Sharing transportation is a great idea. Bike share programs are launching all around the world, and electric cars are the next step. In France, Parisian transportation officials are readying for the September launch of Autolib, the world's first electric vehicle sharing program. The scheme will enable participants to save money and emissions by using a green car only when absolutely......read more
Contrary to popular opinion, the most awkward phase in life isn't puberty. It's the weird never-years time between youth and middle age, when you're not quite sure what to do with yourself. Joakim's "Forever Young," an optimistic jam about the fleeting pleasures of youth, is dedicated to those oddball years. The Paris producer's goal with the sound was "to make the soundtrack of a......read more
Paris' Rungis Market is the largest wholesale food market in the world. Here director Chris Roman shines a light on the sprawling nocturnal market, a place that most us will never experience in real life. In the Nowness clip, Roman follows universally celebrated chef Adeline Grattard through the market as she selects ingredients for Yam'Tcha, the Franco-Cantonese eatery she runs alongside......read more
When the rain hits, Christophe Jacrot pulls out his camera and starts snapping. The Paris-based photographer started taking pictures of the rain almost by accident. He had a commission for a travel book about Paris, and the brief called for sunshine. But the weather at the time was rotten, so he had the idea of starting a photo series on Paris in the rain. It turned out so well that he continued......read more
The second annual Paris Photo LA took place two weekends ago. Our hats are off to the folks who take on this incredible production, with 80 galleries in almost all of the sound stages and buildings of Paramount Studios for a mere 3 days. The best part of the show are the galleries tucked into the brownstones and shops on the "New York" back lot. The second 'brownstone'......read more
From writer Rachel Signer and our friends at Collectively: France has long been known as a mecca of quality food, and eating well as a hallmark of French culture. You can hardly walk a block in most of central Paris without inhaling the intoxicating aroma of a cheese counter or charcuterie, or admiring a tower of fresh produce from France and all over the world. But there's one thing you won't......read more
Contesting the words of a Fox News reporter who labelled the north of Paris as a “no-go zone”, director Cyprien Clément-Delmas, and the Parisian youth have come together to show an alternative side to the story; neighbourhoods bursting with life, creativity and diversity. Launch video for i-D France. Shot in Paris in September 2015. Directed by Cyprien......read more
The UN Foundation invited us to be a collaborating partner for Earth To Paris, a summit to take place in conjunction with the COP21 climate talks. We decided to collaborate with Black Powder Works to create this PSA focussing on the next generation and the future they deserve. Please spread it around. Generously....read more
Undaunted by terrorism, 40,000 diplomats, experts and advocates, including more than 135 world leaders, are set to meet in Paris beginning Nov. 30 for a major U.N. Climate Summit. The goal is a new global climate treaty, involving all nations, that would enter force in the year 2020 and help the world avoid the worst consequences of manmade global warming. During previous U.N. climate......read more
Washington, D.C. (December 11, 2015) – At the COP21 United Nations conference in Paris today, officials from nearly 200 countries reached a new agreement to address the threat of global climate change. On behalf of the United Nations Foundation, Chair Ted Turner, Vice Chairs Senator Timothy E. Wirth and Dr. Gro Harlem Brundtland, and President and CEO Kathy Calvin commented on the......read more