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The French Touch: What the ‘Carla Bruni effect’ tells us about the Paris establishment
Pop singer and former first lady of France Carla Bruni has a new English language album out, and is using the UK and American media to try and sell it. As usual, unchallenged publicity lines for her...
Has Marine Le Pen really exorcised her party of its demons?As the most bizarre presidential election in recent French history heads towards a conclusion, the alleged financial crimes of two of the favourites continue to dominate the campaign.Both...
West Ham’s Sofiane Feghouli talks about his move to LondonFeghouli says he is ‘particularly proud’ of joining the club...
Galloping goodwill: The horse racing history of British-Arab relationsKnights returning from military campaigns in the Middle East during the 11th Century brought large numbers of Arabian horses back to Europe...
Yes, I ‘get’ Charlie Hebdo ‘joke’ about Aylan. And it’s repulsiveThink of some famous dead children, and then try to work out who might use their suffering to raise a satirical smile. For the sake of argument, make one a Jew, one a Christian, and one a Muslim. Nazi...
What politicizing Paris Plage taught us about Tel AvivThe mayor of Paris reportedly encouraged people to celebrate the “fun” side of Israel...
A day at the races: How Dubai is democratizing horse racingSheikh Hamdan bin Rashid al-Maktoum, deputy ruler of Dubai and the minister of finance, who is doing so much to democratize the sport...
Remembering Srebrenica: British royal highlights need to stop persecutionIt was the unspeakable horror of Srebrenica which finally brought the international community to its senses...