More than half a century after her death, Édith Piaf remains a towering figure in French music and French culture as a whole.

In this video, I restore a 1940s Calrus electric fan, a beautifully designed piece of history that may have once been used by ...

Actor Jake Gyllenhaal turns 45 and model/actor Tyson Beckford turns 55, among the famous birthdays for Dec. 19.

The classic Dolly Parton film 9 to 5 came out in theaters 45 years ago today. The theme song famously features Parton using ...

Today is Friday, Dec. 19, the 353rd day of 2025 with 12 to go. The moon is new. Morning stars are Jupiter, Mercury, Neptune, ...

Formula One writer who wrote classic biographies, including a remarkable account from Ayrton Senna of his experiences ...

The Monocle, a contemporary cabaret by Mathieu Geffré, celebrates LGBTQ+ history at Westlands Yeovil, 3 Feb 2026. Dance, jazz ...

The wall of honour of Chez Bozo, Quebec’s first singer-songwriters’ club which saw the emergence of the immense talents of ...

Sometimes I wish I didn’t feel so much,” says Mon Laferte. “On a normal day, I probably find myself crying 10 different times ...

"That night in Austin still ranks among the most spellbinding performances I’ve witnessed in four decades of concert-going," ...

1998 – President Bill Clinton is impeached by the United States House of Representatives, becoming the second president of the United States to be impeached. 2012 – Park Geun-hye is elected the first ...

The advantage for you, social butterfly reader of this column, is that you can benefit from my couch-potato ways and party ...