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The Most Stylish Olympic Opening Ceremony Ever
New York Times· 10 hours agoThe first Olympics in which fashion was so central to the identity of the host country itself. The opening ceremony ...
What was with that heavy metal band? That was Gojira.
New York Times· 1 day agoÇa Ira,” a song that was popular during the French Revolution. The band had reworked the ...
Raymond J. de Souza: As Republicans kindle a sense of national fraternity, beware the risks
National Post· 6 days agoThe French Revolution is a painful reminder that brotherly solidarity, though necessary, can be...
22 details you might've missed during the Paris 2024 opening ceremony
Business Insider via Yahoo Canada News· 14 hours agoNBC US swimmer Phelps holds the record for the most Olympic medals in history, and Fourcade is the...
Paris Olympics kicks off with ambitious but rainy opening ceremony on the Seine River
CTV News· 23 hours agoCelebrating its reputation as a cradle of revolution, Paris kicked off its first Summer Olympics in ...
Barbara Kay: France's long history of antisemitism hangs over Paris Olympics
National Post· 2 hours agoOn Sept 5-6, 1972, over the course of 20 hours during the Munich Olympic Games, 11 Israeli athletes...
2024 Olympics: What’s a Phryge? The Paris 2024 mascots, explained
Yahoo Sports· 1 day agoOne of France’s most famous...Eugene Delacroix’s “Liberty Leading The People” (1830), features the...
Review: Olympics opening ceremony shined with best of Paris and France, but failed as TV
LA Times via Yahoo Canada News· 10 hours agoOften enough the grandeur, audacity and nuttiness of the opening ceremony shone through onscreen,...
Doused by Rain, Paris Opens Its Games With a Boat Party on the Seine
New York Times· 12 hours agoIn a blaze of French style blending history and artistic audacity, the Paris Olympic Games opened...
How historic Versailles was turned into equestrian competition venue for Paris Olympics
USA TODAY Sports via Yahoo Canada Sports· 3 days agoBeyond the sense of history, O’Connor said, what amazes him is how they built an advanced stabling...