Entertainment
28 Jan
Several articles describe the deteriorating situation in Gaza, as the Hamas-run health ministry say the death toll has surpassed 25,000. Meanwhile, the British press reports on a scientific breakthrough in relation to Alzheimer’s disease.
28 Jan
As stars flock to Paris for the January Fashion Weeks, journalist Louis Pisano speaks to Eve Jackson about Zendaya and J-Lo's looks, checks out the Natalie Portman and Rihanna love-in video at the Dior show and talks about the highlights, including the Schiaparelli collection. Louis also shares his top red carpet looks for awards season.
28 Jan
The need to rethink our history or her-story, rather. Annette Young talks to journalist and author, Annabelle Hirsch, who has corrected our not-so-perfect 20/20 rear vision by writing a book entitled "A History of Women in 101 Objects."
27 Jan
Netflix hits fourth-quarter subscriber record, fueled by 'The Crown' and 'The Killer'.
27 Jan
Since January 15, art lovers have had to pay €22 to push the Pyramid's doors, a 30% increase in ticket prices.
26 Jan
Nigeria’s Minister of Arts, Culture and Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa says work is underway to develop and unveil a policy framework in the next few months with a focus on creating an enabling environment to catalyse the growth of the Creative economy. Speaking to CNBC Africa at the World Economic Forum, she notes the strength of messaging in the Creative economy is strong and crucial to addressing issues of growth and sustainable development.
24 Jan
FRANCE 24 film critic Lisa Nesselson gives us her take on both the Oscar nominations and France's Lumière awards, for which she is the academy president. France has been reacting with both pride and astonishment to the success of Justine Triet's courtroom drama "Anatomy of a Fall", which got five Oscar nods despite not being submitted by France for Best International Film.
24 Jan
Eve Jackson is joined by one of the most important abstract painters of her generation. Born in Hong Kong, Fiona Rae grew up in Indonesia, then London, where she trained as an artist in the 1980s.
24 Jan
In this edition of our arts24 music show, Jennifer Ben Brahim chats with one half of French duo Papooz, Ulysse Cottin, as the pair drop their fourth studio album "Resonate".
22 Jan
The second set of performers for the 2024 Grammy Awards has been announced with Travis Scott, Luke Combs and Burna Boy set to play. All three artists are nominated for awards at this year’s show taking place at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on February 4. Scott’s Utopia is nominated for Best Rap Album and he also performed at the awards ceremony in 2019.
22 Jan
Over 70 items belonging to Nelson Mandela are due to go on auction in New York in February, but the South African government is trying to block the sale.
21 Jan
A booker prize nominated author has told FRANCE 24 that he wakes up every day grateful that he’s able to reflect on his own life in his work. Brandon Taylor was born into a small, Baptist, conservative community in Alabama, where he felt he never fitted in as a gay person. His books, semi-autobiographical, are full of identity politics.