Invoices, advertising, postcards and now … gifts! Since the end of last week, the inhabitants of Courcy, a town about ten kilometers from Reims (Marne), can have surprises by opening their mailbox. Friday, many discovered sachets with seeds inside. “It also started like that. Afterwards, some have received electric quads in toys, hives, a crêpière, … Read more
Every year the end-of-year celebrations leave behind their share of waste: oyster shells, gift wrap, and especially the Christmas tree. Unlike other trash, it is very difficult to put a tree in a trash can… So, how can we give it a second life? ► For recycling Many municipalities set up collection points where you … Read more
The French are never so quick as to get rid of the tasteless gift from the distant aunt of the cousin’s brother-in-law. The day after Christmas, resale sites record, as every year, hundreds of thousands of advertisements corresponding to unwanted gifts, the opportunity to treat yourself by repurchasing a product unlike last year when it … Read more
Two days before Christmas. Gray skies, icy air, and a race against time to buy the last gifts. What if, for once, we showed ourselves weak? After all, it would be enough to stop at the Fnac entrance hall, pick up a gift box and go home with the feeling of a duty not too … Read more
Home stretch for Christmas gift shopping. Are you having trouble finding a gift idea for your colleague, your mother-in-law or the complicated teenager in the family? Generative artificial intelligence can provide more or less valuable help. We asked ChatGPT to give us some inspiration. For a colleague Your company has asked you to participate in … Read more
The Moody’s agency hardly gave François Bayrou time to settle in Matignon on Friday, downgrading France’s sovereign rating in the following hours, in view of the “political fragmentation” of the country, which she believes is not conducive to the rapid recovery of public finances. Moody’s downgraded its Aa2 rating, which came with a “negative outlook” … Read more
♦ In the time of Botchan de Natsuo Sekikawa et Jirô Taniguchi Translated from Japanese by Émilie Nogaro What a joy to read and reread Jirô Taniguchi, the most Franco-Belgian of Japanese cartoonists! His classy graphic universe, influenced by the clear line dear to Hergé, seduced the French-speaking public, particularly with The Summit of the … Read more
Icon of the South American left, former Uruguayan president José « Pepe » Mujica (2010-2015), 89 years old, takes like a “starting gift” the victory of his foal on Sunday in the presidential election, and in a rare interview with AFP the ex-guerrilla denounces authoritarian excesses in Venezuela, Nicaragua, « to foil » Milei in … Read more