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Dominique A: with Mark, a youthful influence finds its way into SpiralesThe song Mark refers to The Opposition singer. This memory sheds light on an album where Dominique A returns to the electric guitar and places from his past.
With Amour, Esther Abrami puts her own suite at the heart of the albumReleased on 9 October 2026, Amour brings together an original suite in nine movements and rearranged works. An introduction to the project and its collaborations.
She Sings: Soyeon Park distils five operatic figures into miniaturesOlympia, Violetta, Gilda, Musetta and Lucia lend their names to five short pieces for soprano and four instruments. A cycle recorded in 2024, to discover through its concept and references.
Maglev: what separates a test record from a passenger trainAt Donghu, a test platform propelled a small vehicle to 800 km/h. The CRRC maglev designed for 600 km/h is on a different scale: that of a trainset and its systems.
Information fatigue: what the 2026 surveys measureFeeling fatigued, taking voluntary breaks and avoiding the news are not the same thing. French and international surveys help explain these differences, without making a medical diagnosis.
Living neurons and computing: what the CL1 prototype shows in SingaporeTwenty units combining cells and electronics were presented in Singapore in August 2026. The prototype opens up a field for experimentation; it does not demonstrate general superiority over AI systems.
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?
Hôtel Paris: Théodore Eristavi tells a story of exile between two worldsShortlisted for the second round of the La Renaissance Française prize, Théodore Eristavi’s novel revisits a departure from Georgia and a childhood in Montmartre.
Salima Bouayad Agha: preparing to swim the Channel with a purposeAt 67, the swimmer covered the distance from Dover to Sangatte on 3 October. Her accounts shed light on preparing for open-water swimming and her commitment to France Parkinson.
Nepal: what slowed searches at the damaged power plantsAt Upper Trishuli-1, the developer’s updates still describe pumping on 8 October. A look back at the practical obstacles to searches after the 26 August flood.
CO₂ record in 2025: why the atmosphere continues to accumulate greenhouse gasesThe WMO reports a new record for CO₂, methane and nitrous oxide in 2025. What concentrations actually measure and what NOAA’s independent readings show.
Route du Rhum: Café Joyeux, a daggerboard boat and a collective storyNicolas d’Estais is due to set off on 1 November aboard an IMOCA launched in 2011. Its record and an interview with Simon Koster shed light on what is at stake in the crossing.