CRITIQUE – The writer tells the story of a woman who crossed the desert in 1900 dressed as a man. Writers live by fascination or obsession. Blanche de Richemont has already published books in which the figure ofIsabelle Eberhardt (1877-1904) was present, In praise of the desert, Forbidden Passionsthis time in La Fille du désert. […]
Billionaires, crypto players, Elon Musk… How Donald Trump financed his colossal campaign
DECRYPTAGE – The new President of the United States has raised just over a billion dollars to fuel his victorious race for the White House. A smaller pot than Kamala Harris, but one that owes much to generous billionaires. A victory that came at a high, high price. While his prize pool was smaller than […]
Kamala Harris is a “cross between Anne Hidalgo and Sandrine Rousseau”, mocks Marion Maréchal
Invited on TF1, the European MP called Donald Trump’s victory a “woke counter-revolution”. Wednesday morning, Donald Trump had not yet proclaimed his victory when Marion Maréchal was already spreading the word on X to congratulate him on his triumph. “Now, our turn to Make France and Europe great again!”wrote the nationalist MEP, revisiting the Republican […]
1989-2021, nine editions of an ocean legend
Since the first round-the-world voyage, there has been a succession of exploits, adventures and dramas around the planet. A look back at a legendary epic, before the start of the tenth edition on Sunday. 1989-1990: Poupon first rescued, Lamazou first winner 13 sailors started, 7 classified How many will return? And in what condition? The […]
Faith Ringgold, whose mother was a seamstress, had a special bond with fashion.
EXCLUSIVE – Before her recent death, the American artist signed six exceptional bags for Dior, on the initiative of Maria Grazia Chiuri. The artistic director of the Avenue Montaigne fashion house tells us about the project behind the scenes. Faith Ringgold is a legend of Black America (1930-2024), the pioneer of African-American art to whom […]
À bout portant. Versailles 1972, by Philippe Artières: a murky affair
CRITIQUE – The historian recalls an incident at a police station in Versailles, the town where he grew up. “I write with a shovel“explains Philippe Artières. Not so much to search for treasure, to find the gold of words or the gold of time, as to unearth a corpse. That of Mohamed Diab, a truck […]
Public deficit of 6.1% of GDP in 2024 is “the choice of the current government”, says Bruno Le Maire
” data-script=”https://static.lefigaro.fr/widget-video/short-ttl/video/index.js” > The former Minister of the Economy also refuted any “deception” or “fault” in the assessment of revenues, citing a “serious technical error” on the part of the administration. “I’m no longer in office, I’m no longer a parliamentarian, I’m free.” Summoned to the Senate this Thursday, November 7 for a hearing on […]
thousands of people sheltered
Thousands of people in the Philippines have moved to temporary shelters as a new typhoon approaches, local authorities announced on Thursday, a few days after the death of of a hundred residents in another typhoon and storm. Typhoon Yinxing, with winds of 175 km/h, is due to make landfall on Thursday or early Friday, according […]
“It’s a bit complicated,” Yabusele recounts his return to the NBA
French interior Guerschon Yabusele, back in the NBA with Philadephie five years after an unsuccessful first try with Boston, takes stock. A standout performer with Les Bleus, Olympic runners-up this summer in Paris, and noted for a spectacular dunk on LeBron James, “the dancing beara dominant force in Europe in recent seasons, is finding his […]
So little, by Marco Lodoli: a devoted wife
CRITIQUE – A school janitor recalls her encounter, forty years earlier, with a literature teacher to whom she never confessed her love. Deeply disturbing. The entire oeuvre of Marco Lodoli sheds light on people on the margins and ordinary lives. Since his appearance in the Éditions P.O.L catalog in 1987 with Chronicle of a Fleeing […]