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Leonardo: 5 good reasons to watch the new France 2 series

ed creators: Franck Spotnitz (X-Files) and Steve Thompson (Sherlock). This Tv series is also a careful recreation of the era of the famous Italian genius. The sets, costumes and music have been given special care to plunge viewers right back into the 16th century. However, let us specify that ...

07
Feb
2022

Harry Potter: 25 years of success

international community with its own institutions and cultural references, such as Quidditch, the favorite sport of wizards. The author's stroke of genius may be not making the magical world a parallel world to ours, but rather a neighboring world. The interactions between the two magical and Mugg ...

29
Jan
2007

Trivial Pursuit: the most famous trivia game.

e confronted with. This game, which is a huge commercial success published by Hasbro, was even awarded the Mensa Select in 1990 for the Trivial Pursuit Genius version. The Mensa Select award rewards the five best reflection games each year for their originality, aesthetics, and clarity. Given the s ...

28
Dec
2007

The Lyric Art Festival of Salon-de-Provence

2022. August 11, 2022 "Young Talents Sing Mozart" - 8:30 pm (15 €). accompanied by Sylvain Souret, pianist "Divine Mozart, evocation of a genius" - 10:00 pm (free admission) August 13, 2022 "Don Giovanni" - W.A Mozart - 21H30 (35 €) Drama Giocoso in two acts Performed by s ...

27
July
2015

Chédigny: a garden village in Indre-et-Loire.

into a garden. Chédigny would be just a small town in the southern department of Indre-et-Loire if its mayor, Pierre Louault, had not had a stroke of genius about twenty years ago. To make his village more friendly and attractive, this lover of old roses came up with the idea of planting climbing ...

03
Aug
2015

Lux Salina: a sound and light show in Arc-et-Senans

the different periods of the history and life of the Royal Saltworks from the 18th century to the present day. This immersion in the prolific and genius thinking of its architect Claude-Nicolas Ledoux includes seven 'tableaux' of real or imaginary images: prestige, work, destruction, liberation, ...

04
July
2016

Le Génie des Jardins : contemporary art in Parisian gardens

ce, with the will to innovate and promote contemporary art in unexpected places. See this post on Instagram A post shared by The Genius of the Bastille (@legeniedelabastille) 2021 Edition Le Génie des Jardins is held in the 11th arrondissement of Paris from 18 to 26 Sep ...

20
Sep
2021

Tom Bob: the street artist who hijacks street furniture

ere he shares images of his work in the form of funny before/after. Comparing the before and after locations allows us to measure all the creative genius of the artist, who has no Shortage of ideas for making very playful diversions and integrating his works into the landscape. View ...

12
Nov
2021

10 Chinese Dramas for Beginners

s works wonderfully and the complicity between the actors can be felt on the screen. Between the innocent and naive young girl and the criminological genius with a troubled past, the dynamic works, between strange investigations and a villain that we love to hate... this police series checks all the ...

26
June
2022

The Sagrada Familia in Barcelona: a masterpiece in the making

tail amazed. In 1878, the director of the school of architecture where he was trained said, 'I don't know yet if we gave this diploma to a madman or a genius, the future will tell us.' When Gaudi took over the direction of the Sagrada Familia construction site, the building was surrounded by fiel ...

27
June
2022

The man of our lives: a French mini-series to discover on M6

rilling thriller In The Man of Our Lives, the main character catches women in his net to rob them of their money and sometimes even their sanity. This genius and fascinating con man pretends to be a surgeon, airline pilot or a great reporter in order to seduce women and empty the bank accounts of ...

22
Nov
2022

Pele: the soccer legend in 5 figures

2 clubs Edson Arantes do Nascimento, known as Pele, was a Brazilian footballer who played as a striker and playmaker from the mid-1950s to the mid-1970s. During his professional soccer career, he played for two clubs: Santos FC from 1957 to 1974 and then Cosmos New York from 1975 to 1977. The ...

02
Jan
2023

Gustave Eiffel: 5 things to know about the famous engineer

1- His first project was a railway bridge in Bordeaux Before setting up his own company and building monuments around the world, Gustave Eiffel directed the construction of the St. Jean railway bridge in Bordeaux from 1858 to 1860. This central engineer was only 26 years old when he was entruste ...

24
Jan
2023

Willem Kolff: The Inventor of the Dialysis Machine

ontroversial idea. Willem Kolff, born in 1911 in the Netherlands, was dyslexic and a rather poor student. Yet, his name has gone down in history as a genius medical inventor. He is now recognized as the father of the first artificial organ. In 1938, at the end of his medical studies, he was traumat ...

11
Dec
2023

What is the cost of climate inaction?

ality. This amount, however high it may be, appears to be a good investment compared to the colossal cost of inaction. One does not need to be a math genius to do the math 260 - 66 = 194. The fight against climate change, essential to preserve a livable climate, will also save 194 billion euros per ...

12
Dec
2023

Maria Callas: 5 Things to Know About the Voice of the Century

nd and mentor introduced her to Luchino Visconti. This director and filmmaker was captivated by Maria and agreed to direct her to make her aware of her genius on stage. In the 1950s, Callas was at the peak of her popularity and took to the stage having shed 30 kg in just a few months. More of a div ...

15
Dec
2023