French police are on high alert after fake clowns have caused panic across France in a spreading phenomenon that has led to violence and a response by vigilantes. Continue reading…
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Modiano, who? French minister unable to name book by Nobel winner
When the French novelist Patrick Modiano won the Nobel prize for literature this month, the international reaction could be summed up in two words: who he? Continue reading…
Young French film-makers opt for gritty realism
A young generation of French film-makers is writing a new chapter of cinema history with a spate of films rooted in gritty reality. Continue reading…
France’s high-speed TGV trains “running out of steam” – official report
Many of France’s high-speed TGV trains, long hailed as the standard bearer of the nation’s rail revolution, are travelling in the slow lane, an official report has revealed. Continue reading…
Paul McCarthy hits back at critics of his “butt plug” sculpture
American artist Paul McCarthy is hitting back against French critics after his provocative “butt plug” was vandalised in a Paris square last week. Continue reading…
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