MENU Log in subscribe Who are we ? Hors Série is a paid site entirely dedicated to filmed interviews with artistic or intellectual personalities. It is therefore a “cultural” site - unlike Arrêt sur images, which deals with media analysis… A "cultural" site, with "criticism" in it The criticism formulated by the personalities we interview, first of all, whom we choose for the strength of their position, the depth of their point of view, the radicality of their expression - whether we agree with them or not. Because it is also the “criticism” that we, as interviewers, can be called upon to produce: with respect for our guests, always, but with this requirement that keeps us out of the deference of promotional interviews. We're not here to shine pumps or serve soup; we are here to build a dynamic exchange with them, which makes us all think - them, us, you. It is about venturing a little off the beaten track of the cultural talk, which the mass media produce in series; it is, yes, to invent something that is: Where do we come from ? At the start Hors-Série was an offshoot of Stop on Images, which made its launch pad (technical development) and helped us put it into orbit ... But Hors-Série is an independent site, with its own editorial line: here, neither news nor media decryption is at the heart of our concerns. We want to meet artists, thinkers, researchers, and give ourselves the time to build an in-depth dialogue with them, far from promotional babble and circumstantial clashes ... It's a way of shedding light on the times and developing a space where his critical thinking is audible and accessible ... for a few euros. Why a paid site? Because it is a guarantee of absolute independence: no allegiance to anyone, neither to advertisers interested in market share, nor to the public authorities whose subsidy could become a vassalization. By relying only on our subscribers to fund our work, we not only ensure that this work has no other objective than its own qualities - honest, in-depth, documented programs, likely to retain their audiences - but also to that this work is paid to those who produce it: we consider that all work deserves wages. Also, our economic model allows us to remunerate “freelance”, for each program, the director-editor, as well as the journalist who presents it. This model also made it possible to remunerate the web developer, Where are we going ? If this model develops - if more and more subscribers come in - it will allow us to expand our offer and improve our services: for example by recruiting a person dedicated to the site on a full-time basis, by creating new new programs, by having the means to go further, in a foreign language, in order to make international critical thought heard; in short, we have no shortage of ideas for the future ... happy hour the team patchworks subscriptions WHO ARE WE ? THE TEAM HAPPY HOUR HELP CONTACT LEGAL NOTICE