Tag: Culture
Why you should watch “Riverboom”, a funny documentary about an improbable journey – L’Express
Since I saw Claude Baechtold’s film, Riverboom, I can’t meet anyone without talking to them about it anymore, I’m crazy about this film, I stammer about it, I can’t explain…
Archaeological excavations at Notre-Dame de Paris reveal possible burial place of poet Joachim du Belley
In three months, the Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris will reopen its doors. Since its fire five years ago, reconstruction work has been progressing well. In keeping with tradition regarding historic…
Syrup, welcome, plumpness… These spelling mistakes that ended up entering the dictionary – L’Express
I talk about it here regularly: the spelling of the French language is to logic what the Sahara is to the temperate climate. The sparkling columnist of RTL Muriel Gilbert…
Herman Brood and Direct were there, but now the curtain has really fallen for Azotod
Azotod emerged from the two cultural youth centres: De Kruk and De Tobbe. It became a place where young people could organise their own entertainment. Events such as Nacht van…
Joseph Conrad, James Baldwin… These centenarians in the spotlight – L’Express
459 novels and three centenarians. The new school year is full! After having covered some of our contemporary novelists in recent weeks, let’s “rest” a little and take a look…
In Abidjan, tributes to the Martinican artist Jean Gensin and his influence on the black Caribbean movement
In Ivory Coast, a double cultural exhibition pays tribute to the work of Mathieu Jean Gensin, on the occasion of his 90th birthday. This artist of Martinican origin has lived…
Lebanese writer Elias Khoury, a figure of committed literature, has died
Internationally renowned Lebanese novelist Elias Khoury passed away on Sunday, September 15, 2024, at the age of 76, following a long illness. He died in Beirut, where he had been…
When James Ellroy exhausts us with his obsessions – L’Express
We know it in advance. Those who absolutely love James Ellroy will absolutely love his latest book. The Enchanters (Rivages). They will use the usual adjectives to describe it: jubilant,…
Dewi and Edo have lost their hearts to tufting
Hollandsche Rading – They dye the wool themselves with natural dyes, spin it into thread and then make colorful sculptures with their tufting gun. Dewi Vingerling and Edo Verhoeff have…
Artist Nora Chipaumire displays her art in Montreuil for the Festival d’Automne
The 45th edition of the Festival d’Automne opens this weekend in Paris. Several shows are on the program, including the creation of Nora Chipaumire, DambudzoThe Zimbabwean choreographer, who is very…