How to elect a pope in the Middle Ages: Violence, scandals, and the first conclave in 1274
The study of medieval chronicles highlights the traumatic impact of electing the Bishop of Rome
Bill Buford, journalist: ‘Borders marked by oils or sauces are much more important than political borders’
Journalism, literature, gastronomy, travel, soccer and family (disagreements included) make up the gargantuan personal menu of the US writer, who has edited prestigious magazines such as ‘Granta’ and ‘The New Yorker’
Marc Bloch, the researcher who changed history and was tortured by Klaus Barbie
The historian and member of the Resistance, who was executed by the Nazis in 1944, will become one of the illustrious figures inducted into France’s Pantheón
Three French airports, Palace of Versailles evacuated in latest security alerts
The evacuations were the latest in a series around France that included another popular tourist attraction, the Louvre Museum in Paris. The threats have so far proved false.
The rage of the ‘banlieue’ flares tensions in France again
A shocking video of the tragic shooting of a teenager by the police sets off a fiery three-night riot, exposing deep-rooted divisions in France
The secret of the taco: modern, multicultural France’s fast food phenomenon
The success of this cheap and popular food, which shares little more than its name with the Mexican original, was born of profound changes in French society