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Why Pope Leo XIV is a model for summer-holiday work-life balance
Shirking the asceticism of his predecessor, Pope Leo XIV is embracing the papal perks. In so doing, the pontiff is providing a holier-than-thou example for us all to follow.
The man paid to worry about the future shares predictions for France, the Trump administration and an EU military shopping spree
AXA Group’s chief economist, Gilles Moëc, explains how insurers have to plan for every eventuality and why he’s quietly hopeful about Europe.
The Seine’s reopening to swimmers marks a watershed moment for Paris’s civic renewal
For the first time in more than a century, Parisians have been allowed to swim in the Seine. Three outdoor bathing areas opened to the public this weekend amid a searing heatwave, though authorities…
The slacker’s manifesto: Mastering the dark arts of doing the bare minimum
The quiet quitters and work-from-homers are doing something wrong to get all of this attention…
What we gain and lose with the rise of sky gardens
Although green spaces are always a welcome addition to urban landscapes, vertical lawns can never replace real parks in the heart of cities.
The radical notion of the ‘Mediterranean spirit’ and why we need it now more than ever
Novelist Albert Camus had it right: happiness lies in living in harmony with our surroundings. But what can this idea teach us about finding human connections in cities today?
All eyes are on Corsica, as a vote on its greater autonomy – or even full independence – from Paris approaches
As a vote on the issue of autonomy in Corsica approaches, some are demanding that self-ruling local powers be written into the island territory’s constitution.
