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The cultural significance of the French school canteen
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (1054+ words) Muriel Zagha is a writer and broadcaster specialising in film, the visual arts and French culture. Her work has featured in The Times Literary Supplement, The Spectator, Apollo and The Guardian, and she regularly appears as a commentator on BBC…...
De Gaulle's rise, fall and rise again
2+ week, 5+ day ago (215+ words) De Gaulle’s rise, fall and rise again Engelsberg Ideas De Gaulle’s rise, fall and rise again 'De Gaulle: Résistance', the first instalment of Antonin Baudry's biopic of the Free French leader, is thrilling, historically convincing and, at times, rather moving....
The last days of David Hume
2+ week, 5+ day ago (218+ words) As death approached, the titan of the Scottish Enlightenment found solace in the company of close friends rather than in the hope of religious redemption. My Own Life concludes with Hume’s discovery of his final illness, which he appears to…...