White Noise, Don DeLillo’s great novel, is many things – a postmodern comedy about academia, a damning critique of consumerism, a meditation on the fear of death, an apocalyptic epic, an experimental deconstruction of American culture. What many believed it wasn’t, however, was adaptable. Noah Baumbach is here to prove them wrong with perhaps the … Read more
Jean-Yves Tadié has published a biography of Marcel Proust. ” In Search of Lost Time »is a fiction of Marcel Proust published in sevenvolumes (1913 to 1927). A “work-world” that can be explored ad infinitum.Watch out, masterpiece! This monumental fresco is a meditation on memory, art and time. ” In Search of Lost Time »is … Read more
Never had the pope gone so far since the start of the war between Ukraine and Russia. He launched, Sunday, October 2 in front of the crowd gathered in Place Saint-Pierre, a ” call “ solemn to Vladimir Putin to obtain a ceasefire. “My appeal is addressed above all to the President of the Russian … Read more
In the French-speaking literary world, this is one of the events of the year: the publication on Thursday of the complete works of the Vaudois writer, poet and photographer Gustave Roud (1897-1976) by Zoé editions. The four-volume set has over 5,000 pages. Considered one of the greatest poets of French-speaking Switzerland, successor to Charles Ferdinand … Read more
This is his 32nd book. And it has sold millions of copies around the world. Yet the Toulouse writer Bernard Werber is always apprehensive when releasing a new book. He publishes this Wednesday The Diagonal of the Queens : the story of two women, two geniuses of chess, that everything opposes. Between wars, terrorist attacks … Read more
Sms, conversations multiples sur WhatsApp, notifications de médias, de réseaux sociaux… Dans une ère d’hyperconnexion, où l’on est sursollicité, il est ô combien facile de se laisser déconcentrer, au travail, en faisant ses devoirs, en cuisinant, en lisant… Bref : tout au long de la journée ! Les chiffres En moyenne, les Français passent … Read more
How to deal with sleep disorders? Sleep is important for health. It allows the body to rest and the cells to renew themselves. A drop in daily performance and concentration, an uncontrolled bad mood and a feeling of general fatigue… These are some of the symptoms of a lack of sleep. To sleep better, people … Read more
Running is very profitable in “well-being dose”: Production of endorphins and dopamine (happiness hormones) Endurance development cardiovascular relaxation and meditation The development of balance and stability adds to the strengths of trail running… Of course, we don’t run the trails like on the asphalt. The pace is slower and we learn to play with the … Read more
Much more needs to be done to protect mental health in the workplace, the United Nations urged on Wednesday, presenting new recommendations to reduce tensions there. To cope with the growing impact of anxiety and depression in the world of work, she advises the practice of yoga or “mindfulness” meditation in order to reduce stress. … Read more
Recognized as one of the main references in terms of well-being in Quebec, yoga master, meditation teacher and best-selling author, Nicole Bordeleau talks about the awareness and attitudes that open an ever-widening door on healing in her new self-help book, Healings interior. With wisdom and gentleness, the author generously shares parts of her life and … Read more