This king wanted to reconcile the French. Notably by transforming the palace of Ancien Régime into a museum open to all and dedicated to “all the glories of France”. Versailles does not forget the most prestigious of its guides, Louis-Philippe. As an introduction to an exhibition putting back on the […]
More than one species of coffee tree in two threatened with extinction
More than half of the existing wild coffee species are threatened with extinction, according to a study published Wednesday, Jan. 17 in the scientific journal Science Advances. It has been conducted in several African forests, from Sierra Leone to Madagascar. However, the producers of arabica and robusta – the two […]
North magnetic pole moves faster than expected
Scientists are surprised: the magnetic North Pole, which attracts the needles of compasses, moves. We already knew it, but it does it much faster than expected. So much so that the United States has requested an emergency meeting to update the templates. Knowing and pinpointing the magnetic pole is essential […]
“Glass” and Shyamalan smash the box office
“Verre”, the latest installment of a trilogy of superheroes by Night Shyamalan, has taken the lead in the North American box office, according to provisional figures released Sunday by the specialized company Exhibitor Relations. The film brings together the worlds of the film “Unbreakable” (2000) and “Split” (2016) and its […]
“Noir” or when cinema invites itself to the theater
“Noir”, Jérémie Biel’s new creation, promises to thrill Quat’Sous Theater in Montreal, thanks to a sensory experience that is closer to cinema than theater. In the abysses of a Quebec forest of the 1920s are three actors, Christian Bégin, Évelyne de la Chenelière and Justin Laramée, who will hold the […]
Demonstration at Google’s Montreal head office against the Dragonfly project
The “Dragonfly” project, a censored search engine project by Google, earned him a new uproar as protests were held Friday in front of several headquarters of the American giant, including Montreal and Toronto. Protesters from a coalition of Chinese, Tibetan, Uyghur and human rights groups called for the cancellation of […]