On the death of Juliette Gréco
Juliette Gréco has written two autobiographies. In the first, which appeared in 1982, she wrote about herself in the third person, distinguishing between two people: … Read more
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“Dungeon”: Sfar and Trondheim send Donald to the robots
No more dragons: here, when fire spouts out, it’s from the mouth of a flamethrower. The stars of French indie comics Joann Sfar and Lewis … Read more
Ulrike Draesner on “Schwitters”: “A crazy implicit gender rule”
WSchwitters of all people? I ask Ulrike Draesner. “If you had asked me that five years ago, I would have looked at you big and … Read more
On the hundredth birthday of Daniel Cordier
AOn June 17, 1940, a nineteen-year-old in the south of France heard the declaration of surrender by Marshal Pétain, who had recently been appointed head … Read more
The daring spy who put the Gestapo in check and caused more than a thousand casualties in the Nazi ranks
She was the most wanted woman in France by the Gestapo, which came to offer five million francs for her head. But they never captured … Read more
Tola Vologe, athlete in the heart of Lyon
Each week with RetroNews, the BNF press site, a look back at a sporting story as told by the press of the time. This Saturday, … Read more
Video remix, a long-standing practice
The mashup comes from English mashed potatoes, metaphorically “reduced to puree”, a way of designating these practices which divert images from others to create new … Read more
Action scenes from world literature: When Ernst Jünger saved his son with an order
literature Action scenes from world literature When Ernst Jünger saved his son with an order As of May 19, 2020 | Reading time: 3 minutes … Read more