Category: Politics & Economy
Critics of Charlie Hebdo miss the point, again
Calling Charlie Hebdo out for making fun of Alan Kurdi makes as much sense as if PolitiFact seriously tried to debunk The Onion Back in March 2014, a 23-year-old twitter activist named Suey Park launched […]
“Les Arabes” ou le chat qu’il ne faut pas appeler un chat
La twittosphère procède à une levée de boucliers aussi ridicule que prévisible face à une agression imaginaire Un nouveau jour, une nouvelle controverse démunie de sens. Tout d’abord, je ne suis pas un supporter du […]
The Cruelty and Controversy of Beijing’s Black Market for Dogs
From poodles to Labradors to Tibetan mastiffs, one cannot walk five minutes along Rixin East Road, in Beijing’s Tongzhou district, without being stopped by someone trying to sell you a dog. But it’s the xingqi quan, or “week-long […]
Tearing Down Gulou
You know something is up when – as a customer – you have to be smuggled in and out of a bar. The Drum and Bell bar in Gulou looks shut, the curtains are drawn […]
Municipal elections in Saint Tropez gulf
Banding together to fight off the National Front was not always successful Like the rest of the Var, the Gulf of Saint Tropez moved a bit more to the right in the latest municipal elections. […]
Your say in EU parliament
Understanding how European elections work The European parliamentary elections will take place from 22nd to 25th May, amidst growing criticism of their limited influence on EU policy. However, this year’s elections will, for the first […]
This is the future of Nice
Provence & Côte d’Azur: What will Nice look like by the end of Estrosi’s second term? After a first term which saw many changes in Nice, Mayor Christian Estrosi’s second term is already packed with […]
Municipal elections aftermath
Provence & Côte d’Azur: Prime Minister resigns and Belgian cities sever ties with French cities The fallout from the National Front’s resounding success in Sunday’s municipal elections is being felt on a number of levels. […]