News

Marine Le Pen places deportation orders at the heart of a tense episode with Algiers, blending themes of sovereignty, immigration and fragile diplomacy.

Society

Marine Le Pen turns France’s Algeria deportation dispute into a sovereignty test for Macron’s government

2026-05-22

Fashion

At La bola negra, Cannes turns Penélope Cruz in Chanel and Demi Moore in Self-Portrait into fashion cinema

2026-05-22

Paul McCartney carries Colbert’s farewell into an instantly readable pop-memory. His presence links the Ed Sullivan Theater to the generations raised on those refrains.

Culture

Paul McCartney, CBS and Trump pressure define Stephen Colbert’s final Late Show and a TV-era ending in America

2026-05-22

The sequence restarts on May 21, 2026, when Robert Ménard answers Laurent Nuñez. Two days earlier, an excerpt aired by RMC had reminded that a mayor must enforce the law. Behind the spat, the case refers to the refusal of a civil marriage in Béziers.

Society

French mayor Robert Ménard faces a Montpellier trial over refusing to officiate an OQTF marriage case

2026-05-21

Alongside Steve Carell, Stephen Colbert recalls his roots in an American culture where comedy converses with social commentary. The tone feels more congenial than biting. That gentleness contrasts with the political role the Late Show assumed.

Culture

Stephen Colbert leaves CBS as money, Trump-era politics and American satire collide on late night

2026-05-21

Bella Hadid arrives at Cannes with a visual authority already embedded in international fashion. Her presence encapsulates a grammar of the gaze—between control, aura, and global circulation. Even before the Schiaparelli gown, the figure asserts her own narrative.

Fashion

At Cannes, Bella Hadid and Adèle Exarchopoulos turn one red carpet into a modern style study

2026-05-21

The government refuses to decide in place of judges or promoters. Aurore Bergé leaves the decision to keep the concerts to Patrick Bruel. Her stance frames the debate between public responsibility, listening to complainants, and the presumption of innocence.

Culture

Patrick Bruel tour pressure grows as France debates allegations, local mayors and presumption of innocence

2026-05-21

star wars mandalorian grogu (royalty-free image, Wikimedia Commons).

Culture

The Mandalorian and Grogu asks whether Star Wars can still become a big-screen event after the Disney+ era

2026-05-20

Jean‑Luc Mélenchon is at the center of a sequence picked up by multiple outlets. His announcement revives debate over press concentration, with legal consequences still unclear.

Society

Jean-Luc Mélenchon puts French media ownership at the center of his 2027 presidential campaign in France

2026-05-20

Fashion

Chanel’s 2025 rebound gives Matthieu Blazy fresh buzz before his real sales test in luxury retail begins

2026-05-20

Culture

At Cannes 2026, Pedro Almodóvar uses Autofiction to test grief, creation and the private cost of art onscreen

2026-05-20

Donald Trump remains the counterpoint to the Beijing sequence. His stop in China sheds light on the Sino‑Russian tête‑à‑tête, between rivalry with Washington and Xi Jinping’s display of balance.

Society

Xi hosts Putin after Trump and reveals the Russia-China imbalance across Ukraine, energy and Washington talks

2026-05-19