Internet, May 2023 We know this well, at least since Umberto Eco: any published text depends solely on its readers, and authors can do little in the face of unforeseen circulation, unlikely support, unsolicited commentators, irascible critics and overall indifference. […]
Paris, November 2022. In France, depending on the relationship with the employer, the right to strike can be exercised either by the voluntary report of strikers, or by a bailiff going to the workplace to record the strikers. One of […]
Geneva, November 2022 Coming out of a joint seminar and before returning, the group had booked lunch for 18 people, and consequently occupied the whole central part of the venue in this cosy restaurant. Even though the menu was limited […]
Marseille, July 2022 They have invaded supermarkets, drugstores, the most diverse sales websites, public transportation, but also our professional and private meetings. Surgical masks have become a new source of complex plastic waste. Some have sought to recycle them by […]
Paris, June 2022. The first bell is visible in the hall. It arouses the curiosity of visitors, whose eyes have become familiar with terrariums, which have been trendy in recent years. As you walk through the floors and open the […]
Athens, May 2022. The international hotel was very classic: a cubic mass of about a dozen floors, located in a semi-central area with “sea view” for half of the rooms, i.e., the ability to look out over the port area. […]
Paris, January 2022. It is a competitive examination from nowhere. For more than a century and a half, far from localised recruitment and therefore necessarily suspect of localism, juries of seven members have been meeting for months, watching numerous candidates […]
Between Paris and Marseille, Novembre 2021. In the announcements on board the train, we now hear the names of the persons who are there to ensure the smooth running of our journey: controllers, train drivers, baristas. Finally, a cleaner is […]
Marseilles, July 2021 The numbers were really bad, especially in this Mediterranean metropolis: the number of deaths, the number of contaminations, the number of hospitalizations, well above the defined alert thresholds. So the museum inevitably remained closed, exhibitions delayed or […]
Arles, August 2021. Night trains are set to reopen in Europe as a key measure to combat climate change. Less than a century ago, before the triumph of commercial aviation, they were the epitome of luxury and the art of […]