Served with Distinction
The French Foreign Legion prides itself on being the toughest fighting unit in the world—and also on having the finest cuisine, naturellement!
The Gallic Shrug
The newly renovated surrounds of an exquisite 11th-century French château frequented by Madonna and Naomi Campbell are about to be bulldozed. And not by the multi-millionaire property owner
Money Talks
A peek inside Prince Albert’s finances paints a picture of a feeble monarch, browbeaten by the women in his life
Fuel to the Fired
Prince Albert of Monaco fired his closest advisers after a mysterious Web site accused them of corruption. Rather than save face, it’s triggered a flurry of lawsuits
The End of the Affair
The legendary bartender at the Ritz Paris says au revoir after 29 years
And God Created Brigitte
“Idiotic” is how French bombshell Brigitte Bardot describes a new six-part TV series depicting her life
Mise-en-Scène
A new two-part French adaptation of The Three Musketeers, with Vincent Cassel, Eva Green, Romain Duris, François Civil, and Vicky Krieps, brings the classic tale to a fresh audience
Sight Majeure
On the centenary of his death, the French engineer behind the Eiffel Tower is finally receiving an honor befitting his accomplishments
Immoral Campus
France’s best-known university, responsible for educating countless world leaders, including Emmanuel Macron, is a hotbed of sexism, misogyny, drink spiking, and all-around scandal
French Exit
Five titans of the Parisian literati have left one of the city’s most distinguished publishing houses, amid accusations that Sarkozy is now pulling the strings
Sour Grapes over George Clooney
His bid to own a vineyard in Provence is headed to court
Call His Agent!
The French talent agent who turned his frustrations into a hit TV series
Time Regained
Publishing next month, the long-lost writings of Marcel Proust promise a window into the mind and work of the French writer
Beau Monde
American widower battles French tycoons over possession of the left-leaning French daily that was supposed to be owned by its journalists
Meow!
In Paris, squabbling hangers-on and one very spoiled kitty scramble for a slice of Karl Lagerfeld’s estate
Après le Déluge
The Louvre is sending thousands of unseen works to safety in case the Seine overflows
Mouton Rothschild Labels Itself as Chinese-Friendly
The Bordeaux vineyard’s 2018 vintage will speak to the world’s biggest market for French wine
Léna in Paris
With the publication of a self-help book that is outselling classics, millennial influencer Léna Mahfouf casts herself as a French girl next door
Scandale à Paris
The millennial French influencer Léna Mahfouf, whose new book is outselling classics, earns the ire of the Parisian intelligentsia
Is Serge Gainsbourg #Annulé?
The French intelligentsia now see him as Harvey Weinstein in dirty denim
Booty Call
Paris robbers who stole $10.6 million worth of Kim Kardashian’s jewelry used her social media to map their heist
Sleeper Hit
France brings back the night train. Environmentalists and railway enthusiasts rejoice
Is This the World’s Most Popular Rosé?
Developed specifically to be drunk with ice, this wine might just save France’s post-coronavirus vineyards
A French Kiss-Off
Will the double cheek kiss be France’s next coronavirus casualty?
