Are men ready for make-up? - Moisturisers, exfoliating gel wash, anti-wrinkle creams, have had their place in men’s...
French and British etiquette: How to avoid the faux pas? - French and British social codes are not always the same. Who...
Beauty and talent: the new generation of French actresses - They are young, beautiful, and above all extremely talented....
Interview with Constance Amiot on Acoustic France - Interview with French artist Constance Amiot on the release of...
"Voyage under the skirts of the Republic": France and espionage
Notebooks of former spy chief Yves Bertrand reveal dirty secrets and gossip about French leaders raises a question: Is there a "little Stasi à la française" as said MP Arnaud Montebourg?
Is the French audiovisual sector following the lead of the BBC?
The French Council of Ministers passed the draft law on the reform of the audiovisual sector on 22nd October. This controversial law was inspired by the BBC’s model. Logical, since the “Beeb” is...
Strauss Kahn's case : media, personal life and politics
Last week, Dominique Strauss Kahn (DSK) seemed to be on top of the world: he was high in the French polls and got the IMF's approval to reform the international economical control system. However...
Unemployment in the UK: The end of an El Dorado?
Today unemployment in the UK is rising at the fastest rate in 17 years jumping to 1.79 million.Yet the UK used to be the country to look up to: with only 5 per cent of unemployed, it was the "El...
Medicine and literature: two Nobel prizes for France
Cocorico!!!! France won two Nobel prizes this year, for literature with Le Clézio and for medicine with the discovers of HIV. Such a success had not happened since 1952.
Could Strauss-Khan be the next socialist candidate for the 2012 presidential election?
Dominique Strauss-Kahn, former Finance and Economy Minister, is now faraway from France, at the head of the IMF. But the French want him back. According to a poll published in "Le Journal du...
Sarkozy's EU: between success and dampened ambitions
It's already been three months since France took over the European Union's rotating presidency. If it's too soon to make a definitive evaluation of Sarkozy's work at the head of the Union, we can...
Is France going to lead the energetic field of the UK?
The Brits are worried that EDF is taking over the running of British Power. However, what does it really mean for the future? Is there any reason to worry about it?
Rachida Dati: the mother of all interrogations
An article to take stock about Rachida Dati's unexpected pregnancy and its mysterious father, the debate on single motherhood and the French people's reaction.
French Presidential Visit in the UK
Carla Sarkozy (rather than Mrs Nicolas Sarkozy as her husband pointed out during their stay in London) made the front page of all the UK national newspapers. She charmed them all and we all know...
Honeymoon for French President, Nicolas Sarkozy
Finally, after weeks of waiting, rumors and speculation, French President Nicolas Sarkozy officially got married to his new romance, singer and ex-model Carla Bruni.