Hermès: behind the scenes of the French luxury gem
Case analysis of Hermès and its four strengths: a real identity, the creativity and skills of its artisans, innovation, and the fact that it remains an independent family company.
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How the Nazis destroyed the first gay rights movement
The 1920s and early ‘30's looked like the beginning of the end for centuries of gay intolerance. Then came fascism and the Nazis.
Psychogeography: a way to delve into the soul of a city
Wandering the city by foot helps us look beneath ordinary conceptions of the face value of a place to the meanings built up and lost over time.
Four reasons why the French parliamentary elections matter
Emmanuel Macron may have won the presidential election, but his agenda could fail if his party doesn't get a majority in Parliament.
Speaking with: The Daily Beast’s Christopher Dickey on reporting on and living through terrorism in Paris
Colleen Murrell speaks to The Daily Beast's Christopher Dickey about living in and reporting from Paris in the wake of a wave of terror attacks in the last two years.
Tourist trap: how news of terrorism skews our holiday choices
Where we choose to go on trips abroad is easily skewed by the nature of news reports, and that can have huge impacts on destinations.
A horrific accusation against police reignites anger in Paris suburbs
An officer is under investigation for rape, a young man is in hospital, and people want answers.
Police and French youth: A long and brutal history
Governments' continual use of security forces to 'keep order' in low-income and minority neighborhoods masks their inability find solutions other than force.
The lock of love: how leaving padlocks became a modern-day romantic ritual
This universal symbol of love has proven remarkably divisive.
Seabubbles – a new hydrofoil taxi for city rivers
French company Seabubbles provides new transport concept which aims to see the people of Paris using water instead of roads.
‘The 120 Days of Sodom’ – counterculture classic or porn war pariah?
Arguably the most obscene and offensive work of fiction ever written is going to be sold in America as a mainstream classic for the first time.
Take a deep breath – here’s what 2016 revealed about the deadly dangers of air pollution
Will the evidence finally convince polluted cities to clean up their act?
The new normal: one year since terror attacks, Paris is a city afraid and divided
Boots on the ground, schools on high alert and more hostility toward Muslims and migrants – this is daily life for Parisians.
Kinky, curly hair: a tool of resistance across the African diaspora
Natural hair has become a political rallying point for women across the African diaspora. For these women, wearing natural hair is way to resist Eurocentric norms and "post-racial" political thought.
The third day of a heatwave is the tipping point … are we ready?
Around 15,000 Parisians died in the August 2003 heatwave. So what lessons have been learned?
Attack in Nice exposes once again that our modern society lacks resilience
Our complex modern society is very vulnerable to everything from the attack in France to power failures. The good news is we can fix this.
London banking will struggle to escape Brexit trap
The fears about the City don't look overcooked – here's why.
Euro 2016: France is host at one of the darkest moments in its recent history
Some Gallic goals might cheer up the French, but they certainly won't save Hollande.
Meet the woman bringing Aboriginal cinema to the screens of Paris
The French capital will light up to the sights and sounds of Cleverman, Samson and Delilah, and The Sapphires.
High art, big money: Cannes’ secret to success
Does it matter that money plays such a big role in festivals like Cannes?
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