It's the Towel Day, the essential tool that every galactic hitchhiker must carry with him at all times, according to the Galactic traveller's guide. Essential indeed for geeks, but also for Starwarriors, who today can celebrate the first cinema release of "Star Wars", back in 1977.

But it's time to come back down to earth, where a few swipes, not of towels but of mops, are in order. But be careful not to mix mops and towels. La Bignole tries to sort through the basket of information in order to make you smile first and foremost, and incidentally to make you forget the tea towels...

Risk of flea infestation in Paris,...

La Poste prints a scented baguette stamp... that smells of warm bread! (france3). The aim is clearly to catch the eye of the foreign tourists expected during the 2024 Olympic Games. "It's a scent that's micro-encapsulated..." it's not (yet) available in bakeries, but in traditional tobacconists' or post offices... a baguette, please!

...but the invasion of tourists is certain, welcome to France.

Finally, olfactory capsules are a good idea. Could we choose the scent according to the recipient of the letter? La Bignole imagines a very wide range depending on the message to be conveyed.

And speaking of sales in tobacco shops, after the baguette: a little sniff, please!

Sniffy: in Rennes, these tobacco shops refuse to sell this “legal cocaine”. An energizing white powder to inhale with a straw... the effects are reminiscent of cocaine... (actu.fr)

And: Sniffy, white powder sold in tobacco shops, “junk” for Frédéric Valletoux (Minister of Health) who wants to ban it. He says he discovered the sale of this product 48 hours ago, assuring that he will work in “the coming days on how to ban this type of thing”

The Marseille company which markets the product. and the site siniffy.fr

A hole in the racket? Let's see in the official journal in the coming days how the blunder will be corrected.

A little gossip among the V.I.P. More bidding for ball aficionados, but the whistle at the start of the match on June 6 risks being postponed...

Sale of Maradona's "Ballon d'Or" in Neuilly-sur-Seine: the footballer's beneficiaries file a complaint. Won by the legendary Argentina international, it was stolen in 1989 during the mafia robbery of the Neapolitan bank where it was stored. After several decades of disappearance, the trophy was finally recovered by Aguttes. The sale price is estimated at several million euros. 'actu.fr) And here: Maradona's golden ball, and there: Aguttes house

...to be continued

And other news from Maradona, it concerns his remains...

Diego Maradona's children want to transfer his remains.

After football, tennis...

We found the Australian who refused Novak Djokovic's visa in Normandy. Coming to Orne in the footsteps of her ancestors, an Australian tells how she found herself facing the number one in world tennis, Novak Djokovic in 2022. (actu.fr)

Genealogy: did you know that Sylvester Stallone's great-grandmother was from Pontrieux (Côtes-d'Armor)? Her daughter, Jeanne Clérec met in Brest in 1920, John Labofish, an American soldier and from their union Jacqueline was born, the mother of the future Rocky. (actu.fr)

And to stay in the cinema...

Hollywood in Brie: behind the scenes of the film studios near Coulommiers. In all, 50 hectares of scenery and a Paris recreated like nowhere else... It's not made of stone but the illusion is perfect, it almost feels like Montmartre or the Marais. (actu.fr)

...with or without the bowling green?

P.S.: the ZAD Montmartre still lasts, but for how long?

...when will the visits with a little train be available? That was Paris, before... a bit like the zoo or €-Disney. And the field was the opportunity for the Bignole on June 10, 2023

For fashionistas, but not only: “Your luxury is our misery”. The cruise is having fun: hello poor people!

Quay or courtyard side: Clashes and baton blows in Barcelona during a demonstration against the Louis Vuitton fashion show at Parc Güell. (france3)

the subject: dissatisfaction with the privatization of the site for the Louis Vuitton brand fashion show... the Barcelona City Hall, which authorized the act... which brought together an audience of 600 privileged people... This is the damage to a staircase in the park which set things on fire... during the setting up of the event. A "human error"... The Mossos d'Esquadra... did not hesitate to use their batons. (france3)

Park Güell, one of the achievements of the Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí in Barcelona which is on the UNESCO world heritage list, was originally to be a garden city that Gaudi's patron, Eusebi Güell, had asked to build... on the English model.

Sea side or garden side?

Parade

The Louis Vuitton website: Cruise 2025 fashion show in video

And the comments according to Vogue: What to note from the Louis Vuitton Cruise 2025 fashion show in Barcelona. A premium audience was at the event, from Léa Seydoux to Sophie Turner, from Zaho de Sagazan to Lous and the Yakuzas… (Vogue)

And according to Harpersbazaar: Louis Vuitton Cruise 2025 Fashion Show: in Barcelona, Ghesquière dialogues with Gaudí. In order not to damage the place, threatened by overtourism, the brand has not invested in the park's famous monumental staircases. It was thus necessary to climb them and pass the salamander fountain...the designer was inspired by Riccardo Bofil Levi. (Harpersbazaar.fr)

It is true that there were only 600 of them, and what about the small staircase? Not seen ? And “surluxe”?

Still a little air of the sea... according to Fashion network: Louis Vuitton is showing its cruise collection in Barcelona before the America's Cup. ...despite an environmental demonstration trying to prevent guests from entering... Louis Vuitton's big boss, LVMH CEO Bernard Arnault, was seated in the front row alongside actress Léa Seydoux. During a short stopover in Barcelona, he moored his super yacht Symphony in the city's main port.

“The America’s Cup is the biggest sailing competition, perhaps even the only one that matters. And Louis Vuitton is the largest luxury house in the world. The two worlds match well,” summarizes Grant Dalton, CEO of the New Zealand team, which won the last cup. He was also seated in the front row

Thanks for the others!

According to La Bignole, the outfits presented have their place on the deck of a walnut hull, Yacht style, but on a sailboat with classic, human dimensions (18 meters maximum), not really practical. The captain would not like stilettos at all, even in the form of thigh-high boots or boots. What do New Zealand's Dalton and his Emirates Team New Zealand think of future crew attire?

The Louis Vuitton 37th America’s Cup Barcelona

And last year, Louis privatized the Pont-Neuf in Paris: the city of Paris collected a fee for the occupation of the public space of 184,000 euros. The Pont Neuf was chosen by the brand since it is located a few meters from La Samaritaine and the head office of the LVMH group. Nearly 1,750 people were invited to this parade.

When will there be an LVMH fashion show in the Elysée gardens? According to the latest information from Bignole, it would be considered in high places and in authorized circles, to authorize a parade on the occasion of the last July 14 of the current occupant of 55 rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré in 2026. According to an indiscretion from authorized circles, the theme of the parade: 10 years of fashion through Macronian politics. The people are having fun, non-rescue vests in a chromatic variation based on yellow, puffy or clown blouses, white or green, masked faces could emerge; or sets, available in black, for the various burials of popular public heritage: services, hospitals, schools... etc.

Let's stay crazy, let's leave the sea aside, let's get closer to the desert because camelmania continues...

A camel race organized at the Reims racecourse: the “desert cow” arrives in the land of Champagne. A demonstration with a “robot jockey”. A sort of robotic humanoid, linked to each owner who can dictate instructions to their mount and thus manage their race. The jockey's right arm can perform what is called the “raali”, a stroke of the crop carried near the head, in order to boost the animal. The left arm is used to adjust the tension of the reins. (france3)

But... that shouldn't please animal welfare advocates! And then it's not fair, the "jockey" or "joystick" on the ground is not likely to be kicked in response to a poorly placed blow from a stick.

Oh yes ! An exhibition on animal welfare will accompany this event.

But what are these robots that whip? Technology that ends forced child labor?

Until 2005, camel races (a cultural activity very popular in the Gulf countries) involved young jockeys, children between 4 and 8 years old, most often from South Asia (Pakistan, India, Bangla -Desh). If their light weight was an asset for sporting performances, the living conditions of these young jockeys were sometimes dramatic, the owners being more interested in their steeds than in those who rode them... However, recently, frauds have been denounced, with certain manufacturers offering devices capable of sending electrical impulses to stimulate running, which is similar to doping. With the welcome end of child jockeys and the advent of the robot jockey, we thought we were entering the era of morally clean racing, but man has just as much imagination to subvert moral rules as to respect them.

La Bignole hopes that there will be a space and an exhibition on the racecourse dedicated to this cause: forced child labor, and the well-being of camels, UNICEF and WWF united.

And to leave our four-legged friends gently, with a little smile...

Unusual: why do we find a dog who looks good on this portal of the Strasbourg municipal baths? In fact, this nod to the times echoes a service offered at Les Bains between 1908 and 1969, namely a dog grooming service. (actu.fr)