The homeboys of Saint-Michel: discovering another side of Montreal
Summer 2023. In author's residence, Karim, originally Parisian, discovers the contrasting realities of Saint Michel, a district in the east of Montreal. Paradoxical dive between mimicry of US gangsterism and - apparently - pacified relations with the police.
Cameroon: Boxing your way out of misery and into a new life
Cameroon has produced world champions in boxing and Mix Martial Art (MMA) in recent decades. All were trained in the popular neighborhood of New-Bell (Douala). A new generation of young boxers dreams of imitating the world champions who have passed through the boxing hall that has become dilapidated. The main objective: to expatriate through their talent to better earn a living.
French, Jewish, and Leftist: The Dilemma of Belonging in Divided Times
Even long before the bloody terrorist attacks by Hamas on October 7, 2023, followed by the atrocious carnage carried out by Israel in Gaza, I felt, like many leftist Jews, this difficult tension: being caught between a minority, my own, increasingly shifting to the right, and my political camp, increasingly permeable to anti-Semitism, far beyond any anti-Zionism. Today, it is a true heartbreak.
Love Rediscovered
Before falling in love with a man or a woman, don’t we first fall in love with love itself?
The Struggle of the Glaciers
An ever-racing pursuit of profit and the conquest of nature, some sought to build an additional cable car on a retreating glacier. In response, others mobilized, occupying the glacier for days—despite the hardship, the cold, and the repression. Paul tells their story.
Invisible Cities
Sarah uses the occasion of recent discoveries in the Upper Amazon to reflect on how we imagine "the wild," weaving together imperial, scientific, and indigenous histories to explore how the natural world can resist our attempts to silence it.
After the Sorbonne Nouvelle blockade, the awakening of the collective
In the current political climate and the urgent need to be mobilised, Adil looks back at his first experience of resistance: the blockade of the Sorbonne Nouvelle in 2018.
Motherhood
In a world where work shapes our lives and motherhood remains an invisible struggle, how do we decide when it’s time to give life? Through personal narratives and societal pressures, Jenny reflects on choices, sacrifices, and what truly shapes our desires.
Oleander
From Jaffa to Paris, Darya traverses landscapes and eras where the shadows of the past mingle with echoes of a childhood shaped by the sea and conflict.