It has a nice name, the hyphen. It is a “graphic sign in the form of a small dash, explains us Larousse.fr, which we put in particular between the elements of certain compound words [tire-fesses, passe-muraille, presse-citron…] or between the verb and a postposed pronoun [suis-moi, écoute-la, tais-toi…]”. It has existed in French texts since … Read more
Direction New York on Park avenue. This is where one of the oldest bookstores in town is located. An institution weakened like many by the health crisis linked to Covid-19. So much so that its owner launched a call for help a week ago on social networks. Nancy Bass Wyden recalled that since Strand was … Read more
In 1985 the album “Another World” was released. For the occasion, François Ravard, the producer of Téléphone and 5th member of the group, will realize their dream: to record with the crème de la crème of sound engineers: Glyn Johns, known for having produced the Who and Rolling Stones albums. Less rock than the previous … Read more
Health authorities are asking everyone who has been in New York recently to quarantine themselves for 14 days because new sources of contamination have been detected in resorts where New Yorkers have taken refuge before confinement. New York is becoming the epicenter of the pandemic, it is the WHO that says so. New York already … Read more
The famous tower that overlooks the Manhattan neighborhood of New York abandoned its usual white lighting on Monday, March 30 for an intense red light that turns like an ambulance beacon. The Empire State Building wants to symbolize a beating heart, the heart of America, to support caregivers. More anguish still reigns among many New … Read more
Bronze medalist at the Barcelona Olympic Games in 1992 then world champion in 1994 and 1995, David Douillet, then 27 years old (51 years old today), arrives in the skin of the immense favorite at the Atlanta Olympic Games in 1996, which for him “is something new to deal with”. “I have never been a … Read more