A journalist interviews Marie de la Place, professor emerita of urban planning at the Paris School of Urban Planning, about the legacy of the Olympic Games. Besides French medals, how will the Paris region benefit in terms of infrastructure? What will be the long-term effects of this massive investment in the games?

In the second part of this interview, Marie de la Place discusses what will happen to the Olympic Village housing facilities after the games. Will they benefit the local population of Seine-Saint-Denis, or will they lead to gentrification?

Faced with a butter shortage in France, this bakery is among the few that are choosing to wait in hopes that the price of butter will drop. Apparently, customers are too fond of the bakery's delicious pastries to let a price increase deter them. After all, pastries are one of life's essentials in France...

As the COVID pandemic endures, makers of homemade masks are being forced to switch to higher-quality materials to comply with government recommendations. But this means that mask prices are increasing too.

Have you ever heard of the Minitel? In this video, you'll discover vintage technology from the seventies and eighties. Though once state of the art, the poor Minitel is now gathering dust in people's attics...

Back in the 80s, nearly every French household had a Minitel. It was the first computerized directory of its kind and a precursor to the modern computer. Later on, even Google showed an interest in the Minitel archives. Find out how advanced it was in its day.

The second lockdown is sending Christmas shoppers in a frenzy, as they don't know how long the lockdown will last this time. Businesses in Rouen are finding ways of coping with the rush.

François selected three books to show us that are suitable for teens, adults, and French-language learners alike: Monsieur Ibrahim et les fleurs du Coran by Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt, La petite-fille de Monsieur Linh by Philippe Claudel, and Les Demeurées by Jeanne Benameur.

As a tribute to Françoise Hardy, who passed away recently, let's listen to her beautifully sad song, "Mon amie la rose" (My Friend the Rose). An ode to beauty and friendship, and also a lament on life and the passage of time.

Fred is a Frenchman living and working in Miami. In this video, he shows us the different kinds of sailboats he uses at his job, Miami Catamarans.

Meet Fred, a young Frenchman who still feels French even though he lives in Miami. Student by day, sailor by night, Fred makes the most of Miami's sunshine, cultural diversity, and, of course, wind.

Watch Frédéric make delicious apple juice with a hand press. Once the juice is pressed and filtered, Frédéric will place it in a barrel to decant for twenty-four hours.

In part two of this video on apple juice making, Frédéric shows us how apple juice can be turned into hard cider through the fermentation process.

Frédérique takes us to the Strasbourg Christmas market, one of the oldest and most famous in Europe, where people can sample delicacies and shop at hundreds of beautifully decorated booths.

Rock and roll, garage, hard-core, street punk — from Black Flag to Agnostic Front to Crisis, Frustration isn’t just a sentiment, it’s a way of life! With Frustration, “Your life will be sadder, but it’ll be more lucid.”