Paris Letter: Performer sang of her beloved city, of amour, rebellion and fleeting pleasures

Wounded survivors testify in Paris detailing massacre which killed 12 of their colleagues

Unthinkable: Sartre and Schopenhauer make the list but Peig Sayers deserves inclusion too

In the midst of such darkness, how can one find the light?

Unthinkable: Meaning can be found in everything from a loving relationship to playing chess, says philosopher Jonathan Rowson

Winning fragrances from Byredo, Timothy Han/Edition, Chanel and Jo Malone

Film-maker Nadir Dendoune is reappropriating the north African immigrant story

Unthinkable: Literature allows us capture ‘weirdness’ of life, says Matthew McKeever

Riba’s Woman Architect of the Year prize just the latest big award for Irishwoman

Film director most well known for ‘Shoah’ which he spent 12 years making

Shift in Brexit deadline or further fudge awaits as hard Brexiteers run clock down

Sorbonne protests 50 years ago ushered in a new era. Today’s students are ‘too busy’ to protest

Joshua: ‘Boxing is not just about knocking people out. It’s healthy living, discipline’

So much of our youth was wasted on slight philosophies offering shallow answers to overwhelming questions

An encounter with homeless children in Ireland spurred the director to make films that challenge political beliefs

WWW has shifted away from opportunities of World Wide Web into the World Wild West

Long after existentialist philosopher’s death, simmering rivalry links protagonists

Irish Times readers share their experiences of shared toilets and one-bar electric heaters