TV show ‘Parlement’ pushes for European election turnout
To encourage under-30s to participate in the June 9 vote, the producer of the hit comedy show, in association with the Jean-Monnet Institute, is publishing eight funny clips.
Lankum puts the metal in Irish folk music
On tour across Europe, the Dublin quartet triumphs with their dark, intense versions of traditional songs.
Music: Devilish metal in the spotlight at the Philharmonie de Paris
The capital city's music venue devotes a rich exhibition to the extreme musical genre derived from rock at 'METAL. Diabolus in musica.'
Art historian Isabelle Saint-Martin: ‘Da Vinci’s Last Supper has been the subject of countless contemporary reappropriations’
Art historian Isabelle Saint-Martin writes that there is no justification for the controversy surrounding the alleged offense to Christians in one of the scenes of the Olympic Games opening ceremony.
Olympics 2024: Composer Victor Le Masne says ‘the rain was a key character in the ceremony’
The musical director of the opening ceremony of the Games looks back on the preparations and inspirations for the event.
Kamala Harris and the specter of Selina Meyer, the ‘Veep’ president-in-waiting
Since Joe Biden announced his withdrawal, commentators and internet users have kept comparing the reality of the Kamala Harris candidacy with the fictional one conceived by Armando Iannucci and broadcast…
‘The Decameron’ on Netflix: A series that brings buboes
Inspired by rather than adapted from the work of Florentine writer Boccaccio, these eight episodes strike a balance between comedy and danse macabre.
Paris 2024: The opening ceremony’s string instruments, under police escort and heavy rain
Faced with inclement weather, the Paris Orchestra made an emergency loan of low-end instruments from the French National Orchestra, which were transported across Paris for the opening ceremony.
Philippe Katerine: ‘The most beautiful thing about the Christian faith is forgiveness’
In an interview with Le Monde, the French singer responds to the controversy surrounding his performance at the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics on Friday.
Paris Olympics: Opera singers Marina Viotti and Axelle Saint-Cirel float on high after opening ceremony performance
Operatic voices resounded as the two mezzo-sopranos performed on the banks of the Seine in the show orchestrated by Thomas Jolly.
