Kategori: Culture
Liza’s Games. Teddy Riner, Léon Marchand, Florent Manaudou: the Titans
Every day, Bixente Lizarazu, 1998 football world champion and franceinfo consultant, gives us his analysis of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Published 08/03/2024 11:01 Update 08/03/2024 11:11 Reading time: 3…
Ignored and gagged by the CAQ, healthcare professionals will be heard
Last April, healthcare professionals who are members of the Fédération interprofessionnelle de la santé du Québec (FIQ) sent a strong message to the government to indicate that the current negotiations…
Why Venezuela is important from a geopolitical point of view
The disputed presidential election of July 28 in Venezuela has repercussions on the Americas, the Middle East and the world. This country in northern South America has been for 25…
Can the public change the face of the Olympics?
“History news” about the Olympic Games. Fabrice d’Almeida, our history consultant, tells us the latest news about Olympic history every morning. Published 08/03/2024 09:42 Reading time: 2 min Beach volleyball…
How Olympic DJs get the Parisian crowd in the mood
From Joe Dassin to Edith Piaf to Daft Punk, the various DJs recruited to host the Paris 2024 Olympics can “pick” from a playlist of 4,000 tracks. They adapt each…
Osheaga Festival | Noah Kahan Madness Strikes Again
He was here a while ago, and now we’re already welcoming him back. For the second time in four months, Montreal audiences were treated to a major Noah Kahan show…
Public Media Series from Elsewhere Seen from Here: Let the Music Play on Public Radio
For over a century in democratic societies, public broadcasting institutions have been driven by three main objectives: to educate, inform and entertain. However, almost everywhere, between budget cuts and crises…
Exquisite getaway to Maison de Soma in the Laurentians
This text is part of the special Pleasures notebook A magnificent place with multiple vocations, the Maison de Soma is above all the great dream of Édith Foliot and Didier…
Osheaga Festival | Praise and Smiles
Whether it was about the atmosphere of the event, the logistics of the site or the programming, festival-goers at Parc Jean-Drapeau were quick to throw flowers on Friday. It was…
Moscow Admits Russians Recovered in Prisoner Swap Linked to Intelligence Services
Russian opposition figures released in a historic prisoner swap between Moscow and the West said Friday they had never asked to be sent home and said the deal could encourage…
The 1975 band sued by festival over Malaysia show
The 1975 are being sued over a kiss between singer Matty Healy and another band member during a show in Malaysia that ended a music festival last year. Healy had…
Universal Studios is preparing a biopic on singer Britney Spears
The biopic will be based on the singer’s autobiographical book, “The Woman in Me,” which was published last October and has sold more than 2.5 million copies in the United…
Wildfires could disrupt Perseid meteor shower
The Perseid meteor shower is expected to enjoy “astronomically very good conditions” this year. But smoke from wildfires, including the one raging in Jasper National Park in Alberta, threatens to…
UK clashes: Evening of violence in Sunderland
Riots broke out late Friday in Sunderland, where British police officers were subjected to “serious violence” according to police, the latest clashes following the murder of three young girls earlier…
Kamala Harris has chosen sides in the Drake–Kendrick feud
In the midst of the feud between Drake and Kendrick Lamar, a newcomer, and not the least: Kamala Harris, probable candidate of the Democratic Party in the American election. Published…
Kamala Harris officially becomes the Democratic candidate to face Donald Trump
Kamala Harris has been assured since Friday of becoming her party’s candidate in the US presidential election in November and of facing Donald Trump, a lightning coronation less than two…
US sues TikTok over collection of children’s personal data
The U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against TikTok on Friday, accusing the popular app, already under threat of a ban in the United States, of “widespread violations of…
“Nothing justifies threatening an artist,” says Emmanuel Macron after the cyber-harassment complaint filed by Thomas Jolly
Several participants in the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympic Games have since been the targets of insults on social networks, targeting in particular their sexual orientation, their origins or…
In Rouen, students of a masterclass practice their scales on the abbey organ, a masterpiece by Cavaillé-Coll
Led by Jean-Baptiste Monnot, this course offers students the chance to play one of the most exceptional instruments in the world, in the heart of the Saint-Ouen abbey. France Télévisions…
Drunk Driving | Justin Timberlake Pleads Not Guilty, License Suspended
(Sag Harbor) A New York judge suspended singer Justin Timberlake’s driver’s license Friday during a virtual court appearance on Long Island. Published at 1:01 p.m. Timberlake has pleaded not guilty…