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Violence on 24 October in France: established facts in Nice and MontpellierIn Nice, 59 people taken into police custody; in Montpellier, clashes and a referral to the justice system.
In Pontacq, learning Carmen before singing it on stageTaking part in Carmen through the chorus, learning the score and then working on performance with professionals: this is the programme announced in Pontacq for the first half of 2027.
Back to Folegandros: a letter to reunite a family torn apartAgnès Martin-Lugand sets her new novel in the Cyclades. The starting point: a 25-year-old son summons his parents to the island of their past.
Petit Pierre: saving a carousel, preserving a world in motionAt La Fabuloserie, Pierre Avezard’s carousel was dismantled and reassembled before his death. Its story sheds light on what it means to preserve a mechanical work of art.
Boulez and the ‘Gurre-Lieder’: why this 1975 recording still mattersRecorded in London in 1974 and released in 1975, the *Gurre-Lieder* conducted by Pierre Boulez also tell the story of Arnold Schönberg’s musical evolution.
In Madagascar, data workers make AI possible, often behind the scenesBehind the training and correction of AI models, teams in Madagascar do skilled work. A 2026 investigation sheds light on their role and the issues surrounding outsourcing.
Bleached corals and jellyfish: how to read the signs of an ocean in changeNOAA confirms the scale of heat stress on reefs, but jellyfish blooms do not follow a simple global pattern. Scientists explain why.
Bayeux Tapestry: reading a conquest in the threads of an embroideryThe medieval work is on display in London until 11 July 2027. Its technique and the uncertainties surrounding its making invite us to look differently at this account of the conquest of England.
Ghost trains: archives show they existed well before the 1950sBlackpool’s Ghost Train dates back to 1930, and drawings held in Sheffield document these attractions during the same decade. Their history calls for a distinction between an opening date and a single invention.
Georges Kars at the mahJ: looking at a painter between Prague and ParisA scene of women packing lemons opens a window onto Georges Kars. Key details about the painter and the mahJ exhibition, open until 14 March 2027.
Renoir: two paintings recovered, examined before their return to the museumTwo Renoir paintings stolen from Cagnes-sur-Mer in September 2026 have been recovered and entrusted to the CICRP. Their history, MNR status and scientific examinations explained.
At the CNCS, costumes’ second life also unfolds flatIn Moulins, the CNCS’s twentieth-anniversary exhibition opens up the behind-the-scenes world of its collections. Why does a garment made for movement become an object that must be protected from its own weight?