Supported by Europe By NIRAJ CHOKSHIMAY 1, 2018 Continue reading the main story Share This Page Continue reading the main story Over more than two decades, Jean-Noel Frydman built France.com into a thriving business, selling tours online to Paris, Burgundy, the Riviera and other popular French destinations.But on March 12, his business vanished.That was the day the French government prevailed in a yearslong effort to seize the coveted domain name, persuading the company that had long managed it, Web.com, to hand it over.“It was a shock to have everything that I’ve worked on for almost 25 years get destroyed overnight,” said Mr. Frydman, who was born in France and is a dual French-American citizen. “In one minute, it’s all gone, without any kind of heads up.”Now, Mr. Frydman, who says he stands to lose millions of dollars in profit without the site, is fighting back — by taking France to court in America. Advertisement Continue … [Read more...] about This Man Is Taking France to Court to Win Back France.com
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Museum in France discovers that more than half its collection is fake
Visit The Boston Globe Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Comment on this Scroll to top of page By Elian Peltier and Anna Codrea-Rado New York Times May 01, 2018 PARIS — One painting included a castle tower that had been built in the late 1950s. But the artist who supposedly painted it, Étienne Terrus, died in 1922.On another canvas, a light touch with a glove was enough to wipe away what had appeared to be Terrus’ signature, revealing another painter’s name.These are the most flagrant examples of the disconcerting discovery made by a small art museum in the south of France: More than half of the works in its collection were fakes. Advertisement The Terrus museum in Elne, France, has spent the past two decades amassing a collection of what curators thought were the works of Terrus, a local painter. He was born in 1857 and died in 1922 and is best known for his landscapes of the Roussillon region in the south of France. Get The … [Read more...] about Museum in France discovers that more than half its collection is fake
The Merry Month of May: A Firsthand History of ’68 France
Where are the riots of yesteryear? This month marks the 50th anniversary of the wave of radical revolts and revolutionary uprisings that startled the world in 1968 and which, although ultimately crushed by the forces of reaction that dominate the world to this day, left in its wake rights so fundamental that we tend to take them for granted — sexual freedom, civil rights, women’s’ equality. Yet a half-century later these hard-won liberties are under attack and people are once again rising to defend them. Today in France, where in 1968 a student-worker rebellion led to a weeks-long of general strike, the students have once again occupied the universities, while the railroad workers, airline, and public service workers are striking against the counter-reforms being imposed by the autocratic, neo-liberal President Macron. Following the example of the ’68, these diverse groups are hoping to unite and force the government to cease their attacks on public … [Read more...] about The Merry Month of May: A Firsthand History of ’68 France
France’s Le Pen gathers with Europe’s populists for May Day
Thomas Adamson, Associated Press Updated 8:44 am, Tuesday, May 1, 2018 window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-5', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 5', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); Photo: Thibault Camus, AP Image 1of/5 CaptionClose Image 1 of 5 French far right leader Marine Le Pen poses for a selfie after laying a wreath in front of the statue of Joan of Arc, in Cannes, south of France, Tuesday, May 1, 2018. Le Pen gathers other anti-immigration populist leaders from around Europe for a May Day gathering aimed at energizing their campaigns for European Parliament elections next year. less French far right leader Marine Le Pen poses for a selfie after laying a wreath in front of the statue of Joan of Arc, in Cannes, south of France, Tuesday, May 1, 2018. Le Pen … [Read more...] about France’s Le Pen gathers with Europe’s populists for May Day
France’s Macron starts trip to Australia focusing on defense
Updated 6:19 am, Tuesday, May 1, 2018 window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-5', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 5', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-7', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 7', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); Photo: Mick Tsikas, AP Image 1of/7 CaptionClose Image 1 of 7 French President Emmanuel Macron, right, shakes hands with Australia's Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull at the Sydney Opera House in Sydney, Australia, Tuesday, May 1, 2018. President Macron is in Sydney for bilateral talks. (Mick Tsikas/Pool Photo via AP) less French President Emmanuel Macron, right, shakes hands with … [Read more...] about France’s Macron starts trip to Australia focusing on defense