Economy

In a bright portrait taken at the 2013 NRJ Music Awards, Claudia Tagbo wears the smile of an artist joining the Les Enflures adventure. The comedian is among the first names announced. Credits: Georges Biard, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Culture

How Jarry’s Les Enflures comedy gala turns a ticket lottery into funding for France’s Restos du Cœur charity

2026-10-09

At right, David Ellison poses at a Hollywood premiere. The Skydance chief must bring Paramount and Warner Bros. together while keeping his production promises. Credit: Ramses Cantu Lizarraga / Flickr, public domain.

Culture

Skydance Unites Warner Bros and Paramount, Pitting 30 Movies a Year Against $6 Billion in Annual Cost Cuts

2026-10-07

Celine Dion captured singing, microphone in hand. This stage image highlights the strength of a catalog that has crossed decades, from concert halls to streaming platforms. Credits: celebrityabc / Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Culture

After her Paris stage return, Celine Dion’s songs reveal how concerts revive a catalog across generations

2026-10-02

Charlotte Gainsbourg poses at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival in a jacket with golden highlights. Her look echoes the sunlit vocabulary of the Saint Laurent runway show. Credits: Harald Krichel / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Fashion

Charlotte Gainsbourg’s song and a gold runway fuel rumors over Anthony Vaccarello’s future at Saint Laurent

2026-09-30

Behind the gates at 19 Avenue de Madrid, the residence emerges between golden stone and foliage. This Neuilly-sur-Seine facade embodies a rare address, at the heart of a transaction that remained confidential. Credits: CVB / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 International.

Lifestyle

Why a French buyer chose location over heavy renovation for a royal family estate in Neuilly, outside Paris

2026-09-25

In this official portrait from January 2024, Rachida Dati is shown facing forward while serving as Minister of Culture. The tight framing isolates her face against a light background. Credits: Laurent Vu / Ministry of Culture and Communication, CC BY-SA 3.0 FR.

Society

In Paris, Rachida Dati defends her legal work as Renault and anticorruption groups challenge the evidence

2026-09-25

Dolly Parton, all smiles in a fuchsia suit that captures her flair for spectacle and sharp sense of image. This portrait of the country icon accompanies the investigation into protecting her professional assets after her death. Credits: Library of Congress, Music Division.

Society

After Dolly Parton’s death, a Nashville court order shields her business assets in a dispute with her nephew

2026-09-24

Rachida Dati, pictured here in Paris, is on trial in the Renault-Nissan case. The former minister disputes the allegations and remains presumed innocent. Credits: Steffylou / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Society

A French Court Examines €900,000, EU Questions and Renault-Nissan Notes in Rachida Dati’s Corruption Trial

2026-09-22

Claude Monet seen by his friend Auguste Renoir in 1872: pipe in his mouth, he is absorbed in reading. This intimate portrait, held by the National Gallery of Art in Washington, captures the painter far from his gardens. Credits: Auguste Renoir / National Gallery of Art, Washington, public domain.

Culture

Monet’s unseen ‘Iris’ could set a French auction record as Sotheby’s unveils Jeanne Schlumberger’s collection

2026-09-21

For Frédéric Fougerat, advising a leader requires knowing how to say no. Trust is also measured by the room left for hard truths. Credits: Jérémie Boketshu; widened to landscape format by Ecostylia Media.

Society

Frédéric Fougerat: How Far Can a Communications Director Push Back?

2026-09-21

On the steps of the Sacré-Cœur in Montmartre, hundreds of yellow vests sat facing Paris on March 23, 2019. A bass player stands in the middle of the crowd as flags and signs are raised. Credits: Olivier Ortelpa / Flickr, CC BY 2.0.

Society

How a French TikTok clip with no organizer turned October 17 into a political date before a single protest

2026-09-17

Rachida Dati, keeper of the seals, at her desk on April 28, 2009. This archival photograph shows the former justice minister seventeen years before her trial. Credits: Nicolas Richoffer / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped image.

Society

France’s ex-justice minister Rachida Dati faces judges over Renault-Nissan fees while Ghosn stays in Lebanon

2026-09-16