Tag: long-format
insects and crustaceans, stuffed lions and peacocks, meteorites and shards of Mars
Napoleon almost lost his life there. Placed on the repair desk, frozen in a lying position, this stuffed dachshund should have ended up in the trash after the death of…
A Van Gogh looted by the Nazis embarrasses Japan
“Sunflowers”, by Vincent Van Gogh, exhibited at the Sompo Museum, in Tokyo, July 9, 2020. TOSHIAKI SHIMIZU / THE YOMIURI SHIMBUN VIA AFP The seven paintings representing Sunflowers, painted by…
Taiwanese youth in the clutches of the Chinese dragon
On the esplanade of Yuanshan Park, north of Taipei, the capital of Taiwan, walkers crowd the aisles of an organic farmers’ produce market. On this November weekend, families, where three…
Joke to alert, the new mode of action of environmental activists
Sabine always picks up her mail when she gets home from work for her lunch break. This Monday in April 2023, she quietly opens a letter over hot tea. Stamp…
In Ukraine, laughter as a bulletproof vest
This morning, after a long drone attack on Kyiv [Kiev, en ukrainien] During the night, I started my day at the conversation club with my students. This is an hour…
Humor and censorship, “was it better before”?
It’s one of the avatars of “it was better before” : humor would no longer be what it was. We could no longer laugh and even less make people laugh.…
From “Virgin Suicides” to “Priscilla”, Sofia Coppola’s captives
The 52-year-old filmmaker filmed a rich gallery of women locked in their golden prison. With “Priscilla”, the story of the (very) young wife of Elvis Presley, in theaters on January…
Anne Sylvestre, icon of a new generation of feminist artists
Anne Sylvestre. CRISTIANA COUCEIRO FOR “M LE MAGAZINE DU MONDE”. STAN WIEZNIAK / UNIVERSAL MUSIC FRANCE / GAMMA-RAPHO / UNSPLASH / ALAMY It had to be the best birthday present…
In Quebec, inclusive humor can be learned
Making people laugh is work. A few days before the presentation of their end-of-year show, on December 12 at Club Soda, one of Montreal’s legendary cabarets, the students of the…
Chinese comedians don’t mess around with censorship
Yang Li, during an episode of “Rock & Roast”. The comedian was attacked on social networks after a sketch in which she made fun of men. YOUTUBE SCREENSHOT Even on…
In Israel, comedians answer the call
Despite the dust, fatigue and apprehension, the soldiers of the Yahsam 179 battalion are all smiles. This November 9, in the Nahshonim military base, clinging to the demarcation line between…
Bassem Youssef, a scathing irony on the Israel-Hamas conflict
Bassem Youssef, in Washington, United States, April 24, 2022. PAUL MORIGI /GETTY IMAGES/AFP “ It’s boring at the end. These Palestinians always overdo it, repeating that Israel wants to kill…