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France Scoffs at an Englishman’s ‘Napoleon’
French critics considered Ridley Scott’s new biopic lazy, pointless, boring, migraine-inducing, too short and historically inaccurate. And that’s just to…
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Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie, Who Looked at History From the Bottom Up, Dies at 94
He led a movement that rejected historiography’s traditional emphasis on great events and leaders in favor of mining the “mental…
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World
A French Politician Refuses to Be Silent in the Face of Antisemitism
Yaël Braun-Pivet, a secular Jew, cherishes the French ideal of a national identity that subsumes ethnic division — and speaks…
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Napoleon’s Hat Sells for $2.1 Million at Auction in France
The black bicorn hat, believed to have belonged to the 19th century French emperor, had been expected to sell for…
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French Judges Issue Warrant for Assad in Syria War Crimes Case
The warrant relates to the deadly use of chemical weapons and is a major step to hold President Bashar al-Assad…
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Sports
The Present and Future of French Tennis
Men’s tennis in France isn’t what it used to be. But the veteran Adrian Mannarino is still winning, and the…
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World
Marie NDiaye Raises Questions She Has No Intention of Answering
She published her first book at 17 and has since become one of France’s best-known novelists. NDiaye is not interested…
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After France Bans Short Domestic Flights, It’s Business as Usual
A decree formalizing the measure, which was passed in 2021, is riddled with exceptions. Critics call its effect symbolic, at…
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Food
Restaurant Yuu, an Omakase With a French Approach, Opens in Brooklyn
More French bistro cooking in the West Village, all you can eat Thai in Queens, and more restaurant news.
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Food
How to Make a Simple Roast Chicken, According to a French Mom
Featuring butter, tarragon and Cognac, this reader-submitted recipe is simple, sophisticated and utterly stunning, Melissa Clark writes.
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