Mona Lisa, aka Lady Lisa del Giocondo

Giorgio Vasari seems to have been right when, in 1550,
he called La Gioconda "Lisa Gherardini del Giocondo",
wife of Francesco del Giocondo.
According to some 1503 records found at the Heidelberg
University by Armin Schlechter, Mona Lisa identity
is eventually confirmed.


Leonardo da Vinci, La Joconde,
(1503/1506)
77x53cm - Paris, Musée du Louvre.






But the mistery still seems unfolded...

... following a Feb 3/2011 update :
Italian researchers who specialise in resolving art mysteries, pretend the disputed identity
of the model for Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa... was a man.
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Do you know the Habana Jazz club?

< Soirée Hip-Hop '90 >

(Moar RMX)
Habana Jazz Club - 9, rue Moret - Paris 11th
M° Parmentier, St. Maur, Ménilmontant
Vélib 11032, 11030, 20039

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*** Search no more > the Habana club has become "Le 9", but it still is a jazz club.
have a look at their MySpace page.

I'm Not There

Suppositions on a film concerning Dylan.
(Todd Haynes, 2007)

Bob Dylan's life burst open through...
Marcus Carl Franklin /Woody Guthrie (this boy got a future)
Cate Blanchett /Jude Quinn (the gal is a chameleon!)
Christian Bale /Jack Rollins
Heath Ledger /Robbie Clark
Ben Whishaw /Arthur Rimbaud (because "Je est un autre")
Richard Gere /Billy the Kid (gosh, such an icon has nothing to do there, even as Billy the Kid)

(cinencuentro)

Dylan's official site

Be trendy, marry a president.

Une tendance qui semble s'affirmer.

You are an ex-top model ? Marry a president !
Look around you, there are still many left.













- Bruni, former top model, then singer, then the Elysée...

- Campbell, former top model, then journalist and then... Miraflores?

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A few funny & corrosive drops from Corine Lesnes'blog (LeMonde US).

Philippe Starck talks at Monterey... so funny!

[TEDtalksDirector on Dec. 4/ 2007]
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Read the transcript and more on Philippe Starck.