It is a double anniversary which is celebrated in Sète, birthplace of the poet and musician. Born October 22, 1921, Georges Brassens would have been 95 years. And in a few days, on 29 October, the 35th anniversary of his death is commemorated. The city therefore is celebrating all week at the festival “22 V’LA Georges”, organized by the association Cap Brassens.
FULL STORY at Source: Sète is celebrated more than ever the memory of Georges Brassens
In the 60s, Jacques Brel has hidden his forbidden love with his mistress, Sylvie Rivet, in a house in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, on the edge of the Mediterranean. This is where he wrote some of his most beautiful songs like “Amsterdam”, “Matilda” and “The flat country”. The new owner, an Italian, wanted to keep the soul of the house and of the great artist who has occupied.
READ FULL STORY at Source: Jacques Brel and his secret home of the French Riviera
One German beer company has decided to take an honest approach to their advertising, and as you can see, the result is as refreshing as a cold beer on a hot day.
Source: German Beer Ad Shows Men Cradling Their Beer Bellies Like Pregnant Moms | Bored Panda
Due in American movie theaters in December, Things to Come gets four stars from The Guardian
Huppert’s warm, wry performance as an academic facing a crisis at home powers Mia Hansen-Løve’s intimate, intellectual film
READ FULL REVIEW from the Source: Things to Come review – Isabelle Huppert is note-perfect | Film | The Guardian
When the French director decided to make Things to Come, a film based on her mother’s life starring Isabelle Huppert, she found there are some lines you can’t cross.
READ FULL STORY from the Source: Mia Hansen-Løve: ‘Oh no, please don’t touch the cat!’ | Film | The Guardian
Before coming here, I already had a healthy love and respect for the European brewing tradition that laid the foundation for what we make and sell stateside today. Farmhouses, sours, dubbels, tripels, quads, saisons, witbiers, lambics, gueuzes… they all got their start in Europe, many of them long before the idea of America even existed.But as I sat at a table at Brouwerij De Halve Maan — brouwerij is Belgian for brewery, by the way — sipping on my personal favorite of theirs, the Straffe Hendrick Wild (available in the U.S.), it struck me how much we, as Americans, take the European brewing tradition for granted.
READ FULL STORY at the Source: Naptown Pint: A trip to Belgium is a reminder of our roots – Capital Gazette
