Readings that the podcast’s guests say shaped their thinking.

Beware the rise of ‘Marxist nationalism’. As Australian ex-PM Kevin Rudd explains in his new study, On Xi Jinping, China has imperial dreams ...

The Top Singles chart is France’s main singles chart, compiled by Official Charts Company for SNEP and SCPP, based on sales, airplay and streams in France. View the full chart here.

In the literary world, this year is shaping up to be a good one for fans of cultural criticism: There are new books about Better Call Saul and biographies of James Gandolfini and Lorne Michaels on ...

Your TBR list is getting longer... The simple joy of reading a book can inspire so much. While we’re turning their pages, we use our imaginations to live inside entire worlds with its characters.

Legendary South African musician Zola 7 was recently praised by a Facebook user. The TV presenter was recognised for his initiatives and passion for driving the youth to greatness. "What this guy has ...

Through five unsuccessful runs for president, Le Pen espoused racist and antisemitic rhetoric that landed him in legal trouble in France Jean-Marie Le Pen, the far-right French leader who espoused ...

M. Herriot, the new French Premier, unveiled today a monument to the memory of Emile Zola, the great realistic author, champion of justice and defender of Captain Alfred Dreyfus. The Zola monument ...

The highest-grossing film in French History is, curiously, an American film: Titanic. However, the highest-grossing French Movie, Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis, is not featured on this list.