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I've often wondered whether the concept of democracy might not be some kind of an archaic mistake... like the theory that the Earth is f...

In 1964 and 1965, I worked as an assistant English teacher at the prestigious Lycée Henri IV in the heart of the Latin Quarter in Paris. Th...

Once, when I was chatting about family-history research with my father-in-law Jacques Mafart , he told me that such investigations would ine...

A month before I was born, on 24 September 1940, the Nazis had started to bomb British factories, aerodromes and communication links. Then t...

Last week, Natacha phoned to suggest that I might watch a TV evening on Corsica . Although she has always lived in her native Provence, Nat...

I've often expressed the opinion that French TV can, at times, be incredibly good: a powerful medium in the hands of exceptionally talen...

There are countless reasons for visiting Paris, which include the possibility of climbing to the top of the cathedral of Notre-Dame, taking ...

To celebrate the birthday of Charles Darwin , I finally decided to order a DNA test. As everybody knows, the results will reveal the particu...

From time to time, I continue to investigate (just for fun) the mysterious portrait of a young Queen Victoria , inherited by my friend Sheri...

Aussies like to refer to tradesmen as tradies , firemen as firies , etc. To designate individuals who desire to lead an existence surrounded...

The name Shaftesbury might not ring a bell with many people. It's a small town on a hill in the southern English county of Dorset. In...

Microsoft has just announced plans to set up a chain of stores to sell their products directly to consumers, in the same way as their compe...

My dear billy-goat Gavroche has finally met his death... maybe yesterday, on Darwin Day, but probably a few days earlier. I've just dis...

Over the last 24 hours, the Creator seems to have joined in the Darwin Day celebrations by performing a neat little act of synchronicity, in...

A few evenings ago, I saw an extraordinary 50-minute French-language TV documentary entitled Espèces d'espèces ( Kinds of species ), ex...

I've always been aware that, here at Gamone, I'm basically a lawless hillbilly. And if I don't respect many laws, it's often...