Alicia Keys delivers a sublime performance, beautifully photographed, at Paris’ Le Comptoir Général. Watch the video and ask, would you rather see a concert anywhere else?
More about this fabulous concert film, directed by Colin Solal Cardo, at Blogotheque
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Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of the French capital in a show of defiance on Saturday amid anxiety over what Donald Trump’s election to the White House will entail for immigrants, minority groups and women.
Saturday’s march aimed to unite Americans, French and other nationals who oppose Trump’s agenda and fear it will turn back the clock on progress for minorities.
“In the face of an impending Trump presidency, we cannot be complacent. We must roll up our sleeves and mobilise,” the group said in its manifesto ahead of the protest.
“We must show our willingness to fight for the protection of our rights and democratic ideals. We must say NO to racism, misogyny, Islamophobia, homophobia and transphobia, anti-Semitism, ableism, xenophobia and white nationalism. We must counter his hate with messages of tolerance, solidarity and love,” the group added. […]
Read Full Story: ‘We must stay vigilant’: Defiant anti-Trump rally in Paris – France 24
After a two-year restoration campaign, cleaned the paintings of Eugène Delacroix (1798-1863) in the Saint-Sulpice church in Paris are again visible to the public, announced the City of Paris, the mayor Anne Hidalgo inaugurated Wednesday evening the end of construction. […]
Full Story: Delacroix’s paintings of the Church of Saint-Sulpice visible again
Music, brutally interrupted a year ago at the Bataclan, again resounded Saturday night in the room with a moving concert of Sting ahead observed a minute of silence in tribute to the 90 spectators killed Nov. 13, 2015.It is by a minute of silence as Sting launched his concert: “Tonight we have two tasks to reconcile: first, to remember those who lost their lives in the attack, then celebrate the life, music this historic site, “said the British singer in French. […]
Source: Sting at the Bataclan to “celebrate life, the music in this historic place”
To mark the first anniversary of a series of coordinated Islamic State group attacks on the French capital, commemorations were held at each of the sites targeted. France 24 visited Paris’s 11th district to see how life has changed for residents.
Source: In neighbourhood targeted by Paris attacks, “something has changed forever” – France 24
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