Sigmaringen: two lessons from a dark past
Except for the darker side Sigmaringen could almost have been designed by Walt Disney for one of his early movies.
Reportage + Société
Domestic Violence in France: Quel Scandale ! ( Not only France!)
The United Nations General Assembly has designated November 25 as the “International Day for the…
Heroes of WWII in France - Females all of them! - Part 2 - Odette Sansom
Born Odette Hallowes in Amiens in 1912.
Heroes of WWII in France - Females all of them! - Part 1 - Violette Szabo
Violette was born in Paris in 1921. Her father was a publican, taxi-driver and car…
My mother with Alzheimer’s: not a unique French story
We spoke about our respective mothers. And found out that our mothers have both gradually…
Beauty and the beasts
Eugène Paul Louis Schueller, the founder of a huge cosmetics company, was a thoroughly nasty…
Collaboration versus resistance—alive, well and living in France
This week we celebrate the anniversary of the Liberation of Paris in August 1944. What…
Gilets Jaunes: reflections on the revolution in France*
Discussing the common threads in this debate. France is a rich mosaic of people, with widely different opinions... endlessly fascinating.