Paris

Over the last few years, the electric scooter craze has hit Paris big time. Lime, Bird, and Jump (owned by Uber) all operate electric scooter services in the city. It is estimated that there are currently 15,000 electric scooters in Paris right now, with up t…

I'm rarely excited to get on a plane. These days, flying feels more like a chore. Airlines are packing more and more seats in planes to boost profits, and passengers are crammed in as tight as can be. If you didn't know your neighbor before you got on the pla…

« For this photographical series, I wanted to make portraits of some architectural works, well-known or unknown in Paris and Ile de France », reveals Jérôme Epaillard. The photographer offers this unique series called « Oracles », made with his collaborator T…

Media captionMarion and Sarah have both been harassed in the street French courts have handed down 447 fines in the past eight months under new laws to tackle street harassment of women. The "outrages sexistes" law was passed in August 2018, and allows for …

Perkbox, the London-based startup now calling itself an “employee experience platform,” has raised a further £13.5 million in funding. The round is led by existing investor Draper Esprit, alongside a number of previous Perkbox angels. Prior to this, the compa…

Before Noverre, ballets amounted to spectacular entertainments. He revolutionized the art by introducing pantomime and the idea that a dance could tell stories. Early in his career, Noverre also had the distinction of serving as dancing instructor to the you…

Later this year, the Louvre in Paris will host an exhibition of masterpieces by the Italian painter Leonardo da Vinci to mark his death 500 years ago in France. But the work that in recent months has been the intense focus of scrutiny by the media and da Vin…

When I watched the fire consume the beautiful spire that for so long graced the roof of Notre-Dame de Paris, I was moved by the destruction, but also reminded of another partly destroyed cathedral, in a very different place, that still lies in pieces, forgott…

President Donald Trump speaks during the National Rifle Association convention on April 26, 2019, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana. A New Obstruction Case Against a Judge Proves William Barrs DOJ Is Now Just an Arm of President Donald Trump Wat…

Cavendish has been struggling for form after returning from a lay-off caused by the Epstein Barr Virus Britain's Mark Cavendish will race in the 2019 Tour de Yorkshire, which begins in Doncaster on Thursday, as he continues his return from illness. Last mon…