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Grand angle - Extinction Rebellion

1. In April, thousands of climate change activists staged “Extinction Rebellion protests” throughout London to urge the British government to ...

On parle d'eux

1. ~Joe Biden~ Last month, former U.S. vice president, Joe Biden, announced that he is running for president. In his ...

San Francisco, California’s counter-cultural heartland

1. San Francisco is a small city – under 50 square miles – but it has a big reputation. It’s the ...

Reading San Francisco

1. I started sketching out this post at the counter of a bar overlooking the San Francisco Bay, where ships ...

Zoom sur Armistead Maupin

1. ~1. Early career ~ Armistead Maupin was given his first writing job by Jesse Helms, an ultra-conservative radio and ...

The Britons fleeing Brexit

1. The stampede for Irish passports since the UK voted to leave the EU has been widely interpreted as an ...

Will your next barista be a robot?

1. Gavin Pathross likes his Americano at a particular strength , with exactly 2.8 shots of espresso, an order that ...

Sur le vif

1. ~UK’s porn block ~   The porn block, which was passed last year by British lawmakers, will be implemented ...

A 360°

1. ~Comedian in power~ In the Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, a 41-year-old actor and comedian with no political experience, won a ...

Voters are cooling towards Justin Trudeau

1. When Justin Trudeau formed his first cabinet after winning an election in 2015, it was a triumphant affair. The ...

Can UNIQLO beat Zara and H&M?

1. When asked what guides his vision of UNIQLO, Tadashi Yanai, its founder and chief executive , pulls off the ...

Why does Aladdin continue to fascinate?

1. Aladdin was a worldwide smash in 1992, earning more than 500 million dollars and becoming not just the highest-grossing ...

Les échos

1.~Tolkien legacy The movie, Tolkien (set for release in France this June), which explores the formative years of renowned English ...

Bret Easton Ellis has calmed down

1. Bret Easton Ellis is no stranger to bad publicity. Ever since his 1985 debut , Less Than Zero, made ...

Can you eat yourself happier?

1. Felice Jacka’s work showing that junk food shrinks the brain was motivated by personal experience. Growing up in Melbourne, ...

Le dessin

1.~Pete Buttigieg in the race Pete Buttigieg, a relatively political unknown in the United States, has announced that he is ...