Kategori: Culture
Madrid | A museum for blind people to discover monuments
(Madrid) With their fingertips, José Pedro and Marina search for the entrance to the Sagrada Familia, explore its façade, then go back up a tower: in Madrid, a museum exhibits…
Bob Woodward’s War | A New Book About Foreign Conflict and Domestic Politics
(New York) Bob Woodward continues his long tradition of releasing a book in an election year with the publication of Warwhich will focus on conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle…
why do athletes always run counterclockwise?
The athletics events began Thursday at the Stade de France on a purple track on which the athletes, as they have for more than 100 years, run in an anti-clockwise…
A neighborhood is worth a thousand words | Discovering Verdun, one verse at a time
The Press introduces you to Montreal neighborhoods through literature, guided by authors who have made their environment a source of inspiration. Published at 1:13 a.m. Updated at 5:15 a.m. The…
The closing ceremony reveals its first secrets
Published 08/07/2024 12:18 Update 08/07/2024 12:18 Video length: 2 min The closing ceremony reveals its first secrets The closing ceremony reveals its first secrets (Franceinfo) The closing ceremony of the…
Lina’s disappearance: search resumes
Published 08/07/2024 10:00 Video length: 1 min Lina’s disappearance: search resumes Lina’s disappearance: search resumes (Franceinfo) After new clues, the search has resumed concerning the Lina case. On Tuesday, August…
The youngest athletes at the Olympic Games
Fay De Fazio Ebert is the youngest Canadian athlete at the Olympics, but she’s not the youngest to compete. Is there a minimum age to compete in the Olympics? The…
Around the competition, from the Public Market to the Grand’rue, a 56th edition of the FICG with a belly full of ideas
Granby will shine from August 8 to 18 as the Festival de la chanson has never shone. Proclamation duly validated. You only have to scroll the cursor on the site…
The scenery of the Olympic competitions in the eye of Jean Balthazard
6 The Roland-Garros stadium is a powerful symbol in the world of tennis. Every year, it hosts the French Open, one of the four Grand Slam tournaments, which is among…
The unacceptable accepted, in the end!
Every time a conflict breaks out on the planet and civilians are injured or killed, our collective conversation of denunciation is set in motion. Politicians go all out in condemning…
Elon Musk announces he will sue several groups accused of boycotting X
“They have agreed to boycott X, which calls into question our ability to develop in the future,” said X CEO Linda Yaccarino. Published 08/06/2024 22:57 Reading time: 1 min Elon…
Pop Montreal | More than 200 artists in five days
Pop Montréal completes the unveiling of its programming this Tuesday. More than 200 artists will perform in some twenty Montreal venues from September 25 to 29. Published at 1:18 a.m.…
The number of employees in the culture and communications industry fell between 2018 and 2023
The number of employees for the entire culture and communications industry fell by approximately 16% between 2018 and 2023 in Quebec. Unsurprisingly, it is the print media sector that has…
Milos Raonic withdraws from the National Bank Open due to shoulder injury
Canadian Milos Raonic withdrew from the National Bank Open on Tuesday evening. The news came out about thirty minutes before the match he was due to play against Denmark’s Holger…
Star Academy adds teachers
Émily Bégin, Véronic DiCaire and Pierre Lapointe join the next season of Star Academy. TVA revealed the news on Tuesday. Published at 3:21 p.m. The trio will be part of…
Laura Nicolae wins the Robert-Cliche prize
A dead dog in a vacant lot next to his unconscious master, an officer and his incompetent trainee, children playing detectives, an aviator with a glass eye who mysteriously speaks…
The Bloc, “lazy,” say the Conservatives
The Conservatives took a swipe at the Bloc Québécois on Tuesday, accusing them of being “lazy” people who refuse to do the opposition’s main job of holding the government to…
Drake unveils three new songs on his website
(Toronto) Toronto rapper Drake surprised fans by releasing a massive amount of material on his website Tuesday afternoon, including photographs, behind-the-scenes videos and unreleased songs. Published at 5:02 p.m. David…
At the Biarritz Piano Festival, enchanting concerts with a view of the lighthouse and the ocean
The 15th edition of the piano festival continues in Biarritz until August 9 with a series of concerts that highlight the pianists of the new generation in often exceptional panoramas.…
How can we explain that we are still breaking sporting records?
Pole vault, swimming, high jump… The Paris Olympic Games are the scene of many feats and new world records. These performances fascinate the public. How can athletes constantly push human…