https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Football legend Eric Cantona was a brooding artist on the field. Now he is proving that he is also one off it as a book of his drawings is published. https://www.thelocal.fr/20171118/cantona-the-artist-ponders-sex-life-and-death-in-new-book Sat, 18 Nov 2017 12:46:46 +0100 cantona-the-artist-ponders-sex-life-and-death-in-new-book French President François Hollande doesn’t like poor people and refers to them as the “sans-dents” (toothless ones), France’s ex-first lady Valérie Trierweiler claims in her new kiss-and-tell book, that was released on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140904/trierweiler-hollande-book-poor-toothless Thu, 04 Sep 2014 12:12:00 +0200 trierweiler-hollande-book-poor-toothless The French government has dropped plans to teach gender equality to school kids after it provoked a venomous reaction from conservative groups. The U-turn has outraged women’s rights groups and left wing commentators alike. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140701/french-leaders-slammed-for-u-turn-on-equality Tue, 01 Jul 2014 18:54:00 +0200 french-leaders-slammed-for-u-turn-on-equality Researchers say they've confirmed a 19th century French book that resides at an elite American university has a cover made from human skin. Here is the macabre story of how it came to be. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140606/skin-book Fri, 06 Jun 2014 18:18:00 +0200 skin-book The original manuscript of one of Marquis De Sade's most notorious works "The 120 Days of Sodom" is back in France after an incredible journey that kicked off at the height of the French Revolution. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140403/depraved-de-sade-manuscript-finally-back-in-france-2 Thu, 03 Apr 2014 15:51:00 +0200 depraved-de-sade-manuscript-finally-back-in-france-2 French ultra-conservative groups, claiming to defend traditional "family values" are pressuring public libraries to pull LGBT-sensitive children’s book titles, like "Bill's new dress" from their shelves. And at least one mayor has heeded their call. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140212/conservatives-push-for-ban-on-some-kids-books Wed, 12 Feb 2014 16:23:00 +0100 conservatives-push-for-ban-on-some-kids-books A civil servant in central France is under police investigation after publishing a controversial account of working in a town hall. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130801/french-official-investigated-over-defamatory-book Thu, 01 Aug 2013 19:30:00 +0200 french-official-investigated-over-defamatory-book Copy us at your own risk. That is the message sent by the French publisher of "Fifty Shades of Grey" which is cracking the whip at spin-offs of the erotic romance. https://www.thelocal.fr/20121121/fifty-shades-of-fake-spin-offs-irk-french-publisher Wed, 21 Nov 2012 16:56:15 +0100 fifty-shades-of-fake-spin-offs-irk-french-publisher