Avatarflipboard8315flipped into Europe22 hours agoPlan to allow burkinis in Grenoble swimming pools reignites French culture warsFrance 24 - Joanna YORKBurkinis have been a long-standing catalyst for dispute in France, calling societal attitudes towards Islam and feminism into question. Rule changes in Grenoble’s swimming pools suggest that opposition to the garment could be receding. With summer opening times for municipal swimming pools soon to …
Avatarflipboard8315flipped into Europe1 day ago10 Facts To Savor About Van Gogh’s Iconic Painting ‘Café Terrace at Night’verified_publisherMy Modern Met - Margherita ColeIn 1888, Vincent van Gogh exchanged the electric nightlife of Paris for the tranquility of the French countryside. There, in Arles, the Dutch artist flourished creatively, even as his mental health declined. He created 200 paintings and over 100 drawings inspired by the idyllic landscape, local …
Avatarflipboard8315flipped into Faith23 hours agoIllegitimate children in the Middle Ages - Medievalists.netmedievalists.netBy Lucie Laumonier The stories of illegitimate children in the Middle Ages are often told through the lives of famous bastards, the daughters and sons …
Avatarflipboard8315flipped into DroneMay 9Blistering Highlights From The Latest F-35 Sustainment Hearingverified_publisherThe Drive - Dan ParsonsLawmakers that oversee military readiness offered F-35 program officials a tongue lashing during a contentious hearing. Inspired by a dismal …
Avatarflipboard8315flipped into Drone4 days agoWhy French Rafale is so expensive?autodailyz.com - Posted By Military NewsWhile sales of other aircraft lines were moderate or even shaky, but Dassault Aviation’s “Phoenix of the Sky” Rafale had a bumper crop with a number …
Avatarflipboard8315flipped into Middle East2 days agoAmerican Groups Join Forces to Stop Sale of U.S. F-16s to Turkeygreekreporter.com - Tasos KokkinidisSeven prominent organizations in the United States have written to the US Congress this week to express their alarm and concern that the Department …