August 11, 2018
Philippe I, Duc d’Orléans (1640-1701) known in court as Monsieur, was the younger brother of Louis XIV. A victim of history, Monsieur was from a very […]
July 10, 2018
Isabelle Kocher is the only woman CEO in the CAC 40, the benchmark French stock market index. CAC 40 companies include multinationals like Accor, Renault, Airbus, […]
July 9, 2018
I discovered Viken Arman the other day. Born and raised in Paris, Arman is a classically trained artist, who grew up listening to jazz and classical […]
February 5, 2013
Cool interactive map by the Financial Times today, showing how overpopulation in some megacities is reaching critical levels. Central Paris‘ population today has 2 million, having […]
August 22, 2012
When French president Nicolas Sarkozy asked Christine Lagarde to join his cabinet in 2007, as Minister for Economy, Industry and Employment, she was already the first […]
January 28, 2012
Louis XIV‘s reign was long, 72 years. He continued the transition from feudalism started by his father Louis XIII and Cardinal Richelieu, and took advantage of […]