Senior readers do certainly remember Robert Badinter, a French lawyer stubbornly devoted to the abolition of death ... Published Sep 16, 2018 06:34am

EVEN for a French citizen the expression “Palais du Facteur Cheval” is a bit confusing. Translated literally it... Published Sep 03, 2018 06:00am

Two exhibitions in Italy provide art lovers with a rare opportunity to view Oriental chefs-d’oeuvre and to study Published Aug 19, 2018 07:21am

MAYORS are quitting in hordes all over France. The phenomenon has taken a tsunami proportion as in the past four... Published Aug 19, 2018 07:19am

LOGICALLY speaking, the scandal that is driving the French media to frenzy for the past ten days or so can be... Published Aug 05, 2018 07:27am

FRANCE’S resounding victory at the international football championship final last week turned the media a bit... Published Jul 22, 2018 07:57am

IF you have cherished all your life the image of a vegetarian as a peaceful soul much in the likeness of, say ... Published Jul 08, 2018 07:14am

DAILY Le Figaro recently devoted two full pages to a phenomenon that has already taken the United States by storm ... Published Jun 24, 2018 07:53am

‘Guernica’ is a heart-rending memorial to the suffering of the Spanish people during World War II Published Jun 24, 2018 07:09am

French artist Eugène Delacroix is often regarded as the initiator of the symbolist movement, but himself was averse to Published Jun 10, 2018 06:51am

THIS country has always been reputed for its cold dismissal of commonplace, illogical ideologies. After all it was... Updated Jun 11, 2018 11:02am

LAST weekend while all politically correct citizens were transfixed before television sets watching the hours-long... Published May 27, 2018 06:56am

Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot rejected fame and wealth, but deeply inspired the Impressionists Published May 20, 2018 07:08am

“I came to Paris from Pakistan when I was 18 and this [selling newspapers] is the only thing I’ve ever enjoyed doing.” Updated May 13, 2018 02:47pm

Cinema actually did not die a natural death but was throttled by a new generation of film-makers Updated Apr 29, 2018 09:17am

Theodore Deck was a French genius who was enchanted by Oriental art as a ceramist Published Apr 15, 2018 06:28am

MUCH to the dismay of global warming enthusiasts this winter Europe remained, and still is here and there, in the... Published Apr 13, 2018 07:04am

The deceased officer is now treated as a national hero. Updated Apr 01, 2018 10:44am

I AM more than positive that the name of Céline is not a stranger to a great number of readers. Born ... Published Mar 18, 2018 07:24am

SIBERIAN winds are sweeping the streets of Paris for almost a week now. With below-zero temperature and snowflakes... Published Mar 04, 2018 07:03am