Cultural moments of resonance

The last time French stu­dents occu­pied the Sor­bonne, it was May 1968 and it star­ted a cul­tural revolution… This time, they sent in the riot troops early and we only really found out after the viol­ence… Does this mean they’ve aver­ted the cul­tural foment?...

The sounds of the potting room in Pompeii

I was very excited to hear that French archae­olo­gists have taken pot­tery from ancient Pom­peii and played the grooves back like a record to get the sounds of the pot­tery work­shop, includ­ing laughter. Click “Tele­char­ger la video” to play the short video...