Former Château de Versailles President Catherine Pégard Appointed France’s Culture Minister, Succeeding Rachida Dati

Catherine Pégard, who headed the Château de Versailles for 13 years, has been appointed France's culture minister.
The Economist

High-speed descents are the talk of the Tour de France

IT TAKES GREAT skill to urinate off the side of a moving bicycle. Tom Pidcock did so after zooming down the Col du Galibier during the 12th stage of last year’s Tour de France. He had just finished ...
The Guardian

The far right in power always co-opts culture – in France, it has already begun

Marine Le Pen’s party is concocting plans to replace a vital, vibrant arts scene with a retrograde movement that would glorify the country’s past Should you judge the quality of a film based on how ...