[la france] la mutation des cafés de paris

Le tout temps, les bistrots ont fait l'esprit et la réputation de Paris. Pour le promeneur, ils font partie du décor. Dès lors, la moindre évolution de leur décoration change l'allure des rues. Le vrai, le mesurable ou bien le moins contestable de l'entreprise, c'est l'impulsion donnée à la ville, ou plutôt la visibilité accordée à l'irréductible besoin de sociabilité. Suivez.

[gesundheit] brisante balance zwischen krebs und diabetes

Wenn der Körper die Entstehung von Krebszellen unterdrückt, zahlt er einen hohen Preis: Jene Stoffe, die einen Tumor verhindern, töten die anfälligen Zellen vorsichtshalber. Forscher fanden jetzt heraus, wie ein Zellwächter dabei nicht nur schützt - sondern auch schadet. Die Geschichte ist hier.

[spoiler] answers to village quiz embedded in text

Here are the promised answers, only you'll have to skim through the text to find out.

[parallels] the implosion of labour

"This week we have seen the resurfacing of traditional Labour politics," wrote former foreign minister Denis MacShane. "If this takes root, Labour may - like its Australian counterpart - face years in the wilderness." Do you know what actually did happen in Australia? I have a parent living in Australia, as Spike Milligan did, and word was it was all to do with a man named Mark Latham. This is a short, personal perspective.

[england] how well do you know your villages

All right. Are you sitting comfortably two-square on your botty? Then I’ll begin. Here are five villages: Virginia Water, Filey, Haworth Village, Ottery St Mary and Boscombe. There are twenty statements here, associated with these villages. Answers will appear today at 2100, London time, in the form of the original five articles from which the facts were drawn. [America – your turn is tomorrow.] Good luck!

[geographical mysteries] adrift on the the sargasso sea

This is part one of a new series on spots in the world which have puzzled man for centuries. The Sargasso Sea [see map] is part of the North Atlantic Ocean, lying roughly between the West Indies and the Azores. Here, the heart of the Bermuda Triangle is covered by the strangest and most notorious sea on the planet - named after a kind of seaweed which lazily floats over its entire expanse, called sargassum. The myths [and maybe truths] about this sea predate the more infamous Bermuda Triangle by a considerable period. Read on.