‘Each window is a creation’ Jane Hanks meets a window dresser whose job is to tempt you into shops this festive season Published: 21 November 2018 Author: Jane Hanks
Kiwis taught me my passion for cheese October is a great time to eat fresh goats’ cheese (as well as spring) and cheese expert Thomas Métin, who discovered his love for French cheese in New Zealand, passes on some tips... such as why you should not keep cheese on the fridge top shelf Published: 26 September 2018 Author: Oliver Rowland
British teacher giving a future to Roma children British charity founder Jane Bouvier told Oliver Rowland how she helps hundreds of Roma children to go to school Published: 27 August 2018 Author: Oliver Rowland
Colette was one of world’s first ‘liberated’ women... Head of the Centre d’études Colette tells Samantha David why 21st-century women still need irrepressible and provocative role models like the writer, more than 60 years after she died, to show that anything is possible Published: 23 July 2018 Author: Samantha David
Meet Cyril Genet: a French silk-maker from Lyon Jane Hanks talks to Lyon silk-maker Cyril Genet about the city’s heritage in the print industry and the skills required to make luxury goods Published: 27 June 2018 Author: Jane Hanks
André Malraux: a French cultural phenomenon André Malraux did not pass his bac, yet went on to become one of the most important cultural figures in French history, writes Samantha David Published: 30 May 2018 Author: Samantha David, Jane Hanks
The life and erotic times of Anaïs Nin Inside the fascinating life of the French-Cuban-American diarist with her biographer, Paul Herron. Published: 25 April 2018 Author: Samantha David
Sex, lies and spies: the mystery of Marthe Richard Samantha David examines the rollercoaster life of the woman born Marthe Betenfeld, who rose from humble Lorraine beginnings via life as a Paris prostitute, to become a pilot, spy, politician and, eventually, law-changer Published: 24 January 2018 Author: Samantha David
Marie Curie, the life-saver driven by discovery Samantha David assesses the extraordinary working life and legacy of the Polish-born, French naturalised scientist Published: 22 November 2017 Author: Samantha David
Rodin, 100 years on: master sculptor’s enduring legacy On November 10 a rare Auguste Rodin sculpture, La Toillette de Vénus, goes to auction in Paris. Samantha David looks at the artist's life Published: 25 October 2017 Author: Samantha David