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Château Picourneau 2020, Haut-Medoc, Bordeaux, France
The red Bordeaux of Monday evening to whistle on a piece of grilled hanger and fries, of course. Modest wine devoid of any pretension, but displaying Merlots (here for 75%)…
Wall Street ends up sharply, boosted by US indicators
(New York) The New York Stock Exchange ended sharply higher on Friday, buoyed by a series of indicators showing a deceleration in the economy and inflation, but also the resilience…
Innovations: the CES in Las Vegas presents our everyday objects of tomorrow
Innovations: the CES in Las Vegas presents our everyday objects of tomorrow Access to accessibility menu source site-21
the rise in interest rates “risks” generating “a real housing crisis”, according to Fnaim
Real estate: the rise in interest rates “risks” generating “a real housing crisis”, according to Fnaim Access to accessibility menu source site-19
Barolo 2017, Brandini, La Morra, Agricola Brandini, Piedmont, Italy
It is on tiptoe that the fine tannins of this Nebbiolo settle on the palate, as if they wanted to deconstruct the tenacious myth that a Barolo is a man’s…
[Critique] “Chef Oli turns rural”: who had this crazy idea?
I had no idea how to plant a tomato! And the way we take care of chickens, especially if we are afraid of them? Neither, as can be seen in…
December 2022 | Employment resists and still surprises in the United States
(Washington) The last month of 2022 was, for employment in the United States, in tune with this year, stubbornly strong despite the economic slowdown deliberately caused by the American central…
Consumer Electronics Show | An exhibition looks back at the failures of tech
(Las Vegas) An exhibition of tech duds, including a tweeter-only device or an Apple stereo system, reminds those who dream of greatness at CES in Las Vegas that failure is…
[Critique] “The Winter Players”: The “Puck” Setters
The excessively mild holiday season has reduced most outdoor rinks in Quebec to nothing, to the chagrin of Sunday hockey players, young and old. While waiting for the return of…
United States | TikTok’s future uncertain after government ban
(New York) Already highly criticized in the United States by Democrats and Republicans, TikTok begins a year under high tension after the passage of a law banning the popular video-sharing…
“X, Ten Years of Loving Notes and Foolin’ Around”, various artists
Defining the indefinable is a bit what seeks to accomplish Xcompilation highlighting the tenth anniversary of the unclassifiable label French Antinote. Prudently, we will say that his boss, Zaltan, likes…
[Critique] «Palomino», First Aid Kit
A little distraught in the ruins From the last time (five years ago, already), thwarted loves and successive breakups, Klara and Johanna Söderberg have pulled themselves together, rebuilding their music…
United States | Unemployment rate drops to 3.5% in December, 223,000 jobs created
(Washington) The unemployment rate fell in December in the United States, returning to its level of February 2019, just before the pandemic, while job creations, although slowing compared to November,…
European Stock Exchanges | Markets stabilize ahead of a busy day
(Paris) European stock markets are stable in the first exchanges on Friday, before the publication of many indicators, including inflation in the euro zone and official employment figures in the…
[Critique] “If These Walls Could Sing”, an incomplete history of Abbey Road
For her first documentary of her career, photographer and TV host Mary McCartney has explored a subject she knows intimately: the history of Abbey Road Studios, which was practically her…
small businesses will be able to renegotiate their contract with their supplier
Electricity: small businesses will be able to renegotiate their contract with their supplier Access to accessibility menu source site-21
in Missouri, it is now forbidden to sleep in all public places belonging to the State
United States: in Missouri, it is now forbidden to sleep in all public places belonging to the State Access to accessibility menu source site-19
The wanderer in us | The duty
Very young, I knew Pierre, Jacques, Yves and Gilles when they aroused respect for their abilities and their presence of mind. However, each subsequently lived through long years of wandering.…
[Analyse] The Republican Party subjected to the tyranny of its minority
The votes have followed and resembled each other for three days in the United States House of Representatives. No consensus emerges around the favorite, Kevin McCarthy. The cracks in Republican…
Wall Street penalized by American employment
(New York) The New York Stock Exchange ended lower on Thursday after early signs of a US job market that could prove too strong in the eyes of the US…