In a remote cave in southern Morocco, a team of scientists has unearthed what could be the oldest known piece of jewelry in human history. These tiny perforated shells, decorated and worn as adornments 150,000 years ago, are revolutionizing our understanding of the emergence of symbols, art...
She used to devour children in fairy tales, but now she saves the world in TV series. A stigma, an icon, the witch hovers everywhere in our imagination, and her representations paint a unique history of women. A murderous fantasy of witch hunts, a banner for feminists, the ideal of a new online lifestyle,...
"On the Way" est un documentaire qui suscite la réflexion et explore la relation entre l'homme et la nature dans les montagnes polonaises des Tatras, en se concentrant sur le tourisme de masse sur le site dit de "l'oeil de la mer", l'un des plus beaux lacs d’Europe. Il s'agit...
A painting. Four children and two dolls, one white, the other black. The “Portrait of Emile Gaillard's Four Children” was painted in 1868 by French artist James Tissot. What is this black doll doing in a 19th-century painting? This doll does not appear in the title of the work,...
Samir fête ses 40 ans le 23 août 2025. 40 ans de « Chouchou », mon grand frère. Cet anniversaire sera joyeux comme lui. Il célèbre la vie et l’amour. L’amour pour un enfant, un frère, un voisin, un cousin handicapé devenu adulte. Mais est-ce-que mes parents s’attendaient à ce...
Culture is also a front line in the resistance to Putin's war. Under the constant threat of Russian bombing, people are dancing and singing in defiance of the alarms, putting on plays in nuclear shelters, books are published despite paper shortages, street art is painted near the front line, music is recorded, exhibitions are opened in a closed museum, where endangered treasures are safeguarded, camouflage is endlessly sewn in the cellar, and behind the scenes, money is constantly being raised to provide drones and survival kits for soldiers... Faced with the enemy for whom the Ukrainians supposedly have neither identity nor culture, everyone is fighting. Children and grandmothers too. Our loved ones, our neighbors. We are Ukraine. We are Europe.
Every night Aminata patrols the streets of Freetown searching for girls being exploited by pimps. She takes them surfing to Sierra Leone’s only Surf Club, to heal their self-esteem on the deep metallic-blue ocean...