This week's entertainment highlights include a debut novel exploring family secrets, a dancer's farewell performance, a singer's career evolution, and a leather artisan's creations. Read more...

São Paulo faces challenges from energy rationing and concession extensions to investigations into police misconduct and a sentencing for racial abuse, highlighting the city's complex issues. Read more...

Leipzig is buzzing with cultural events! Chris Ware's comics exhibition and the Bach Archive's new manuscript collection are drawing crowds, while Candace Bushnell inspires in Prague. Read more...

A new book delves into a family's hidden past, while wine journalists at Le Monde unveil their top picks for white wines from the Côte-du-Rhône region. Read more...