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Buzz Feed
20-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Buzz Feed
How The Eurostar Connects Me With My Culture
I've been travelling to France with my family for as long as I can remember. My great-uncle, who's basically like my grandfather, lives in Lille. I first met him and the rest of that side of the family when I was eight. He still lives in a small flat where he raised his six children with his late wife. I have fond memories of living in that flat, where I spent continuous summers as a child.I'm originally from Congo, which is a massive part of my identity. While there is a large, growing community of Congolese people in the UK, there aren't nearly as many Congolese people here as there are in Belgium or France. So, being in France helps me connect with my heritage in a I got older and my life got busier, our visits to France became less frequent. My cousins moved from Lille to Paris and started growing their families, so it wasn't easy to see everyone all at once. But, after my great-uncle had a stroke a few months ago, we knew it was essential to make the effort to see him. So, we did what we knew best and booked a Eurostar ticket for a day trip to Lille. Eurostar and I go hand in hand. You'll never catch me on a plane to France if I have the option of taking the Eurostar. The yellow and white Eurostar train waits at the platform at Gare du Nord, a Paris train station. The Eurostar is the high speed train which goes through the Channel Tunnel from Paris to London. Fête de La Musique is a street party that takes place every year on the 21st of June. It's a celebration of the different music and cultures that exist in France. Even though the party has been taking place for over 40 years, it gained significant momentum last year on TikTok, with Black Brits showing a keen interest in the event. Have you been to Fête de La Musique before? Tell us about your experience in the comments below!
Yahoo
25-06-2025
- Yahoo
Syringe attacks during France's music street festival leave 145 jabbed and several hospitalised
French police have detained 12 suspects after nearly 150 people reported being assaulted with syringes across France during its annual "Fête de la Musique" summer festival. The outdoor festival took place all over France last Saturday, with authorities reporting "unprecedented crowds" in Paris. The Interior Ministry said that 145 people nationwide had reported being stabbed with needles, with Paris police reporting 13 cases in the capital. Upwards of a dozen women and underaged girls have been hospitalised. 'The ministry is taking this very seriously,' a spokeswoman from the Interior Ministry stated. "Some victims were taken to hospital for toxicological tests and the investigation is ongoing," the ministry added. Officials have yet to say if these were cases of needle spiking with date-rape drugs such as Rohypnol or GHB, but the drugs rendered victims confused and vulnerable to sexual assault. Ahead of the festival, influencers like Abrège Soeur warned that calls had been made on social media for women to be targeted with syringes. Paris police chief Laurent Nuñez todl French broadcaster CNews: 'These are extremely serious incidents,' calling the online calls to inject women 'completely idiotic.' Two men were also arrested in the centre of the north-eastern city of Metz on suspicion of syringe attacks. The mayor of Metz, François Grosdidier, took to social media to address the situation: 'On social networks, a call for syringe assaults has been launched during the Music Festivals in major cities. It happened in two other cities in Moselle and all over France… 17 young girls (ages 14-20) were victimized in #Metz.' Grosdidier continued: 'A description of a syringe attacker was shared with the Urban Supervision Center (CSU) to help locate him on video footage, as well as with the municipal and national police. Municipal police officers identified him on Rue Serpenoise, arrested him, and handed him over to the National Police and judicial authorities. I hope the investigation – especially examining his mobile phone – will help identify other attackers.' Police said more than 370 people were detained nationwide during the festival on various charges. A reported fourteen participants in the festivities were seriously injured, including a 17-year-old who was hospitalised after being found sitting on the street with stab wounds to the lower abdomen. Thirteen members of law enforcement were also injured. This isn't the first time that syringe attacks targeting women have taken place. Similar cases took place in France in June 2022. Several suspects around France were detained for allegedly pricking people with a needle in nightclubs or at concerts. At the time, the French Ministry of the Interior confirmed to Euronews that 80 per cent of the targets were young women. French police tallied over 400 reports at the time, saying that the motive of the jabs was unclear. In Spain, the number of women reporting being jabbed with medical needles while at nightclubs or parties rose to 60 in 2022, according to the country's interior minister. There were similar incidents in the UK in 2021, prompting the British Parliament to publish a report in April 2022 about spiking cases.
Yahoo
05-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Leon Bridges, Julez Smith and More Attend ‘Grace Wales Bonner: Togetherness' at the Guggenheim
Not too long ago, the Met Gala was mostly contained to the first Monday in May. In the past couple of years, however, the annual event has bloomed into a multiday affair of events and gatherings across New York that is starting to rival fashion week. Thursday night saw parties for Prada, the King's Trust and Cultured Magazine, and on Saturday Olivier Rousteing of Balmain hosted a dinner with Johnnie Walker, and Grace Wales Bonner gathered a crowd at the Guggenheim for an event called 'Togetherness.' Wales Bonner presented its second 'Togetherness' event late on Saturday night, drawing everyone from Leon Bridges, Aurora James, Julez Smith and Keith Powers to Paloma Elsesser and Sage Elsesser (Navy Blue), Selah Marley, Ryan Destiny, Tanner Reese, Benito Skinner, Connor McKnight, Ibrahim Kamara and more. More from WWD Grace Wales Bonner on Her Debut Met Gala Experience Priyanka Jonas, Hunter Schafer Join Olivier Rousteing for Johnnie Walker Vault Launch Dinner Jury Selection to Start on Monday for Sean Combs' Sex Trafficking Trial 'Togetherness' is a meeting of live musical performances, art exhibitions and more in the mission of 'emphasizing a sense of discovery, giving audiences a chance to experience both new performers and new facets of familiar ones in nontraditional concert settings,' the brand said. After kicking off last June as part of Fête de La Musique in Paris, Wales Bonner brought the event to New York on Saturday ahead of her Met Gala debut on Monday. Performances were given by The Cavemen, Etran de L'Air, The Joy, Amaarae, Fireboy DML, Navy Blue, Sir Rashad Ringo Smith, keiyaA, Ade 'Acyde' Odunlami and Akanbi. The evening was presented concurrently to 'Rashid Johnson: A Poem for Deep Thinkers,' on view at Guggenheim through Jan. 18. Launch Gallery: Leon Bridges, Julez Smith, and More at Grace Wales Bonner: Togetherness at Guggenheim Best of WWD A Look Back at SAG Awards Best Dressed Red Carpet Stars SAG Awards Wildest Looks of All Time on the Red Carpet, Photos From the Archive: A Look Back at Marc Jacobs Annual Holiday Party [PHOTOS]
