Tag: United States
In the spotlight: the Russian threat in Ukraine
A Ukrainian soldier patrols a trench. We are in the Donetsk region, camouflage atmosphere: image of this war which has lasted for almost eight years in eastern Ukraine. A front…
[Vidéo] Photographer Vivian Maier, worlds of resistance and freedom
The American Vivian Maier, deceased at the age of 83 and unknown until her death in 2009, has nevertheless become an icon of 20th century photography. Anne Morin, curator at…
tensions between Kamala Harris’ team and the Biden administration
What’s going on around Kamala Harris? For several days, observers of American political life have suspected tensions between the vice-president’s teams and the rest of the American administration. With our…
The American Congress avoids a “shutdown” in the United States
The US federal government will be able to continue operating beyond this Friday evening. The elected representatives of Congress reached an agreement to finance it and avoid a “shutdown”. It…
How Josephine Baker earned her place in the Pantheon
This Tuesday, November 30, 2021, Joséphine Baker enters the Panthéon. Forty-six years after his death, the icon of the Roaring Twenties joins the great French figures who rest in this…
massive mobilization to help Kevin Strickland, exonerated after 43 years in prison
In the United States, Kevin Strickland was exonerated and released from prison Tuesday, November 24 after having spent 43 years of his life there. But the Missouri justice system, which…
symbol of diversity, Louis Vuitton designer Virgil Abloh is dead
Virgil Abloh, the artistic director of the men’s lines of the Louis Vuitton house, died of cancer on Sunday, November 28, at the age of 41. Of Ghanaian origin, the…
Black Friday breaks sales records, mainly online
The Friday after Thanksgiving in the United States is D-Day for shopping: Black Friday. And after the peaks of the Coronavirus pandemic, 2021 broke the sales record. With our correspondent…
legendary West Side Story lyricist Stephen Sondheim dies
Stephen Sondheim, the lyricist of the legendary American musical “West Side Story”, died this Friday, November 26 at the age of 91 at his home in Roxbury, United States. His…
Wirecutter chooses Black Friday to strike
Today is Black Friday, an institution in the United States, and copied around the world, the opportunity for consumers to buy cheaper products a few weeks before the end of…