Barges were painted in 1870 by the French-born British artist Alfred Sisley and depict a Norman port in which barges are moored, as its name suggests. Ministry of Culture Rachida Dati must return on Thursday a painting by Auguste Renoir and another by Alfred Sisley to the beneficiaries of a Jewish gallery owner, Grégoire Schusterman … Read more
CRITICAL – In 1942, a young couple disappeared in the mountains. Their bodies were found in 2017. The author reconstructs their story in a novel of absolute delicacy. The epilogue is known. For those who remember, the discovery of two bodies mummified by ice in the Vaud Alps made the headlines in the summer of … Read more
Popular essayist, host of programs on politics and the arts on the BBC, former MP in Canada, he is considered “an essential reference in a present loaded with wars” by the Spanish foundation. After the French historian Hélène Carrère d’EncausseCanadian writer and former politician Michael Ignatieff, 77, received the Princess of Asturias Award for social … Read more
OpenAI presented on Monday a new version of ChatGPT, accessible to all for free, which can now hold oral and fluid conversations with its users, a further step towards ultra-sophisticated artificial intelligence (AI) assistants, the current Holy Grail of Silicon Valley. “Over the past two years, we have focused on improving the intelligence of “generative … Read more
The Goncourt Academy, which awards the most prestigious French literary prizes, changed president on Monday, bringing writer Philippe Claudel at its head following a close election. The author of “Grey Souls”, 62, received five votes against four for another member of the Academy, Pierre Assouline. Both were candidates to succeed Didier Decoin, 79, who gave … Read more