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John Laurenson
Thousands of new French windfarms — but no reduction in carbon emissions
‘Wind and solar power make it impossible for France to close down its remaining fossil fuel power stations’
John Laurenson
Bright Green
Editor’s Picks
The Matzneff affair
Literary Paris and the French Left have had a blind spot for paedophilia—for decades
John Laurenson
Features
Latin lovers
A new, distinctly conservative generation of French priests is reviving Catholic life in France
John Laurenson
Features
France’s Catholic Disneyland
Puy du Fou is popular, conservative, historically-themed — and successful
John Laurenson
Magazine
Scene
Charlie Chaplin à la Française
Louis de Funès may be France’s most beloved actor. The choice tells us a lot about those who love him
John Laurenson
Film
Underrated: Abroad
The ravenous longing for the infinite possibilities of “otherwhere”
Stephen Bayley
Underrated
The king of cakes
"Yuletide revels were designed to see you through the dark days — and how dark they seem today"
Carolyn Hart
Food
A tripod in the sky
The view from above
Christian House
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