Cycling and sleeping in wine country
The Hungry Cyclist Lodge is neither a B&B nor a gîte
France
Monday
Thursday
The era of ideological, overreaching and omnipresent government
The faults and weaknesses of civilizations, like those of individuals, become more pronounced as they age
Monday
Despite defeat, Le Pen’s party has made steady progress
This election is very bad news for the country formerly known as France
Friday
Candace Owens: ‘France is being run by perverts’
The former Daily Wire host doubles down on Brigitte Macron trans claims
Monday
How to make the perfect clafoutis
Difficult to pronounce. But oh-so divine and easy to make
Thursday
Joe Biden’s D-Day performance is evidence of his mental unfitness
He forgot where to sit, talked about the loss of Russian troops and sat in an invisible chair
Monday
This Memorial Day, reflect on your freedom
Thoughts on Normandy and D-Day
Monday
Cannes 2024: the highs and lows (so far)
Early word suggests that the Palme d’Or is likely to go to the French director Jacques Audiard
Wednesday
Is Europe ready for Trump 2.0?
European leaders are operating as if the former president has already won, not wanting to be caught flat-footed yet again
On D-Day at eighty
All the sadness of lost youth hovers over Normandy
A terrible tale of a French village
With the eightieth anniversary of the Oradour massacre this summer, the descendants of the victims are making sure they are not forgotten
Sunday
Notre-Dame rising
The rebuilt and revitalized Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris is nearly complete. Will it appease the traditionalists?
Wild boar: a nuisance and a delicacy
During the banquet, a loquacious local vigneron told me that he has had sangliers rush by him at dawn while he’s working in his vineyards
Wednesday
Candace Owens stakes her ‘reputation’ on claim that French first lady is a man
‘Any journalist or publication that is trying to dismiss this plausibility is immediately identifiable as establishment’
Monday
Opening a bottle with… Angela Hartnett
The British Michelin-star chef running an Italian restaurant in the French Alps
Wednesday
A craft beer revolution in Grand Cru Country
France is not known for its pints. And yet, much to the concern of its vineyards and winemakers, that could be changing
Tuesday
Sir Ridley Scott and the subtle art of not giving a damn
There is a refreshing new emphasis in his films on black comedy and absurdism
Wednesday
A culinary tour of southern France and northern Spain
The French love their oysters, and those from Arcachon are considered among the best
Thursday
How they treat trans children across the pond
A recent NHS directive exposes US insanity on the issue
Friday
Does Johnny Depp have a future in Hollywood?
This most quixotic of performers doesn’t seem at all bothered by his fall from grace
