Kategori: Culture
Lanaudière between cosmos and ancient Egypt
The Lanaudière Festival begins Saturday with a concert by Nicolas Ellis and the Orchestre de l’Agora, joined by scientist Farah Alibay, in a program combining Orion by Claude Vivier and…
Hugo pop! | Eat the bear eat!
I love the psychoculinary series The Bear. Its deliciously chosen music (REM, Counting Crows), its super-talented actors, its complex, bizarre and endearing characters, as well as the realism of its…
It’s a song that resembles us. Kassav’, global Creoleness
Kassav’, a group created in Paris by mixing Guadeloupean and Martinican musicians, will conquer the world with the genre it invented, zouk, which synthesizes the extraordinary crossroads of music from…
Montreal International Jazz Festival | On view indoors and outdoors this Saturday
Montreal International Jazz Festival A missed opportunity for Orville Peck Flamboyant cowboy Orville Peck performed at the Montreal International Jazz Festival Friday night, a year after canceling his appearance due…
Accepting weight gain
For reasons I don’t know—probably because I’ve never tried to understand them—my weight has been like a yoyo for a long time; it goes up and down easily. And I’m…
Completely Unplugged – Having Fun Outside…Like a Pro
Summer, as the saying goes, is made for playing. But how can you have fun at home when all those household chores demand your attention? It’s possible to lighten our…
Between the best and the worst | The best and the worst of RBO
In Between the best and the worstan artist revisits, one song or one moment at a time, the peaks and valleys of his work. On the occasion of the vinyl…
six people taken into custody, then released
These arrests took place as part of an investigation opened for “incitement to hatred online” following messages criticizing the star’s possible participation in the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games.…
Democracy in the dumps | Le Devoir
Drawing parallels between the current state of the world and the rise of fascism in the 1930s has its limits. Nevertheless, the contagious fascination with populist and authoritarian leaders is…
In northern Israel, the drums of war against the Hezbollah threat
On the border with Lebanon, the towns are almost emptied of their inhabitants. The Israelis are hoping for a large-scale war to drive Hezbollah away. “They can see us, this…
when parents send their children to spend the summer with their grandparents or at camp
The SNCF is expecting some 450,000 passengers in Parisian stations for the first weekend of the holiday, including many children heading to summer camps or grandparents’ homes. Published 06/07/2024 08:31…
Three colors to brighten up your garden
This text is part of the special Pleasures notebook Are you looking to create a flowerbed or redesign a corner of the yard by incorporating new varieties of plants this…
About the social responsibility of medical schools in Quebec
For over a year, we have been witnessing media outings from leaders linked to the Université du Québec (UQ) network who are calling on the government to create a new…
Smartphone-less teens tell their story of vanishing lifestyle
Among 12-17 year olds, more than 9 out of 10 own a smartphone. How do the few teenagers who don’t have one do it? Are their relationships with friends and…
Montreal International Jazz Festival | A missed opportunity for Orville Peck
Flamboyant cowboy Orville Peck performed at the Montreal International Jazz Festival Friday night, a year after canceling his appearance due to physical and mental health concerns. Last year at this…
Beyoncé now has her wax double at the Grévin Museum
The larger-than-life sculpture, which visitors to the Parisian museum have been able to admire since Thursday, took six months to complete. France Télévisions – Culture Editorial Published 07/05/2024 2:31 p.m.…
Julien Navas’ Quest: The Incredible Collection
Since childhood, Julien Navas has been feverishly collecting unusual objects. In his Ali Baba’s cave in Paris, he stores thousands of treasures: fossils of dinosaur excrement, ancient lightning rods, objects…
Singer-songwriter Tire le coyote releases new mini-album
The six-track mini-album was recorded during a show last December in Val-Morin. Published at 1:11 p.m. Tire le coyote is also starting a summer tour, which will begin this evening…
July 4 violence leaves at least 26 dead in US
Shootings and other violence over the July 4 holiday weekend left at least 26 people dead, including 11 in Chicago, and dozens more injured nationwide, authorities said. The Fourth of…
Can influencers influence legislative elections in France?
Several Instagrammers, broadcasters and other content creators are getting involved in the legislative elections that end Sunday in France. Between the “Popular Stream” on the left and the far-right influencers,…