The French referendum cast a dark shadow over the Brussels summit.

ECONOMIST: The European Union

Isner beat Federer on clay in February as the U.S. defeated Switzerland in the previous round, and he is now looking to be a real dark horse as the buildup to the French Open begins.

CNN: STORY HIGHLIGHTS

Meanwhile, Breillat frames the legend with scenes of a pair of modern girls (Marilou Lopes-Benites and Lola Giovanetti) who read it aloud, infusing the rational openness and practical troubles of French daily life with the dark mysteries of distant times.

NEWYORKER: Bluebeard

Add their French-born children, and the proportion of the dark-skinned is a lot higher still.

ECONOMIST: France, race and immigration

Perhaps, however, it is time to let the French, as well as other corners of market-averse Europe, in on a dark secret.

ECONOMIST: Charlemagne

The French state extending into Africa to bring the benefits of commerce and Christianity to what all Europe considered the dark places of the world.

BBC: Part Three - France and the World