actor and director Lawrence Valin says that in Little Jaffna he wanted to ‘show new role models’ Lawrence Valin, 35, who was born in the Greater Paris area to Tamil parents, wrote, directed and starred in his own film after feeling exasperated at never being offered leading roles in France and instead being cast in bit parts as a mystic or rose-seller and asked to put on a fake Indian accent “In France, the image we have of a French-Tamil person is a migrant – I wanted to change that, have a new representation, to show new role models,” Valin told Arte TV A scene from Little Jaffna. Photograph: Guy FerrandisLittle Jaffna, which won this year’s top jury prize and the audience award at France’s major thriller festival, Reims Polar is set among the many Tamil restaurants and boutiques in the area between Paris’s Gare du Nord station and La Chapelle known as Little Jaffna after the capital of the Tamil-majority Northern Province in Sri Lanka is tasked with infiltrating a gang involved in people-smuggling and racketeering that channels funds to the separatist militant group known as the Tamil Tigers The film is shot in Tamil and French on the streets of Paris TV screens in living rooms and cafes show a backdrop of Sri Lanka’s 26-year brutal and bloody ethnic conflict in which least 100,000 people were killed The film, a colourful exploration of Paris’s Little Jaffna and a comment on civil war, is ultimately about the complexities of French identity and how younger generations deal with a conflict far away. The French culture magazine Telerama called it a mix of “highly stylised action and geopolitical immersion” about three Tamil refugees on a housing estate outside Paris Audiard said at the time that he wanted to show characters radically different from his own experience Valin wanted to show the Tamil community in Paris from the inside He chose the thriller format because he wanted to find a gripping way to introduce French cinemagoers to the Sri Lankan conflict But he has acknowledged that a violent police drama was far from a portrayal of all Tamils in Paris suspense – all those universal codes of cinema we know – is what would bring people in to watch the film,” Valin said “They’ll come to see it saying that above all it’s a good thriller I send them home [with an insight into] the Sri Lankan conflict and that now allows a generation of younger film-makers to make their own films We tested the brand-new all-you-can-eat brunch cruise at Le Diamant Bleu: a gourmet interlude on the Seine with a view of Paris's most beautiful monuments It's a big first for Le Diamant Bleu, the famous, elegantly-designed barge moored at the Port de Grenelle: every Sunday it casts off for an all-you-can-eat brunch cruise never seen before in Paris We had the privilege of embarking on the very first edition of this new gourmet formula It's a visual and culinary experience that combines quality produce spectacular cuisine and a 2-hour panoramic cruise through the heart of the capital As soon as you step aboard at Passy, in the 16th arrondissement, the tone is set. The boat is spacious and modern, with a chic, bright decor. The large picture windows ensure that you don't miss a thing of the Seine, and for outdoor enthusiasts, the immense rooftop is a real asset: a 360° panorama of the Eiffel Tower and the architectural gems that line the river the Île Saint-Louis and the Bibliothèque François Mitterrand before turning back A veritable parade of Paris's most beautiful monuments before your very eyes each table receives a basket of pastries including croissants A fruit juice and a hot drink of your choice complete the welcome breakfast When the boat leaves the dock, the all-you-can-eat buffet opens its doors with a variety of live culinary workshops adding an interactive and convivial touch to the experience as the boat glides between the Île Saint-Louis and the Jardin des Plantes Their repertoire blends Italian classics with international tunes adding a festive and elegant touch to the experience A pleasant surprise that adds to the friendly An animator is present throughout the cruise to propose activities for the youngest guests While the official program announced activities such as balloon sculptures on our visit the children enjoyed a quiet area with board games An ideal way to keep the kids occupied while the parents enjoy their brunch a few points of adjustment were noticeable A slight wait was felt at certain workshops requiring minute preparation The limited number of waiters also made it difficult to replenish the unlimited hot drinks the attentive team took careful note of the areas for improvement with a view to making service more fluid for future editions The warm welcome and clear determination to offer a top-of-the-range experience are to be commended The Diamant Bleu brunch cruise is ideal for families, groups of friends and couples looking for an original, gourmet Sunday It's also the perfect way to celebrate an event or simply enjoy a relaxing moment with Paris as your backdrop which are quite normal for a first edition the Diamant Bleubrunch cruise experience has been a convincing one: an exceptional setting There's no doubt that this new Sunday rendezvous will quickly find its feet and win over fans of unusual brunches in Paris This test was conducted as part of a professional invitation Refer your establishment, click herePromote your event, click here In an age when balance seems to have become the norm, John Achkar proposes to laugh at our failures and trials and errors, through a stand-up show entitled J'ESSAYE this unique show will offer Parisian audiences a lucid comic look at the trials and tribulations of life in one's thirties as seen through the eyes of an artist who is going through both a personal crisis and that of his country his blunders and his often-failed attempts to give meaning to his life existential reflections and anecdotes tinged with Lebanese culture the show takes the form of a humorous logbook It's about marriage - even if it's a second attempt - generation gaps social pressures and a certain inner chaos that many will recognize This one-man-show would appeal to an adult French-speaking audience with a taste for introspective stand-up Thirtysomethings and forty-somethings in particular could find themselves here as well as anyone who appreciates shows where humor is born of observation of reality fans of highly scripted comedy or more classic formats may be less moved by this very free-spirited proposition With J'ESSAYE, John Achkar mixes generational humor and universal confidences in a funny and touching performance. On October 23, 2025, the Olympia stage would become the playground of an artist who This article is based on information available prior to the show It is not based on direct viewing experience This page may contain AI-assisted elements, more information here All that's left is to be careful on the roads and remember to take a break of at least twenty minutes every two hours on long journeys Thursday May 8 offers users the possibility of an extended weekend which should therefore see a large number of leisure trips Wednesday May 7 and Thursday May 8 will be the busiest days there will be difficulties on Sunday May 11 the A7 freeway could see very heavy traffic between Lyon and Orange Traffic is also expected to be very heavy towards the north-western coastal regions (A13) the increase in traffic on the A10 freeway could cause traffic problems until late evening The A13 freeway could also be congested by mid-afternoon should see less traffic overall than the day before The main congestion is expected to be in the north-west quarter but also on Rhône valley routes such as the A7 freeways and the access to the Mont-Blanc tunnel Bison futé is forecasting difficult traffic on the return journey Traffic is expected to be particularly congested on the A7 A9 and A61 freeways in the south-east of France slowdowns are expected on the Atlantic coast (A63 and RN165 in particular) and on the roads leading to the Paris region (A13 and A11) traffic problems or slowdowns are expected from late morning onwards The A13 freeway could also experience congestion between mid-afternoon and late evening In the direction of DEPARTURES,Wednesday May 7 is classified ORANGE nationally and ROUGE in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Thursday May 8 is classified GREEN nationally and ORANGE in the Grand-Ouest Friday May 9 is classified GREEN nationwide Saturday May 10 is classified GREEN nationwide Sunday May 11 is classified GREEN nationwide In the RETURN direction,Wednesday May 7 is classified GREEN 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tag and travelled over 2,800 kilometres using clandestine routes to escape the close surveillance of the Russian authorities she has been officially listed as “wanted” by Russia since 21 April she had not been seen or heard from publicly until the RSF press conference “It is an immense relief to welcome Ekaterina Barabash to Paris Her escape from Russia is one of the most perilous operations RSF has been involved in since the draconian Russian laws of March 2022 It sends a clear message to the Kremlin: free voices that dare to speak the truth about the war in Ukraine cannot be silenced It is a message to journalists in danger: there is a way out I have the deepest admiration for the moral determination and physical courage shown by Ekaterina Barabash we feared she would be arrested — at one point we even thought she might be dead ready to testify and to resume her profession Her message is clear: journalism no longer exists in Russia and no journalist are safe from the Kremlin’s surveillance and repression RSF extends its gratitude to all those who helped facilitate Ekaterina Barabash’s departure from Russia and her arrival in the European Union An arbitrary arrest and politically motivated charges Ekaterina Barabash’s ordeal began on 25 February 2025 Returning from the Berlinale international film festival in Berlin known for her criticism of Russia’s war in Ukraine It was not the first time she had been targeted by the authorities: on her way to Germany she was held for several hours at border control she was charged with “disseminating false information” about the Russian army based on four social media posts — one of which condemned Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine a Moscow court ordered her to be placed under house arrest for two months which criticises its vagueness and arbitrary application Your donations enable RSF to keep working. 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Read our Privacy notice A Russian journalist has resurfaced in Paris after a daring escape from Moscow, where she faced a decade-long prison sentence for criticizing the invasion of Ukraine successfully evading electronic monitoring and surveillance Reporters Without Borders (RSF) facilitated Barabash’s intricate escape which involved a clandestine journey of over 1,700 miles The organization described her removing her electronic tag and utilizing covert routes to reach safety “Her escape was one of the most perilous operations RSF has been involved in since Russia’s draconian laws of March 2022,” said the group's Director General Thibaut Bruttin during a press conference with Barabash at RSF's headquarters in Paris “There is no culture in Russia… there is no politics… It’s only war,” she said adding that those unwilling to submit to state censorship either lived in exile or were imprisoned Barabash said the very concept of a “Russian journalist” no longer made sense. “There are no Russian journalists,” she said. “Journalism cannot exist under totalitarianism.” The Facebook posts that landed her in legal jeopardy were written between 2022 and 2023, lambasting Russia's actions in Ukraine “So you (expletive) bombed the country, razed entire cities to the ground, killed a hundred children, shot civilians for no reason, blockaded Mariupol, deprived millions of people of a normal life and forced them to leave for foreign countries? All for the sake of friendship with Ukraine?” one post read Russian authorities arrested the veteran journalist and film critic, born in Kharkiv upon her return from the Berlinale film festival in February She was charged with spreading “fake news” about Russia's military Barabash said she crossed multiple borders, using covert channels coordinated by RSF, and spent two weeks in hiding and then she France on April 26 The hardest part was her inability to contact her 96-year-old mother adding they both decided that not seeing her while being free was better than a Russian prison Barabash's son and grandson remain in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv She hasn't been able to see them since the war started because “I have a Russian passport,” she said Barabash thanked the "many people" and the RSF team for helping her gain freedom Their identities were kept confidential for their protection The former Radio France Internationale contributor, who later worked with independent outlet Republic, hopes to seek asylum and resume work with exiled Russian-language media. She does not yet have a French work permit, but RSF says she holds a six-month visa and is in the process of regularizing her status. “Now I’m here and I think it will not be (an) easy way to begin (a) new life. I’m not very young. I’m young ... but not very," she said in a self-deprecating way. Barabash joins a growing wave of Russian journalists in exile — more than 90 media outlets have fled to the European Union and neighboring countries since the war began, according to RSF, which ranks Russia 171st out of 180 countries in its 2025 World Press Freedom Index. After the press conference, Barabash told The Associated Press that for her, a Russian prison was “worse than death.” “If you want to be a journalist, you have to (live in) exile," she said. If you want (to) stay in Russia as a journalist, you are not a journalist. That is it. It’s very simple.” At least 38 journalists remain imprisoned in Russia, and independent reporting is functionally extinct inside the country, said the media freedom group. Still, RSF’s Bruttin said: “Free voices that dare to speak the truth about the war in Ukraine cannot be silenced.” Russia's Ekaterina Barabash, who has Ukrainian heritage and is an outspoken critic of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, speaks during a press conference at Reporters Without Borders (RSF) headquarters, Monday, May 5, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/Michel Euler) govt and politics"},{"score":0.785858,"label":"/law playHow Paris FC plan to transform the club (2:00)Julien Laurens discusses Paris FC's new partnership with Red Bull and their planned academy improvements Paris FC will be back in action in the French top flight next season following an absence of 46 years after they secured promotion to Ligue 1 on Friday following a 1-1 draw at Martigues The result guaranteed them a top-two finish in Ligue 2 with leaders Lorient also having secured promotion Paris FC will join champions Paris Saint-Germain in Ligue 1 the first time in 35 years that two clubs from the French capital will compete in the top flight in the same season Paris FC were recently acquired by the family of French billionaire Bernard Arnault who have said they aim to lift the club to be among the elite of French and European football The club earlier announced that next season they will move their home ground from Charlety stadium to Stade Jean-Bouin which sits just across the street from PSG's home Paris has not had two clubs in the top division since Racing Paris 1 (formerly Matra Racing) were relegated in 1990 Edouard Cisse can still remember the surprise among Paris Saint-Germain’s star-studded squad in January 2001 when manager Luis Fernandez signed a teenager who had never played senior football on an 18-month loan “We wondered why he had gone looking for a kid like him,” Cisse tells The Athletic “The first training session he made us understand why He knew how to play the famous rondo and never went in the middle once.” Holding your own in training is one thing, but debuting as an 18-year-old in the Champions League against Milan But Cisse remembers the moment he knew his new young team-mate “I remember the ball bouncing in the air towards him in the first minute,” says Cisse “I tell him that he’s going to be pressed as I saw it was Gattuso and Ambrosini coming But Mikel does a chest cushion then calmly puts the ball on the ground and shifts to one side “It was only a week or two after arriving but he was so impressive.” When Arteta returns to the Parc des Princes on Wednesday for the second leg of Arsenal’s Champions League semi-final against PSG it will be the biggest game of his managerial career and a homecoming The man who will be stood along from him on the touchline will serve as a reminder of why he ended up in France rather than realising his dreaming of making the grade at the Nou Camp who moved from San Sebastian to Barcelona at the age of 15 Boudewijn Zenden and Jari Litmanen were Barca’s established international midfielders back then while older La Masia graduates Andreas Iniesta Gabri and Sergio Santamaria were ahead of Arteta in the queue sought clarity on whether he had a pathway to the first team under Louis van Gaal and made clear he would like to fly the nest if not Paris and Parc des Princes is where Arteta’s senior career began it was for my family,” Arteta said ahead of the first leg “We were in Barcelona when we got the phone call: ‘You need to pack your bags and fly to Paris had not played any professional football and you look at those names “Luis Fernandez was the one who believed in me someone to give you the chance and to be surrounded by the right individuals It was the perfect environment for me to see what I was capable of doing.” PSG signed Mauricio Pochettino from Espanyol spent €20million (then $18.8m) on Inter’s Brazilian international Vampeta and another €5million on Newcastle left-back Didier Domi Those winter signings were preceded by summer arrivals including 21-year-old Nicolas Anelka from Real Madrid Stephane Dalmat from Marseille and Frederic Dehu from Barcelona prominent French internationals who were to be part of the Canal+ ownership’s strategy of aggressively pursuing the Ligue 1 title and Champions League glory Pochettino was instantly named captain by manager Fernandez who joined the club six months later along with Ronaldinho and Jay-Jay Okocha recalls how a shy but well-mannered Arteta grew close to his captain and manager “Mikel had a lot of chats with Luis Fernandez I couldn’t guess he would become the coach he is now but you had a lot of players who didn’t speak too much with him but with Mauricio and Mikel it was something different It was really interesting to see their technical chats “Sometimes when the training was over they would be chatting on the pitch late in the evening He was really interested in what you need to be a great player off the field and on the field He was a very clever person and very mature You could not talk to your captain and manager for hours about tactics at 18 if you are not.” Arteta brought this composure into his football and won his teammates fans and the media over within a matter of weeks He learned how to speak French within months and became part of what Alonzo affectionately called the Latino Mafia with three Brazilians two Argentinians and two Portuguese in the squad Arteta’s mother came with him initially and as Cisse’s mother is from the Basque region he understood the background Arteta had arrived from “Let’s just say I know how the Basque people think,” he laughs “I could see that football was everything to Mikel “Mauricio took him under his wing and perhaps recognised himself in Mikel especially the young ones who wanted to work Mikel always impressed me because he plays with warm blood and a cool head Arteta picked out Pochettino as the person who helped him settle most he was like a father,” Arteta said at the press conference before the first leg he gave me incredible advice and protected me he inspired me and I learned so much in our two years together.” the son of Fernandez’s long-term assistant manager Pierre Alonzo believes Arteta found his perfect teacher in Luis Fernandez As a fellow Spaniard it meant Arteta had someone to speak to early on but Alonzo also felt he was mischaracterised as a ‘lord of war’ who was all about rallying cries and man management when he was tactically more astute than given credit for “Mikel was a boy with such intelligence,” Fernandez told The Athletic in 2023 “He adapted by being smart on and off the field “(At PSG) we were asking him to receive the ball technically He had the intelligence to pass well or to be a midfielder who imposed himself I was trying to set up a group of players to get along well a good mentality — in Ronaldinho’s first year with me he was exceptional because he was world champion they always met my expectations in relation to the system and the organisation We were able to make them evolve and grow as players so I am happy to have been able to help them and Mikel.” PSG did not achieve what their pool of talent suggested they should have even if they won the Intertoto Cup in August 2001 defeating Roberto Baggio’s Brescia over two legs They finished fourth in the league — eight points behind champions Lyon — and failed to win either domestic cup “I don’t have many regrets but the biggest regret of my career is that this team didn’t finish as champions,” says Alonzo “Maybe it was because Ronny and Jay-Jay played one in every three games at their real level If they had played at 80 per cent for all 38 games we’d have ended 10 points ahead of everyone You have artists in football and they don’t play fantastic very week.” Arteta shared a room with Cisse on some away trips but he shared with Ronaldinho for the majority of the time “It was impossible to be next to him and be in a bad mood it was like: ‘How is this possible?’ Physically UEFA Cup qualification via the Intertoto Cup saw them drawn against Scottish champions Rangers in the third round Arteta had grown into such a central figure in the PSG team that when Dick Advocaat asked chief scout Ewan Chester for the lowdown the answer was that Arteta was their most influential player Rangers went through on penalties with Arteta converting PSG’s third kick PSG had an option to sign Arteta permanently but Rangers had admired Arteta’s composure at a raucous Ibrox and sealed a £6million (then $8.8m) deal to bring him from Barcelona the midfield was empty without him,” says Alonzo “You could feel it and he was only 18 as he was running all game When a player so young leaves a hole like that I remember saying to myself: ‘If he goes back to Barcelona he knew before everyone what he wanted to do next.” Arsenal will hope Arteta has one more surprise plan up his sleeve to reverse the deficit on Wednesday (Top photo: Mikel Arteta as a player for Paris Saint-Germain; by Phil Walter/EMPICS via Getty Images) You don't have permission to access the page you requested What is this page?The website you are visiting is protected.For security reasons this page cannot be displayed Including the shoes I wear almost every day Kristy Alpert is a travel writer with bylines in Esquire She has visited 86 countries—on all seven continents—and even paid rent on four playKrieger: Chelsea deserve to win sixth straight WSL title (0:24)Ali Krieger hails Chelsea boss Sonia Bompastor as she leads her side to a sixth straight WSL title following a 1-0 win over Man United In Germany, Bayern Munich are already champions but Eintracht Frankfurt's 3-1 win at home to Hoffenheim was enough to confirm their place in the Champions League for next season ahead of next week's final game with fourth-placed Bayer Leverkusen before lowly Köln snapped their winless run away to Werder Bremen Juventus have long been champions in Italy, but Sampdoria were finally relegated with a 2-1 loss at home to Como, while AC Milan came from behind to snatch a late point in an engaging 3-3 draw against Roma Finally, Paris FC claimed their first silverware in a decade as they stood firm against Paris Saint-Germain in the Coupe de France final to come out on top after a penalty shootout After Manchester United's 2-2 draw with rivals City on Sunday, the winners (Chelsea), top three (Arsenal and United) and relegated side (Crystal Palace) in the WSL have all been confirmed before the final game of the season City's penultimate fixture saw them surrender a 2-0 lead to hand United the crucial point they needed City will end the season outside the top four and without silverware having lost the League Cup final to Chelsea in March It marks a steep decline for a side that pushed Chelsea to the wire last season confirmed on Wednesday with two games to spare reflects City's injury crisis and the midseason dismissal of manager Gareth Taylor which derailed their campaign United's comeback ensured their return to the Champions League two seasons after their last qualification attempt fell short and there will be hope that next season can bring even bigger rewards as they look to win back-to-back FA Cups under Marc Skinner later this month Manchester United celebrate their second goal against City. Martin Rickett/PA Images via Getty Images Everton reclaimed Merseyside bragging rights as they completing a rare WSL double over Liverpool for the first time in more than a decade While Everton's campaign won't end with any silverware dominating their local rivals home and away marks a significant highlight after a challenging season derailed by injuries to key players Everton had struggled away from home all season with just one win on the road prior to their trip to Anfield but their performance in enemy territory was composed and clinical Katja Snoeijs opened the scoring early with a well-taken goal that gave the visitors confidence, before Karen Holmgaard added another in the second half to ensure Everton's first win in six games The victory builds on their narrow 1-0 triumph over Liverpool at Goodison Park earlier in the campaign and they could even leapfrog their local rivals in the table on the final day Twenty years after their last Coupe de France title, Paris FC upset the odds to beat local rivals Paris Saint-Germain in Calais on Saturday. Not only did it end 14 years of Lyon and PSG dominance in the French Cup but it marked the first silverware the club have won since their rebrand from Juvisy in 2017 the match highlighted how far Paris FC have come over the last few years as they have presented themselves as equals to more-illustrious opposition like PSG and Lyon rather than just settling for being the best of the rest The two teams clash again this coming weekend in the Première Ligue playoff semifinals, with the winner advancing to the final to play for the title against either Lyon or Dijon with rumbles of discontent behind the scenes that could see the exit of coach Fabrice Abriel and star players already reported to be planning summer moves away from the capital PSG will not need any extra motivation against their rivals to avenge the cup defeat After a shaky start to life in the Midlands coach Natalia Arroyo has found her feet and Villa have made their way from the foot of the table with four wins in four -- including their memorable 5-2 victory over Arsenal on Wednesday Villa have looked more composed since switching to a back-three with Maz Pacheco and Chastity Grant as the wing-backs and the new formation has finally allowed the players to shine with 13 goals across their last four games compared with the 16 they managed from their first 17 games of the campaign and there are positive signs for next season SEVEN. Eintracht bound for Europe again. Having looked a good bet to challenge Bayern all the way for the title this season, a trio of losses earlier this year saw the Eagles fall off the pace and they now sit third (one point behind Wolfsburg). A strong second half in the 3-1 win against Hoffenheim this weekend, with a double from Nicole Anyomi Yet after three disappointing showings in Europe including failure to qualify at the first round twice there is a question around how the team keep evolving A mainstay of the Spanish top flight since the Superliga reformat of 2009-10 Valencia's time in Liga F has all but run out Having picked up seven points in their last four outings accounting for a third of their current points total Valencia's terrible start to the season -- as they failed to win a match until January -- looks to have finally caught up with them after impressive 2-0 win over Eibar on Saturday they now need two wins from their last two games because of Levante Badalona's victory in Madrid The writing has been on the wall for some time but for a team that have boasted so much talent over the years despite the established names in the LCL XI it was fitting that the moment of the match was delivered by 22-year-old Izzy Goodwin who thundered home a 20-yard shot to open the scoring play0:24Krieger: Chelsea deserve to win sixth straight WSL titleAli Krieger hails Chelsea boss Sonia Bompastor as she leads her side to a sixth straight WSL title following a 1-0 win over Man United Roma collapse puts European hopes in danger with almost an entire half left to play at home Roma's collapse in their 3-3 draw against Milan was the latest in a long line of sucker punches for the former champions who have struggled for consistency all season Struggling to find their connections going forward the Giallorosse have also become too prone to conceding and have faltered to get over the line in key games Evelyn Ijeh's stoppage-time equaliser for Milan means Roma now head into the last match of the season needing a draw against Fiorentina to stop the resurgent Florentines from leapfrogging them into the third and final European spot After a 90-minute grapple with Bayern Munich during a 4-2 defeat in the DFB-Pokal Frauen final on Thursday Werder Bremen were clearly still carrying the excess minutes in their legs when they took to the pitch against a Köln side on a nine-game winless run The 2-1 defeat will be a frustrating one but in Bundesliga tradition it was a chance to say goodbye to those leaving the club in their last home game of the season -- notably coach Thomas Horsch and attacker Sophie Weidauer clashed on Sunday hoping to strengthen their bids to seal the last Champions League spot Giovana Queiroz's strike in the second half was enough for the hosts to seal a 1-0 win and now they only need one more win from their last two games to qualify Another summer of change has already been reported in the Spanish capital with yet more players reported to be on their way out as the chasm has grown to the top two this season this campaign they had no star striker to rescue them will be going into Italy's relegation playoff in a bid to save their own spot in the top flight About  .  Contact  .  Donation A 3,300-year-old Egyptian obelisk looming over Paris’ Place de la Concorde recently yielded a sequence of secret messages all thanks to French Egyptologist Jean-Guillaume Olette-Pelletier’s keen observations Once placed at the Luxor Temple’s entrance in Egypt the red granite monument is now the target of a groundbreaking study that claims it was an ancient propaganda monument promoting Pharaoh Ramesses II as a divine ruler Originally constructed by Ramesses II—one of the most prolific builders of ancient Egypt—the obelisk was gifted to France by the Ottoman Empire in the early 19th century and relocated in 1836 it had been admired for its aesthetic and historical significance who teaches at the Sorbonne and the Catholic University of Paris the carvings conceal more than meets the eye During his regular walks around the obelisk Olette-Pelletier began noticing unusual patterns within the hieroglyphs I realized something unusual: The hieroglyphs’ meaning indicated a direction that of the entrance to the portico of the Luxor Temple,” he told Sciences et Avenir Curious and unable to find previous research on the subject when scaffolding covered the obelisk for restoration ahead of the Olympic Games Olette-Pelletier climbed the scaffolding to examine the upper parts—usually inaccessible to researchers The close inspection confirmed that the monument carries a total of seven crypto-hieroglyphs—a rare form of encoded text discovered in the 1950s by Canon Étienne Drioton were meant only to be understood by Egypt’s intellectual elite would have been legible to nobles arriving by boat on the Nile especially to those attending an annual Opet Festival honoring the god Amun The side of the obelisk that once faced the river (now the Seine) was built so carefully that only from specific angles were the inscriptions readable—including one that even needed to be viewed from a 45-degree angle One of the inscriptions contains a depiction of Ramesses II presenting offerings to Amun with inscribed text declaring the divine origin and eternal right to rule of the king One striking example of this three-dimensional cryptography is an engraving that spells out Ramesses II’s full throne name shows an offering table beneath the god Amun completing a sentence that reads as a sacred offering from the king to the deity Though the discovery has caused excitement Olette-Pelletier’s findings not only shed light on how the ancient Egyptians used monumental art for ideological purposes but also on how rulers like Ramesses II upheld power by controlling public imagery His full findings are expected to be published in the Egyptology journal ENiM and website in this browser for the next time I comment Δdocument.getElementById("ak_js_1").setAttribute("value",(new Date()).getTime()) Learn how to describe the purpose of the image (opens in a new tab) Leave empty if the image is purely decorative the city even goes so far as to create “fake” buildings to maintain its consistently beautiful appearance "A lot of the fake buildings in Paris really blend in nicely with their surroundings and are so hard to spot it would be impossible to notice,” Lucile explains - YouTubeyoutu.be Lucile reveals that one building in her neighborhood appears to be a quaint French apartment building that was once social housing a little investigation shows that it's actually a massive data center complete with air conditioners on the roof—a rarity in Paris The A/C units are there because the servers generate an incredible amount of heat which has been called the "entrance to the underworld," is holding a secret allowing it to blend in with the neighborhood the entire building is actually an air vent for a French Metro Why do a lot of buildings in France have a similar design style It’s because they underwent a massive redesign in the mid-19th century by an architect named Georges-Eugène Haussmann a French official who served as prefect of Seine and demolished many of the old and he was basically given full powers to redesign Paris in a better way,” Lucile explains and he tore down entire neighborhoods and thousands of buildings he built the elegant buildings and wide avenues we still have today in Paris Haussmann really wanted to achieve a uniform look so he put some really strict rules in place And this is why a lot of the buildings in Paris look the same—they have the same height Haussmann's influence on Paris was huge because today around 60% of all of Paris' buildings are Haussmann-type buildings.” 2 Boulevard Haussmann, Parisvia Neoclassicism Enthusiast/Wikimedia Commons Lucile also notes that 1972 is an important year for the city because at a time when it was losing many classic buildings a proposal for a brutalist block building was made to replace L'Amandier d'Or requiring the bank to preserve the façade,” Lucile explains The amusing thing is that if you walk to the back of the preserved façade “This was one of the first times that Paris did the fake buildings,” Lucile says “A lot of people wish they had kept the original building and renovated everything some other people think it's a great way to keep Paris’s charm while making room for more modern buildings There’s something very satisfying about learning that there is a small amount of artifice in keeping Paris’s magical charm like the false-front buildings you see at Disneyland or on a film set But there’s something even more wonderful to know that the people of Paris put so much effort into preserving its incredible ambiance He even followed up with a heartwarming e-mail Saying "I love you!" by accident is one of life's most cringe moments That's all well and good until that sweetly ingrained habit spills over into your work life Especially when you're talking to an important client where the boundaries of professional conduct are particularly important to uphold I Love You Elf GIF by MOODMANGiphy A woman shared an oh-so-human story about absent-mindedly telling a client she loved him and his thoughtful response has people cheering "Accidentally said 'Love you!' at the end of a call with an important client yesterday," wrote a Reddit user "Hey—Just wanted to say that I didn't mean to laugh at you when you accidentally signed off on our call with a 'love you.' I just found it funny because I've definitely done that before he understood that the laughing was mortifying and he wasn't bothered by the "love you." But then he added the absolute best thing he could have said about the situation: "I'm glad you have enough love in your life that that response comes naturally Then he mercifully resumed their professional conversation We'll follow up about my call with Chris on Wednesday "Love you!" Oops.Photo credit: Canva He didn't just ignore the elephant in the room and let it hang over her like an awkward cloud letting her know he's done it before and it happens and is no big deal adding a deeper human layer to the moment by acknowledging the fact that the words flowing so automatically and easily for her meant she was surrounded by love The client's emotional intelligence and thoughtful response warmed people's hearts "What a great and respectful response it’s such a beautiful thing to have that much love in your life that it comes out naturally." this made my day 😂 It's so wholesome how they responded Shows that a little kindness (even accidental) always leaves a good impression!" Made you feel at ease while staying professional and moving the conversation forward." Green Flag GIF by The Last Talk ShowGiphy People also shared their own similar experiences with blurting out accidental "love you"s and it was a veritable love-fest: "I told my supervisor I loved her at the end of our weekly touch point call - she chuckled and said she loved me too I am happy to see empathy from a random human "I said 'love you' to my new boss at labcorp when she called me to tell me I passed my drug test she gave me my results and my start date to come in for orientation and I ended the call with 'bye love you!'" "Back in the day I straight up called one of my bosses mom It was so embarrassing I almost died." "A surprising number of people have done this at least once My ex husband (a prosecutor) accidentally ended a phone call with 'I love you' when talking to a rural county sheriff in the middle of the night." Embarrassed Hide GIF by florGiphy "I had a coworker say 'love you,' just as we were about to hang up 'Don’t tell my wife.' We both laughed and finally disconnected." "I did that with my ex husband last Thursday Happily we get along great and he and his fiancée are attending my wedding next week." "Was on phone with my boss right after he had called his wife He ended the call with "love you." Had so much fun telling him that while I cared for him Embarrassing moments don't have to ruin your day—in fact they can turn into beautiful moments of human connection and emotional intelligence makes us all feel better about our shared humanity "My husband is raising a boy and prepping him to be a man one day." Dad gently explains to son why hitting others is bad TikTok family The Fitts' (@jissel_fitts) made up of husband and wife duo Aaron and Jissell and their two children shared an emotional video with their followers capturing a conversation between father and son Aaron holds his little boy's head in his hands after learning he hit someone Rather than explosively yell or demean him for hitting Aaron calmly explains why it is not okay and how to recognize and manage his emotions better a father to teach them about emotions," Jissell captioned the post I wanted to step in but I have to constantly remind myself my husband is raising a boy and prepping him to become a man on day." #fyp #fypage #f #fatherson #dadsoftiktok #dadlife #blackfathers #blackfatherhood #fatherhood #breakingcycles "You have to learn how to control your emotions Just because you're upset don't mean you get to hit but calmly listens to him and nods his head "You can't hit people because you're angry You can't just be mad because somebody said something you don't like offering physical reassurance and comfort with zero yelling He makes constant eye contact with his son who responds to his gentle demeanor by listening intently Viewers are impressed with this dad's approach verbal like this 😭 love this for him 🖤," one wrote "I love the fathers of this generation instead of telling him to man up he explains and lets his little boy have his moment of tears." Instead of yelling and demeaning words." "notice how the little baby is playing his dads beard while being disciplined 😭💖 shows he feels safe w him and he’s really listening." Others praised the mother: "The mother saying she’s not stepping in is the BEST PART!! Let the men RAISE their boys!!!" one wrote Jissell also responded to people sharing about their struggles "I wish I had this growing up pops wasn’t around mom had to work you guys know how to go 🤦🏾♂️😩." And Jissell replied "Growing up in my household we weren’t allowed to express ourselves we got in trouble for it 🥹." "Not all boys have a father like this not all boys have an active present loving father that’s going to be like this Some of us mothers have to be the mother and the father to our boys💯 & that’s Ok." Jissell responded "My husband was raised by a single mom so yes it’s possible ❤️." Jissell and Aaron are choosing to parent their children differently "There is just so much pressure on social media to be perfect." Stephanie Murphy shares her "average" home in viral TikTok video Lets normalize “average” because there is nothing wrong with it Everywhere you look on social media you see big gorgeous houses in perfect condition and its hard not to compare yours to them But its not the norm and half the time its staged and its filled with love and tons of memories and at the end of the day thats all that matters This article originally appeared two years ago Knowing how to properly darn holes in sweaters is a useful skill The invention of sewing and knitting machines changed the way we acquire clothing and the skills people used to possess have largely gone by the wayside Most of us have no idea how to darn a sock or fix a hole in any knit fabric it's far easier for us to replace than to repair Most of us don't darn socks anyomore.Photo credit: Canva But there are still some among us who do have the skills to repair clothing in a way that makes it look like the rip, tear or hole never happened, and to watch them do it is mesmerizing Videos of people stitching holes in knit sweaters have gone viral on social media with millions of views on simple One video begins by showing a hole in a light pink knit sweater the person demonstrates how to fill the hole to make it look as if it never existed in the first place - YouTubeyoutube.com Another video begins by showing a hole in a gray knit sweater but this time a yellow yarn is used to patch the hole so you can see clearly what was done but you really do have to know what you're doing to make this magic work - YouTubewww.youtube.com What we're witnessing here is a combo of knowledge and experience in the fiber arts, of course, but what it looks like is sheer sorcery or some kind of really complicated calculus problem. Who figured out how to do this? And why is it so satisfying to watch "I watched this whole video and I still don’t know how you did that," shared one commenter "Hey that was pretty neat," wrote another "Can you do the ozone layer next?" (Ha.) "I could watch it a hundred times and still not be able to do this," wrote another "My toxic trait is thinking I can do this 😂😂😂," shared another (Maybe after watching it two hundred times.) Many people found it oddly soothing to watch perhaps because seeing something being fixed is indeed satisfying and perhaps because it harkens back to a simpler time when people spent their evenings doing things like this around the fire This video demonstrates three different ways to mend sweater holes and the piano practically lulls you into a meditative state while you watch Is this fiber arts therapy for those of us who don't sew or knit or crochet - YouTubewww.youtube.com Kudos to those who are keeping these kinds of skills alive and sharing them with the world We may not be passing this kind of knowledge down in most families anymore but at least we have the internet to help us if we really want to learn it This article originally appeared three years ago "I love how they posted the flyers at different heights One for the dogs and one for the humans." Decades after the trend first emerged, people are still debating whether dog birthday parties are cool or "too extra." One woman on TikTok threw her tiny one-year-old puppy, Angel, a party and claimed no one came she received nearly 30,000 comments from people expressing their sadness that such an adorable puppy looked so distraught They followed up with thousands of birthday wishes and heart emojis has over 700,000 followers and her own manager Tons of people online have opinions about whether hound parties should even exist. An OP on Quora asked, "Why do pet owners throw birthday parties for their pets?" One commenter kept it simple: "Because it’s fun Dogs have about the same mental functioning as a toddler when it comes to navigating interactions with human beings Do you think a baby has any clue what’s going on when you throw a 1st birthday party but you can see it brings them joy and you enjoy it too Nobody came to his birthday 😞💔🎂 #sad #sadvideo #dog #dogparty #birthday #dogbirthday #puppy #brusselsgriffon As for the logistics of it all, in the subreddit r/dogs a Redditor posted: "Dog birthday party help: We adopted our good boy 3 years ago next week and we want to have a little party in our backyard with neighborhood dogs Any tips or ideas on how to make it fun and keep it safe/contained?" A commenter had excellent advice as to only having well-behaved dogs in attendance: "Hand out invitations with your pup in tow and assess any behavioral incompatibilities before even mentioning anything." And this wisdom was aimed at helping alleviate a dog-mob mentality when it came to treats: "You could do goodie bags for people to take as they leave While some seemed adverse to the idea, more and more people are embracing their canine hoe-downs, whether it's an actual birthday or a "gotcha" day, for those lucky rescue animals out there. Recently, in the subreddit r/aww someone posted a flyer of a puppy in a red party hat ruff." A date and time followed by more woofs Bark less…Maybe." As someone who's fluent in "dog," I can tell you that's a solid invite to what sounds like an off-the-chain party This post already has over 50,000 upvotes and nearly a thousand comments people actually went to the party and posted some photos in the Reddit thread Happy Birthday GIFGiphy one eagle-eyed viewer had a compliment for the flyer itself One for the dogs and one for the humans." Another viewer had excellent advice for those searching for a companion on say I have a strong vibe if you go you are going to meet someone that you will really want to know." Not sure if they meant a dog-friend or a human-companion During the confinement period, you can access PSG TV Premium for free and enjoy all this season's match videos. Learn more You are using an outdated browser. Please upgrade your browser to improve your experience The Paris Saint-Germain coach,Luis Enrique along with Warren Zaïre-Emery and Noham Kamara spoke to PSG TV about Paris Saint-Germain's 2-1 defeat by RC Strasbourg Alsace on Saturday 3rd May in Ligue 1 Matchday 32 "I think it was a very close game between two sides who want to play in the Champions League next season It's not easy to play against this Strasbourg team We played a very good match but didn't get the result we wanted Now we need to recover and concentrate on Wednesday's game." I think we played a good match and gave the best account of ourselves We're going to do everything we can to make sure it doesn't happen again but we mustn't trivialise what we've done all season they cheered us on for 90 minutes despite the defeat We want to give them back what they give to us and we're going to try and do that on Wednesday in the Champions League It's always a pleasure to have the Titis with us because it's not easy to play against Strasbourg." and the atmosphere in the stadium is magnificent I’m one of the youngest players with Ibrahim and Axel The coach guides us a lot and he’s a great coach with us. That gives us a lot of confidence when we're out on the pitch I felt the confidence of my team-mates from my very first touch It's great to be able to play with other Titis at the highest level I hope there will be more opportunities like this." match report  Elaine Sciolino has some practical advice for first-time visitors to the Louvre: Never go on an empty stomach She wasn't equipped with such knowledge when she visited for the first time while touring Europe on a budget in the summer of 1969 She was traveling with two Canisius College classmates And that serendipity makes me love Elaine's new book all the more noticed that she had written more about lunch with her dear friends than about their visit to the Louvre (Photo courtesy of Gabriela Sciolino Plump) Elaine knows that fortress turned palace turned museum with a singular intimacy The same goes for her connection to its most famous resident "We tread lightly with each other," Elaine says of the Mona Lisa without all the protective glass and varnish that keeps us away from her so we are left with an incomplete relationship is a retired Paris bureau chief for the New York Times She still lives there − an American in Paris She is coming back to Buffalo on May 15 to talk about "Adventures in the Louvre" as part of the Larkin Square Authors Series she plans to visit the Buffalo AKG Art Museum "My mother had a 1952 powder-blue Plymouth and she would pile us in and take us to the Albright-Knox," Elaine says The new book is dedicated to her mother: "In memory of Jeannette Limeri Sciolino Elaine's friendship with Kristin and Donna began when they worked on the Canisius student newspaper Elaine would become a top editor of The Griffin Elaine Sciolino could see the Niagara River from the living room of her family’s second-floor flat on Busti Avenue when she was growing up in Buffalo Her father would tell her it was a view money can’t buy The Peace Bridge loomed down the street and she often walked across it for ballet lessons in Fort Erie when she I have learned to talk about anything with anybody," she writes "from farmers and factory workers to presidents and kings Elaine's mother schooled her early on about this notion of really seeing She would ask her children to look hard at paintings by Géricault and Matisse and Monet at the Albright-Knox "Look at ordinary things," her mother would say of the apples and knives of a still life She covered the Middle East for Newsweek when she was the first American She joined the Times in 1984 and covered beats such as the CIA and the United Nations before taking over the bureau in Paris To be made a chevalier of the Legion of Honor is a high distinction of the French state; the award was established by Napoleon in 1802 for civic or military merit France awarded it to Elaine in 2010 for her “special contribution” to the friendship of France and the United States The Only Street in Paris: Life on the Rue des Martyrs By Elaine Sciolino Norton 294 pages fine wine and locale for a half-mile stretch of street a Buffalo native calls home In 2011 came her book "La Seduction: How the French Play the Game of Life." It is "that rare book written by an American that French people could read to understand themselves." Next came a pair of best sellers: 2015's "The Only Street in Paris: Life on the Rue Des Martyrs" and 2019's "The Seine: The River that Made Paris." (We told you about that one here.) "Adventures in the Louvre" completes what she calls her Paris trilogy I wrote about a river and I wrote about a museum," she says her river the Niagara and her museum the Albright-Knox She hasn't been back since it reopened as the AKG "I hope to come and see it in a different way," she says "rediscovering a museum I have always loved." “The Seine: The River That Made Paris,” was originally going to have a chapter about the Niagara to have been titled “River of My Childhood.” “It just didn’t fit,” she says “It’s hard to realize when you have to cut out so forbidding place where she had an obligation to take visiting out-of-town friends or for the crowds who always surrounded her just a small painting of a silk merchant's wife Elaine Sciolino poses with one of the Louvre's most famous residents Elaine recently wrote a guest essay for the Wall Street Journal with the headline: "I Didn't Get the Fuss Over the Mona Lisa and to the smile they call the most famous in the world which is how she could charm a curator into allowing her that one-on-one with the one and only Let's just say the Louvre is no longer purgatory for Elaine and history to people who are interested in having a distraction from the incoming fire on this battleground that is our world today." Which is not to say that Elaine is an expert in art history There are already many books about the Louvre by people who are She looks at the Louvre instead through the lens of a highly skilled journalist My late sister earned a doctorate at the University of Toronto and became an authority on the short stories of Thomas Hardy Donna earned a doctorate at Harvard University and became an authority on Elizabethan theater Elaine writes in her book's introduction of remembering nothing about that first visit to the Louvre but wishing she could claim she'd been moved by its majesty "Kristin and Donna had studied art history with Thalia Feldman," Elaine says of the noted chair of the art-history program at Canisius recently joined Elaine for another trip to the Louvre but she was with us in spirit," Elaine says "And she will always be a part of that extraordinary summer we had." Elaine is currently on a cross-country book tour in tandem with New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd her friend from their time as metro reporters at the newspaper 40 years ago Dowd told the standing-room audience that her parents had a reproduction of the Mona Lisa in the home where she grew up She asked Elaine if Mona is great art − or overrated and she is overrated at the same time," Elaine answered Then she told how the painting only achieved true worldwide fame when it was stolen in 1911 (The Times headline: "60 Detectives Seek Stolen 'Mona Lisa,' French Public Indignant.") the Mona Lisa is famous for being famous − like the Kardashians came when Robert Kardashian was one of O.J Elaine's mother became a painter herself after her kids were grown She took art courses at the University at Buffalo and the Chautauqua Institution and converted Elaine's childhood bedroom into an art studio "I had a strained relationship with my mother "I was going off being a foreign correspondent and doing these dangerous things My mother delighted in teaching Gabriela how to paint." Gabriela's eulogy included a story: "One time I learned there was more to art than what you see at first glance you must look at it hard and interpret it in different ways." That reminded Elaine of the time when the painter Beauford Delaney showed the writer James Baldwin how to see more than the water in a puddle a veneer of oil reflected a city streetscape she lets us see − really see — the many treasures of the Louvre Receive the latest in local entertainment news in your inbox weekly Email notifications are only sent once a day Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device Account processing issue - the email address may already exist Invalid password or account does not exist Submitting this form below will send a message to your email with a link to change your password An email message containing instructions on how to reset your password has been sent to the email address listed on your account Kim Kardashian and her bodyguard Pascal Duvier in Paris before the robbery on October 2 When Aomar Ait Khedache started his criminal car­eer in 1970s Paris he was warned that the life of an armed robber was likely to be brutal and short This was the decade when films such as The French Connection and Flic Story were glamorising Gallic mobsters who swanned around like pushy tycoons one day before ending up with a bullet in the head the next Join the Irish Independent WhatsApp channel PARIS (AP) — For the first time in 35 years two Paris-based soccer clubs will be playing in France’s top division which was recently bought by France's richest family secured promotion to the topflight and will join Qatar-funded Paris Saint-Germain next season in the elite as the City of Light’s soccer scene undergoes a major facelift Paris FC’s promotion to Ligue 1 puts an end to the French anomaly of having only one major football team in the capital The Associated Press takes a look at the reasons behind the lack of top clubs in Paris they are spoiled for choice about which match to watch While there are seven London clubs in the Premier League this season We have a very popular sport that produces great soccer players but for the moment has not produced great clubs in Paris,” sports history researcher Paul Dietschy told The Associated Press “The Seine Saint-Denis area (north of Paris) is one of the main scouting grounds for Europe’s top clubs Paris has never produced clubs with the same long-lasting impact as those in major European cities such as Madrid It is not the first time an ambitious billionaire has invested in a Paris club the late French media baron Jean-Luc Lagardère tried to revive the fortunes of Paris’ former greatest team signing big players such as Uruguay star Enzo Francescoli France midfielder Luis Fernandez and spectacular goalkeeper Pascal Olmeta in an attempt to compete with PSG but in the end Matra struggled to draw fans did not achieve significant results and Lagardère opted out of the ill-fated adventure after just a few years Many Paris teams alive at the start of the 20th century have gradually sunk from view still enjoys a strong working-class fan base but its chaotic functioning and lack of stability have kept the club in the shadows over the last 50 years National team strong despite few big clubs The lack of top-level clubs in Paris and across the country can find its roots in the complex relationship between France and soccer While the English FA Cup was first played in 1871 Cycling previously captivated audiences thanks to the Tour de France “There’s also the fact that from the Second World War onwards there’s been a divorce between French capitalism and soccer,” Dietschy said there were fewer big companies to support soccer clubs.” was the abundance of sports in Paris coupled with the political situation in the working-class neighborhoods on the outskirts of the city “There are so many different kinds of entertainment in Paris Soccer was just another form of entertainment that didn’t generate a strong identity," Dietschy said the idea of developing a popular amateur sport inspired by the Soviet Union ran counter to the development of professional clubs.” PSG has eclipsed rivals on the domestic scene In a championship that traditionally struggles to attract star names lacks significant financial clout and lags behind in salaries PSG has won 11 Ligue 1 titles in 13 seasons since Qatari backer QSI took over the club Monaco won in 2017 with a young Kylian Mbappé and Lille did so against the odds in 2021 That makes Ligue 1 easier to invest in for outsiders France’s exceptional soccer academies are arguably the world’s best along with Brazil and Spain producing a veritable production line of talent such as 2022 Ballon d’Or winner Karim Benzema (Lyon) and Mbappé So French soccer’s richness remains more anchored in its grass roots than its results Only Marseille has won the Champions League and a handful of finals have been graced by PSG This has not impacted France’s academies which detect young talents across Europe and beyond are good at spotting players from South America the likes of Arsenal’s William Saliba and Chelsea’s Wesley Fofana came through Saint-Etienne’s academy before earning high-profile Premier League moves A soccer country not so mad about its clubs Although French soccer is well-established with more than two million people affiliated to clubs interest in Ligue 1 remains fickle and league officials struggle to sell their TV rights where the passion for football clubs is fierce and pervades every class of society Even though Les Bleus have won four major trophies and finished runner-up at three others this has not produced a lasting effect at home With the few exceptions of teams like Marseille the interest for club soccer remains mediocre but soccer stories remain scarce in the general news press unless it’s an established star such as Mbappé English media churns out 10 pages of sport across several national daily newspapers AS and Mundo Deportivo; while Italy boasts the renowned La Gazzetta dello Sport Interest in the French league did spike considerably during the ‘80s-’90s when Marseille played with verve and style Rai and George Weah joined a league where the rivalry between Marseille and newly confident PSG was relentlessly promoted by the clubs’ owners: Bernard Tapie at Marseille and pay TV channel Canal Plus at PSG The end of restrictions on the number of foreign players in clubs led to a mass exodus of French talent to more prestigious and — crucially — higher-paying leagues It took until the past decade for a French club to re-emerge with major spending power: PSG Can Paris FC excel under Arnault’s luxury group Paris FC’s men’s team has yet to achieve any significant success plan to draw on Jürgen Klopp’s expertise as part of an ambitious project to transform Paris FC into a force in French soccer The family’s takeover has energy drink giant Red Bull on board as a minority stakeholder has joined Red Bull as head of global soccer Arnault has described the project as a long-term effort to elevate Paris FC’s men’s and women’s teams to top-tier success “The Paris FC business can work," Dietschy said "because there are no more seats left at the Parc des Princes to see PSG Things have changed over the last 25 years and popular culture has invaded the luxury sector they might want to seize that opportunity.” This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page The bakery cafe serves a variety of French-inspired pastries Lucie Guerra ©Hugo Dominguez/Le BonbonAprès quelques jours avec des températures dignes de l'été plus de 10°C vont être perdus au cours de la semaine prochaine La météo devrait cependant rester douce et ensoleillée Une publication partagée par Romain | Paris & more (@romainfisch) Vendredi 2 mai, jusqu’à 28 degrés ont pu être ressentis à Paris. Malheureusement, dès le lendemain, samedi 3 mai, les températures vont chuter avec 23 degrés prévus l’après-midi, d’après Météo-France Dimanche 4 mai va nous donner le coup de grâce avec une baisse à 16 degrés de quoi donner le ton pour la semaine qui suit les températures n'excèderont pas les 17 degrés en moyenne l’après-midi une légère hausse devrait à nouveau se faire ressentir et 22 degrés le samedi 10 et le dimanche 11 mai.  Une publication partagée par Erika_inParis (@erika.kostialova) vous pourrez donc profiter pleinement des extérieurs de la capitale  You might not know the saying “Paris syndrome,” but you’ve likely experienced it before The phrase is used by travelers who go on vacation and are disappointed in the destination Perhaps Paris was hyped up to be a romantic Just in time for summer travel, AttractionTickets.com released a list of the top 20 destinations that will help you avoid Paris syndrome Grand Canyon or Paris were the places to be this summer you don’t have to travel far to experience most of the spots in the top 10 the Sunshine State makes up 60% of the top 10 “To help families avoid the disappointment of Paris Syndrome we created a new data-led ranking of the top 20 global vacation spots that leave families excited to go back instead of underwhelmed,” according to AttractionTickets.com “These are the “Paris Syndrome-Proof” destinations that genuinely live up to the hype especially for families with kids in tow.” What’s the best destination to avoid Paris Syndrome?That distinction goes to Discovery Cove in Orlando. This all-inclusive day park offers swimming with dolphins The park is abundant with lush landscaping allowing guests to forget they are in the center of the theme park capital of the world snacks and drinks are included with daily admission The park's lazy river was recently named the best in the country by USA Today 10Best. “This recognition from AttractionTickets.com is the latest in a string from USA Today 10Best! TripAdvisor and others that all tell visitors the same thing: a day at Discovery Cove doesn’t disappoint,” said Brad Gilmour “We love the recognition for our team and all the hard work they put in to delivering a serene escape where families can connect with nature and each other ensuring their time with us is nothing short of extraordinary.” What other Florida destinations made the list?No Orlando“With high satisfaction scores and rave reviews from families Florida proves again why it’s the global leader in expectation-exceeding vacations,” the website said “It’s clear that iconic “Instagrammable” locations often fall short of expectations with all the top Paris Syndrome-Proof spots built around fun and Movie World in Australia scored highly because they prioritize experience which is perfect for families traveling with kids What else made the list for good travel destinations?No GermanyHow were these destinations selected?A team at AttractionTickets.com analyzed more than 40 global vacation destinations Four factors were used when compiling the top 20 She can be reached at MSpitzer@Floridatoday.com we may receive compensation from retailers and/or from purchases of products through these links Superstar musician Lenny Kravitz has loved Paris since he first landed there in 1989 he felt it was time to find a pied-à-terre: “a little apartment maximum—where I could write and hang out,” he recalls “It” was the grand mansion of Countess Anne d’Ornano a 1920s confection set on a leafy cul-de-sac next to a clutch of embassies in the conservative 16th arrondissement the countess found herself more at her Norman estate “The agent said: ‘It’s not on the market yet and this kind of thing only comes around once in a generation,’ ” Kravitz continues what floor?’ thinking it’s an apartment building just go inside and look at it.’ I walked in and said The garden façade of the early-20th-century Hôtel Particulier in Paris’s 16th arrondissement But Kravitz had the skills and the tools to make that transformation happen: In 2003, he founded Kravitz Design a studio that specializes in commercial and residential interiors the AD100 firm has worked with such corporate clients as Leica Shop Lenny Kravitz’s Open DoorLove Lenny's style Adopt the rockstar's Parisian-influenced vibe with our editor-curated selection of furniture and decor he partnered with Steinway & Sons to produce the Kravitz Grand a limited-edition of handcrafted pianos in hard maple with African-style wood carvings on the case and legs One sits at the foot of the sweeping staircase in his soaring entry hall across from Jean-Michel Basquiat’s Untitled (Black Figure) from 1984 and standing in his stockinged feet—no shoes in the house thank you very much—Kravitz pads over to the Steinway and plays a few chords The notes gently reverberate off the vanilla stuc pierre (stone stucco) walls A circa 1970 Brutalist wall-hung sideboard by Paul Evans on the grand stair landing Kravitz’s rich cultural mélange is rooted in his upbringing in New York City: the son of NBC News producer Sy Kravitz and actress Roxie Roker he spent his youth shuttling between his parents’ apartment near the Metropolitan Museum of Art and his maternal grandparents’ home in Bedford-Stuyvesant “Two completely different worlds,” he says And it was these two worlds—the Beaux Arts formality of the Upper East Side and the cozy homeyness of the American Southern-Bahamian household in Brooklyn—that formed Kravitz’s design point of view “I’d call it ‘soulful elegance,’ ” he says settling into one of a pair of plush bouclé-upholstered Studio Glustin “Scarface” armchairs in the library with creamy espresso-brown-painted boiseries and bookshelves laden with art books Muhammad Ali’s Adidas lace-up boxing boots from his final fight in Nassau—the Drama in Bahama—in 1981 and several pairs of the Godfather of Soul James Brown’s boots and shoes “The whole thing of walking in someone’s shoes and their journey,” Kravitz muses A portrait of Kravitz’s godmother Diahann Carroll by Geoffrey Holder hangs in a corner of the library where a Studio Glustin chair and Giorgio Montani sofa surround a pair of Paul Kingma tables At left is a 1970s disc Bar by Paul Evans from Todd Merrill Studio A 1970s gilt hand foot chair sculpture by Pedro Friedeberg stands in the Primary bath Afra & Tobia Scarpa Africa chairs line the sides and Emmanuelle peacock chairs stand at either end of a Karl Springer table A photo portrait of Kravitz’s grandfather Albert Roker hangs above a Paul Evans sideboard a turmeric-ginger shot in a thimble-sized crystal coupe sitting before him on one of two Paul Kingma–designed Brutalist cast-concrete-and-resin coffee tables A mod poster that had been in his parents’ East 82nd Street flat when he was a kid hangs on the wall It’s got a lot of ethnic and African elements mixed with European and Afrofuturism mixed with midcentury pieces I love things that are extremely glamorous and also extremely brutal.” Things like Richard Avedon’s iconic portrait of Marilyn Monroe in a plunging black sequin gown set upon a Lella and Massimo Vignelli slab-like Ambiguità console adjacent to the upstairs landing Or Ubald Klug’s 1970s buttery leather Terrazza landscape sofa for de Sede in the Lounge—Kravitz’s louche subterranean screening room—across from a swaggering brass-and-polished-steel coffee table with a rotating center A 1970s mirror by Vittorio Introini hangs above a Tee console by J The floral-print shirt and multicolor fur-lined vest were owned and worn by Jimi Hendrix Kravitz reclines on a Terrazza sofa by Ubald Klug for de Sede Model 1705 chair by Warren Platner for Knoll; coffee table with rotating center by Massimo Papiri; artwork by Andy Warhol; Gold Gun lamp by Philippe Starck Items from or depicting family and friends are always near be it the portrait of his godmother Diahann Carroll in the library or the framed black-and-white publicity shots of his mother in her namesake Roxie Room in the basement’s memorabilia gallery outside Kravitz’s studio Or the most important piece in the house: the handsome Ruven Afanador portrait of Kravitz’s grandfather above New Hope School designer Paul Evans’s Sculpted Front sideboard in the dining room “Ruven was doing the cover for my fourth album and we shot it all in Nassau,” Kravitz recalls and Ruven took a bunch of portraits of him why my mom went to Howard University in DC and studied at the Shakespeare Institute in Stratford-upon-Avon and became who she became So he presides over the table at all times.” is “the Chaufferie”: a two-story boiler room in the darkest depths of the house with old French bistro tables from the Saint-Ouen flea market a 1940s German-made disco ball he picked up in Los Angeles an ornate chrome car grill embedded in the brick wall “My daughter’s been having a lot of soirées here.” Now dubbed the Hôtel de Roxie this once unlikely house clearly embodies Kravitz’s life and design philosophies jamming his hands in his slouchy jeans’ pockets he flashes a big smile—“Now you’ve got the vibe.” A monumental Murano glass Poliedri light fixture by Carlo Scarpa for Venini salvaged from a theater in St and Kravitz design ottoman in the primary suite’s television lounge A portrait of Marilyn Monroe by Richard Avedon stands atop an Ambiguità Console table by Lella and Massimo Vignelli in a guest suite foyer A carved wood sculpture by the Mumuye people of Nigeria stands in the garden Lenny Kravitz’s Parisian manse covers AD’s May issue. 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Countries & Areas Bureaus & Offices About Tammy Bruce, Department Spokesperson Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Ambassador Steve Witkoff will travel to Paris April 16-18 for talks with European counterparts to advance President Trump’s goal to end the Russia-Ukraine war and stop the bloodshed he will also discuss ways to advance shared interests in the region We use cookies to make our website work better and improve your experience PARIS — Germany's incoming Chancellor Friedrich Merz plans to visit Paris on May 7 after taking office as expected the day before according to four officials familiar with the plans Merz said on Sunday that he would hold talks "immediately" with French President Emmanuel Macron as well as with Poland's Donald Tusk in an interview with the German daily Bild Coalition talks between Merz's CDU conservatives and the Social Democratic Party concluded last week immediately travel to Paris and very quickly travel to Warsaw," he said who were granted anonymity to discuss a sensitive topic May 7 was chosen as the date for the visit to Paris because on May 8 Merz and Macron will be focused on national commemorations of the 80th anniversary of the end of WWII French officials are hoping for a reset with Germany under Merz The personal relationship between Macron and outgoing Chancellor Olaf Scholz was notoriously poor and ties were further strained by disagreements over energy the two leaders are already "working hard" and could make progress in the coming weeks on defense trade and managing Europe's transatlantic relationship with U.S who were granted anonymity to speak about the potential future event said discussions were underway regarding a potential visit by Merz to Ukraine The French presidency declined to comment for this story The former Islamist rebel has received a cautious welcome from the international community EU executive is planning a two-track approach of incentives and retaliatory measures to convince the White House to strike a deal Paris accused Russia’s Fancy Bear group of conducting cyberattacks on the French president’s campaign team Paris and Berlin have been at loggerheads for years Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker Severe thunderstorms around Delhi cause seven deaths with western Europe also hit by stormy conditions Residents of Delhi and surrounding areas woke last week to severe thunderstorms with intense rainfall The storms arrived in the early hours of the night lasting six hours before easing by about 8.30am on Friday morning The event itself was the second highest 24-hour rainfall total in Delhi during May since 1901 widespread disruption and claimed seven lives Further sharp showers are forecast across India this week alongside thunderstorms across western and central parts where relatively cooler air will become situated aloft through the course of Monday and promote convection Some forecast models show the potential for thunderstorms to produce very heavy rainfall particularly in Gujarat and south-west Rajasthan due to the nature of thunderstorm formation the exact intensity can be difficult to forecast days ahead and often still proves too tricky to predict on the day So the conditions in Delhi on Friday morning may not have been a one-off Western Europe has had its fair share of showers too as an area of low pressure swept eastward across the Iberian peninsula over the weekend which brought clusters of heavy storms to northern France on Saturday with bursts of hail across the city covering streets with marble-sized hailstones and four metro stations being shut down due to flash flooding This area of low pressure is expected to continue moving east with Italy in line for stormy conditions on Monday and Tuesday where the Italian meteorological service has issued amber warnings Mikel Arteta says defender Jurrien Timber is a doubt for the second leg of Arsenal’s Champions League semi-final against Paris Saint-Germain after missing Saturday’s defeat to Bournemouth through injury Arteta did not disclose the exact nature of the problem but explained Timber was missing from the matchday squad for the weekend’s Premier League fixture due to a knock picked up in the first leg defeat against the Ligue 1 champions on Tuesday Arsenal face PSG at the Parc des Princes on Wednesday where they will attempt to overturn a 1-0 first-leg deficit Asked following the 2-1 loss to Bournemouth if he was confident Timber would be fit for Wednesday’s tie because he wasn’t able to play here and we play in four days.” Timber played 83 minutes of the first leg defeat at the Emirates before being replaced by Ben White and White started at right back against Bournemouth in Timber’s absence The Netherlands international has made 47 appearances in all competitions this season Arsenal will already be without defenders Gabriel and Takehiro Tomiyasu for Wednesday’s Champions League second leg while Riccardo Calafiori is yet to return after suffering a knee injury on 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languishing in the third tier of French football with the dream of bringing it back to Ligue 1 thanks to the club's draw against Martigues (1-1) and Metz's simultaneous draw against Rodez (3-3) has spent only three seasons in the top flight of French football they experienced two historic events: the promotion to Ligue 1 and the purchase of the club by the Arnault family who became the majority shareholders and will take full control at the end of the 2026-2027 season The millions from the richest family in France have not yet been injected into PFC meaning the promotion to the top division was achieved entirely thanks to the project built by Ferracci over several years had allowed him to bolster the budget for the 2024-2025 season Ferracci was able to target players sought after by Ligue 1 clubs – Jean-Philippe Krasso Maxime Lopez – by promising them the arrival of ambitious investors nearly haunted by the failures of recent years The Parisian club had come close to Ligue 1 but faltered four times during promotion playoffs (2019 "Everyone knows we're going to get there in the end," Ferracci had told Le Monde at the beginning of November his team was leading the Ligue 2 standings maybe shaken by the announcement of the Arnault family's investment PFC won only two out of nine league matches from late October to mid-January "They [the Arnaults] told us that staying in Ligue 2 for two or three years isn't a problem for them," Ferracci had said an additional season – or more – in the second tier was not what PFC supporters envisioned after the purchase Stéphane Gilli's players successfully completed their final sprint with eight wins and only one loss in the last 10 matches The city of Paris will have a derby next season it will be one of the closest derbies in the world: Paris Saint-Germain's Parc des Princes is only about 50 meters away This change in setting is essential for the club's transformation PFC will also likely be active during the summer transfer window but will avoid "overpaying players and doing incoherent things," warned François Ferracci the president's son and PFC's sporting director The newly promoted club is supported in its venture by the Red Bull group which is bringing its sports expertise to the project we'll need to establish ourselves in the top half of the table," Pierre Ferracci had said overjoyed at the final whistle in Martigues on Friday will hand over the presidency of PFC to Antoine Arnault but not necessarily in the Champions League," he hoped PFC can "dream bigger," like Paris Saint-Germain Provided it maintains its top-flight status from next season onwards Denis Ménétrier Translation of an original article published in French on lemonde.fr; the publisher may only be liable for the French version You have come to the all new Global edition Paris FC will be back in action in the French top flight next season following an absence of 46 years after they secured promotion to Ligue 1 on Friday following a 1-1 draw at Martigues Paris FC will join champions Paris Saint-Germain in Ligue 1 The club earlier announced that next season they will move their home ground from Charlety stadium to Stade Jean-Bouin 01:16 Hail lashes streets of Paris The streets of Paris were covered in hail on Saturday after thunderstorms brought flash flooding and hail to the city The German referee will take charge of the UEFA Champions League semi-final second leg encounter between Paris Saint-Germain and Arsenal FC on Wednesday 7th May at the Parc des Princes The international referee will be assisted by fellow countrymen Robert Kempter and Christian Dietz Bastian Dankert will act as video assistant referee tickets for the match The President of France made a two-day visit to Madagascar aiming to strengthen bilateral ties and consolidate France's presence in the Indian Ocean region amid ongoing colonial-era legacy disputes Thanks for signing up for our daily insight on the African economy We bring you daily editor picks from the best Business Insider news content so you can stay updated on the latest topics and conversations on the African market Also join us across all of our other channels - we love to be connected Super Falcons goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie was the hero as Paris FC defeated Paris Saint-Germain 5–4 on penalties to win the 2025 Coupe de France Féminine title Nnadozie made two crucial saves in the shootout to help her club secure the title for only the second time in their history It was the Nigeria international’s first trophy with Paris FC since her arrival from the Nigeria Women Football League side Sandrine Soubeyrand’s side previously won the Coupe de France Féminine in the 2004/05 season Turkey: Red-hot Osimhen fires brace in Galatasaray’s win over Sivasspor Europa League: Nico Williams responds to Bruno Fernandes’ claims Dream Come True’ – Nnadozie celebrates Paris FC Coupe de France Feminine success UCL: Wenger reveals ‘advantage’ Arsenal have over PSG ahead of second leg 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Big cars Kim Kardashian likes things coordinated, so she had all of her cars spray painted grey to match her house. Michael Jackson had extravagant taste, and his Rolls-Royce Seraph matched that. so it only makes sense that her car would match that image Hilton has been seen with her pink Bentley for years She reportedly bought it back in the late 2000s and had it customized by West Coast Customs whether it be on Instagram or on the cover of magazines The car was already pink when she bought it but she added some additional touches that screamed ‘Paris Hilton owns this car’ How do you make a pink Bentley stand out even more plastering the PH logo all over the place certainly helps – and putting it into rhinestones wouldn’t hurt The dashboard is encrusted in diamante (a diamond simulant used for adornment) and that’s not all – the gear shifter is covered too the car’s value was boosted to up to half a million Not that Hilton is worrying about the pricetags She is also something of a gearhead herself “Lamborghini…Ferrari…Lexus…Range Rover…G-Wagen…Hummer…” Hilton’s daily driver at the time was a Chevrolet Suburban with tinted windows Ben Thompson is a Senior Content Writer at supercarblondie.com Ben has more than four years experience as a qualified journalist having graduated with a Multimedia Journalism degree from News Associates