Author and educator Lisette Lombé is the national poet of Belgium and her slam poetry is lighting up the Francophone world. We join her for a morning stroll in Liège.

Semaine’s latest cover star has many talents. From hosting Top Chef to to campaigning for women’s and immigrant’s rights, we delve into Padma Lakshmi’s incredible career.

As France’s comic-book industry continues to grow at an extraordinary rate, its annual festival is drawing crowds of 200,000 fans.

The Odeuropa research project has encouraged Europe’s art institutions to add an olfactory element to their displays. Julia Webster Ayuso picks up the scent.

The Paris city hall has asked the iconic booksellers on the banks of the Seine to move in time for the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games. The bouquinistes worry they won’t be able to return.

With Paris enjoying a musical renaissance, we meet the key players making themselves heard in an industry with a global reputation for catchy, sun-kissed pop.

Bringing stories to life in ultra-high-resolution film requires companies that care about the details – and when it comes to the outfits that appear on screen, Peris Costumes is the sartorial star of the show.

After the success of his breakout album Amir, Belgian-Egyptian-Lebanese singer-songwriter Tamino returns with a more stripped-back feel and more mature lyrics.

An accidental musician, Vendredi sur Mer is not just a writer and poet; she’s a singer too. And she proves it with her second album ‘Métamorphose’.

Maison Drucker’s rattan bistro chairs are a recognisable symbol of Parisian life, so much so that restaurants and cafés across the world are putting in their orders.

Away from the French capital, creatives head to the Med for a slower, more affordable way of life.

France has an august tradition of homegrown comic-book heroes but its rising stars are now Japanese.

As programmes such as ‘Squid Game’ and ‘Narcos’ capture imaginations worldwide, dubbing has become something to shout about. We meet a family-run firm giving foreign-language film a voice.

A behind-the-scenes quest is underway to preserve the world's largest collection of art and antiquities that are now at threat from climate change.

While other bookshops succumb to the Amazon effect and book collectors become scarce, one Parisian specialist is thriving.