It’s ‘apéro’ time! France’s wine, chips and chill ritual

Exactly half a century ago, at the start of Valéry Giscard d’Estaing’s presidency, political scientist Maurice Duverger published La Monarchie Républicaine, ou Comment les Démocraties se Donnent des Rois (“The Republican Monarchy, or How Democracies Give Themselves Kings,” 1974). In it, he described the evolution of the Fifth Republic toward… Read Details ⇢

Host a party your friends won’t stop talking about all 2025.  (iStock ) If you’re throwing a New Year’s Eve party this year, be prepared to host the party of the new year with the right party supplies. From 2025 glasses to balloons, table covers, napkins and more, these party supplies… Read Details ⇢

Monrovia, Liberia – More than a week ago, a devastating blaze raged through the halls of power in Liberia’s capital, Monrovia, when the parliament building caught fire, destroying vital offices and archives. The incident was the second fire in a week and came a day after several people were injured… Read Details ⇢

Throughout 2024 we once again saw that the use of virtual private network (VPN) services remains high across the world. People have been turning en masse to the security software as a means to bypass ever-growing internet restrictions, protect their privacy and security against new threats, and improve their overall… Read Details ⇢

One of President Joe Biden’s latest decisions was to commute the sentences of 37 death row inmates on Monday, December 23. Human rights organizations hailed this measure, which applies to an unprecedented number of inmates currently on death row. Biden’s announcement, which is much more respectable than the highly controversial… Read Details ⇢

Don’t mess with Carmela Soprano. Edie Falco, the actress who played the wife of Tony Soprano on the acclaimed HBO series “The Sopranos,” revealed in an interview with New York Knicks stars Jalen Brunson and Josh Hart that she was really upset with Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid during the… Read Details ⇢

Until recently, it was authoritarian capitalist regimes such as those in Russia and China that were characterised as plutocratic: Putin’s government, well known to be dominated by powerful oligarchs such as Yuri Kovalchuk, Gennady Timchenko and the Rotenberg brothers; and China’s Communist Party, which over the last couple of decades has… Read Details ⇢

New GPUs offer robust performance for gaming and creativity High-performance eGPUs are prefect for users seeking portable graphical power However these eGPUs will not come cheap AMD’s growing presence in the eGPU space is becoming more apparent as brands continue to integrate its GPUs into their products. AOOSTAR recently launched… Read Details ⇢

Former finance minister Tito Mboweni. (Jeffrey Abrahams/Gallo Images) Adrian Alper, 51, acting coach, director, writer, comedian, voice artist and presenter who appeared in tele­vision series such as Gaz’lam, 7de Laan, Plek van die Vleisvreters and Sterlopers. Died 14 May. Alain Delon, 88, French actor, producer and writer who won numerous… Read Details ⇢