Imagine a world where redheads or strawberry blonds are not only mocked but tracked down and exterminated. This is the premise of French director Romain Gavras’s latest short which provides the music video for the Sri Lankan British star

Satirists Clark and Dawe take on eurozone crisis - in 2 minutes 35

('English language version of cafebabel.com',) — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 13:30:00 -0000

We're always a bit baffled by the ins and outs of the eurozone here at cafebabel.com - so it was nice to catch this little Youtube video circulated by the FT's chief economics commentator. Hilarious, though frightening

European indie film: 'Sundance' in Paris

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:48:49 -0000

It's all eyes on the French capital's Latin quarter between 12 and 14 March 2010; the fifth edition of 'ECU', run by an Australian and supported by G-Technology by Hitachi, showcases 72 works from 28 countries across various categories. Here's our top five trailers

Music in February: The Rumour Said Fire, Corinne Bailey Rae and Jaga Jazzist

('Thomas Gam Nielsen',) — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 13:00:14 -0000

A new British neo-soul album, an old favourite from Denmark's Simon and Garfunkel and five top tracks spanning London via Brooklyn and Oslo - a selection of Europe's music tips of the month

'La frontière intérieure' documentary: French architects take on Iron Curtain

('Andrew Christie',) — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 10:27:17 -0000

One stretch of border, one place, one person. The French documentary film 'La frontière intérieure' ('The Interior Border') is to have 40 public viewings throughout this summer along the former Iron Curtain. Seven portraits aim to highlight the obstacles, both physical and mental, preventing the people of Europe from understanding each other. Interview

Video: the Czech Republic sugar with their upcoming EU presidency

('Nabeelah Shabbir',) — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 12:15:00 -0000

The Czech Republic's TV advert reminds us of their upcoming six month presidency of the EU, and sees them toying with their eurosceptic image

InterRail facts: discover Europe by train

('Benjamin Lasry',) — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 16:42:43 -0000

It has existed for over three decades, but it remains one of the most popular ways to visit Europe. New offers take you to the biggest festivals in Europe – via train