Djaayz, Cathy Guetta's app to book a DJ in two clicks, raises 1 million euros

And now, the uberization of music. Posted in June 2022, Djaayz (pronounced “deejayz”) presents itself as the “uber of DJing”. The application designed by Cathy Guetta and her partner Raphaël Aflalo connects amateur, semi-pro or pro DJs with individuals or companies. Today, the start-up is announcing a first fundraising of one million euros from around … Read more

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COMPANY / The soprano Ángeles Blancas prepares the tour of the opera 'The Makropulos case' by Janácek

Ángeles Blancas Gulín is currently rehearsing the opera The Makropulos Case by Leoš Janácek (1854-1928), a Welsh National Opera (WNO) project that will be performed from September 16 to December 2 in various European cities. The Spanish soprano, who has performed in the most important theaters in the world, will play Elina Makropulos, starring in … Read more

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OSCAR 2022

This year, I wasn’t even sure I wanted to watch the Oscars. To see multimillionaire stars congratulating themselves while Ukraine is on fire and blood? Sequins against submachine guns? There was something indecent there. And then, I was angry with the Academy: Denis Villeneuve, not even nominated as best director… whereas Dunes was nominated 10 … Read more

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We tested… “Immortality”, an investigation at the heart of cinema

The grain of the image and the light that changes from one sequence to another allow the player of “Immortality” to immediately understand which film he is in. HALF MERMAID British video game designer Sam Barlow is one of those few names whose paw has become impossible to discern. In 2009, he offers a very … Read more

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Scientists discover how to prevent neuropathic pain associated with chemotherapy for colon cancer

Researchers of the Institute of Neurosciences (IN)−a joint center of the Higher Council for Scientific Research and the Miguel Hernández University (UMH)−have discovered in mice how to prevent neuropathic pain associated with chemotherapy in the treatment of colon cancer, one of the most diagnosed tumors. The study, published in the journal Brain, they have done … Read more

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Ephemeris of August 30: This happened in the world on a day like today

On August 30, but in 1939, the ship ‘Winnipeg’ arrives in Valparaíso with Spanish refugees rescued from France by the special Chilean consul, the poet Pablo Neruda. Other anniversaries: 1848.- Costa Rica proclaims its full independence and it is established as a Republic after having been a state of the Central American Federation. 1857.- Inauguration … Read more

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Parity in Mexico: something to celebrate?

*Sara Lovera / Word of Antigone SemMexico Many years ago my teacher Adelina Zendejas told me how Mexican women had begun to identify their rights, including political rights. It was she who for many years maintained that the first to demand their participation were women from Zacatecas, between 1825 and 1826. Some historians doubt the … Read more

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