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It took eight months for the French Academy to bring Jim Carrey to Paris. It took the Internet eight hours to decide that it wasn’t him

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On February 26, Jim Carrey received a prestigious Honorary César for his entire career in Paris, after years of semi-retirement. But what was born as a touching emotional tribute at the center of a conspiracy theory: was it really him who took the stage, or an impersonator with prosthetics? The story of how an Instagram post unleashed chaos (and how it ended up being denied). A tribute. Jim Carrey has received this year’s Honorary César: the French Oscars rewarded his “exceptional versatility” with an award that Julia Roberts, Christopher Nolan and David Fincher had already received. It also arrived at a time when Carrey’s career was at a peculiar point: in 2022, at the press conference for ‘Sonic the Hedgehog 2’ he announced that he retired. But he came back three years later. with brutal honesty: “I have bought many things and I need the money“Frankly.” Therefore, Carrey arrived in Paris after a false retirement that had made him partially disappear, yes, from the red carpets and premieres. And now he was on the most elegant stage in European cinema. He had not disappeared from the public light, however: in November, had been seen at Soundgarden’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony in Los Angeles. But his appearances have always been, in recent years, spaced out in time and without warning. The delivery. The first unexpected moment of the night came when Carrey, after being introduced by Michel Gondry, and with an aesthetic that left behind the lush beard of recent years, gave the acceptance speech completely in French. The accent was unmistakably American, but it was very worked. As Gregory Caulier, general delegate of the Caesars, would later reveal, I had prepared it for months. In it revealed a connection with France that no one knew: his ancestor Marc-François Carré (the family’s original surname before Anglicization) was born in Saint-Malo and, from there, emigrated to Canada The change. In fact, already at the aforementioned Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ceremony its appearance It had aroused some surprise: it already had the aesthetic that it repeated at the Césars, with shoulder-length hair and slightly different facial features than usual. The first speculations pointed to the cosmetic surgery as a possible reason and some experts on the subject speculated about what those interventions could have been. Dr. Millicent Rovelo speak of an upper blepharoplasty (to remove excess skin from the upper eyelids) and a significant volume of Botox on the forehead. Another surgeon, Dr. John Diaz pointed out to a possible cervical tightening procedure. The very media Dr. Tony Youn pointed out signs of an endoscopic brow lift that would explain the slight displacement of the hairline. and joined the hypothesis of blepharoplasty and Botox. Finally, Dr. Raffi Hovsepian, dissented: The changes in the forehead and eye area seemed compatible with natural male aging, without surgical evidence. Let’s not forget that in 2003, Carrey appeared at the Teen Choice Awards completely blindfolded, wearing sunglasses, pretending to come out of surgery. By then rumors arose about the tweaks to his physique. The mask artist. Four days after the ceremony, Alexis Stone posted a carousel of three images on Instagram. The first two featured Jim Carrey. The third was a latex mask, false teeth, a dark wig, and various makeup materials arranged on a table with the Eiffel Tower out of focus in the background. The caption was simply “Alexis Stone as Jim Carrey in Paris.” Stone is a self-taught effects designer who has built a career on hyperrealistic transformations that have allowed her to pass herself off as Madonna, Jack NicholsonLana Del Rey, Robin Williams’ Ms. Doubtfire or Glenn Close’s Cruella de Vil. Stone usually documents his process in detail, but this was not the case: we only saw a mask that even had details that some users saw themselves as belonging to an AI generationwith excessively perfect contours and a blurry background typical of synthetic images. but when famous like Megan Fox or Katy Perry spread Stone’s posts, the rumor germinated all over the internet: the Césars were not Jim Carrey, but an imposter. Because. The arguments that the conspiracy theorists maintained They appeared almost at the same time as the gala. For example, the color of the eyes, usually dark brown, here a more greenish tone. More: Carrey is left-handed, and several short videos showed him in Paris using his right hand to sign autographs. The third argument was the speech itself: that someone who was theoretically retired and had no active ties to France spoke for ten minutes in French with very elaborate pronunciation, it was, for a part of the public, tremendously suspicious. The interviews that prove it. Of course, this is the moment that conspiracy theorists have been waiting for to bring up interviews from Carrey’s past with ambiguous, philosophical or downright incomprehensible answers. In 2017 declared that he did not believe in personalities, that the fashion party he had gone to and at which he was being interviewed seemed to him “absolutely meaningless” (from a metaphysical point of view) and that “there is no self, there are only things happening” (later the actor himself I would rate the interview “existential experiment”). In a previous interview, he calmly said “I’m dead“, but it was in the context of a conversation about spirituality and ego. We recommend fans of the most disconcerting Carrey to check out the incredible documentary ‘Jim and Andy’, which documents his literal transformation into Andy Kaufman for the filming of ‘Man on the Moon’. Official confirmation. The first official statements came from Marleah Leslie, Jim Carrey’s publicist for decades, with a brief message and that left no room for doubt: “Jim Carrey attended the César Awards, where he accepted his Honorary César Award.” That same day, the aforementioned Gregory Caulier told Variety what the eight months of preparatory conversations had been like and the months that the actor dedicated to working on his French. Carrey went to Paris accompanied by … Read more

Sandra Ortega rents hotels to hotels. Amancio Ortega has copied the model with a luxury hotel in Paris

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If Amancio Ortega is characterized by something, it is his proven sense of smell. the real estate business by the hand of your investment company. In July 2025, the millionaire founder of Inditex closed the purchase of one of the most luxurious hotels in the center of Paris. The hotel business is not Ortega’s strong suit, but the buildings that house these hotels are, which later rents to large hotel chains. This play is not one more purchase from the tycoonis a business model in which her eldest daughter: Sandra Ortega specializes. The Radisson Hotel Group firm, owned by the Chinese Jin Jiang, and the second largest hotel company in the world, has announced that in the summer of 2026 it will open a new establishment in the building that Amancio Ortega purchased. The great purchase in the heart of Paris. Pontegadea paid 97 million euros in July 2025 for the Banke Hotel, a five-star hotel with 91 rooms that until now was owned by the Derby Hotels chain. Although the purchase of this building is far from being the most expensive investment of Pontegadea, it is the most expensive asset of the hotel investment company. As usually happens in buildings you acquire Pontegadea, the Hotel Banke is located in one of the most exclusive areas of the French capital: on rue de La Fayette, a stone’s throw from the Galeries Lafayette and the Opera Garnier. A privileged location for tourists and executives. Solvent tenants and immediate profitability. Pontegadea strictly follows a common pattern in all its real estate operations: selecting buildings in privileged areas and securing contracts with immediate tenants of maximum solvency for them. Amazon, Google, DHL, Apple, Spotify, Primark itself and Inditex franchises are its main clients. This makes Pontegadea begin to make its properties profitable immediately. In the case of the Banke Hotel in Paris, Pontegadea signed with Radisson Hotel Group almost immediately after its purchase. Given the location and the category that the building already held, the hotel firm has decided to operate it under the Radisson Collection, its most exclusive brand. Of the 905 hotels managed by Radisson around the world, only 42 belong to this line, 4.6% of the total, which highlights the premium level they have given to Ortega’s project. History of the building and its key renovation. This property was built in 1907 as a bank headquarters and was transformed into a hotel in 2009, preserving that historical charm that is so popular in Paris. The hotel closed at the end of September to undertake a series of reforms to adapt it to Radisson standards, opening as Banke Opera Paris in the third quarter of 2026. Radisson’s statement said: “The 90-room hotel will undergo a comprehensive renovation that will reflect a contemporary interpretation of Parisian elegance. The property features a striking Belle Époque facade and classic architectural details, including a famous staircase designed by Gustave Eiffel. Guests will be welcomed into a 19th-century atrium that will house a reception, bar and restaurant. Additional amenities include a state-of-the-art gym and wellness facilities in the former bank vault, as well as an attractive offer for meetings and events. The intelligent strategy of the Ortegas. Amancio Ortega and his daughter Sandra have polished a winning formula: acquire iconic properties in key metropolises such as Paris, New York or Miami, make the necessary tweaks and then rent them to top hotel operators. This ensures a fixed income without worrying about daily management, maximizing the value of its premium locations. In France, Pontegadea has seven acquisitions, six of them in Paris, including an office building for 227 million euros in 2024 near the Opera, integrated into the ambitious Grand Opera project. Sandra faithfully follows this paternal model, diversifying the family empire into high-end hospitality. The expanding hotel portfolio. Pontegadea started in hospitality in February 2021 with the Senator Playaballena in Cádiz for 25 million euros. In December 2023, he added two boutique hotels in Palma de Mallorca for 35 million to a Swedish group, showing how they climb from Spain to the world. Ortega’s hotel business extends across the pond, with the Epic Hotel in Miami and the Iberostar on Park Avenue in New York. Meanwhile, Radisson reinforces its presence in France with four more openings, reaching 34 hotels in total and 11 in Paris with around 1,700 rooms, thanks to strategic partners such as Pontegadea. In Xataka | Seven of the ten largest fortunes in the world in 2026 are due to AI: this illustrative graph makes it very clear Image | Gtres, Tripadvisor

The opening of Shein in Paris should have been a triumph. It has ended up causing the biggest slowdown for the Chinese giant in Europe

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Days after Shein’s controversial arrival at the historic BHV Marais in Paris —an opening as massive as it is controversial—, the story takes a turn that no one in the Chinese company expected. France has decided to postpone the opening of the rest of the Shein stores scheduled for November and December, a slowdown that reveals the extent to which the physical commitment of the ultra-fast fashion giant is shaking the sector and French politics. In a nutshell. The SGM group, owner of BHV, announced that the planned openings in Dijon, Reims, Grenoble, Angers and Limoges are postponed indefinitely. The inaugurations were to start on November 18 and extend until the beginning of December, but according to BFMTVSGM prefers to postpone them “a few days or a few weeks.” Today, the only operational Shein store in the country is the one in Paris, open November 5. A postponement that accumulates reasons. The delay does not respond to a single factor: it is a cocktail of commercial problems, reputational crisis, political pressure and regulatory turbulence. First, the Paris store disappointed its own customers. As reported days later by Le Mondedespite the more than 50,000 visitors on the first day, the result was frustrating: no men’s clothing, no children’s fashion, no large sizes, nor the ultra-low prices usual on the web. Added to this was insufficient space to manage the influx. But the hardest blow, according to the French media, did not come from the clients, but from the brands that have decided to leave BHV after the arrival of Shein and due to accumulated non-payments. Dior, Chanel, Guerlain and Lancôme – four pillars of French perfumery – leave the department store, along with more than 20 fashion and home brands. The departure comes at the worst possible time: the Christmas campaign, the month in which BHV rebalances its accounts. Furthermore, the image crisis is amplified by the breakup between SGM and Galeries Lafayette. According to Fashion Networkthe French chain has ended its agreement with SGM to avoid any link with Shein, which implies that all these centers will be called BHV, not Galeries Lafayette. Expansion meets politics. Shein’s arrival has unleashed unprecedented municipal rejection. From Liberation have pointed out that several mayors – Dijon, Reims, Grenoble, Angers and Limoges – are explicitly opposed to the implementation. Specifically, in Grenoble, Mayor Éric Piolle even asked to suspend opening until all products were legally verified. And the straw that broke the camel’s back. As different media have describedthe French Government discovered child-like sex dolls, prohibited weapons and other illicit products on the platform. This activated a process of temporary suspension of the marketplace, exhaustive customs controls and a judicial procedure that is still open. “The postponement is temporary.” Frédéric Merlin, president of SGM, insisted: in an interview for BFMTV. In it, he explained that the group needs to adapt the offer, adjust the pricing policy, gain space in regional stores and work on “more personalized orders.” But, as Le Monde recallsits management simultaneously faces non-payments to suppliers and the largest brand flight that BHV has experienced in decades. For its part, Shein maintains a different discourse. According to Reutersthe company says the Paris store has been “a great success.” He accepts that he must adjust prices and improve the experience, but he assures that for now his priority is to optimize that first physical point before opening the following ones. However, it does not offer new dates. Meanwhile, the company will have to face a key event: a mandatory appearance at the National Assembly and a court hearing on November 26, the same day on which the Paris court must examine the request to suspend the platform. In parallel, as the French media highlightsthe European Union has agreed to advance the application of taxes on small imported packages to 2026 – an essential pillar of Shein’s logistics model –, further increasing the pressure. Downshifting. France has become the first European country to put a real brake on Shein’s physical expansion. The openings have been postponed “a few days or weeks,” but the context—investigations, protests, brand leaks and regulatory pressures—suggests that the pause could last longer than SGM and Shein would like to admit. The question now is whether Shein will manage to adapt to a market that demands transparency, legality and social commitments or if the Paris store will be remembered as the beginning of the biggest clash between ultra-fast fashion and a country that, for the first time, has decided to put a stop to its advance. Image | FreePik and DMCGN Xataka | Shein has opened its first store in Europe in Paris. Paris has reacted as always: staging a revolt

Shein has opened its first store in Europe in Paris. Paris has reacted as always: staging a revolt

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The heart of Le Marais The morning of November 5th was troubled. In front of the old Bazar de l’Hôtel de Ville (BHV), that art deco building that overlooks the City Hall, Shein opened its first physical store in Europe. But consumer enthusiasm soon mixed with cries of indignation. French-style protests. At the doors of the BHV, the tension was immediate. A group of protesters shouted “C’est honteux!” (“This is a shame!”) and carried signs with slogans such as “Protégez les enfants, pas Shein” (“Protect the children, not Shein”). Both unions and environmental associations joined the protest denouncing the chain’s working conditions and its environmental impact, according to France24. Outside, slogans were chanted; Inside, lines snaked between shelves. Riot police guarded the entrances while the smell of a stinking aerosol – released by a protester – permeated the air. The rest of the day, the store continued to operate normally. Thousands of consumers lined up in front of the fitting rooms. The Observer estimated that more than 50,000 people They visited the new premises in its first days, and Le Monde It is estimated that about 8,000 people They passed only during the inauguration. In the words of the British newspaper, “behind the protesters who shouted shame, lines of shoppers stretched out with bags full of polyester.” Why so much fuss? The Parisian revolt was not born out of nowhere, nor is it just an environmental problem. Days before, the General Directorate of Competition, Consumption and Fraud Repression (DGCCRF) had revealed that Shein France sold child-like sex dolls, as revealed by Le Parisien. The institution stated that the descriptions “left little doubt about the pedopornographic nature” of the product. The discovery led to the opening of four judicial investigations by the Paris prosecutor’s office against Shein, AliExpress, Temu and Wish, for the dissemination of violent or pornographic content accessible to minors. In parallel, the conservative deputy Antoine Vermorel-Marques reported that on the platform Machetes and brass knuckles, category A weapons, prohibited in France, were also sold. Under pressure, Shein reacted. According to BBCone day before the opening, the company announced a global ban on all sales of sex dolls, the closure of the accounts of the sellers involved and the elimination of the adult products category. “The fight against child exploitation is non-negotiable,” CEO Donald Tang told Time. Shein spokesperson in France, Quentin Ruffat, stated exclusively for French radio RMC: “What happened is serious, unacceptable and intolerable. It was an internal failure in our processes. We will cooperate 100% with justice and we will reveal the identity of the buyers.” Two days later, according to Reutersthe Ministry of Finance temporarily stopped the suspension procedure, upon verifying that Shein had removed all illicit products, but stressed that “the company will remain under close surveillance.” The French crusade against fast-fashion. The Executive’s offensive is not only moral: it is also legal and economic. According to Politicothe French Government has activated two parallel procedures to suspend the Shein website. The first, based on the Consumer Code, would allow the domain to be blocked if the company disobeys an order to remove illegal content. The second, protected by the Digital Economy Trust Act of 2004, seeks to demonstrate that there is a risk of recidivism. Both processes could lead to a ban on access to the site and its applications in France. Le Parisien announced that a court hearing will be held on November 26, where a judge will decide the future of the platform. Meanwhile, the Minister of Public Finance, Amélie de Montchalin, led an unprecedented operation at Charles de Gaulle airport: more than 200,000 Shein packages from China were inspected in a single day. According to the ministrythree out of four did not comply with European regulations. But the pulse goes beyond customs. As The Guardian recallsFrance has been questioning the ultra-fast fashion model for years: in 2023 and 2024 it approved laws and fines of almost 200 million euros against Shein for misleading advertising and environmental violations. The arrival of the brand at BHV, details Times“contradicts the ecological and high-end vision that Paris wants to project.” Even iconic designers, such as Agnès B, announced their withdrawal from BHV. “I am completely against this fast fashion, there are jobs in danger,” told BBC. Despite the scandal, Shein has not stepped on the brakes. According to Le Mondethe company will open new stores in Dijon and Reims on November 18, and in Grenoble on the 21st, with additional plans in Angers and Limoges. Frédéric Merlin, president of the Société des Grands Magasins (SGM) – owner of BHV – defended his alliance with Shein in statements to Le Monde: “The products we sell here do not exploit workers or children. We are convinced of their quality.” However, parent Galeries Lafayette broke ties with SGM over “strategic divergence,” according to Timesrefusing to associate his name with the Chinese brand. Meanwhile, more than 100,000 French people have signed a petition against Shein’s expansion, according to The Guardianand numerous brands have left BHV in protest. Despite this, the plans continue. The battle for the soul of fashion. The story of Shein in France is no longer just that of an investigated company, but that of a country that refuses to surrender to the dizzying pace of global consumption. However, it opens up a paradox: while the authorities are preparing laws and blockades, thousands of young people are lining up to buy 5-euro t-shirts. France is waging a symbolic — and perhaps lost — war against fast fashion: that of the country that invented haute couture facing the phenomenon that turns it into waste. On November 26, French justice will speak. But fast fashion has already won a part of the most difficult trial: that of consumption. Image | Flickr and DMCGN Xataka | Years ago buying “white label” was synonymous with poor quality: today it is the number one priority of Spaniards

Paris Hilton lost her dog, so she cloned it

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Paris Hilton lost her dog, so she cloned him not once, but twice. And he is not the only public figure who has done so. Barbra Streisand was one of the first to clone petsbut the cases of Javier Milei or the American football player Tom Brady are also known. That’s how it is the pet cloning market. A nail clone pulls out another nail The loss of a pet is a very painful experiencefor many people as hard as losing a family member. Science is already looking for ways to extend the life of dogsbut at the moment living as long as humans seems far away. Nor you can make your dog or cat live foreverbut if you have money you can resort to cloning. This is what Barbra Streisand did when her dog Samantha died in 2017. And if one clone was not enough, she asked for two to be made. Paris Hilton also resorted to cloning after her chihuahua Diamond was lost in 2022. Like Streisand, she also cloned her twice. If we look only at the number of clones, Javier Milei, current president of Argentina, has gone too far. In 2017 he cloned his English mastiff Conan not one, but five timesalthough one of the puppies died shortly after. The most recent case involved Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, who confessed in the magazine People Magazine that his current dog Junie is a clone of Lua, his previous dog who died in 2023. ELON MUSK VS JEFF BEZOS: STAR WARS Personality is not cloned There are several companies that are dedicated to cloning pets. The most famous is the American Travel Petswho was in charge of making clones for Paris Hilton, Barbra Streisand and Javier Milei. Tom Brady did it through the startup Colossal Biosciencesdedicated to “de-extinction.” And be careful, because In Marbella there is also a clinic that is dedicated to cloning dogs and cats. The cover of the Viagen website The process begins with the pet tissue collectionwhich should be done either while the pet is still alive or immediately after its death. Using these cells, they create embryos that are implanted in a surrogate mother. The resulting animals are genetically identical to the original, but that does not mean they will behave the same. Barbra Streisand admitted in an interview in Varietythat The clones had different personalities to that of his dog Samantha. On its website, Viagen says the result “shares your dog’s DNA and often the same intelligence, temperament and appearance.” Emphasis on that “often.” How much does this cost You’ve probably been wondering since you read the headline. Travel Cobra $50,000 to clone dogs or cats and $85,000 in the case of horses. These are high figures for most people, but a few years ago it cost twice as much. There are no figures, but in this report from The Atlantic They assured that companies like Viagen they have a waiting list and thousands of clones of pets, but also horses or cattle, have already been produced. A striking example is that of polo player Adolfo Cambiasowho has more than 100 clones of his best mare. Although feasible, animal cloning raises ethical questions, mainly about the well-being of the animals involved in the processboth the clones themselves and the mothers in whom they implant the embryos. It is well known that purebred females, both dogs and cats, are often exploited and subjected to continuous pregnancies and then sell the puppies. The difference here is that they create clones from implanted embryos. On the other hand, there is the question of purchasing animals, in this case clones, when the shelters are saturated with animals waiting for an adoption. Only in Spain it is estimated that 33 pets are abandoned per hour. Finally, a personal contribution, it will be a year soon since my kitten Piñón died. We had a very special bond and his loss was very traumatic because he was still very young. I miss it as if it were the first day, but it would never occur to me to put my grief above the well-being of other animals. Image | Paris Hilton, Instagram In Xataka | We have been thinking for years that cats are exquisite eaters. They actually have neophobia

The EU wants to connect Madrid and Paris by train, in six hours and by 2035. Or in 2042. Or maybe never

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The European Commission has approved an ambitious Action Plan for the high-speed railway that aims to triple the European network, going from the current 12,000 kilometers to 36,000 kilometers before 2040. The objective is to turn the train into a real alternative to the plane for medium-distance journeys, drastically reducing travel times between the main capitals of the continent. And Spain is going to have an important role. What changes for Spain. The plan directly affects our country with two priority connections: Madrid-Lisbon in three hours (compared to more than eight currently) and Madrid-Paris in six hours (instead of the more than twelve that are needed now). From Bilbao you can reach Lisbon in less than six hours passing through the capital. The proposal contemplates that these improvements be operational in 2035although the corridor with France raises more doubts than the plan to join with Lisbon. Why it is important. Currently, the 12,000 kilometers of European high speed are mainly concentrated in Spain, France, Italy and Germany, while the east and center of the continent remain poorly connected. Just like points out Commissioner for Sustainable Transport, Apostolos Tzitzikostas, “Central and Eastern Europe remains woefully poorly connected.” Spain, with almost 4,000 operational kilometers, is European leader in high-speed infrastructure, only behind China globally. The money problem. Complete the planned network by 2040 will cost about 345,000 million euros. If we also want trains to run well above 250 kilometers per hour, the figure shoots up to 546 billion until 2050, according to Brussels. The organization admits that public financing it won’t be enough and seeks to attract private investment, in addition to loans from the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the national public bank (ICO in Spain). The idea is that in 2026 an agreement will be negotiated between Member States, financial institutions and other organizations and companies to settle the investment issue. Between the lines. Although the plan sounds ambitious, Brussels recognizes that it is very late: In 2020, the goal of doubling the network by 2030 was set, but by 2023 it had only grown by 17%. France, key to connecting Madrid with Paris, maintains a more pessimistic calendar than Brussels and does not see the connection as feasible until 2042. The Spanish minister himself Óscar Puente has recognized that the direct connection with Paris “will not arrive next year”. Tzitzikostas has announced who works intensely with the ministers of Spain and France to “overcome border bottlenecks.” The effect on airlines. A Madrid-Paris flight lasts just over two hours, but adding waiting times, boarding and transfers from airports, it is close to the six hours that the direct train to the city center would take. Spain and France short flights have already been banned with a rail alternative of less than two and a half hours. In addition, the EU obliges airlines to use at least 70% green fuels by 2050, starting with 2% this year, which will make flights more expensive. And now what. The plan is certainly not written in stone and the roadmap will depend on the political will of each country and the ability to attract private investment. Spain is well positioned to take advantage of these funds, since according to the media Expansión, It has 700 kilometers under construction and another 700 projected that will take the network above 5,000 kilometers between 2030 and 2032. The Commission also promises a new ticket strategy in 2026 to “make it easier for passengers to book multimodal tickets” and a full liberalization of the sector in 2040, which should reduce prices. Cover image | Tim Adams In Xataka | There was a day when Japan was the leading high-speed country. It has been surpassed by China, a victim of its own country

The tremendous hole that the Olympic Games have left to Paris

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When they ended The Olympics of Paris last year there was something that did not end: the National Debateextensible to many other games in other planet enclaves, about its true legacy. For critics with the event, the Supreme Audit Institution of France has just given them all the world’s gasoline, one in the form of a devastating economic report. The real weight of the games. As we said, the Courtes Cours has reviewed Uploaded the public cost of the Olympic and Paralympic Games of Paris 2024, encrypting the contribution of the State and the territorial collectivities In 6,650 million eurosthat is, about 700 million more than expected in June. In its report presented to Parliament, the Rue Cambon institution details that the updated figures include both the expenditure on the organization, that amounted to 3,020 million (With a very high weight of security), such as infrastructure destined, which reached 3,630 million, first incorporating the disbursements of local authorities and works to guarantee the use of SENA, estimated at 331 million. In spite of certain cost overrun surplus of 75.7 millionwhich avoided resorting to the state guarantee. Comparison with other editions. The Cour holds that Paris games were almost Twice less Regarding costs for public coffers that, for example, those of London 2012, although it alerts on the security chapter, whose infrapreting was remarkable: compared to the 200 million calculated in the candidacy dose, the real expense amounted to 1,440 million. This deviation, far superior to that provided for in the 2024 Finance Law, constitutes the main reason for concern indicated by the magistrates. “Modest” impact. He Report Introduce This time an evaluation of the public income associated with the event, which total 293.6 million euros coming from fiscal collection, the special transportation of transport and advertising sales of France Télévisions. However, these figures must be corrected by Fiscal exemptions (57 million, as in the case of Omega sponsor) and for the so -called “eviction” effect on sectors such as tourism. Cour concludes that the impact on the economy was limited: just 0.07 % of GDP In 2024, compared to 0.25 % estimated by INSE for the third quarter of that year. Beyond the short term, it insists that it is premature to assess the effects in the medium and long term. Debate and criticism. Le Monde told that the Methodology of the Cour has generated friction with the Olympic responsible. The Cojop reproaches that The report It has included expenses that do not consider directly linked to games, such as subway prolongations, burial of electric lines or cost overruns of the renewal of the Grand Palais, as well as the construction of schools. Also questions that they were not taken into account The amortization nor the proportionality in the use of shared infrastructure. According to Tony Estuet, president of the Organizing Committee, the real public cost did not exceed 2.5 billionso he denounces problems of rigor and a systematic bias against the project. The debate about the legacy. One of the central points of the controversy is the tangible inheritance of Paris 2024. While the Government defends that investment in transport, housing and the Decontamination of SENA They represent lasting improvements, social groups denounce phenomena of gentrification, eviction and a “social makeup” that benefits the international image of France more than its most vulnerable citizens. The Cour too He raised doubts on the true capacity of these investments to transform urban life in the Parisian region. A historical ballast. The debate on Paris 2024 is inserted in a long tradition of games that end up being financial watchmaking bombs For host cities. From Montreal 1976, which took three decades to pay A monumental debtuntil Athens 2004, often cited as one of the factors that They worsened the crisis Greek financial, Olympic venues have experienced chronic cost overruns. The reason? The committees They usually inflate calculations Return of investment in the candidacy phase, presenting optimistic projections that rarely materialize. The case of London 2012 showed that even when the games are presented as “reasonable”, the budget weight It ends up duplicating The initial forecasts. The COI crisis. Plus: The International Olympic Committee has been going through a Crisis of legitimacy and headquarters. Less and fewer cities are willing to assume the associated financial and political risks: Los Angeles 2028 was awarded without competition After the withdrawal of other candidacies, and the last winter edition in Beijing 2022 had to be held In artificial facilities In full desert, an example of the anomalies facing the organization. Cortina-Milán 2026 too It has been questioned by APPROVESlogistics improvisations and political tensions between regions and central government. In this context, Paris 2024 reflects both the symbolic greatness and the structural fragility of an increasingly difficult Olympic model to sustain. Success with doubts. If you want, immediately, Paris 2024 has been considered an organizational and sports triumph, projecting that image of France as a country capable of hosting a global first -order event. In fact, both Cour and Cojop They have seen In Paris’s experience, a model to consider the Olympic Games of Winter of 2030 In the French Alps, to which They will be allocated Six of your seven recommendations. However, the debate about its true financial and social legacy is far from closing. French experience feedsIn addition, an argument that crosses borders about the future of games: if they will continue to be an aspiration for cities or simply a risk that most will prefer to avoid. Image | Public domain, WHOISJOHNGALT In Xataka | The Paris Games should be those of the Olympic Break Dance premiere. They ended up being the “kangaroo dance” In Xataka | Winning a gold in countries like South Korea is better than the lottery. There are athletes who don’t have to think about money anymore

The Morgue of Paris organized “Open doors.” And caused tumults with thousands of daily visits

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The bodies in the Paris deposit lie, motionless, completely naked except for small leather shrouds. Each one has died for a different cause, and all impute the reasons. Some have been stabbed in the belly. Another has drowned, he is swollen and his skin exhibits a obscene violet color. Another has been crushed by a heavy machine in one of the factories of the French city, increasingly industrialized and implacable. They all have something in common. They lie in almost vertical tables, which allow them to contemplate, on the other side of large windows, the thousands of Parisians who spend every day through the morgue. All bodies in the deposit can be contemplated by citizens. And it has become the favorite show of the pedestrians. In the mid -nineteenth century, walk in Paris to pass in front of the deposit and See the bodies It was the entertainment of fashion among citizens. Of course, there was an excuse: to help identify those who still had no name. But the morbid seized the population and went to see the exposed corpses became an entertainment that went far beyond public service, to the point that appeared in The guides of the time of the Parisian shows that the visitor should not be lost. Under the name of ‘The Museum of Death’, it was organized an entire industry around the facade of the body depositand it was easy to find actors, juggers and street artists asking for money in the surroundings of the great windows. He French playwright Leon Gozlan He described it like this: “You will see the drowned just like you go to other places to see the latest fashion.” And the very Emile Zola wrote: “The morgue is a show within the reach of all the pockets and that poor and rich passers -by may see free. The door is open, whoever wants to enter” Paris Danger At that time, Paris was a dangerous city (like all the great cities of Europe): crimes followed and occupied the first flat of the newspapers. And not only that: at this time when Industrialization grew by leaps and boundsthe mortality in the factories was very high, often the injured did not even have family in the city, but they came from rural areas and had arrived in Paris in search of money to feed their families, so that the bodies remained days in the deposit until they were claimed. These exhibitions in the morgue was like an extension of the black chronicle: the Parisians read in the newspaper about a crime or an accident and immediately could Expand the information going to see the bodies to the windows of the deposit. 40,000 people came to go to the dead daily (for getting an idea: Before your fireNotre-Dame received 30,000 a day). A true morbid show without a paragon in the history of the city. An example of what people came to see: on November 8, 1876, two packages containing the dismembered body of a woman were found in the Seine. The body was rebuilt, covered with a canvas and placed its head on it. A grotesque and brutal aging … that four days later of the crimes came to see more than 30,000 visitors, 40,000 on the 13th and 14th, the morgue records reached 68,250 entries. Almost a week after crimes, which makes a state of considerable decomposition. Finally, the closing of the show arrived: the Morgue of Paris closed the doors to the public in March 1907, when Criticisms won the unstoppable increase in morbid. Many newspapers complained, because their chronicles of which bodies were going to be exposed were among the most read of the daily rotations. The new century had just been born, and they were to come much more terrible shows. Although a little more modest. Header | Jstor Daily In Xataka | € 1,200 per body: the funeral home that sold bodies of deaths to universities and charged for false incinerations

Kendall Jenner Wears Waist-Hugging Gown for Paris Fashion Week: Photos

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News Source: Mega Kendall Jenner Made Fans Drool After Sharing Photos from Paris Fashion Week. Jan. 27 2025, published 5:04 pm et ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW ADVERSEMENT Source: @Kendalljenner/Instagram Kendall Jenner Rocked to Waist-Hugging Gown for Schiaparelli’s Spring 2025 Haute Couture Show. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW ADVERSEMENT Jenner Rocked to Unique Optical Illusion-Like Dress for Schiaparelli’s Spring 2025 Haute Couture Show In France, as The Prolonged Beige Corset Featured Structural Hips and Inward Lines Accentum The Brunette Beauty’s Hourglass Figure. The Strapless Designer Ensemble had Silky Skirt and Matching Bodice Accented With a Gold Pattern, and Jenner Paired the Chic Number with a sllicked-back bun and dewy makeup. Her Poped-Toe Silver Shoes Just Barely Peeked Through the Floor-Length Fabric. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW ADVERSEMENT Source: @Kendalljenner/Instagram The Model Looked Stunning in the Strapless Ensemble. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW ADVERSEMENT The reality Star Opthed Not To Wear Jewelry With The Gown – Only Further Drawing Attention to Her Bronzed Collar Bones and Chiseled Back Muscles as Her Shoulders and The Area Abeve Her Dress Were Left Completely Expose. In A Series of Photos Shared By Jenner To Instagram, The 818 Tequila Founder, 29, KEPT A Serious Face While Posing in the Dramatic Ensemble. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW ADVERSEMENT One of the Pictures Showcased Jenner’s Frontside, While The Other Alluring images drew attention to her stunning back. The Social Media Upload Also Included to Couple Videos Of The Kardashians Star Gracefully Walking During the Show and One Clip of Her Working The Camera Backstage. More on: Kendall Jenner Want Ok! each day? Sign up here! ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW ADVERSEMENT Source: @Kendalljenner/Instagram Kendall Jenner Wore A Slicked-Back Bun with The Designer Look. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW ADVERSEMENT “Gown of Dreams @schiaparelli @danielroseberry You Outdid Yourself. This Entire Show Took My Breath Away. Thank you for having me. I’ll Never Forget It,” Jenner captured her post. The Socialite’s 289 Million Instagram Followers – Including Friends and Family Members – Quickly Flooded Her Comments Section to Gush Over The Model’s Gorgeous Appeaarance. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW ADVERSEMENT “Wait Why Am i Crying?” Kendall’s Best Friend Hailey Bieber ASKED, as the reality television personality’s young sister, Kylie Jenneradmitted: “So good.” “Kendall !!!!!” her other close pal Justine Skye Wrote, While SZA added, “ok but that walk! ??? ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW ADVERSEMENT Source: @Kendalljenner/Instagram The reality Star’s Back Muscles Were Put On Full Display During the Fashion Show. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW ADVERSEMENT “Unrealll eat on,” A fan exclaimed, as Another admirer note: “Oh my Gosh, that looks so unchartable to wear !!! Ouch !! But heyy you pull it off like it’s completh normal! 🤍✨.” Kendall ha a History of Working with Schiaparelli During Paris Fashion Weekwith her appearances at The Brand’s Shows Review Mixed Reactions Over The Years. In Sepcess 2023, Kendall Closed Out Schiaparelli’s Show in an eye-catching mini network Dress-Though Her Walk Went Viral and was Criticized by Online Trolls Claiming The Model Was “Overred.” “Thank you for giving us nothing,” One Hater Snubbed at the time, as Another Rude Individual Asked, “WHY IS SHE A MODEL?“And to Third Critic Similarly Complained:” Highest Paid Model and Gives Absolute Besthing. “ (Tagstotranslate) News

Camille Razat de Emily in Paris about authentic beauty and how strange it turns out to be a style icon

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The entire world knows her by her own name, who shares with her character from Emily in Paris And that has converted it overnight Beauty and style icona label with which he does not finish feeling comfortable more than four years later: “I live my life as it used to do it, but it is very rare for people to recognize me down the street. Sometimes I forget and go out with tracksuit pants, without makeup and a bun … I am very real “. This attitude has played in his favor in The alliance he has created with Authentic Beauty Concepta hair care brand that defends the natural through vegan formulations, sustainable and free philosophy of any ingredient that could inflict damage to the hair. Is on sale in your webselected hairdressing rooms or in the Wow Concept centers in Madrid, where we have met Camille to talk about new projects, beauty and much more. © Gtres Camille Razat, beauty icon The actress’s relationship with Authentic Beauty Concept makes a lot of sense, because we talk about a brand that pursues authenticity and loyalty to the same, values ​​that she also shares with her character in the Netflix series. It also highlights how difficult it results in your career connecting so well with a brand: “They are very 2025, they take care of the earth, they are vegan, each bottle is recyclable, it has nothing that is bad for your hair …”; Apart from confessing that they have saved their hair after the discolorations to which he is subjected to get into Camille’s skin. He has also revealed that he has come to dye all colors (red, pink, blue …) less green and there is no transformation with which he would not dare. We talk to her about all this and much more: Hi.com: How do you take care of your skin daily? Camille Razat: It is quite simple. I always start the day with a massage, either with your hands or with a gua sha. It is very important to do that for wrinkles, for the quality of your skin and to get that shine. So massage my skin is my first step. Actually, my first step can be the eyes because I tend to be a little swollen in the morning, so I put a massage in the fridge and apply cold. And as for the hair use Authentic Beauty Concept, for the skin only Augustinus Bader, its oil, the rich texture cream and its serum with retinol at night. What is your greatest complaint about your hair and what you like most about him? When you dye your hair so much tends to be dry, so that’s the annoying and when I have a Bad Hair Day It is very frizzy and dry. But it is improving thanks to Authentic Beauty Concept of truth and what I love is that it shines as a diamond thanks to the brand. It is the first time that I have seen my hair so bright and I love it. © Authentic Beauty Concept As for your favorite product, love the line Glow eSpecific for colored hair, although If I had to choose only one product it would be Glow Spray Serum that gives the hair a radiant brightness, protection against UV rays and thermal up to 230 ° C, with a smell of cinnamon flowers and irresistible dates. Another essential? Dry shampoo for off -road girls, an outstanding formula that she always carries on a trip; or a great novelty that has just proved and which has fallen in love at first sight: the Cosmic Blow-Dry Jellya gelatin that allows to create from Wet looks until deleting frizz or defining textured waves while offering a shield in front of heat. © Getty Images The most valuable beauty advice you have learned in your life? The massage in the eyes with a tool previously cooled in the fridge, is the best way and the fastest to remove the bags. I also have a makeup artist I adore, who told me that when I am not working I do not use anything but sunscreen. That is! The most valuable advice is to use sunscreen every day, even in winter. What change of look would you never dare? There are none with whom I would not dare, I have tried everything, to be honest, and even if, for example, tomorrow they asked me to rall my hair for a movie, if the character is good, I would. I am not afraid of failure. I am not afraid to try new things. I think life is short and that you have to try. © Netflix In ‘Emily in Paris’ embody the epitome of Parisian beauty, what do you think you have to generate so much fascination? I think it’s because we don’t try to impress. We only try to be ourselves and be natural. They ask me a lot about what is the French style. There is not a single French style. It is only identity and we have multiple ethnicities and identities in Paris and France, in more general terms, and that is what makes it interesting for me. In the end, it is because I am not trying to impress, I just try to feel comfortable in my own skin and being myself, being my authentic self. This 2024 did 30. How would you summarize your 20 and what do you expect from the thirties? I’m glad to be 30 years old. My 20 were quite chaotic, I think that as most of us, because you are still trying to discover who you are, what do you really want in life, what is really important for you and now I am really focusing on my family, my friends and my career. But not in an obsessive way, saying, “if I can’t get this role, it will be horrible.” I don’t care. I just go to the audition, without stress. I … Read more

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