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Absinthe: what the ban on France’s aromatic spirit teaches us about modern day blaming and shaming

The potent emerald-green blend of wormwood, green anise and fennel, known as “the Green Fairy,” was once celebrated by the French society, including artists from Baudelaire to Van Gogh. By the early 1900s, France consumed more absinthe than the rest of the world put together. Yet within decades, it was…

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‘We get a lot of requests for it to be used in sex scenes’: how Goldfrapp made Ooh La La

‘I couldn’t think of a line for the chorus – but we had just been to France. I Baudelaire into the lyrics somewhere, too’

The Guardian - UK

The Poems of Seamus Heaney review – collected works reveal his colossal achievement

The complete works, including previously unpublished poems and expert notes, are brought together in one volume for the first time

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Orgies, vampires and jewel-laden tortoises: it’s time we buried the myths of decadence in art

Is western civilisation being destroyed by its own decadence? Was the Roman empire? And does a preference for Lord of the Rings over The Matrix indicate that we are all doomed? Our critic tries to sift fact from fiction …

The Guardian - UK

A celebration of the genius of the early photographer Nadar, 1976

The pioneering portrait master was a superb chronicler of 19th-century Parisian life

The Guardian - UK

‘The anti-pet of bourgeois life’: why the world needs big cat energy

Whether by striking workers, poets or Pussy Riot, our feline friends have long been used as a symbol of resistance – radical by nature, they refuse to be tamed

The Guardian - UK

9 best movies like Harry Potter on Disney Plus, Max and more

Fans of Harry Potter should check out these magical movies next, including Chronicles of Narnia, Percy Jackson and Beautiful Creatures

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Kožená/Uchida review – beauty and elegance in starry pairing’s French programme

Long-time – if occasional – recital partners Magdalena Kožená and Mitsuko Uchida presented an evening of Debussy and Messiaen

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