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Culture

Artistic intake

From a sculpture park to record shops, these are the cultural hotspots to hit this summer.

  • Issue #155
  • 13 min read
Arik Levy stands in his bright studio space surrounded by metallic sculptures and art pieces
Art

Follow your art

Away from the French capital, creatives head to the Med for a slower, more affordable way of life.

  • Issue #155
  • 11 min read
Follow your art
Travel and restaurants

Talking point

Language schools across Europe are ditching sterile classroom methods, weaving art, cuisine and local culture into immersive programmes that foster genuine connections between students and destinations.

  • Issue #155
  • 11 min read
Four women listening to a tour guide holding papers in front of historic stone architecture
Property

Firm foundations

Mipim, the annual property summit in the South of France, returns as developers and city mayors gather to map out the future.

  • Issue #153
  • 11 min read
LEGO architectural model of residential apartment building with orange and white facade displayed at property conference
Culture

Comic timing

France has an august tradition of homegrown comic-book heroes but its rising stars now are Japanese.

  • Issue #153
  • 11 min read
Comic timing
Transport

All aboard

As France’s rail network opens up to new competition, Ouigo is gearing up for the challenge.

  • Issue #152
  • 5 min read
Ouigo CEO Stéphane Rapebach sitting in an office at Gare de Lyon station
Affairs

Lay of the land

Ahead of the country’s presidential election, we take a roadtrip across southern France to detect whether the far-right will oust Macron.

  • Issue #152
  • 25 min read
Two people stand outside the entrance of a French municipal building with 'MAIRIE' inscribed above stone columns
Business

Business

Shopping in Seattle, a Kyiv street on the up and the app helping French healthcare to scrub up.

  • Issue #151
  • 5 min read
PCC Community Markets produce display with signage about partnering with Northwest farmers and offering free vegetables to children.
Affairs

Affairs

Making sense of South Korea’s presidential election and Cuba’s best export.

  • Issue #151
  • 8 min read
M1A2 Abrams tank in desert camouflage illustrated in profile view
Culture

Beyond a joke

In an era where comedy walks a tightrope between relevance and risk, satirists worldwide navigate the delicate balance of wielding humour as political weapon while avoiding cancellation or worse.

  • Issue #150
  • 42 min read
Beyond a joke

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