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Hokusai: 5 things to know about the famous Japanese artist

eat Wave or the 36 views of Mount Fuji. Copyright: Hokusai But his work is far from being limited to these prints or series well known in the West. The artist, who was at the same time a painter, illustrator and engraver, spent his whole life perfecting his art and renewing himself. H ...

06
Oct
2022

The traditional Japanese cuisine: 5 specialties not to be missed

o across the globe. Yet sushi is not an everyday dish for the Japanese. Their consumption is much more occasional than is generally thought in the West. While we are mainly familiar in France with nigirizushi that combine a rice ball with a filling and makizushi in the form of rolls, Japan has ...

10
Jan
2022

Badminton: 5 Unusual Facts About This Sport

le. Four years later, they published the rules of the game and claimed its invention. Badminton is among the most popular sports in the world. In the West, badminton is sometimes seen as a simple beach pastime accessible to everyone and useful for developing reflexes, accuracy, flexibility, and spee ...

08
Feb
2008

The Boutographies: Montpellier Photographic Encounters

Olivier Fermariello • Tonight by Elise Hoffman • Mythological Landscapes (Irish landscapes) by Pierre-Jerome Jehel • Made in Fuping by Philippe Leroux • Out West by Christian Lutz • Plots by Geoffroy Mathieu • China by Pascale Peyret • Maya Toreros by François Schaer • Borderline b ...

28
May
2009

Monkeypox: should we be concerned?

disease is a zoonosis, that is, a virus transmitted from animals to humans, the first cases of which were observed in 1958 in monkeys in Central and West Africa. This form of smallpox is usually found in West Africa and the Congo Basin. It is endemic in about ten countries. However, since May ...

06
June
2022

The Robert Tatin Museum: an unusual visit in Mayenne

enced by all civilizations. The Mayenne artist's ambition is indeed to create a universal language, at the crossroads of civilizations, bridging East and West. He makes his house in Mayenne the setting for an astonishing creation at once sculptural, pictorial and architectural. The result of thes ...

26
July
2022

Charroux in Allier : one of the most beautiful villages in France

passing the 12th-century Saint-Jean-Baptiste church, whose truncated bell tower looks as if it has been struck by a sword, the rampart and the East and West gates that mark the boundary of the ancient fortifications. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ville de Charrou ...

27
July
2022

Malacca or Melaka in Malaysia: 6 things to do there

understand that the port of Malacca occupies a strategic position, which has enabled 500 years of commercial and cultural exchanges between East and West and given the city a unique multicultural identity. ...

12
Jan
2023

Amazon is working on a video game inspired by The Lord of the Rings.

ile the third, launched in late 2021, quickly lost steam. Amazon, which has also accelerated its activity as a publisher of unique video games in the West, is sparing no effort to acquire true legitimacy in the video game industry and among players. But it has not yet succeeded... He will be compete ...

23
May
2023

Vastu Shastra: The Indian Feng Shui to Harmonize Your Home

of symmetry and directional alignments. Why be inspired by vastu shastra at home? Even though Vastu Shastra is less well-known than Feng Shui in the West, it is just as effective for arranging one's living space harmoniously and creating a peaceful and serene living environment. According to this ...

10
Apr
2024