Matthew Fraser
@matthewfraser.bsky.social
University professor in Paris. Ex journalist: columnist, critic, Editor-in-Chief, television presenter. Promeneur du Champ de Mars avec Hector et Djery. Agent: J.P. Marshall
Sylvia Plath Was Reading This Novel Before She Died. It’s Brilliant.
www.nytimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:15 PM
ChatGPT violated German copyright law by ‘learning’ from song lyrics. OpenAI ordered to pay undisclosed damages for training its language models on artists’ work without permission.
ChatGPT violated copyright law by ‘learning’ from song lyrics, German court rules
OpenAI ordered to pay undisclosed damages for training its language models on artists’ work without permission
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:02 PM
ChatGPT violated German copyright law by ‘learning’ from song lyrics. OpenAI ordered to pay undisclosed damages for training its language models on artists’ work without permission.
UK police are hunting for a woman with a ‘Mar-a-Lago face’ over a racist incident in London. Turns out she’s MAGA supporter Melissa Rein Lively.
Cops Hunt ‘Mar-a-Lago Face’ Poster Girl Over Vile Race Attack
Police hunt couple allegedly involved in racist tirade.
www.thedailybeast.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:44 PM
UK police are hunting for a woman with a ‘Mar-a-Lago face’ over a racist incident in London. Turns out she’s MAGA supporter Melissa Rein Lively.
Reposted by Matthew Fraser
Read @daveweigel.bsky.social on the widespread societal consequences of Elon's link suppression:
talkingpointsmemo.com/tpm-25/how-e...
talkingpointsmemo.com/tpm-25/how-e...
How Elon Musk’s Changes to X Made Our Discourse Far Stupider
We don’t know the minute when X started throttling links to news,...
talkingpointsmemo.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Read @daveweigel.bsky.social on the widespread societal consequences of Elon's link suppression:
talkingpointsmemo.com/tpm-25/how-e...
talkingpointsmemo.com/tpm-25/how-e...
Nicolas Sarkozy, released from prison, having lunch today at the Flandrin in the 16th arrondissement. He looks like he's lost a lot of weight.
EXCLUSIF - Libéré, Nicolas Sarkozy s'offre un déjeuner avec Carla Bruni
Libéré après 20 jours de détention à la prison de la Santé, l'ancien président de la République a déjeuné ce mardi 11 novembre dans une brasserie parisienne.
www.parismatch.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Nicolas Sarkozy, released from prison, having lunch today at the Flandrin in the 16th arrondissement. He looks like he's lost a lot of weight.
I remember France's war against McDonald's. France lost that war. Let's see what happens with Shein.
France is at war with Shein. We should copy its tactics to defeat fast fashion | Nicole Lipman
The dirt-cheap clothing company has opened its first permanent store in Paris – and politicians and workers have united against it, says writer Nicole Lipman
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:27 PM
I remember France's war against McDonald's. France lost that war. Let's see what happens with Shein.
Reposted by Matthew Fraser
This pasta tariff madness threatens to cause a crisis in our home and beyond www.wsj.com/world/europe...
Italian Pasta Is Poised to Disappear From American Grocery Shelves
The Trump administration is set to impose duties of 107% on Italian pasta imports, among most punitive of the tariffs it has levied.
www.wsj.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:07 PM
This pasta tariff madness threatens to cause a crisis in our home and beyond www.wsj.com/world/europe...
The MAGA presidential contenders for 2028, including a Trump (of course). What a collection of incompetents.
Analysis | Ranking the 2028 Republican presidential contenders
Most of the contenders here are among Trump’s closest allies, but a non-MAGA candidate could bubble up.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:04 PM
The MAGA presidential contenders for 2028, including a Trump (of course). What a collection of incompetents.
November 10, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Glad to see this children’s playground and merry-go-round on the Champ de Mars reopened after its closure for the Olympics last year.
November 9, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Glad to see this children’s playground and merry-go-round on the Champ de Mars reopened after its closure for the Olympics last year.
Reposted by Matthew Fraser
France marks decade since harrowing Paris attacks
France marks decade since harrowing Paris attacks
France marks a decade next week since suffering its worst attack, with the only surviving attacker jailed for life and plans for a long-term memorial.
www.thelocal.fr
November 9, 2025 at 11:18 AM
France marks decade since harrowing Paris attacks
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Folks this is not a candid shot of the man at 11PM on a weekend, this is what he was doing while sitting in the middle of an internationally broadcast major press conference in the Oval Office
He is cooked, get him out of there ASAP—before we find ourselves in the midst of a second Great Depression
He is cooked, get him out of there ASAP—before we find ourselves in the midst of a second Great Depression
November 9, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Folks this is not a candid shot of the man at 11PM on a weekend, this is what he was doing while sitting in the middle of an internationally broadcast major press conference in the Oval Office
He is cooked, get him out of there ASAP—before we find ourselves in the midst of a second Great Depression
He is cooked, get him out of there ASAP—before we find ourselves in the midst of a second Great Depression
Reposted by Matthew Fraser
A 2014 security report resurfaced this week showing that the password for the server managing the CCTV network at the Louvre, was, in fact, just "LOUVRE."
Here are some examples of technological mishaps and infamous faux pas(swords): https://cnn.it/47Ld0kR
Here are some examples of technological mishaps and infamous faux pas(swords): https://cnn.it/47Ld0kR
November 9, 2025 at 11:00 AM
A 2014 security report resurfaced this week showing that the password for the server managing the CCTV network at the Louvre, was, in fact, just "LOUVRE."
Here are some examples of technological mishaps and infamous faux pas(swords): https://cnn.it/47Ld0kR
Here are some examples of technological mishaps and infamous faux pas(swords): https://cnn.it/47Ld0kR
Berlin, Athens, Stockholm, Madrid and... Amiens (Emmanuel Macron's home town).
Continental thrift: five of the best cities in Europe for vintage shopping
From flea markets in Berlin to thrift stores in Athens, a vintage shopping veteran picks her favourite places to shop for preloved bargains and unique souvenirs
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Berlin, Athens, Stockholm, Madrid and... Amiens (Emmanuel Macron's home town).
This is infuriating: In the 10th arrondissement of Paris, four poplar trees had to be cut down after private contractors ripped out their roots during a job. Fucking idiots.
Paris : quatre peupliers abattus en urgence après une faute de l’entreprise de travaux
Quatre grands peupliers du square des Maures (Xe) ont été abattus jeudi après que l’entreprise Fayolle a arraché leurs racines lors de trava
www.leparisien.fr
November 8, 2025 at 10:23 AM
This is infuriating: In the 10th arrondissement of Paris, four poplar trees had to be cut down after private contractors ripped out their roots during a job. Fucking idiots.
How a cat named KitKat became San Francisco's latest symbol of anti-tech rage.
How a cat named KitKat became San Francisco’s latest symbol of anti-tech rage
This isn’t the first time driverless car technology has been demonized in San Francisco, but it took the death of a cat to really galvanize — and divide — the public.
www.sfchronicle.com
November 8, 2025 at 10:17 AM
How a cat named KitKat became San Francisco's latest symbol of anti-tech rage.
Larry the Cat, now 18, will soon become the longest continuous resident of Downing Street since William Pitt the Younger.
A rats to riches story: Larry the Downing Street cat finds place in TV spotlight
Popularity of Britain’s top mouser – ‘the guy to meet in No 10’ – to feature in documentary series
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Larry the Cat, now 18, will soon become the longest continuous resident of Downing Street since William Pitt the Younger.
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The death of KitKat, a brown tabby cat, has reverberated throughout San Francisco after a Waymo struck the cat and continued driving.
But mourners’ grief has been complicated by who, or what, should be held accountable.
But mourners’ grief has been complicated by who, or what, should be held accountable.
Death of KitKat, a beloved San Francisco cat, reignites fury over robotaxis
A Waymo taxi struck the brown tabby, a Mission District fixture, raising questions about the role of self-driving cars in the neighborhood.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 8, 2025 at 10:00 AM
The death of KitKat, a brown tabby cat, has reverberated throughout San Francisco after a Waymo struck the cat and continued driving.
But mourners’ grief has been complicated by who, or what, should be held accountable.
But mourners’ grief has been complicated by who, or what, should be held accountable.
"A significant number of BBC reporters and editors are routinely confusing journalism with activism."
Leaked dossier on BBC standards raises troubling questions
The overriding suggestion is that a significant number of BBC reporters and editors are routinely confusing journalism with activism
www.thetimes.com
November 8, 2025 at 9:56 AM
"A significant number of BBC reporters and editors are routinely confusing journalism with activism."
Activists in Venice are campaigning to save a dolphin spotted in the lagoon.
Dolphin seen near St Mark’s Square inspires Venetian rescue effort
Safety of apparently fearless Mimmo at risk as the acrobatic bottlenose attracts admirers and selfie tours
www.theguardian.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Activists in Venice are campaigning to save a dolphin spotted in the lagoon.
