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Charles Dubouloz: changing tack after major solo climbsWith Une flamme en hiver, written with Benjamin Steen, the mountaineer looks back on a trilogy spanning the Alps and the Pyrenees. His career raises another sporting question: when should you decide to change disciplines?
Stigmata: Margaux Cassan seeks the sacred in the bodyIn this essay, published on 2 September, a piercing opens an inquiry into bodily marks and mystical experience. A concrete way into a philosophical question.
Rue Joseph-Junck: two violent robberies reported on the night of 26 to 27 OctoberA phone and two bags were stolen in two separate incidents. The police have opened investigations; their statement establishes no link between the cases.
A6: three people hospitalised after collision involving seven vehiclesThe accident happened on 26 October at the end of a traffic jam. The investigation is ongoing; one driver was given a provisional driving ban.
The Celts: what archaeology reveals behind the clichésBehind the warrior stereotypes, excavations reveal towns, craftspeople and exchanges between regions. From Bibracte to Lavau, what archaeology tells us about the Celts.
La Gradiva: Marine Atlan creates an ensemble film from teenagers’ perspectiveReleased in France on 21 October 2026, Marine Atlan’s first feature follows a class in Naples and Pompeii. The director explains how encounters, rehearsals and editing shaped this collective story.
Napoleon in Berlin: Beethoven’s ‘Eroica’ follows a different timelineOn 27 October 1806, the emperor entered Berlin. Yet the famous crossing-out in Beethoven’s Third Symphony was not a reaction to that parade.
Rue Bender: police report knife threat against bar ownerA threat was reported on 25 October in the Gare district. A knife was found near the bar.
“Les Misérables”, “Minotaur”, “The Corset”: three lives at breaking pointA former convict on the run, an entrepreneur in Russia in 2022, a child facing the constraints of a corset: three stories released in France on 14 October, each with a very different way in.
In Monaco, an investigation into the circumstances of Antoine de Massy’s deathA person was reported to be in police custody on 26 October. The prosecutor’s office has not determined the legal classification of the facts.
Cinema: six stories to choose from among the French releases on 21 OctoberA trip to Pompeii, a disappearance, an encounter in Jacmel or a medieval gaming team: the French releases on 21 October 2026 offer six very different ways in.
Rock en Seine 2027: construction work disrupts the festival’s scheduleFor Rock en Seine, preparing the 2027 edition first means resolving an access issue. Construction work around the Saint-Cloud national estate is complicating the usual late-August dates.