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Tonight we're covering the Grand Final and Winner's Press Conference. Live from 18:30 - 02:30(ish) CEST.

LEurovision cest plus de 2 heures de show télévisuel, 26 chanteurs en lice et autant de moments mémorables. Voici le meilleur et le moins bon de...

Azerbaijans Eurovision entry Efendi Credit: AFP We might not be able to travel round Europe just yet, but thankfully the world’s most bonkers music competition is back, bringing with it the idiosyncratic tastes of our close neighbours. Here are some of the most striking entrants competing in tomorrow night’s Eurovision grand final - including the UK’s James Newman. Best and worst Eurovision 2021 songs Lithuania “Lets discoteque right at my home/It is okay to dance alone.” Well, talk a...

France 4 et Culturebox donnent le coup d'envoi, ce mardi 18 mai, du Concours Eurovision, diffusé en direct de Rotterdam, aux Pays-Bas. Cette première demi-finale sera commentée par Laurence Boccolini, et compte 16 pays. Qui se qualifiera pour la finale du samedi 22 mai sur France 2 ?

Hooverphonic has a huge 26-year history behind them: the band originally formed back in 1995 and so over the years, members have come and gone. The members now feature Luka Cruysberghs (lead vocals) Alex Callier (producer/songwriter) and Raymond Geerts (lead guitar). What is Belgium’s Eurovision 2021 song called? While the song may be called The Wrong Place, Hooverphonic will be in the right place to perform when the night begins – unless they have a terrible sense of direction. The song wa...

The Atlantic America Never Wanted the Tired, Poor, Huddled Masses The U.S. is a diverse nation of immigrants—but it was not intended to be, and its historical biases continue to haunt the present. This article was published online on April 5, 2021. When David Dorado Romo was a boy growing up in El Paso, Texas, his great-aunt Adela told him about the day the U.S. Border Patrol melted her favorite shoes. Romo’s aunt was Mexican and had a visa that allowed her to commute into South Texas for h...

A Eurovision 2021 Roundup Eurovision was CANCELLED last year due to the Pandemic despite some flop countries finally having a good entry (*cough, Germany, cough*). Anyway, heres a little roundup of my top 10 favourite entries announced so far followed by a list of all the rest of the confirmed Eurovision 2021 entries. Eurovision WILL be happening WITHOUT an audience. Its the socially distanced, virtual, European event of the year!! Hold onto your butts, this post is video and link HEAVY. San M...

How Billie Holiday’s ‘Strange Fruit’ Confronted an Ugly Era of Lynchings During a time when violence against Black Americans was common, Holidays haunting rendition of the song often left audiences uncomfortable. Author: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images During a time when violence against Black Americans was common, Holidays haunting rendition of the song often left audiences uncomfortable. The haunting lyrics of “Strange Fruit” paint a picture of a rural American South whe...

Image Name: Post-Lockdown Cigarette, in the Cold Rain of June Photographer Name: Lauriane Bieber Year: 2021 This simple image of a man smoking tells a longer story of friendship and a passion for photography.  "This photograph is a story of first times. The first time I shot my dear friend Léo, that I only had met once in my life about ten years ago. The first time I went outside after three months. The first friend I met after the lockdown. The first time I worked with a model so brave and s...

Apartments for 155 Chestnut Street. Courtesy: Pebb Capital The student apartment block proposed for 155 Chestnut Street in the Jewelry District was a bad idea at first, and little–not even lopping the height from twelve stories to nine–has made it any better. It is an inappropriate and over-scaled turkey. Like the Fane Tower, it is the sort of project that epitomizes the citys failure to understand and capitalize upon its history and to respond sensitively to its many existing urban assets....