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Residents of Tulsa, Oklahoma, demonstrate for women’s rights in 2018 in front of the Woody Guthrie Centre, which features a mural depicting the folksinger, a native of the state, playing his iconic guitar emblazoned with the slogan “This Machine Kills Fascists”, below the title of his most famous song, “This Land is Your Land”. Vineyard Perspective/Shutterstock

The troubling relevance of Woody Guthrie’s new album, released 58 years after his death

In his lyrics, the folksinger and herald of US postwar social struggles described his era. In some ways, it resembles our own.
Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy leaves the courthouse on 25 September 2025 after being sentenced to five years in jail for criminal conspiracy over attempts to raise campaign funds from Libya. AFP

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy handed five‑year prison term for criminal conspiracy over Gaddafi money

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy will be imprisoned. This decision illustrates the growing independence of the judiciary and the application of the principle of equality before the law.
A handshake between Luca de Meo (left) and François-Henri Pinault (right) that also symbolises a changing of the guard, marking a new era for the luxury industry. Thomas Samson/AFP

From selling cars to selling handbags: with the arrival of Luca de Meo at Kering (Gucci, Balenciaga), is luxury becoming a sector like any other?

The former Renault executive’s new post marks more than just a change in leadership.
(L-R) Jean-Paul Claverie, adviser to LVMH chairman Bernard Arnault; Rima Abdul-Malak, then French minister of culture; and Christophe Leribault, president of the Musée d'Orsay, stand in front of Gustave Caillebotte’s “La Partie de bateau” (The Boating Party) following its arrival at the museum in Paris in 2023. Anne-Christine Poujoulat/AFP

The group Louis Vuitton (LVMH), a gift to the Musée d’Orsay and a huge tax incentive – business as usual?

In 2023, the French luxury giant LVMH participated in the acquisition of an Impressionist painting by the Musée d’Orsay, a transaction combining patronage, public relations and tax optimisation.
People may draw on personal experiences, cultural narratives and shared exchanges to shape their AI companions. In this photograph, a Wehead device is seen during the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada, US on January 8, 2024. Brendan Smialowski/AFP

How users can make their AI companions feel real – from picking personality traits to creating fan art

The strong bonds that users are forming with their AI chatbots rest on the human imagination at work.
From baby boomers to X, Y, Z and Alpha, each generation has its own colour palette. Tatiana Buzmakova/Shutterstock

Millennial pink, gen Z yellow, brat green… Tell me your favourite colours, and I’ll guess your generation

Each era has its signature colours: baby boomers’ pastels, millennials’ pink, gen Z’s yellow and neon green – hues that reflect culture and mood as much as fashion.

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