Cinema, music, arts, festivals and global cultural trends.
A student protest movement in France has mobilized over 1,200 high schools, denouncing chronic underfunding of public schools and inequitable resource allocation. Over 5,000 people, mostly minors, have been arrested.
The 2026 Nobel Prize in Medicine was awarded to Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann, and Georg Nagel for their groundbreaking work in optogenetics, a method controlling neuronal activity via light stimulation, paving the way for new therapies for dementia, depression, and blindness.
The French Education Minister announced that up to 500 high schools will be partially or fully closed Monday amid student protests against teacher shortages, poor school conditions, and overcrowded classrooms. Since the protests began, 24 schools have been vandalized or set on fire.
Orang Gholikhani’s first novel, Khayyâm and Me, is based on the discovery of Omar Khayyâm’s diary in the Louvre’s archives, weaving the poet’s multifaceted legacy.
The stag's rutting call, a distinctive hoarse autumn song, announces the mating season, which usually ends by mid-October, says the National Forests Office. A France 2 report from Aubrac showcases this natural event.
Joseph Safieddine adapts his comic Les Fusibles into the Arte series 'The Last Hour,' highlighting the complex human emotions and unspoken tensions within a family during wartime.
Zara Esmaeili sang in Iran without a hijab for ten years, drawing authorities' attention. Arrested in July 2024, she spent two months in prison before sentencing. Now in France, she seeks asylum to sing freely.
Located in a popular London neighborhood, the BRIT School has offered free arts education to 14- to 19-year-olds for over 30 years. It has trained famous artists like Amy Winehouse, Adele, Raye, and actor Tom Holland, becoming a renowned talent incubator.
Serge Wolfsperger's play "The Child Soldier Born Music," performed at the Les Zébrures festival in Limoges, explores the life of a girl forcibly recruited as a child soldier, combining music and theater to portray her suffering and hope.
The Paris Decorative Arts Museum presents an exhibition until May 2, 2027, featuring Brazilian photographer Rafael Pavarotti, known for his vibrant colors and theatrical style influenced by Afro-indigenous cultures.
In France, around 400 schools are closed after violent student protests that began in the Paris region and spread nationwide. Students are protesting teacher shortages and deteriorating school facilities. The government blames the far left for the unrest.
Frank Gröninger, an expatriate in France since 1993 and intercultural relations teacher, releases 'Cokoriki. Chronicles of a German in Paris', his third book on Franco-German cultural differences.
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