Cinema, music, arts, festivals and global cultural trends.
Spring-summer 2027 fashion asserts itself as a space for political and cultural expression, notably through Laduma Ngxokolo's Maxhosa Africa brand that celebrates the African continent. In Paris, Jacques Logoh spotlights fashion against HIV, while Mossi Traoré addresses death openly in his Père-Lachaise cemetery show.
ESA’s Euclid space telescope discovered its first unknown comet, C/2026 S1 (Euclid), about 1.3 billion km from Earth between Jupiter and Saturn. Detection software developed by Mikko Pöntinen enabled this discovery, confirmed by the Minor Planet Center in early October.
Arthur Brand, a detective specializing in art crimes, warns of a shift in museum thefts. Criminals now favor gold, silver, and precious stones, easier to dismantle and disperse than unique paintings, reflecting a more sophisticated and opportunistic criminality threatening all museums.
On Monday, October 19, access to the Louvre Museum was blocked by students from the École du Louvre who demonstrated their support for the high school movement and denounced police repression. This blockade prevented the museum from opening normally at 9 a.m. The management stated the museum was used as a platform for expression, unrelated directly to the mobilization. A new day of protest is planned for October 24 by the 'yellow vests'.
Student protests in France reveal deep dissatisfaction linked to years of neglect in education, rising inequalities, and the impact of controversial reforms. A Paris-area teacher also criticizes the police response to the demonstrations.
Laurène Delsupexhe, an ESA engineer, reflects on the evolving role of women in space exploration—from excluded pioneers to current parity goals—while noting remaining challenges.
A student protest in France, initially triggered by teacher shortages and lack of resources at a Créteil high school, quickly expanded to denounce structural inequalities in the public education system.
On October 8, 2026, NASA's Landsat 9 satellite captured images of the Bieszczady Mountains in Poland, where European beech forests display vibrant autumn colors due to seasonal changes.
In 1992, eight African stowaways were thrown into the sea by the Ukrainian crew of the cargo ship MC Ruby. Philippe Broussard and Jean-David Morvan tell this tragedy in a graphic novel.
One year after the dramatic Louvre heist, security in French museums remains a sensitive topic, highlighting the challenge of protecting priceless works while welcoming visitors.
In "Our Wild Lives," Hemley Boum depicts Cameroonian women's lives amid repression, corruption, and political compromises, reflecting 40 years of Paul Biya's rule and struggles up to the contested 2025 election.
The CNRS series “Inside the Workshop of...” highlights the methods and magic of literary greats, including Léopold Sédar Senghor. Researcher Claire Riffard offers an in-depth study of the poet’s archives, unveiling five key themes that illuminate the genesis and originality of his poetry, now a classic of African literature.
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