Kategori: Culture
Somerset House in London | A hundred firefighters mobilized against a fire
(London) Firefighters were working Saturday to “extinguish the last remaining flames” of a fire on the roof of Somerset House, an arts centre in central London, which has closed its…
The Sanaaq center, the library of the future?
All summer long, we will be offering you forays into libraries across Quebec to discover their little-known treasures, on unusual themes. This week, the library of the new Sanaaq center,…
Charlebois symphonique | An 80th symphonic anniversary
Robert Charlebois turned 80 on June 25, and he’s treating himself to a symphonic concert with the OSM for the occasion. We took the opportunity to catch up with him…
Forty-eight bells ring in harmony every day in Saint-Amand-les-Eaux in the North, during the Les Carillonnades festival.
For four days, the carillon players exceptionally come down from their towers to play in the gardens and make the song of the carillons heard. France Télévisions – Culture Editorial…
Review of “The City in Ashes” by Don Winslow
After having published nearly thirty successful novels, including several international bestsellersx (The border, Cartel, Corruption, etc.), Don Winslow is retiring — until further notice, at least… — with The city…
Ten years later, the Ice Bucket Challenge has advanced ALS research
A fun challenge to raise awareness about amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) began ten years ago in the United States. The “Ice Bucket Challenge” quickly went viral on social media. The…
Art centre in London | A hundred firefighters mobilised against the fire
(London) Around a hundred firefighters were battling a fire on the roof of Somerset House, an arts centre in the heart of London, on Saturday afternoon, which has closed its…
Selective listening | Arielle Soucy, zouz and Naya Ali
Every week, our music journalists add songs to the playlist of The Press on Spotify. Here are three recent tracks that are in our selection. Published at 9:00 a.m. Listen…
Seeing Nordicity differently through geography
“Le Devoir” invites you to take the back roads of university life. A proposal that is both scholarly and intimate, to be picked up all summer long like a postcard.…
About the so-called “high-frequency TGF” train project between Quebec and Toronto
Federal and provincial Ministers of Transport, Mr. Legault, I believe that this project would be a serious mistake, a pipe dream. Indeed, it would involve trains that are still far…
like a return to the fundamentals of the White Stripes
American rocker Jack White released a new album, “No Name”, in early August, in the form of a return to saturated guitars and a big sound. Published 08/17/2024 10:40 Reading…
Post Malone’s F1 Trillion | Like a Cowboy
2024 is a big year for country music. A few months after the unmissable Cowboy Carter Beyoncé, here is another big champion of the charts, Post Malone, who has also…
After nearly 40 years as a journalist, Michel Jean is retiring
Michel Jean hosted his last newscast on TVA at noon on Friday. “But I’m not retiring,” the best-selling bookseller in Quebec insists. Writing will also take up a lot of…
Donald Trump and the Amish
In the state of Pennsylvania, the last presidential election was particularly close. Donald Trump won in 2016, then Joe Biden in 2020, each time by a margin of about one…
Decryption | The momentum of country music
The least we can say is that the stars were in favor of launching a festival like Lasso, back at Parc Jean-Drapeau for the third time. Country music is not…
PODCAST. “My life in Antarctica” (5/6): daily life
Sophie Faille, an emergency doctor, was selected to be the doctor at the French scientific base Dumont d’Urville in Antarctica for 15 months. The 5th episode immerses us in the…
It’s a song that resembles us. Charles Aznavour and the impossible VF of “She”
Having become an Anglo-Saxon standard since he recorded it for a British television series, this song has never had success in a French version. An exception in Aznavour’s work. Published…
The new headquarters of the National Bank, a sculpture tower
Essential in the art market, companies do not only collect. They also exhibit. Three of these collections have recently found new showcases. As an urban tour, in the form of…
In the footsteps of Lucy Maud Montgomery in Prince Edward Island
This text is part of the special Pleasures notebook To mark the 150the Lucy Maud Montgomery’s birthday, nearly 80 events have been scheduled across Prince Edward Island to commemorate the…
Verdi’s Requiem | The highlight of the Classical Spree
This is the Requiem by Verdi which is the highlight of the Classical Spree this year. The Press attended the first performance of the work on Friday evening in a…