In 1929, the economy of UNITED STATES is in good health. However, many Americans play on the stock market like one plays in a casino, they buy and sell at will to speculate. But in October of that same year, American production slows down and, at the same time, interest rates soar. The shareholders then … Read more
He was the “heart father” of singer Johnny Hallyday. Tuesday September 5, 2023, Lee Halliday (re-spelled Hallyday in the 60s), born Lee Lemoine Ketcham, died at the age of 95, his family announced to Agence France Presse journalist Jean-François Guyot. Lee Hallyday was “his adoptive father, her first producer and talent agent“, notes the journalist … Read more
Many cities in the world have quite obvious nicknames: Rome, “the eternal city”, because of its age since it was built in antiquity. Las Vegas, “the city of sin”, compared to gambling or even Avignon, “the city of the Popes” since the sovereign pontiffs lived there from the 14th to the beginning of the 15th … Read more
His name was Benny Benson. This kid of Swedish and Eskimo origin had had a terrible childhood in the 1920s, his mother had died of pneumonia and in the process, the fire in his house had forced his father to place him and his brothers in a orphanage. It is in the school where he … Read more
It was a spokesperson for Prince Harry who revealed the existence of a “race” in the streets of New York on May 17, 2023 in a press release. This whole story has put the thorny question of the safety of the prince and his family back on the table and reopened the traumas of the … Read more
At Eurovision in 1965, French singer France Gall sang her hit Wax doll, sound doll, a song composed by Serge Gainsbourg. For this tenth Eurovision Grand Prix, the competition takes place in Naples and France Gall represents our neighbor Luxembourg. France Gall is only 17 years oldshe walks timidly on stage. What the audience doesn’t … Read more
He is arguably the best prepared king in the world. We have known him for 74 years. But who is he really? Under the spotlight since birth, Charles has never given up much. How was it built? And what king will he be? He succeeds his mother who will have marked history and the century. … Read more
A moment of glory, and an end of life rich in twists and turns. This Monday, May 1, on the carpet of the Met Gala, orchestrated by the unbeatable Anna Wintour, a surprise guest stole the show from the stars who came to salute the career of Karl Lagerfeld. A cockroach broke in between two … Read more
A man dressed as ‘Uncle Sam’ walks up 5th Avenue during the 102nd annual Veterans Day Parade in New York City, New York on November 11, 2021. Credit: TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP This tall man with a white beard, a top hat and a suit in the colors of the flag – blue white … Read more
For this season 3 of Read me a story libraries and media libraries are mobilizing. On the program: adventure of course, friendship, suspense, but also love. Boutique Tic Tic, by Frédéric Clément, it is the wonderful story of Monsieur Madeleine, an old traveler and bargain-hunter who decides, to lighten his house, to open a shop … Read more