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Currently at Financial Times Weekend. French-British journalist based in London with bylines in FT, Konfekt, Something Curated, A Rabbit’s Foot, The Upcoming.

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Konfekt Magazine Email
Konfekt Magazine Email

Books 📚

David Szalay’s ‘Flesh’ wins the 2025 Booker Prize for fiction
David Szalay’s ‘Flesh’ wins the 2025 Booker Prize for fiction
Helen Garner wins the 2025 Baillie Gifford Prize

Interviews 🎙️

“Technique is only a vessel, what truly moves people is honesty, fragility, courage”: Adam Palka and Carolina López Moreno on Faust
Shuyi Cao and the Poetics of Perpetual Transformation

Film reviews 🎥

The Salt Path
The Salt Path

Arts Reviews 🎨

À la Colombe d'Or, where you sleep beneath a Picasso
À la Colombe d'Or, where you sleep beneath a Picasso
Giuseppe Penone: Thoughts in the Roots at Serpentine South Gallery
Giuseppe Penone: Thoughts in the Roots at Serpentine South Gallery
Monet and London. Views of the Thames at The Courtauld Gallery
Monet and London. Views of the Thames at The Courtauld Gallery
Millet: Life on the Land at the National Gallery
Millet: Life on the Land at the National Gallery
Portraits of Dogs: From Gainsborough to Hockney at the Wallace Collection
Portraits of Dogs: From Gainsborough to Hockney at the Wallace Collection
Marie Antoinette Style at the V&A
Marie Antoinette Style at the V&A
Action, Gesture, Performance: Feminism, the Body and Abstraction at Whitechapel Gallery
Action, Gesture, Performance: Feminism, the Body and Abstraction at Whitechapel Gallery
The Genesis: Do Ho Suh, Walk the House at Tate Modern
The Genesis: Do Ho Suh, Walk the House at Tate Modern
Nalini Malani: My Reality Is Different at the National Gallery
Nalini Malani: My Reality Is Different at the National Gallery
Naomi: In Fashion at the V&A
Naomi: In Fashion at the V&A
Flowers – Flora in Contemporary Art & Culture at Saatchi Gallery
Flowers – Flora in Contemporary Art & Culture at Saatchi Gallery
Cartier at the V&A
Cartier at the V&A
The Other Art Fair
The Other Art Fair
Astonishing Things: The Drawings of Victor Hugo at the Royal Academy
Astonishing Things: The Drawings of Victor Hugo at the Royal Academy
The Face Magazine: Culture Shift at the National Portrait Gallery
The Face Magazine: Culture Shift at the National Portrait Gallery
Marina Abramovic: Healing Frequency at Moco Museum
Marina Abramovic: Healing Frequency at Moco Museum

Theatre Reviews 🎭

The Land of the Living at the National Theatre
The Land of the Living at the National Theatre
Inter Alia at the National Theatre
Inter Alia at the National Theatre
The Unbelievers at the Royal Court Theatre
The Unbelievers at the Royal Court Theatre
Medea at the Coronet Theatre
Medea at the Coronet Theatre
The Estate at the National Theatre
The Estate at the National Theatre
Here We Are at the National Theatre
Here We Are at the National Theatre
Dancing at Lughnasa at the National Theatre
Dancing at Lughnasa at the National Theatre
Cuckoo at the Royal Court Theatre
Cuckoo at the Royal Court Theatre
The House of Bernarda Alba at the National Theatre
The House of Bernarda Alba at the National Theatre
The Importance of Being Earnest at the National Theatre
The Importance of Being Earnest at the National Theatre

Music/Concert Reviews 🎵

BBC Proms 2025: The Last Night of the Proms at the Royal Albert Hall
BBC Proms 2025: The Last Night of the Proms at the Royal Albert Hall
BBC Proms 2025: The Great American Songbook and Beyond with Samara Joy
BBC Proms 2025: The Great American Songbook and Beyond with Samara Joy
“Technique is only a vessel, what truly moves people is honesty, fragility, courage”: Adam Palka and Carolina López Moreno on Faust
“Technique is only a vessel, what truly moves people is honesty, fragility, courage”: Adam Palka and Carolina López Moreno on Faust
Drum Tao at Peacock Theatre
Drum Tao at Peacock Theatre
Mahler and Messiaen: Barbara Hannigan conducts the LSO and Aphrodite Patoulidou at the Barbican
Mahler and Messiaen: Barbara Hannigan conducts the LSO and Aphrodite Patoulidou at the Barbican
The Handmaid’s Tale at the English National Opera
The Handmaid’s Tale at the English National Opera
La Traviata at the Royal Opera House
La Traviata at the Royal Opera House

Food & Drink 🍷

The London Coffee Festival 2023: A triumphant return offering a truly immersive sensory experience
The London Coffee Festival 2023: A triumphant return offering a truly immersive sensory experience

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