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Adèle Haenel at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2017. Her smile is dazzling, her hair caught in the red-carpet lights. Six years later, the actress will announce her retirement from cinema in a letter to ‘Télérama’. Credit: Georges Biard / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Culture

Pluralism rules, Arcom complaints and an April warning explain why France’s public broadcaster erased the show

2026-09-11

Fan art poster ‘Disney’s South Park (1978)’ published by ZacharyRennKagamine. Credits: ZacharyRennKagamine / DeviantArt, CC BY 3.0. Visual created with artificial intelligence tools.

Culture

South Park targets Trump, Apple and Google with a South America name-change stunt before season 29 premieres

2026-09-09

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.

Culture

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

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.

Culture

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

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.

Culture

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

A ceiling fan illustrates the differences in comfort during intense heat, when not all homes have the same cooling options. Credits: Khindmis / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Culture

French host Yann Barthès calls the heatwave segment a failure but defends Quotidien amid housing criticism

2026-08-31

Raphaël Glucksmann at the Frankfurt Book Fair in October 2017. His entry into the 2027 presidential race led Léa Salamé to step back from France 2’s 8 PM newscast. Credits: Harald Krichel / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Society

Why Léa Salamé left France 2’s flagship news as Raphaël Glucksmann entered France’s 2027 presidential race

2026-08-24

Guillaume Pley on the set of ‘Top Gear France’ in 2018. The former NRJ host has since founded the video media outlet Legend, at the center of the investigations answered by his announced complaints. Credit: Eric Houdas / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Society

French media host Guillaume Pley faces allegations as complaint filings and key digital evidence remain unseen

2026-08-13

Seen from behind, a woman walks with a blue backpack, an anonymous silhouette evoking departure and distance. The image illustrates the concrete consequences of an expulsion measure without depicting Xenia Fedorova. Credits: CC0-Photographers / PxHere.

Society

Xenia Fedorova’s expulsion divides France’s National Rally over Russia, foreign influence and free speech

2026-08-03

On the red carpet at the iHeartRadio Music Awards in Los Angeles, Taylor Swift poses in a shimmering iridescent jumpsuit on March 14, 2019. The star is already showing global pop-star stature. Credits: Glenn Francis, www.PacificProDigital.com, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Culture

From Nashville to stadiums : what CSTAR’s 2023 film explains, simplifies and misses about Taylor Swift today

2026-07-20

Sam Neill smiles at the camera in a portrait taken in 2017. The tight framing brings back the quiet warmth that has accompanied more than fifty years of career. Credits: New Zealand Government, Office of the Governor-General / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0.

Culture

From The Piano to Peaky Blinders, Sam Neill connected New Zealand cinema, Hollywood and genre films worldwide

2026-07-13

The Cour d’honneur of the Palais des Papes already holds the memory of Avignon’s great nights. In 2026, Maldoror adds the promise of a dizzying stage experience. Credit: Jialiang Gao / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.5.

Culture

Julien Gosselin brings Maldoror to Avignon with five hours of theater, film and literary darkness onstage

2026-06-30