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Casino: what the songs add to Scorsese’s storyFrom Little Richard to Mickey & Sylvia, the music does more than provide a backdrop to Casino. The film and record archives offer clues to help trace its role.
Ana Mendieta: what film preserves of bodies and landscapesThe Siluetas are traces, but Ana Mendieta’s work also includes 104 films. The archives of two museums shed light on the role of duration and transformation.
Customer reviews and holidays: why star ratings are not enough to assess someone’s workIn France, employee assessments and the order in which holiday leave is taken are governed by separate rules. A rating left by a customer does not exempt an employer from complying with them.
Bolivia: why the coca leaf remains controlled despite its traditional usesThe cultural uses of coca continue to be recognised within a national framework. International controls also address the risk of diversion to cocaine production, while the area under cultivation continues to grow.
French Riviera: the museum passport, free but separate from admission ticketsUntil 8 March 2027, five visits to partner venues allow visitors to complete a personal passport and receive a gift, subject to availability.
Petit Pierre: saving a carousel, preserving a world in motionAt La Fabuloserie, Pierre Avezard’s carousel was dismantled and reassembled before his death. Its story sheds light on what it means to preserve a mechanical work of art.
Christian Rose: photography as a record of musicFrom the pages of Jazz Magazine to record sleeves, Christian Rose accompanied decades of music. His archive, preserved in Paris, continues this work as a witness.
Olivier Rolin: returning to Troy to question destroyed citiesIn « La guerre éternelle. Souvenirs de Troie », Olivier Rolin brings together travel and readings of Homer. An introduction to the book and themes noted by critics, without confusing literary echoes with historical explanations.
Woodstock: behind the granola, a kitchen to feed the crowdIn August 1969, shortages made food a major issue at the festival. The Hog Farm’s free kitchen tells a different story from the one played out on stage.
‘Art History’: why telling the story of artworks differently changes how we see themA collective volume edited by Étienne Anheim, Laurence Bertrand Dorléac and Charlotte Guichard proposes revisiting art history through materials, places, problems and methods.
After clicking “Buy”: what really happens before deliveryBank authorisation, stock reservation, packing, transport, returns: an online purchase sets off a chain of operations that often goes unseen. Here are the steps and the rights consumers need to know about.
‘Le Rien’ by Andrée Chedid: joy touched by timeIn this poem from Rythmes, repetition carries an attachment to lived moments towards an ending that shifts the scale. A way into the text, without reducing it to a message.