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The mysterious power of the word ‘exceptionnellement’

French exceptions, J-P Sartre, Astérix the Gaul and very clever writers

Nov 4 •

Reflections on a dark year

And a new definition for naivety

Oct 7 •

To be known again

A letter from a friend – on returning to Dublin from Paris

Sep 22 •

A new prime minister for the Rentrée

Parisians-put-their-scarves-back-on season

Sep 16 •

Postcards from an aggressively French summer

Before stepping into the Rentrée

Sep 3 •

Paris is a changeable feast

Has this Olympics finally allowed Paris to live in the present?

Aug 11 •

An impossibly ambitious opening

Appreciating the beautiful madness of Paris 2024

Jul 30 •

Why I am excited about the Olympics

And I even believe I'm not the only one

Jul 21 •

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