The 50th edition of the Deauville American Film Festival concluded on Saturday, September 14, 2024. Actress Natalie Portman was honored for her entire career by receiving a Deauville Talent Award just before the announcement of the winners of this edition. Natalie Portman received this prestigious award from the hands of actress Isabelle Adjani, who delivered … Continue reading “Deauville 2024: and the winners are…”
A 14-year-old from Brighton, England, has just had a dream summer. Bly Twomey went to her first Paralympics as one of the youngest members of the British team, and went home with two bronze medals, one in singles, one in doubles. Bly only started playing table tennis three years ago, at a sports camp for … Continue reading “Table-Tennis Teen”
Here’s a quick guide to the 17th Paralympic Games in Paris. Since the first games for disabled athletes in 1948 to the first official Paralympics in Rome in 1960 to today’s games, the size and the exposure of the games has increased enormously. In Rome, 400 athletes from 23 countries participated in eight sports. Since … Continue reading “Paris 2024 Paralympics”
This sequence for a Terminale class included different types of writing, both journalistic and creative as well as pupils expressing their reactions to a documentary in writing, and making a short video. Pupils’ reactions to the Paralympic athletes they discovered was very enthusiastic and they seemed to take on board the Paralympic values of courage, … Continue reading “Paralympic Game Changers”
The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals was founded in London in 1822, and soon added an R to the SPCA when Queen Victoria made it a royal society. Today the Society helps rehome over 100 pets every day in England and Wales. It has campaigned to introduce many laws to protect animals … Continue reading “200 Years of Care for Animals”
Orion Jean, 13, has one goal in life: to spread kindness and encourage other people to be kind too. At age nine, he won a competition to write a speech about kindness. He used the prize money to donate toys to a children’s hospital. Then went on to fundraise for 100,000 meals for the hungry … Continue reading “Kindness Champion”
On 6 August, Kamala Harris announced her running-mate for the Democratic ticket for the 5 November presidential election. The vice-presidential candidate is Tim Walz, a former school teacher from the Mid-West who has been a Representative for Minnesota and is currently in his second term as the state’s governor. The announcement came somewhat as a … Continue reading “U.S. Election: Tim Walz”
British actor Idris Elba is hoping to build an eco-friendly “smart city” on an island in Sierra Leone. The Wire, Luther and Mandela star’s father was from the West African country and Elba is working with locals to transform Sherbro Island, creating income through sustainable tourism and bringing wind and solar farms to a region … Continue reading “Creating a Sustainable Smart City in Sierra Leone”
King Henry VIII is such an overwhelming character in British culture that his six wives tend to be reduced to a footnote of history. A new exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery in London puts the women in the spotlight. Henry VIII had a famously tumultuous love life. In fact most British schoolchildren learn the … Continue reading “Henry VIII’s Six Wives”
The Deauville American Film Festival will take place from 6 to 15 September in Normandy, giving us a glimpse of some great films to be released over the next few months. The 50th edition of the festival will pay tribute to actor Michael Douglas and present a selection of 50 American films that have changed … Continue reading “Hollywood sur Mer”
