7 Best Articles on France
The most useful articles on france from around the web, curated by thought leaders and our community.
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Top 5 France Articles
At a glance: these are the articles that have been most read, shared, and saved on france by Refind users in 2024 so far.
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How to Understand France
France is weird. Why is it the biggest sea country in the world? Why was it the most powerful? Why is it not even the most powerful in Europe anymore? Why is it the only country in the continent that…
Short Articles
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Why there's no 'Dijon' in Dijon mustard
France is facing a widespread dearth of Dijon mustard, which news outlets wasted no time in attributing to the war in Ukraine. But the story is a whole lot spicier than that.
Forget the Eiffel Tower. Here's where the French travel in France
With fewer foreign travelers during the pandemic, smaller towns and villages in France emerged as popular vacation spots with locals.
France Knows How This Ends
Polarization, anger, division—French history offers a warning for what might come after Donald Trump.
How France tamed Google
France has hit Google with fines totalling €720 million this year. The money is meaningless – but the changes could be profound
The first cyberattack took place nearly 200 years ago in France
Shared by 87, including andrew chen, Esther Schindler, Cory Doctorow @pluralistic@mamot.fr
Long Articles
These are some of the most-read long-form articles on france.
How a “Collective Madness” in 18th Century France Led to Financial Ruin and a Scheme to Lock…
In Paris, the year 1719 was characterized by what a prominent aristocrat who lived through it all described as “delirium,” sheer “madness,” a veritable carnival of money and speculation. In an atte…
«individual who engineered this money madness, Scotsman John Law, was many things: a speculator, a gambler, a charlatan to some, a visionary»
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