If flat-earthers are a laughable caricature because they firmly believe in the far-fetched theory that the Earth is as flat as a pancake, with unbreakable edges acting as an ice barrier preventing the oceans from overflowing, what can be said about the other theory that is emerging? The one where, within this same Earth, a strange multiverse is home to creatures of the same species with wildly different temporalities?
Since 25th of August, we’ve been hearing the echo of the big hooves of back-to-school, all too eager to trample on the end of our summer break. So August hasn’t even had time to say goodbye, and we’re already entering a new cycle?
To hell with the hustle and bustle of Paris, the hands on our dial are on Southern time. That’s right, where the schedule is aligned with summer farniente.
On 14th and 15th of June 2025, the Transit Festival will be stopping off in Paris at the Cabaret Sauvage for its very first edition, before continuing on to Berlin. Artists from the Middle East and North Africa will be thrilling audiences with their spellbinding sounds!
It’s fair to say that the journey this year has not been a smooth one. Every month in 2025 has had its share of anvil-like baggage.
Haven’t you noticed the obvious? The inexorable link between France and Algeria. This beautiful country that goes out of its way to reject the other, as if their blood and tears had not been mixed.
The month of May often tells a story full of interludes. It begins with a
Friends of July, friends of August, the counters are finally at zero for everyone. September is back in full swing and you’ll be reminded of your duties. Sorry, that sounds too military. So we’re going to take the new school year in our stride.
October is the month of thrills and chills as Halloween approaches, but we’re also in need of a bit of calm and warmth. So here’s a selection of 3 podcasts that should be called safe places, and which will make you feel like snuggling up in a cosy blanket on a rainy day.
Look her straight in the eye. Yes, look at her. Her scarifications content the atrocity of the violence done to those who “dare” to live normally. Disfigured? No. A figure of bravery, rather. If Marzieh’s attackers thought they had dug her grave, they have in fact raised to the top a woman of great beauty that they will not have completely erased. Now a spokesperson for all the oppressed women in her country, Iran, Marzieh is fighting the battle of her life. A fight for freedom.