Attention, Global Francophiles: Check Your Wardrobes & Drawers, Just In Case
'Ocean’s Four' are back in court. A $6 million smiley face watch is still missing. We’re just asking a few questions... and this is not an April fools Day joke - promise!
Remember our four French gentlemen and their rather ambitious October 2025 luxury shopping trip to Canberra, Australia? We’ve been following this story since December, and it has only become more ridiculous with time – first the original Canberra caper, then the delicious discovery that France’s sticky-fingered October extended all the way to the Élysée Palace. The whole affair had the magnificent energy of a Pink Panther reboot nobody asked for. Well. They’re back. And so is the story. And somehow, it’s even better the second time around.
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