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The rapper's novel, not quite a memoir, was a bestseller in France. Now he's bringing the story to English-speaking audiences. → Read More
In France, a restaurant meal is considered something to be experienced under the watchful eye of the chef. So there's no tradition of taking home leftovers. But the French government would like to change that to reduce food waste. → Read More
For the women who penned the recent manifesto in Le Monde, the threat of "puritanism" in post-#MeToo feminism is a threat to sexual liberty. → Read More
Charlie Hebdo spends $1.5 million a year on security measures. In their first issue this year, the satirical weekly opens up and asks “How long will Charlie Hebdo be able to sustain such a financial burden?” → Read More
In this series that paints intimate portraits of royalty and chronicles major events of the 20th century, the music is as stirring as the story. → Read More
Josephine Baker was a superstar on the French stage. But she was also a member of the French resistance in World War II and an American civil rights activist. A new graphic biography chronicles her many identities. → Read More
The US isn't the only place dealing with divisive monuments related to slavery and a civil war. France is struggling with how to handle images on the street that many see as racist and offensive, including a sign that translates as "At the Happy Negro's." → Read More
A family used part of their compensation funds to restore an old bandstand where their son used to hang out. → Read More
The French magazine Charlie Hebdo describes itself as a punch in the face. So get ready America, because Charlie Hebdo is coming to town, online and in English. → Read More
Samia Orosemane is a French stand-up comedian of Tunisian descent, who jokes about stereotypes of Africans and Muslim women ... and of course, about her mother. → Read More
The French capital opened a canal zone after years of cleanup. Now there's talk of swimming in the Seine some day, maybe even at the 2024 Olympics. → Read More
In the month of May, when strawberries pop up in outdoor markets in Paris, a sister remembers her late brother, who loved a particular variety. He died five years ago this month. → Read More
May 1 is France’s Labor Day, usually a festive day for union workers, a day of social engagement and rallies all over France. It always intensifies during election years, when the celebration sits between the two voting rounds. And this year is no exception. → Read More
Thursday's terror attack will undoubtedly have an influence on the French election, but how won't be clear until Sunday. → Read More
Unaccompanied minors in Calais have braved deserts, oceans, smugglers and police. And their journey isn't over. → Read More
Geography makes their town the best launching pad for migrants trying to reach the UK. → Read More
France is a nation of immigrants, but it has an uneasy relationship with its newcomers, even those from its former colonies. A Paris museum aims to change that. → Read More
Asylum approval can take up to a year. Refugees keep arriving, and they wait, and wait. → Read More
Researchers figure that roughly a third of all the food we produce is never eaten. In Paris, a new restaurant is taking a small slice out of all that waste by salvaging discarded food from a local market, cooking it up into fine cuisine, and serving it on a "pay-what-you-can" basis to a clientele that includes some of the city's neediest residents. → Read More
Climate change has far reaching impacts — including on French cuisine. Many restaurants in the foodie mecca now have on their menu dishes that have been deemed “good for the climate.” → Read More