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Project Hail Mary might be 2026’s film of the year. It’s nothing short of spectacular, featuring a powerful story, incredible visuals, and excellent writing. In the words of Rocky, it truly is “Amaze! Amaze! Amaze!” I was particularly moved by the bonds of love, loyalty, and friendship that develop between Ryland Grace and Rocky. Their friendship and loyalty transcends all the categorical boundaries of language, species, culture, and planet. This bond of love between astronaut and alien is powerful and becomes a lifelong connection that overcomes the vastness of space itself!Both make incredible sacrifices for each other: Rocky risks his…

To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. Accept Manage my choices One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. Try again arts24 © FRANCE 24 Issued on: 13/05/2026 – 17:36Modified: 13/05/2026 – 17:36 13:20 min From the show Reading time 1 min It’s Day 1 of the annual cinematic marathon for the Cannes  jury weighing up the features in competition for the Palme d’Or, with 22 films to consider. Critic Emma Jones tells us…

There are other permutations of the sneaker. Sales of Mary Jane-inspired sneakers were “up more than 350% year-over-year in Q1 2026, which is a clear signal that this is moving beyond editorial hype and into genuine consumer demand,” Brendan Dunne of re-sale platform StockX tells the BBC. And the snoafer’s most popular take, the New Balance 1906L, “has seen more than 13,000 sales on StockX since launch”. There is, he says, “huge interest in hybrid silhouettes that blend sport, fashion, and a bit of unexpected design”. Source link

As the global economy undergoes a fundamental shift toward a multipolar landscape, a recent report from Boston Consulting Group (BCG) has highlighted the strategic need to revitalise the Africa-Europe corridor. The report, titled ‘Strengthening the Africa-Europe Corridor: Strategic Imperative in a Multipolar World,’ reveals that deliberate and well-orchestrated value chain integration could double bilateral trade from $545 billion today to $1 trillion over the next decade. A joint resilience and growth agenda of this nature would both accelerate Africa’s industrialisation while strengthening Europe’s competitiveness.Africa and Europe are long-standing partners with deep economic and cultural ties, underpinned by geographic proximity and complementary socio-economic…

Beyond its economic strengths, the continent’s influence depends on its culture, knowledge and the ability of its young people to project a strong identity. The Dakhla Higher School of Technology, in partnership with Ibn Zohr University, has just hosted the second edition of Africa Future Leaders Day, organised by EPIK Leaders under the theme ‘African youth, diplomacy and soft power: building the influence of tomorrow’s Africa’. The event brought together students, lecturers and researchers, diplomats and institutional stakeholders. In his opening remarks, the association’s president, Mahmoud Cherkaoui, set the tone: “The training of future leaders can no longer be limited…

I was introduced to the music of Stephen Wilson, Jr. in a commercial for diapers, a strange way to discover someone who has quickly become one of my favorite artists. Playing in the background of a Pampers ad was Wilson’s haunting rendition of Ben E. King’s classic song “Stand By Me.” I was immediately struck by this raw, soulful voice, so I ran a Google search to find who was singing. Wilson’s songs return again and again to questions of inheritance… and the unsettling realization that much of who we are lies outside our choice.I was thrilled to find a fairly…

🎞️ Who really walks the steps at Cannes Film Festival?Not just the stars and not on the same carpet! 🚕Celebrities arrive by car, guests on foot, and badges decide everything. At Cannes, even the red carpet has a hierarchy. Source link

Kraftwerk’s entire catalogue is a kind of extraordinary circuit board, connecting to unlimited musical styles: hip-hop; electro; ambient; new wave; synth pop; industrial rock; Detroit techno; contemporary classical. Radio-Activity particularly seized the spirit of sound and vision. The original artwork was designed by long-time collaborator Emil Schult, while the music was presented in increasingly ambitious ways: in Flür’s book, I Was a Robot, he relates playing Radioactivity live using a light-triggered “percussion cage”, which would frequently glitch onstage. The album has been sampled by acts including New Order (most famously on Blue Monday), The Chemical Brothers, and Miley Cyrus. Source…

Weekly Intelligence Briefing for Investors, Executives, and Decision-MakersNairobi hosted the most consequential Africa-Europe diplomatic gathering in a decade this week, as 30 heads of state joined France’s Macron to push for a fundamental rethink of how global capital prices African risk. At the same time, Africa’s two largest listed telecom operators reported their strongest results in years, Dangote announced plans to move into power generation at a scale Nigeria has never seen, and oil prices began to ease on signals of a possible US-Iran deal. The investment picture is shifting faster than the headlines suggest.The Africa Forward Summit opened today…

As a reporter, essayist and filmmaker, François-Xavier Freland aims to challenge the negative narrative surrounding the relationship between Africa and France. François-Xavier Freland, you are a freelance senior reporter, author of several books and a filmmaker. Your new book, La grande repentance Afrique-France: les infortunes de la vertu, is published by Intervalles. Why did you choose to tackle this subject?Precisely because I am a field reporter. While working in Mali, I spent a great deal of time in the Sahel. I became increasingly frustrated by the constant discourse of repentance and mea culpa. It seemed to me that, in our…