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Quentin Mosimann in 2011, three years after winning Star Academy. His return as director in 2026 completes a journey built between television and music. Credits: Froglight / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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From 2008 Winner to 2026 Director, Mosimann Returns to Guide the Next Class on France’s Star Academy on TF1

2026-09-08

In Cagnes-sur-Mer, the stone façades of the Collettes estate house the Renoir Museum, the painter’s final home. The site preserves his studios, garden, and a municipal collection. Credits: Muesse / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Four Renoir paintings stolen in five minutes : two works remain missing from the artist’s Cagnes-sur-Mer home

2026-09-08

Jean-Philippe Tanguy, then a Debout la France candidate, on November 16, 2013. Thirteen years later, his account of a meeting with the AfD raises questions about the timeline of ties between the two parties. Credit: Debout la France, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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AfD ties under scrutiny as French MP Jean-Philippe Tanguy revisits a meeting held before the 2019 EU vote

2026-09-08

Rosalía performs in Santiago, Chile, on August 28, 2022, carried by the momentum of her Motomami tour. The Catalan singer here embodies the international rise of Spanish-language repertoires. Credits: Andrés Ibarra / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Mega-Concerts and Streaming Push Spanish-Language Stars Into Brazil’s Portuguese-First Music Market in 2026

2026-09-08

Laetitia Casta, photographed in October 2020, looks straight into the camera in stark light. The portrait accompanies her return to acting in ‘Call My Agent’, balancing image control and a taste for risk. Credits: Gilzetbase / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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From rejection to Netflix : French star Laetitia Casta explains why she finally joined the Call My Agent movie

2026-09-07

At the Grand Palais, a visitor pauses in front of Raymond Depardon’s ‘A Sweet Moment’ series in December 2013. The frames create a landscape of images where the intimate answers the reportorial. Credits: Guillaume Baviere / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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Visa pour l’Image revisits Raymond Depardon’s journey from Gamma photojournalism to French documentary film

2026-09-07

Marine Tondelier at the Ecologist Summer Days in Poitiers on August 19, 2021. With a headset mic on her face, she speaks during her party's gathering. Credit: Greenbox / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Can France punish politicians for lying ? Marine Tondelier’s plan faces legal tests over proof and free speech

2026-09-07

Karine Le Marchand, photographed during a Paris protest in 2013, appears in close-up. With a focused gaze, the host raises a gloved hand above her forehead. Credits: Ericwaltr / Wikimedia Commons (cropped by TwoWings), CC BY-SA 3.0.

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On France’s L’Amour est dans le pré, Karine Le Marchand gives one suitor a makeover before speed dating on M6

2026-09-07

Gloria Steinem at the microphone, in a scene that sums up her path between journalism and activism. Her legacy was built through collective speech and organizing. Credits: Joan Roth / Jewish Women’s Archive, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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How Gloria Steinem turned journalism into six decades of feminist organizing and lasting change in America

2026-09-04

Alone under the spotlights, Céline Dion sings in concert in 2008. This tour image recalls the excitement sparked by her announced return to Paris. Credits: Anirudh Koul / CC BY 2.0.

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Sold-out Celine Dion concerts in Paris turn fan frustration into a business of parties, karaoke and cruises

2026-09-04

The official portrait of Giorgia Meloni captures the Prime Minister's features in 2023, a few months after she came to power. The tight framing underscores control over her institutional image. Credits: Governo Italiano, CC BY 3.0 IT.

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Why Giorgia Meloni’s Stability Record Is Becoming a 2027 Election Argument as Italy Weighs Her Economic Record

2026-09-04

Under the spotlights at the Charlie Parker Jazz Festival in New York, Cassandra Wilson lets her deep voice lead the song. In August 2007, her performance already embodied that free-flowing jazz, balanced between blues memory and invention. Credits: Professor Bop, CC BY 2.0.

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From M-Base to Mississippi, how Cassandra Wilson made blues, folk and country a new language for vocal jazz

2026-09-04