Matthew Fraser

France’s student protests always go the same way. spectator.com/article/fran...

Americans flew all the way to Paris to watch an American football game (Pittsburgh v New Orleans) in the Stade de France.

The riots in France are 'dramatisation of a new French political alignment, in which technocrats, with Emmanuel Macron as their final incarnation, risk being chased from the stage.'

Cartoon in The Spectator.

This week's Spectator cover. spectator.com/article/revo...

Who are France's 'casseurs' and why can't police stop their violence?

Who are the Black Blocs? Clad in all black and with faces covered, they come to fight the police and destroy symbols of capitalism and the state.

A half century after Freddie Mercury sang the word 'Bismillah' in Queen's song Bohemian Rhapsody, the word is back in the French protests.

🪧 France announces partial curfews in Paris and other cities after weekend demonstrations over soaring prices degenerated into some of the country's worst street violence in recent years ➡️ u.afp.com/SCEG

Millennial culture is back, faster than you can say “oat-milk latte”. Millennials, who are now aged 30-45, are nearing the peak of their spending power—and entering management-level jobs where they can call the shots on new creative projects.

David Bowie’s childhood home in the London suburb of Bromley to become a museum.

Having worked at an MBA school, I agree entirely. First, stop calling MBA schools universities. They are not universities. What they are, and the consequences they produce for society, is well described in this New York Times column.

California’s billionaires have a combined net worth of $2.4 trillion. Under Prop 40, their net worth would fall to…just under $2.3 trillion. What amounts to a rounding error for them would allow millions of their fellow Californians to afford healthcare. Vote yes on Prop 40.

Why have screens replaced socialising? The economics of why we increasingly avoid the company of both other humans and books.

American university endowments are investing in Elon Musk's rocket-and-satellite company.

My piece in the Spectator about sex and romance between French political leaders and the high-profile journalists who cover them.

China wants teenagers to read “Jane Eyre” because it promotes the right kind of love. The Victorian-era Bildungsroman by Charlotte Brontë has become compulsory reading for every Chinese student in secondary school.

My piece in the Spectator on the student protests in France.

The Bayeux Tapestry has sparked a class war in England. Brits who want to see the 11th-century relic say they’re being treated like Taylor Swift fans on Ticketmaster, while American billionaires, luxury hotel guests, and museum sponsors jump the queue.

Why new film and TV releases resemble a highbrow reading list. www.economist.com/culture/2026...

A new English-language bookshop is coming to Paris next spring. It's called The Lamp-Post and is opening in Le Marais.

It’s the end of September. Haven’t had much time for #mudlarking this month but here are nine sweet finds spotted over the last few weeks. From the top, left to right: • corner piece from a Medieval Penn tile featuring fleur-de-lis pattern ⚜️ • limestone marble, possibly from Salzburg 17th/18thC 1/

How the gaming term "larping" became a word for posers.

Billionaire Peter Thiel is behind the $130 million purchase of Casa Encantada, a 1930s Bel-Air estate once prized as one of Los Angeles’s grandest homes.

Suzanne Moore: I never thought I could love an animal like a person. Then my beloved cat Penelope died.

🇵🇰 How giant dancing gorillas are gate-crashing parties in Pakistan Party-goers in Pakistan are going ape over the latest craze to hit the dancefloor -- giant gorillas. Entertainers dress up in the super-sized simian costumes, flailing around their limbs to DJ beats alongside revellers in Lahore.

The west London high street fighting against bookies and chicken shops ft.trib.al/pefttFS

My column on the Pope's controversial mass in Paris. matthewfraserparis.substack.com/p/the-popes-...

My Spectator piece on the Pope has been translated into French in Courrier International.

Visitors to Paris are returning home with French butter stuffed in their luggage. They buy it at La Grande Épicerie behind the Bon Marché on the Left Bank.

Pour cet ancien membre du Conseil de sécurité nationale, le président américain a tort de tout miser sur le canal personnel face à son homologue chinois. Une erreur qui pourrait lui coûter cher… ➡️ https://l.lexpress.fr/Fka

En proie aux usurpations d'identité qui vont crescendo avec les progrès de l'intelligence artificielle générative, le réseau social professionnel déploie une batterie d'outils visant à endiguer ce fléau menaçant sa crédibilité.

France’s leftists face off tonight in a debate that could help determine who challenges poll leader Marine Le Pen in next year’s presidential election. For Raphaël Glucksmann, it’s his first big test. Brussels Playbook Capitals has more👇 www.politico.eu/newsletter/b...

Cocaine smugglers blow past Europe’s law enforcement with speedboats and tech. Their fleets outrun Spanish authorities to deliver tons of drugs that are unmatched in quantity and quality.

The U.S. gets nearly a third of its pork from Iowa. One family is making the switch from pigs to more sustainable specialty mushrooms and trying to show other pig farmers how they did it. n.pr/4xFAJy2

My column on the scandal at France Inter, the French state-owned radio station where conservative commentator Charles Sapin has been purged. matthewfraserparis.substack.com/p/frances-pu...

French actress Liliane Rovère was in her 80s when she charmed American audiences as Arlette in “Call My Agent!” Now 93, she’s returned to the role for the latest chapter in a new film.

Journalists from CNN, MS NOW and Politico were denied access to the White House grounds on Saturday, a day after President Trump announced a ban on three news organizations because of reporting he disliked. Follow live updates.

The Russian government has long been accused of efforts to influence U.S. elections. This week, we revealed an extraordinary development: a member of Putin’s circle financially supporting the president’s son. Join us Sept. 23 for a virtual conversation: events.propublica.org/don-jr-weddi...

My cat has been sick, which has made me feel so terrible and anxious, I can hardly function. She's 19.5 years old and has been with me forever. I fear we're nearing the end and I love her so much. If you have a pet, please give them a kiss for me. Take them out for a walk tomorrow; give them a treat

President Trump accused the Kennedy Center of being woke and anti-American, The Post's Philip Kennicott writes. But he was never invested in reprogramming, and the people he put in charge of it were inexperienced, unqualified and incompetent. https://wapo.st/4yIBrLG

New Yorker cartoon.

Trump throwing another tantrum.

Palazzo Strozzi Florence Italy 🇮🇹 The interior reveals a stunning, symmetrical open-air courtyard with classical arches and Corinthian columns designed by the architect Il Cronaca

Remembering the Oscar-winning Actor, Director, Producer, Star, and co-founder of the Sundance Film Festival & Institute — ROBERT REDFORD — who passed away a year ago today at the age of 89.

A Cuban who teaches Latin dance in Russia recruited random people to carry out acts of arson and terror attacks in Europe on behalf of Russian intelligence services.