Kategori: Culture
Interview | The Thousand and One Lives of Stevie Van Zandt
Best friend of Bruce Springsteen on stage and Tony Soprano on screen, influential anti-apartheid activist, founder of the coolest satellite radio channel: Steven Van Zandt is not just a simple…
Playing with colors in the garden
This text is part of the special Pleasures notebook In the garden, plant associations in a thousand colors, materials in increasingly unusual shades and the reflections of the sun which…
By electric bike, from one mural to another
This text is part of the special Pleasures notebook Urban art, like cycling, is part of Montreal’s identity. What if we combined these two symbols of the city during a…
Plains of Songs | Finally, a real celebration of our song
As soon as a supercharged DJ took his place around 7 p.m., playing French hits, we knew it was going to be a big one. party. Already, thousands of people…
40 Years of Born in the USA | Twelve Shades of America and Bruce Springsteen
“It’s rare that an artist’s seventh album is their most popular,” observes Steven Hyden, and yet this is the case with Born in the USA by Bruce Springsteen, released on…
Musical archaeology at the service of Jacques Offenbach in the editing of “La vie parisienne” in Quebec
The grand opera of the Quebec Opera Festival, which has been held since July 24, will be Parisian life by Jacques Offenbach presented on August 2, 3 and 4, under…
Harmony, the Wisconsin township that is thwarting polarization in the United States
On the Madison Road from Chicago lies a well-kept secret that, in these tense and violent political times in the United States, is perhaps worth revealing: Harmony Township. Located on…
Céline and the Paris Games: the apotheosis
Paris will always be Paris and Céline will always be Céline. That’s what I remember from this opening ceremony of the first Summer Olympics in the City of Lights in…
Neighborhood literature: Hochelaga-Maisonneuve between shadow and light
Fourth and final article in a series dedicated to books that crystallize the essence of a Montreal neighborhood. This week, we delve into the works of those who immortalized Hochelaga-Maisonneuve.…
“Choreographies for the living”: freedom is a place
Choreographies for the living brings together the writings of two activists who reach out to each other in an epistolary relationship spanning the years of the COVID-19 pandemic. The reader…
Beware of fake Olympic tickets and other scams!
During these Olympic Games, the authorities and banks are warning about the increase in fraud attempts. Details from Fanny Guinochet. Published 07/27/2024 07:38 Update 07/27/2024 08:16 Be careful with your…
Strawberry and mint tartlets with whipped coconut cream
This text is part of the special Pleasures notebook If you have the good idea to cook the cups in advance in the morning before it gets too hot, this…
50 years ago, the improbable happened with the show “I saw the wolf, the fox, the lion”
The 50th anniversary of the opening show of the SuperFrancoFête is an opportunity to reflect on the unique nature of this event. The question we must ask ourselves is whether…
Stopped by police in New York | Justin Timberlake was not driving drunk, according to his lawyer
(New York) American pop star Justin Timberlake was not intoxicated when he was pulled over one night in June driving a BMW in an ultra-upscale area east of New York,…
Readers’ Corner | Céline Dion, “the very example of Olympic desire”
An example of courage and tenacity, a performance vibrant with emotion… The readers who responded to our call to all on Céline Dion’s number at the Paris Games are full…
Marie-José Pérec and Teddy Riner lit the cauldron as the last torchbearers
Published 07/26/2024 11:33 PM Update 07/27/2024 01:31 Video length: 1 min Paris 2024: the lighting of the cauldron by Marie-José Pérec and Teddy Riner Paris 2024: the lighting of the…
Readers’ Corner | “She is the very example of Olympic desire”
An example of courage and tenacity, a performance vibrant with emotion… The readers who responded to our call to all on Céline Dion’s number at the Paris Games are full…
Drone and water surveillance in the Boucherville Islands after numerous incidents
Drone and on-water surveillance will be increased around the Boucherville Islands, where the presence of boaters has been the cause of numerous accidents and nuisances for several years. The City…
Quebec’s estimate of losses related to the decree protecting the woodland caribou called into question
Quebec has been saying for several weeks that the decree issued by Ottawa would result in approximately 2,000 direct and indirect job losses in the forestry industry and would cause…
Calling all | What did you think of Celine Dion’s number?
Singing the Olympic Games Celine Dion and Lady Gaga are eagerly awaited in Paris this Friday for the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games. In the past, other artists have…