How is #FortBoyard, one of the most famous #TV game shows in #France, made? We give you the keys to the fort! We discover how the challenges are designed and tested. We also see how, behind the thick walls of the...
Mischa Blanos: Neo piano inspired by the urban jungles of Europe
Romania’s Mischa Blanos was originally a child prodigy on the piano. By the time he was 10, he’d won a number of international awards. However he realised he needed to include other genres to explore his...
Covid-19, home deliveries: France’s restaurant culture in peril
The #Covid-19 pandemic has inevitably taken a heavy toll on #France’s #restaurants. Although some have developed innovative ways of selling their dishes while respecting social distancing rules, most are...
Colombia: Will this culture of violence go away?
“The threat from armed groups in #Colombia is very real but the response is not working.” International Crisis Group’s Ivan Briscoe says the Colombian government needs to change strategy in order to end the cycle...
US job report paints grim picture of slow economic return
A recent US jobs report paints a grim picture of the country’s unemployment rate, and some have blamed Biden’s relief package for holding back any chance of an improvement, despite its good intentions.
New Zealand’s former weightlifter questions fairness of transgender competing
As New Zealand’s transgender athlete Laurel Hubbard gets permission to compete as a woman, Tracey Lambrechs, the country’s former Olympic weightlifter, says female athletes are being told to ‘be...