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Robert Ellsberg @robertellsberg.bsky.social · 2d

Some celebrate the Feast of All Saints on November 1. Others every day.

Danny Daly @rebels4ever.bsky.social · 28d

Another masterpiece publication from @thamesandhudson.bsky.social
#ArtOfTravel #Italy Following In The Footsteps Of The Great Artists by #NickTrend A beautifully produced book, with excellent text....👏👏👏

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Emma Pearson @emmapearson.bsky.social · Sep 8

We'll be covering all the latest developments from France today on thelocal.fr - parliamentary session due to start at 3pm, vote expected around 7pm - but in the meantime, here's a look at what it actually means when a government falls in France (guillotine = very unlikely, I just liked the photo)

What happens when a French government falls?

It seems highly likely that French prime minister François Bayrou will lose a vote of confidence in the parliament on Monday afternoon, leading to the fall of the government. But what does this dramat...

www.thelocal.fr

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · Sep 7

Elon Musk has *personally*posted in favour of the racist remigration agenda of the maximalist racist abusing the Home Secretary with this on X & endlessly posting racist harassment on X

This should be a story.
It should be a scandal.
Musk should have to account for this, in person, in parliament

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Emma Pearson @emmapearson.bsky.social · Sep 4

Back for another week in France . . .
🇫🇷 With more and more September strikes and the PM apparently doomed, is France now ungovernable?
💰 France's €1 homes (yes, there is a catch. Several in fact)
🧀 France's smelliest cheeses, ranked

Talking France: With another PM doomed and strikes ahead, is France now ungovernable?

Be warned, France’s strike calendar for September is quickly filling up as various unions announce industrial action that could impact, well, pretty much all aspects of life in France. We’ll lo...

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Danny Daly @rebels4ever.bsky.social · Sep 5

Excellent evening @regentstcinema.bsky.social for a screening of #Rope, followed by @ppfideas.bsky.social live podcast recording with #DavidRunciman and @niccifrench.bsky.social 👏

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This Is Not A Drill @thisisnotadrillpod.bsky.social · Aug 24

🇺🇦SPECIAL BONUS 🇺🇦 In Ukraine’s most crucial week, Kyiv’s former foreign minister @dmytrokuleba.bsky.social discusses the talks, the war and the future with @ozkaterji.bsky.social
🇺🇦 Listen linktr.ee/DrillPod

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Maria Popova @popovaprof.bsky.social · Aug 24

Vance pretends to be ignorant about basic history ("all wars end in negotiation") and lies about things we all witnessed a week ago ("Ru made serious concessions") to promote Ukr surrender. One can hold his political position for wtv utilitarian reasons but pushing it w such lies is moral turpitude.

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Institut français du Royaume-Uni @frenchinstituteuk.bsky.social · May 19

🎬Meet French director Emmanuel Mouret at the screening of Three Friends on 3 June at Ciné Lumière

A tangled, tender romcom of love, friendship & secrets, starring Camille Cottin and Vincent Macaigne.

🗓️ Exclusive release from 3 June at Ciné Lumière
🎟️ www.institut-francais.org.uk/cinema/three...

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Danny Daly @rebels4ever.bsky.social · May 26

Very much looking forward to this tomorrow @frenchinstituteuk.bsky.social with @peterfrankopan.bsky.social and #PatrickBoucheron....Am then staying on for new French film #TheMarchingBand...
#FrenchDoubleHeader

Institut français du Royaume-Uni @frenchinstituteuk.bsky.social · May 22

🗣️Don't miss 2 leading historians @peterfrankopan.bsky.social & Patrick Boucheron, come together to challenge the past and shape the future of history with @charlottefaucher.bsky.social!

27 May at the French Institute
🎟️ www.institut-francais.org.uk/events-agend...

@bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social

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Tim Howles @timhowles.bsky.social · May 23

Brilliant analysis from my friend Austen Ivereigh: www.commonwealmagazine.org/ivereigh-pre...

Bridge Builder

In the final years of Francis's papacy, Robert Prevost became one of the pontiff's closest collaborators. What clues does their bond hold about Leo's pontificate?

www.commonwealmagazine.org

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Tim Howles @timhowles.bsky.social · May 24

Ten years of Laudato Si': from @lsrioxford.bsky.social
lsri.campion.ox.ac.uk/news/24-may-...

24 May 2025: Ten years of Laudato Si'

lsri.campion.ox.ac.uk

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Institut français du Royaume-Uni @frenchinstituteuk.bsky.social · May 16

"Warm and sure-footed, the film has the feel of a richly satisfying meal in an excellent neighbourhood bistro" @financialtimes.com

📅 Watch The Marching Band at Ciné Lumière
🎟️ www.institut-francais.org.uk/cinema/the-m...

www.ft.com/content/c9f7...

The Marching Band film review — Hollywood should watch and learn how to do this kind of feelgood movie

Emmanuel Courcol’s deft French crowd-pleaser is a bittersweet, musical yarn of long-lost brothers, class and fate

www.ft.com

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Institut français du Royaume-Uni @frenchinstituteuk.bsky.social · May 16

🗣️2 leading historians @peterfrankopan.bsky.social & Patrick Boucheron (@collegedefrance.bsky.social) come together to challenge the past and shape the future of history.

Talk on 27 May @frenchinstituteuk.bsky.social
🎟️ www.institut-francais.org.uk/events-agend...

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Karl Galle @karlgalle.bsky.social · Apr 26

Also appropriate today for different reasons, Jessica Wärnberg's lively account of the history of Rome & the Vatican through the ages: bookshop.org/p/books/city... (Worth noting I first read both this book & On Savage Shores from my local public library before deciding I also needed my own copy.)

My copy of Jessica Wärnberg, "City of Echoes: A New History of Rome, Its Popes, and Its People"

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Danny Daly @rebels4ever.bsky.social · May 4

Magnifique from @ubbrugby.bsky.social.....!!! #Chapeau 👏👏👏

Danny Daly @rebels4ever.bsky.social · May 4

Loving the Radio 4 Sunday coverage you are providing, and smart move to get on @colleendulle.com from #America magazine this morning....I don't have the same Catholic lens as #EdwardPentin, but the College of Cardinals website is a great resource!

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Emma Pearson @emmapearson.bsky.social · May 3

In France protest is also art, and often references Delacroix's famous 'Liberty leading the people' painting

Photo from 2005 of riots in the Paris suburbs, in this artistic composition one young man is on the roof of a low building holding the French flag

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Emma Pearson @emmapearson.bsky.social · Apr 1

This film is excellent and lovely, definitely see it if you get the chance. You'll learn some rural French drinking songs . . .

Carolyn Boyd @carolynboyd.bsky.social · Apr 1

Can’t wait to see this… www.theguardian.com/film/2025/ap...

The full comté: quest to make a semi-hard cheese is French cinema’s breakout hit of the year

Holy Cow is a film about underdogs and a bid to make a prize-winning cheese, set against a rural backdrop of sozzled fetes and demolition derbies. Director Louise Courvoisier talks about shooting wher...

www.theguardian.com

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Carolyn Boyd @carolynboyd.bsky.social · Apr 8

Weird, that link didn’t work, try this uk.bookshop.org/p/books/amus...

Amuse Bouche: How to Eat Your Way Around France: A Times Best Food and Drink Book 2024 a book by Carolyn Boyd.

A TIMES BEST FOOD AND DRINK BOOK OF 2024A Financial Times Book of the Year 2024A Yorkshire Post Best Food Book of 2024'A perfect balance of history, food, anecdotes and recommendations' Michel Roux Jr...

uk.bookshop.org

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Danny Daly @rebels4ever.bsky.social · May 3

Absolutely loved this episode on historic restaurants! @carolynboyd.bsky.social covering Paris, #RichardCorrigan on Bentley's, #JeremyKing explaining why London does not have that many historic restaurants comparatively, but why they are important, #Veeraswamy impending closure, plus so much more.

Profile Books @profilebooks.bsky.social · Apr 25

Get your Friday off to a delicious start with #AmuseBouche author @carolynboyd.bsky.social talking about the world's oldest restaurants with @dansaladino.bsky.social on the BBC Food Programme. Catch it this morning at 11am 🍽️