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Columnists Culture LifestyleA Long and Winding Lesson: Ian McEwan’s new novel explores the fate of a common man.With his “Lessons” (2022), Ian McEwan has written his longest text by far. It is about 500 pages long. Partly,…
Columnists Culture Lifestyle TownThe story of one masterpiece: reconstructing the story of Bolero’s creationActor Raphaël Personas, who plays Maurice Ravel in a new film, Bolero, by Anne Fontaine (released in France in March…
Columnists Culture Lifestyle People TownThe Artist and his time: Jean-Baptiste Andrea’s new novel about a sculptor in 1910-1940s ItalyIn November 2023, members of the Goncourt Academy awarded the Goncourt Prize for the year 2023. It was presented to…
Columnists Culture Lifestyle News People TownStockholm welcomes Salonen: the prestigious Polar Music Prize was awarded in Sweden on May 21, 2024The award ceremony for the prestigious Polar Music Prize took place on 21 May 2024 in Stockholm.The Polar Music Prize…
Columnists Culture Lifestyle PeopleFrom Stage to Study: The Remarkable Journey of Helen Rappaport, Historian and StorytellerHelen Rappaport is a historian specialising in the Victorian period, with a particular interest in Queen Victoria and the Jamaican…
Columnists Culture Lifestyle People TownOpera-concerts in Paris: The Théâtre des Champs-Élysées has invented a time machine.With three concert halls and a restaurant on the top floor, the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées is one of the first…
Columnists Culture Lifestyle TownRunning to exhibitions like Olympians: spending spring in ParisParis is actively preparing for the Olympic and Paralympic Games, and for the first time in 100 years they will…
Columnists Culture Lifestyle People TownThe great Italian who played Chopin: Maurizio Pollini passed away on 24 March 2024On 26 March 2026, a chapel with burning candles was lit in the main lobby of La Scala in Milan…
