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French

Entertainment 3 years ago

L'Imperatrice brings French pop back to Coachella

Two years after the pandemic stymied their debut at the famed Coachella stage, French disco pop band L'Imperatrice is having their California moment.

Art & Culture 4 years ago

French art star Messager opens Tel Aviv retrospective

French artist Annette Messager, a global star whose retrospective opens in Israel on Tuesday, says her work has been changed by the Covid pandemic, "the masks we wear and all the death".

Art & Culture 4 years ago

French surgeon tries to sell Bataclan victim X-ray as digital artwork

Orthopedic surgeon Emmanuel Masmejean was reported to be selling an image of an X-Ray showing a forearm containing a Kalashnikov bullet as an NFT for around US$ 2,776 without the patient's consent.

Lifestyle 4 years ago

From NFTs to grandpa, new French label embraces it all

For Egonlab, making it in fashion today means embracing many things -- from traditional runway shows to digital clothes, and even using your own grandparents as models.

Food 4 years ago

US judge says French, Swiss cheesemakers' complaint full of holes

A consortium of European cheesemakers have lost their case in US federal court, in which they sought to limit the usage of the term "gruyere" to only those cheeses produced near the town of Gruyeres, Switzerland.

People 4 years ago

Eccentric French TV twins die of Covid within a week of each other

Two unvaccinated French TV star twin brothers, who made their name on a science programme in the 1980s, have died within a week of each other from Covid-19.

Books 4 years ago

France's Houellebecq returns to politics with 8th novel

Top-selling French author Michel Houellebecq returns to the subject of politics and power in his highly anticipated eighth novel, which is to appear in French bookshops next week.

Art & Culture 4 years ago

Art is one area where France and Russia get along

While relations between Russia and France can often feel as frosty as the Siberian tundra, there is one area where diplomacy is working better than ever: art.

Entertainment 4 years ago

Peter Dinklage leads new remake of French classic in 'Cyrano'

Adapted from a theatre production written by his wife Erica Schmidt, Dinklage reprises his 2018 stage role of the swordsman with a gift for words, who struggles to declare his feelings to the woman he loves because of his perceived unattractive appearance.