Kate Hildreth analyzes the controversial 2024 Olympics Opening Ceremony. The ceremony’s Creative Director, Thomas Jolly, claims he drew inspiration from paintings of Greek gods and pagan festivities, and that Da Vinci’s ‘The Last Supper’ was not his inspiration at all. Is that really all there is to the story? Hildreth […]
“This Was ‘The Paris of South America'”
Originally published on Substack So what happened to it? When you think of cities that dominate the international landscape of culture, commerce and politics, does Buenos Aires make the list? Well, a century ago, Argentina was a world power that rivaled the United States — with a capital city to […]
Large demonstration held in Paris against the rising cost of living
Thousands of people protested in Paris on Sunday in a “march against the high cost of living and climate inaction” organised by a left-wing alliance. It was the beginning of a “new Popular front”, predicted Jean-Luc Mélenchon, the leader of the largest party in the alliance, France Unbowed. “This is […]