Kategori: Culture
Those who bring culture to life, everywhere in Quebec | Art makes people happy in Plaisance
In this summer series, our journalists meet people and institutions that promote culture outside of major centers. Published at 6:30 a.m. I have always loved the Petite-Nation, one of the…
A look back at the career of Thomas Jolly, the director of the Games ceremonies, in three memorable works
Thomas Jolly, the artistic mastermind behind the Olympic and Paralympic ceremonies, is known for his wildly imaginative theatre. France Télévisions – Culture Editorial Published 07/23/2024 6:02 PM Reading time: 3…
US fears Russia-China cooperation in the Far North
The Pentagon warned Monday against increased cooperation between Russia and China in the Arctic as climate change opens the region to increased competition for shipping routes and resources. “We have…
Agreement in principle ratified for the 700 victims of abuse at the Mont d’Youville orphanage in Beauport
A judge last week ratified the agreement in principle reached in May for the benefit of more than 700 victims of abuse perpetrated at Mont d’Youville in Beauport. The agreement…
We explain to you the vicarious violence, exercised by fathers or stepfathers on children to reach the mothers
At the beginning of July, several tragedies brought vicarious violence back to the forefront. This violence is carried out by fathers or stepfathers on children in order to reach mothers…
Performance at the Olympic opening ceremony? | Celine Dion has arrived in Paris
Singer Celine Dion has arrived in the French capital, and three days before the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, rumors seem to be confirmed about her participation…
Israeli athletes placed under high protection
Published 07/23/2024 3:31 PM Video length: 2 min Paris 2024: Israeli athletes placed under high protection Paris 2024: Israeli athletes placed under high protection (France 2) The elite GIGN unit…
Prostitution at the time of the Olympic Games | Fear of an “Uberization” of sexual services
(Paris) “In two clicks, the girl is with the client”: traditionally displayed in the street, prostitution is now nestled on a large scale on the internet. A new deal for…
An antiretroviral developed by Gilead based on the molecule lenacapavir could be a game-changer against AIDS
A treatment considered very promising against AIDS, which costs about $40,000 per person each year, could fall to around $40 in a generic version, according to an estimate unveiled Tuesday…
Celine Dion has arrived in Paris
Singer Celine Dion has arrived in the French capital, and three days before the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, rumors seem to be confirmed about her participation…
It’s a song that resembles us. Georges Moustaki, a lover in French
Georges Moustaki, a singer with a plural identity and rooted in the French language, has established a unique relationship with Brazilian music and artists throughout a career marked by the…
more and more employees are leaving their company with a mutual termination agreement
This amicable separation is increasingly requested, sometimes at the initiative of the employee himself. Published 07/23/2024 11:58 Reading time: 2 min A France Travail sign in Paris, 2024, illustration photo.…
Novelist Nancy Huston, “sister” of the prisoners
(Dieulefit) “I am their sister”: the French-Canadian author Nancy Huston talks to AFP about her commitment to prisoners, “destinies as battered as those of artists” and her encounters in French…
La Patrie Building, Sainte-Catherine Street: a project still under construction for the Church of Scientology of Montreal
There are 800 vacant buildings in Montreal. Many could be reused, and a number even have strong heritage value. Here are the stories of some of these abandoned places and…
Promoting our national repertoire to better connect with each other
Reading Mélissa Anctil’s letter, “The era is one of cultural recycling”, published in The dutyit seems essential to me to answer the question posed: “What do we gain by reviving…
TESCREAL Movement: Do you see the specter of eugenic thinking rising again?
Let’s say it from the outset: the Nazi crimes committed between 1933 and 1945—of which the Jewish genocide is undoubtedly the one that rightly attracts the most public attention—require the…
The return of the MAD festival
The MAD (fashion, arts, entertainment) festival is back this year and will be held from August 22 to 25 at the Quartier des spectacles. For its 24e edition, more than…
Krummavísur | An exotic trip to Iceland
With his character Kornelius Jakobsson, the French writer Ian Manook (who is behind Yeruldelgger and other novels written under various pseudonyms) always draws us into slightly crazy stories where we…
trials, sketches by Coluche, mentor of Claude François… a life in the shadows in the star system of the 1980s
A small record seller turned talent scout, Paul Lederman, who died at the age of 84, was the impresario of big stars, from Claude François to Coluche and Les Inconnus,…
Construction begins on Calgary Flames’ new home arena, Scotia Place
Construction began Monday on the Calgary Flames’ new $800 million arena. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek took part in a groundbreaking ceremony Monday for the arena…