Syphilis Cases Reach Record High in the US Since 1950, Shocking Report Reveals Syphilis cases surge in the US, surpassing levels observed in the past few decades Cases of syphilis, a sexually transmitted infection once effectively controlled by penicillin, have recently skyrocketed in the US, marking the highest numbers since 1950, according to a groundbreaking … Read more
By Le Figaro with AFP Published on 01/27/2024 at 07:23, Updated on 01/27/2024 at 18:14 The goal of the U.S. government is to return these Native American artifacts to the tribes. Itza / stock.adobe.com The institution is complying with new government rules, requiring museums to obtain consent from descendants of indigenous tribes before displaying objects … Read more
Sophie Nauleau, the artistic director of Spring of Poets, resigns. The latest twist in a controversy agitating the literary and media world for a week concerning the organization of the national event which is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, and which is to be held from March 9 to 25. The Spring of Poets … Read more
Books, letters, furniture and paintings that belonged to the former British Prime Minister are on sale, until January 28, at the Winter Fair of Antiques and Designers. The «old lion» Winston Churchill, hero of the Second World War and British Prime Minister, was also a painter and Nobel Prize winner for literature: some of his … Read more
Dear Aldo, undoubtedly there are families who struggle to make ends meet and do somersaults with dignity, but I can’t understand how the majority of Italians declare incomes of less than 55,000 euros and during the Christmas holidays there can be a full house in the mountains despite the high costs of ski passes, hotels … Read more
As tradition dictates, after the visit of Their Majesties the Three Wise Men, the night of January 6th is the night of the Nadal Prize, the longest-running award in Spanish literature that celebrated 80 years in 2024 at the Palace Hotel, the former Ritz. from Barcelona. The Pucelano writer César Pérez Gellida (1974) has won … Read more
They meet at the same time at the same airport transit. Four life stories are told in Bianca Bell’s new book called Transfer. A separate story is dedicated to each protagonist, but only from the whole does an overarching theme flow: the values that make us able to let our lives go on by themselves … Read more
Being revolutionary has never been so comfortable or so cheap as in these times. There are philosophies that consider that taking a walk, not having a car, not answering emails outside of working hours or living in a house with mountain views are insurrectionary actions. Even shame is revolutionary, according to a book by Frédéric … Read more
The entrepreneur Joseph Oller inaugurated the “music hall” in 1893, shortly after creating the Moulin Rouge. Sixty years later, when the place had become a cinema, Bruno Coquatrix, who dreamed of a space dedicated to song, became the owner of L’Olympia. The Olympia, the Moulin Rouge and the Paris Mutuel have the same father, Joseph … Read more
This is a good time to both give gifts and immerse yourself in exciting reading. Especially since the range of personalities and periods shines with its diversity: the war of 39-45, the Napoleonic empire, the Ancien Régime… Giving a book for the holidays is often a good idea. But not just any book: this is … Read more