If journalism hadn’t kidnapped me, I would have become an artist-musician or a boxer. Because these are two major arts that transport me beyond my human condition, wrote Michel Mboungou-Kiongo, former CEO of Télé Congo (1994-1997), on his Facebook page. “I grew up in music. Already as a child, all my brothers and all … Read more
They’re romantic, cutesy, ridiculous, infuriating and tight-knit, but you have to admit, they’re also terribly heartwarming. No matter how much we want to hate them, Christmas movies always end up bamboozling us, despite a scenario fed by a long list of clichés, which never stops growing… The characters are always dressed in red and green … Read more
Twelve high-level athletes, supervised by their respective staff, under the direction of Aristotelis, national coach of the French team para-climbing and his counterpart Christina confronted the routes prepared for the occasion by the two international openers, at the Salle Marie-Paradis in Besançon. Two days of great preparation in this discipline with three specialties, speed, difficulty … Read more
DIn the months following the invasion of Crimea by Russia in 2014, anonymous photos spread on social networks representing laughing warriors, surrounded by their banners, seated around a scribe writing a missive. The photographer Youry Bilak was soon to give the key to this tableau vivant. Ukrainian soldiers replayed a canvas of Ilia Repine painted … Read more
About 600 new cases of Covid-19 are officially detected per day at the moment. In contact with infected patients, more and more hospital staff are also infected. A painful situation according to some, manageable according to others. “Tonn work with pasian pozitif, to pa pou pozitif twa osi? says a nurse from the Subramania Bharati … Read more
A form of ecstasy sometimes seemed to hover this Saturday evening over the Trans Musicales. After a first night dominated by mutant rhythmsthen magnetic vibrations who embraced the concerts the next day, the spirits of music seemed to have been summoned to the Parc des expositions in Rennes to offer several scheduled formations a kind … Read more
Of Moroccan origin, Saïd Amellal, a well-known figure in football in the Agenais, was obviously in heaven on Saturday evening. His two heart countries have qualified for the 2022 World Cup and will face each other in the semi-finals. “I pinch myself again,” he slips into a broad smile. We imagine that you had a … Read more
Travels From the choir to the cloister, Saint-Paul de Liège Cathedral offers a visit to more than ten centuries of history and religious and artistic heritage. By Florence Pirard / Photos Guy Focant The Saint-Paul church, founded around 965, was initially a collegiate church established in a developing city. At the beginning of the 19th … Read more
With its tokens and pieces to manipulate, the Osmo educational game suite offers an excellent balance between the physical and virtual worlds. It allows children to play while learning – which should (also) appeal to parents. Both nemesis and guardian angels of overwhelmed parents, our view of the place of tablets in the lives of … Read more
The finale of the winter 2023 women’s collection show unveiled by Celine at the Wiltern Theater in Los Angeles. COURTESY OF CELINE A mythical rock hall in Los Angeles and Iggy Pop, one of the last rock icons, headlining: for his second real show since the pandemic, Hedi Slimane imagined for Celine, of which he … Read more