#Emmanuel Macron, l’ENA, and the old weird France

#Emmanuel Macron, l’ENA, and the old weird France

“#Emmanuel Macron, l’ENA, and the old weird France” We haven’t updated you on French President Emmanuel Macron in a while. It’s not going great. The next presidential election is a year away and polls suggest Macron could lose to Marine Le Pen, leader of the populist Ralliement National, the successor to her father Jean-Marie Le…

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#France investigates secret restaurants for Paris elite

#France investigates secret restaurants for Paris elite

“#France investigates secret restaurants for Paris elite” PARIS — Champagne, lobster and no masks: That’s what a French TV documentary says is on the menu at one of multiple high-end “clandestine restaurants” catering to the Paris elite, in violation of nationwide pandemic restrictions. What’s even more shocking to the newly confined French public — and exhausted medical…

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#The sexy history behind France’s most elite brothel

#The sexy history behind France’s most elite brothel

“#The sexy history behind France’s most elite brothel” The last throes of la vie bordel are revealed in new French drama “Madame Claude.” Set in the 1960s, this steamy, nudity- and bondage-filled Netflix biopic chronicles the infamous French madam Fernande Grudet, who came to operate the world’s most highly-sought brothels. The establishment boasted global clientele…

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#Online supporters help cheesemaking monks clear overstock

#Online supporters help cheesemaking monks clear overstock

“#Online supporters help cheesemaking monks clear overstock” These monks are cheese wheeling and dealing. A ancient monastery of cheesemaking French monks left with nearly 3 tons of overstock because of COVID-19 lockdowns cleared its cupboards with some modern help. The Cîteaux Abbey, just south of Dijon in the heart of Burgundy, France, normally sells its…

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#’The Attache’ revisits 2015 Paris terrorist attacks

#’The Attache’ revisits 2015 Paris terrorist attacks

“#’The Attache’ revisits 2015 Paris terrorist attacks” “The Attache” opens against the backdrop of the 2015 terrorist attacks in Paris — but that’s only the tip of this dramatic iceberg. The Israeli-French series, which unfolds in both Hebrew and French (with English subtitles), has landed on Acorn TV and is produced by Abot Hameiri, the…

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# French retail giant will launch Tezos-based stablecoin

# French retail giant will launch Tezos-based stablecoin

“# French retail giant will launch Tezos-based stablecoin ” Groupe Casino, a 120-year-old retail company headquartered in France, will reportedly be launching a stablecoin pegged to the Euro. According to journalist Grégory Raymond, the French retail giant will be launching the stablecoin to use in its stores’ loyalty programs as well as for trading. Groupe…

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