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Elephants Dream

In front | INTERVIEW
A scene from <i>Elephants Dream</i> (Photo: Blender Foundation/ www.blender.org)

Released in 2006, Elephants Dream was the first animated film made exclusively with open source software and released online as a free public download. Café Babel speaks to the film’s director

by Marco Riciputi // 26/07/07

(Photo: VJ zeD/ Flickr)

VJs to steal DJs' spotlight?

VJ-ing is a new fast-spreading discipline, which consists of mixing images and sound live

by Eloïse Bouton // 26/07/07

(Illustration: Henning Studte)

Waiting for Godot

by Monica Nardini // 25/07/07

FOCUS
The ideal home? (Photo: Batram/ Flickr)

The Green Housing Boom

Having finally awoken to the danger faced by our planet due to global warming, politicians and citizens are working to build green and sustainable living spaces. From ecologically-friendly homes to ‘eco-neighbourhoods’, Europe is going greener by the day.

by Stéphane Pocidalo // 23/07/07

REVIEW
A sexy coffee? (Photo: Vince42/ Flickr)

You don't wanna miss a thing!

Let's talk about sex, politics, and licking European commissioners on cafebabel.com's newly launched community pages and first multilingual blogging platform

by Natalia Sosin // 19/07/07

Kubrick-style reproduction of an orgey (Photo: Tipo Grafico/ Flickr)

Orgey.com

Organised via the internet, orgey offers often help sell holidays. A quick overview of the history of the old continent via this ancient practice which is present in almost all societies

by Marta Palacín // 18/07/07

(Illustration: Henning Studte)

Tell me what soul means

by Marta Palacín // 18/07/07

PORTRAIT
Pamela Anderson, queen of the guinea pigs (Photo: Ernst Raser/ Flickr)

Guinea pigs in the spotlight!

Study reveals men not only prefer blonds but those with small brains

by Prune Antoine // 18/07/07

PORTRAIT
Where are we headed? (Photo: edgeplot/ Flickr)

Mechanical masturbation

In northern Europe, one out of two women uses a mechanical sex toy and 'Tupper-dildo' parties are increasingly popular

by Prune Antoine // 18/07/07

INVESTIGATION
It's in the bag (Photo: Arismoore/Flickr)

French adoption: ‘intercity babies’

Restrictive adoption law drives French lesbian couples across Belgian and Dutch borders to be artificially inseminated

by Amandine Agic // 13/07/07

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