Pour célébrer les 40 ans de la loi sur l’IVG, France 2 s’apprête à diffuser un téléfilm mettant à l’honneur Simone Veil. Et c’est Emmanuelle Devos qui a été choisie pour incarner la ministre de la Santé. Simone Veil sera bien l’une des figures emblématiques de la rentrée pour France 2. La chaîne publique a…
Month: February 2020
François Hollande reçoit Cantona à l’Elysée
Et si François Hollande était finalement le président normal qu’il souhaitait être au début de son mandat. Samedi soir, le chef de l’État a invité d’anciens joueurs de l’équipe de France de football à assister à une projection privée du documentaire d’Eric Cantona Football et immigration: 100 ans d’histoire commune. Un moment de détente et…
Chelsea Handler: 'We Need to Impeach Barr and Trump'
Comedienne, former Netflix TV show host, and Democrat activist Chelsea Handler insisted that President Donald Trump and U.S. Attorney General William Barr need to be impeached over the Mueller investigation that found no cause to indict Trump. Handler, whose latest outlet appears to be podcasting these days, jumped to Twitter to call for the end…
'The Silence' Review: Netflix Hits Genre Bull's-Eye | Breitbart
Originally, I had no intention of reviewing Netflix’s The Silence, but a couple of realizations changed my mind. The first is that the way we consume entertainment has changed so much over the last few years, more Americans will probably watch The Silence on Netflix than will go to the movies this weekend. Second, I…
Hope for circular economy jobs could be a waste
The EU’s vision of the circular economy is one in which the planet will be saved from garbage, the economy will grow and there will be lots of new jobs, from the sophisticated to the minimum-wage. Now the promise of millions, or even hundreds of thousands, of new jobs seems to be overblown. In his introduction to the Circular…
Brutal Rape Scenes Cause Walkouts During Jennifer Kent's Film 'The Nightingale'
Audience members have reportedly been seen walking out of screenings for a new drama by Australian director Jennifer Kent, The Nightingale, as many became sickened over the brutal rape scenes that set the stage for the violent revenge film. Members of the audience at the Sydney Film Festival were seen walking out early in the film…
Blueprint for a democratic renewal of the eurozone
Euro currency symbol in the courtyard of the Economy and Finance Ministry in Paris | Jacques Demarthon/AFP via Getty Images Opinion Blueprint for a democratic renewal of the eurozone Strengthening the monetary union requires a significant leap in governance. 2/28/18, 3:45 PM CET Updated 4/20/18, 1:40 PM CET In the last few months, the European…
Nolte: Book Publishers Join #MeToo Blacklist of Woody Allen
The publishing world has joined the #MeToo blacklist of Oscar-winning filmmaker Woody Allen, reports the far-left New York Times. According to the report, the 83-year-old Allen has been shopping his personal memoirs around, but not only are publishing houses refusing to buy the book, some are refusing to read the manuscript. They are describing…
Deciphering Brexit double-speak
Welcome to the Brexit Orwellian dimension, where words mean the opposite of what they say | POLITICO photo-illustration/Source image via EPA Political Economy Deciphering Brexit double-speak George Orwell would have had a field day shredding the absurd language of EU-UK negotiations. By Pierre Briançon 3/22/18, 3:58 PM CET Updated 3/23/18, 7:52 PM CET PARIS —…
Delingpole: The Atlantic Declares 'When Harry Met Sally' Sexist, 'Quiet Cruelty'
So you thought that When Harry Met Sally — the classic 80s rom-com which recently celebrated its 30th anniversary with a competition at Katz’s deli in New York to see who could do the best fake orgasm — was a triumph for its writer Nora Ephron, its star Meg Ryan, and the depiction of rounded, female…