The other case is that of a young servant, Françoise Fontaine, in Louviers ... and “disappearing” boys in a secret graveyard. I haven’t yet seen the recent film based on the novel, but plan to. I’m ...

A new website titled TikTok Graveyard gives users fun statistics on their app activity displayed on a digital tombstone. The feature allows users to share their tombstones on social media to bond ...

Lily Fontaine’s friends placed bets on whether her band English Teacher’s debut album would win the 2024 Mercury Prize. The odds were astonishingly good – bookies pegged the post-punk outfit from ...

Sony has been pushing toward making more and more live service games despite its single-player history. Though increasingly it feels like they are Sisyphus pushing the boulder. A new Bloomberg ...

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Some are grieving; some will dance on its grave. Hershey Canada is discontinuing Cherry Blossom, the novelty candy that consists of a syrupy maraschino cherry encased in milk chocolate with bits ...

A thrilling urban sliding experience is arriving in the heart of Montreal. Head to Quartier des Spectacles where you’ll find four lanes on the new refrigerated hill, and two additional hills in ...

You might not expect a churchyard or graveyard to be bursting with life, but a charity in the United Kingdom has discovered that these spaces provide an unexpected home for a variety of species. The ...

Richard Fontaine is the chief executive officer of the Center for a New American Security (CNAS). He served as president of CNAS from 2012–19 and as senior fellow from 2009–12. Prior to CNAS, he was ...

Frank Fontaine was born in Montreal and raised in New York State and England. He comes from an average dysfunctional family. He began his college education at Georgetown University in Washington D.C.