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A Riot of a Time

Ramadan ended a few weeks ago. Due to the lockdown it was tougher than usual.  Staying at home to fast all day, and the celebratory meal when darkness finally falls had to be eaten without… 

Getting to grips with the flics

15 keys to One Green Bottle. N° 7: The gendarmes. ‘And the police?’ asked Antoine. ‘Who’s in charge? We’re deep in gendarme territory here.’ To someone not French, that might seem a little opaque. Gendarme… 

Flics and Flicks

‘And the police?’ asked Antoine. ‘Who’s in charge? We’re deep in gendarme territory here.’ To someone not French, that might seem a little opaque. Gendarme territory? What’s that? Well, actually, it’s simple: in France, you…