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Wrath and awe: a short history of balloons and their power to fire up mob fury

Perhaps a long symbolic resonance explains the otherwise baffling battle raging in 21st century skies

The Guardian - AU

BBC Marie Antoinette full cast, plot, air date and how many episodes

The drama follows one of the biggest names in history

Wales Online

BBC Marie Antoinette: plot, how many episodes, cast, filming locations, start date and time

Marie Antoinette tells the story of the avant-garde young queen

Liverpool Echo

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Capital gains and losses during Olympics and World Cup

It's been two tales for the city of Paris over the past few days. First the bigwigs at the Hotel de Ville issued an edict that they would not be financing fan zones and giant screens during the football World Cup next month in Qatar. And then on a day…

Radio France Internationale

Paris 2024 Olympic bosses unveil revolutionary marathon route

Organisers of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris have unveiled a route for the men’s and women’s marathon loosely based on a march undertaken in 1789 by nearly 7,000 Parisian women opposed to King Louis XVI as revolutionary fervour rose in France.

Radio France Internationale

French kings, a Tammy teaser and no one-trick pony – take the Thursday quiz

Fifteen questions on general knowledge and topical trivia plus a few jokes every Thursday – how will you fare?

The Guardian - UK

Bastille Day 2023: When, celebrations and history

The annual French celebration falls on the same date each year

Evening Standard

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His Starck Materials

As he updates Dior’s Medallion chair, Philippe Starck talks to Aimee Farrell about his obsession with seating and why he calls himself a creator rather than a designer

Evening Standard

Marie Antoinette: Symbol of female glut

Antoinette's whole persona has also become a meme. "Excessive" men, however, have not received the same treatment

Salon

Why is Marie Antoinette a symbol of female excess?

Comparisons to the French queen abound whenever a female figure is drawn into controversy, writes Madeleine Pelling

The Independent UK

Marie Antoinette – extravagant French queen has long been a symbol of female excess

The hashtag #CarrieAntoinette, which compares prime minister Boris Johnson’s wife Carrie Johnson to the French queen Marie Antoinette (1755-1793), has been criticised as sexist. Commentators feel it relies on gender stereotypes and distracts from unfolding political events.

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