Le Bilingue 2023 01 January

LE BILINGUE

EcoleJeannineManuelParis’studentnewspaper

Takenby:Anusha

Table of contents

The end of 2022 and the new year of 2023:

5 évènements spatiaux de l'année 2022 . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . .. . . . . . p. 3 - 4

What to do to prepare for the new year . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p 5 - 6

January 2023 Bingo sheet p 7

Films en 2023 p 8

23 books to read in 2023 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . p 9 - 11

Culture and entertainment:

Stories Dance review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .p. 12

My Year of Rest and Relaxation Book Review p 13-14

Heart-shaped cookie recipe p 15

Selection of timely articles:

The bright outlook for fusion energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 16

What's the deal with penalty shootouts? p 17-18

Un Mois, un personnage: Ada Lovelace, Première programmeuse p 19 - 20

Stormy Sub-Zeros . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . p. 21

Queen Victoria's wedding dress, a garment analysis. . . . . . .. . . . . . . .p. 22 - 23

Creative works :

Poème (Anonymous) p 24

Poème: L'atelier p 25

Letter from the editors

Dearreaders,Cherslecteurs,

NousespéronsquevousavezpasséunNoëlfantastiqueetquevousêtesprêtscommencerlanouvelle année.Nousvoussouhaitonsuneannéedesuccèsetdebonnesanté.

Asmostofyouhaveprobablyalreadyheard,startingJanuary2023,Chinaisreopeningitsbordersto theworldafternearlythreeyears.Thismeansinboundtravellerswon'tberequiredtohavehotel quarantineandwillbefreetomoveaboutthecountryfreelywithonlyanegativecovidtest.This mightseemverystrangeasuntilveryrecently,inChina,partsofBeijingwerestillinlockdownand thecountryhada2weekmandatoryquarantine.So,whythissuddenchangeinCovidpolicies?

Encemomentmême,laChinetraverseunevaguemassivedelaCovid-19,etellefaitface quotidiennementàdesmillionsdenouveauxcas.Legouvernementaégalementeudeschangements trèssoudainsdansleursaffirmations,carjusteaudébutdumois,ilsavaientdéclaréquelaCovidétait unvirusdangereuxetmortel.

ChinaisnowclaimingthattheCovid-19andtheOmicronvariantisinfactnomoreharmfulthana simplecold,andthatweshouldn'tbeworriedaboutit.Itseemsasthoughthecountryhasfinally cometogripswithreality,thatitcouldn'tgoaboutshuttingdownitscountryforsolong. Therefore,justintimeforthenewyear,theviruswillbeloweredtoa"lessdangerous"category.

L'ouverturepeutêtreattribuéeàplusieursraisons.AlorsquelaChinepoursuitconstammentsa stratégiedevaccination,legouvernementajugéinutiledeprolongerdavantagelesconfinementscar lesvaccinationsontatteintunplateau.Deplus,lesmultiplessoulèvementsquis'intensifientcontre lespolitiquesdeCovid-19sontdevenustropviolentspourêtreignorés.Enfin,lecoûtéconomique delaprolongationduconfinementestdevenubientropimportant.

WewouldliketoremindourreadersthatalthoughCovidisslowlydyingdown,weshouldstillbe carefulandremaindiligent.Itisstillveryimportanttowashorsanitiseyourhandsthroughoutthe dayandcoveryourmouthwhencoughing.Wealsorecommendthatyouwearamaskifyoushow anyCovid-19symptomsorhaveacold.Ifyouaresick,westronglyadviseyoutostayathomefor yoursafetyaswellasothers.

Thankyoufortakingyourtimetoreadthisletter.Nousvoussouhaitonsunetrèsbonnelecture!

Sincerely, TheeditorialteamofLeBilingue

5 évènements spatiaux de l'année 2022

- Édouard C

1. Lancement de la fusée starship

Autrefoisappelé«Bigfalconrocket»cette fuséeproduiteparSpaceX,joueraunrôle centraldanslacolonisationdelaplanète Mars. Propulsée par le premier étage appeléla«superFalconrocket»,elleest capabled’avoirunechargede100tonnes pourunetaillede120mètresdehaut,et unpoidstotalde1200tonnes.Pourvous donnerunordred’idées,lafuséeSaturnV (utiliséedurantlamissionApollo11)avait unecapacité140tonnespourunpoids totalde3000tonnesetunetaillede111 mètres.Lelanceurdecettefuséeestbien évidemmentréutilisablecommeceluidela «Falcon9».Sonvolcompletdevraitdurer 90minutesetlafuséedufameuxElon Muskdevraitdécollerdepuislesitedu« BocaChica»auTexas.LafuséeStarship devraitbientôtfairepartieduprogramme ArtemismisenplaceparlaNASA.De plus, elle joue un rôle central dans la colonisationdelaplanèteMars.Certains l’ontmêmesurnommé«lecouteausuisse deSpacex».

2. Lancement de Space Launch System

Lelancementdecettefuséeaeulieule16 novembre2022aucentrespatialKennedy. Eneffet,depuis2011,laNASAdéveloppe cette nouvelle fusée qui permettra aux astronautesderetournersurlalune,50ans aprèsleprogramme«Apollo».Ayantune capacitédemiseenorbitede70à130 tonnes et de lancer 28 tonnes vers le satellitedelaterre,cettefuséeaplusieurs configurationsappeléesblocs.

Funfact:

Lacouleurorangéedelafuséeprovientde lamousseisolanteplacéenormalementen dessous de la peinture. Mais pour des raisonsdepoidsetdebudget,laNASAn’a pastrouvéd’utilitéàpeindrelafusée.

3. Une fusée en 3D!

Cettefuséecrééeparlasociétéaérospatiale RelativitySpace,estconstituéeà95%de piècesmétalliquesimpriméesen3D!Ce projet qui peut sembler très simple et ludiqueatoutdemêmepriscinqansàêtre développé.Cettefuséeestpropulséeau méthaneetàl'oxygèneliquidecommela fuséestarshipdeSpaceX.Sonlancement futreportéàdécembre2022maissinous devionsêtreréalistes,lafuséeTerran1 décollerapeut-êtreendébutd’année2023.

Funfact:

CerteslafuséeTerran1utiliselemême carburantquelafuséeStarship,ellereste toutdemêmemoinsonéreusequecelle-ci.

Lancement de la fusée starship: credits to SpaceX

4. La capsule Orion est de retour sur terre!

Après26joursdansl’espace,lacapsule Orionestenfinrevenuesurterreaprès son amerrissage au large de l’île de Guadeloupe.Durantses26joursdans l’espace, elle a parcouru plus de deux millionsdekilomètresets'estaventuréeà plusde435000kilomètresdelaTerreen allantau-delàdelalune.Enenvoyantla capsule dans l’espace, le bouclier thermiquequipermetauxastronautesde nepassedésintégrerlorsdeleursentrées dans l’atmosphère a pu être testé. Le bouclierthermiquedelacapsuleOrion estleplusgrandjamaisconstruitavecun diamètrede5mètres!Pourfinir,cetest quis’avèreêtretrèsconcluantmarqueun grand avancement pour la mission Artemismaisaussilesfuturesmissions spatialesnotammentcelledeMars.

5. Première photos d’un trou noir super massif

Le12mai2022,lepremiertrounoir super-massifaétéprisenphoto.Situéà 27 000 années lumière de la planète Terre,cetrounoirbaptisé«SagittariusA* »estledeuxièmejamaisprisenphoto.En effetjusqu’à2019nousn’avionsjamais vraimentpudéfinirgraphiquementces objetscélestes.Grâceauxondesémises parlegazextrêmementchaudqueletrou noir émet, nous sommes capables de l’observeravecl’EventHorizontelescope. SagittariusA*estaussigrandquel’orbite de Mercure autour du soleil avec un diamètrede24millionsdekilomètres.

Funfact:

Onpourraitcomparerlatailledecetrou noiravecundonutpositionnésurlaLune quiseraitobservédepuislaTerre.

Noussouhaitonsunetrèsbelleannéeà SophieAdenot,lanouvelleastronautede l’agence Spatiale Européenne pour qui l'aventurenefaitquecommencer!

What to do to prepare for the New Year

- Luisa G

1) Write down your Goals and Resolutions for 2023

→StudiesbyDr.GailMatthews,apsychologyprofessorat DominicanUniversityinCalifornia,hasshownthatyouare 42percentmorelikelytoachieveyourgoalsifyouwritethem downonpaper.Insteadofkeepingthemvaguelyinyour head,itisbettertowritethemdowninordertohaveaclear visionofwhatyouwanttoachieveinthenewyear!Italso helpsifyouwritedownstepbystephowyouplanon achievingyourgoals.Toprepareforthenewyear,youcan reflectonthethingsthatdidn’tgosowellin2022andplan outhowyoucanimprovetheminthenewyear.

3)Clean your wardrobe

→Declutteryourclothesandgetridofanythingyouno longerwear(bettereven,donateittoahomelessshelter orcharity)!Organiseallyourclothestoensurethat pickingoutoutfitsiseasierandmoreefficientinthe newyear!

2)Cleanyourspace bathroom,→Organiseyourroom,youryourentirehouse…This willensureyoustartthenewyear motivatedwithafreshstartandyoufeel toseizethedaywithout spacefallingbackonoldhabits.Aclean willalsokeepaclearmindin thenewyearandhelpyouachieve whateveryousetyourhearton.

4) Write a bucket list

→WritealistofALLthethingsyouwould liketodoin2023.Alltheplacesyouwant tovisit,allthenewthingsyouwantto do…Thisisdifferenttoa“Goalslist” becauseit’snotaboutthingsyouwantto achieve,butthingsyouwanttoexperience Thiswillhelpyoulookforwardtothenew yearandseizethedaywithoutlettingthe daysgobyquicklyandunproductively 5) Burn the old year

→Reflectonthethingsthathappenedin2022whichyoudidnotlikeasmuchandwrite themdownonabigpieceofpaper.Thenyoucan(safely)setthepaperonfireandletgo oftheoldyearinpreparationforthenewonetocome.Atraditionsimilartothisstarted inEcuadormanyyearsago.Theyburnascarecrowinsteadofapieceofpaper,butthe ideaofstartingacleanslateforthenewyearremainsthesame.

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Films en 2023

- Adam M

Aprèslongueconsultationdeprogrammesdecinémasetdepagesderéalisateurs,2023 serauneannéericheetvariéeengenresetstyles.Lesfilmsabordésontétéchoisispar genre,afindevousproposerunegrandesortiepargenre.

Encommençantparlacomédie: Astérix et ObélixL’Empire Du Milieu

Non,vosyeuxnevoustrompentpas,leduoiconiquerefaitson apparitionsurlegrandécranàpartirdu1erfévrier2023.Guillaume Canetreprendralerôled’AstérixetGillesLellouche,noblesuccesseur de Gérard Depardieu, celui d’Obélix. Les gaulois inséparables explorentcettefois-cil’orient.

Via Allociné

Ensuite,lefilmd’actiontantattendu: Dune, pt.II

Via Allociné

LapartieIIdel’adaptationcinématographiqueduromandeFrank Herbertréapparaîten2023.Sadatedesortieestestiméele3novembre. Lesacteursontétégardésdelapartieune,notammentTimothée ChalametetZendaya,quiaurontl’occasiondesaluerleursfans« enthousiastes»unesecondefoisdepuis2021.Dansl’histoire,unpeuple nommé les Atréides, sous l’influence d’un empereur, est demandé d'occuperArrakis,uneplanèterecouvertedesableetdangereuseoùon peuttrouverlaressourcelaplusimportantedeleurunivers:l’épiceLe personnage principal, également le fils du roi d’Atréides, est en possessiondepouvoirsdontiln’apasconsciencedeslimites,ets’installe danscetteplanètehostile,quimarqueledébutdelamiseenmarched’un piègecolossalmenéparl’empereuretlesennemisdesAtréidespourles anéantir.

Etpourfinir,lefilmd’horreuràredouter: Terrifier 2

LefilmàsuccèsTerrifierrevientavecunepartiedeuxen2023,réalisépar DamienLeone.SuiteàsongrandsuccèsauxÉtats-Unis,ilsortenFranceen 2023.L’histoiresansfind’unclownsanguinairequichasseaucouteaudansla comtédeMilesauxUSA.Quandleshabitantsdecettepetitevilleavaientcru voirunefinaumassacre,letueurfutressuscitélesoird’Halloween.Cefilmsaura choqueretmeurtrirlesamateursdefrissons,lefilmétantditleplusgoreet horrifiantdel’annéeLesloganquirésonnedanslatêtedesesvictimes«who’s laughingnow»estàprésenticoniqueetneseperdrapas,aumoinsjusqu’àla sortiedutroisième,qui,d’aprèslesuccèsdudeuxième,estjepenseinévitable.

23 books to read in 2023

- Luisa G

NOTE: many of these books deal with mature themes and have graphic content. Many are more appropriate for Lycée and adults-- please see the labels next to each book for more information.

Shatter Me – Tahereh Mafi (violence, mature content)

Theentire‘ShatterMe’seriesisaworkofart.It’safantasy-dystopiantropeserieswhichIgenuinelythinkcanbeenjoyed byanyoneatanytime.Whenyouthinkthisseriescouldnotgetanybetter,“BAM”,youaremetwithanotherplottwist thatwillhaveyouontheedgeofyourseatThesebooksareveryeasytoreadandextremelyfastpaced,soyouwillnotget boredThecharactersarealsoloveableandyouwillberootingforthemtilltheveryend

The Cruel Prince – Holly Black

Anothergreatfantasyseriescontaining3books!Thisoneissetinaworldcalledthe“Feyworld”anditfollowsthestoryof ahumangirlcalledJudewhoislivinginafairiekingdom(yesitisspeltlikethat)Althoughtheromanceinthisbookis fleeting,itisexcitingandthecharactersareveryloveableThewayHollyBlackwritesisveryclearsothisbookisperfect foryoungreaders,andtotopitoff,itisavailableattheschoollibrary.Whatareyouwaitingfor?Goreadit!

The Book Thief – Markus Zusak (college appropriate)

Iwillneverstoptalkingaboutthisbook,itwillforeverbeoneofmyfavourites Thisbookisahistorical-fictionstory whichfollowsagirllivinginGermanyduringthesecondworldwar.Thestoryissobeautifullywrittenandwhatmakesit evenmorespecialisthefactthatitisnarratedbydeathitself.Justasmalltipforthosewhoventureintothepagesofthe “Bookthief”:keepaboxoftissuesbyyoursidebecauseI'mwarningyouthetearswillflowlikeariver.

The Catcher in the Rye – J. D. Salinger

Thisbookisaveryquickreadbecauseitisshortinlength,howeveritwillleaveyouthinkingaboutitlongafteryoufinish readingit.Itisacomingofagestoryofa16-yearoldboycalledHoldenCaulfieldwhohasbeenexpelledfromprepschool. Thestorymademereflectonlifeandchildhoodandisagreatbooktoreadduringyourteenageyears.

Gone Girl – Gillian Flynn (explicit sexual content and explicit language)

Idon’tthinkIhaveeverreadabookwithatoxicrelationshipworsethanthis.Thisbookisonanentirenewlevel, howeveritissointelligentlywrittenandtheplotisascaptivatingastheyget.Inmyopinion,thebookissimplygeniusand slightlyeerieallatonce,howeverIdothinkitisforanolderaudience.Youwillnotbeabletostopreadingthisonceyou start

The Silent Patient – Alex Michaelides (graphic and sensitive content)

Thisbookisathrillerstorywithaninsaneplottwist.Tryallyoumighttoguesstheplottwistinthisbook,butIbetyou willnotbeableto.ThestoryfollowsawomannamedAliciawhogoesmuteaftersheallegedlymurdersherhusband.Itis narratedbyadoctorcalledTheoFayerwhoisdeterminedtouncoverthereasoningbehindthemurder,butwhathe discoversisnotwhatyou’llexpect

Magnolia Parks – Jessa Hastings (graphic themes and explicit sexual content)

ThisisanotherfictionalromancetrilogywhichfollowsthestoryofupperclassteenagerslivinginLondon.Thestory remindedmeoftheseries“GossipGirl”inmorewaysthanone,butespeciallyinthefactthattherelationshipbetweenthe maincharactersiscomplicatedandeventoxicattimesDespitethis,youwillnotbeabletohelpfallinginlovewiththe charactersandtheirelitelifestyle.

The Scarlet Pimpernel – Baroness Orczy (college appropriate)

Thisbookisaclassic,butnotoftheboringkind Thepagesarefilledwithmystery,actionandromancewhichwill transportyoubacktothetimeoftheFrenchRevolutionIt’saboutthemysterious‘ScarletPimpernel’whorescuesnobles andAristocratsfromFranceandtakesthemacrosstheEnglishChanneltoBritain.However,everyoneisdesperatetofind the‘ScarletPimpernel’s’trueidentityandtheysetoutonqueststotraphimandsendhimtotheguillotine.

Verity – Colleen Hoover (explicit sexual content and violence)

VerityhasgottobemyfavouriteColleenHooverbook.Itisathrillerwhichfollowsthestoryofayoung writerwhoishiredtowriteabookforanauthorcalledVeritybecauseshehashadanaccidentandisunable todoitherself.Whilewritingthebook,shestaysatVerity’shouseandgoesoverherpapersandwritingsto compileresearchforthebookbutsheuncoverssecretsandlies.Whilereadingthisbookyouwillneverknow whototrust,buttrustme:thereismorethanmeetstheeye.

One True Loves – Taylor Jenkins Reid ( non graphic sex scenes)

TaylorJenkinsReidisknownforwriting‘TheSevenHusbandsofEvelynHugo’,and‘DaisyJonesandthe six’amongothers.Whileallthesearegreat,Ithink‘OneTrueLoves’standsoutduetothemessylove trianglewhichisinvolvedintheplotline.ThemaincharacterEmmaBlairistornbetweendecidingwhoshe willspendherlifewith:hersweetheartfromhighschoolwhoshethoughthaddiedinaplanecrash,orthe manwhohelpedherfindtrueloveagain?Shelovesbothofthembutshecanonlypickone,andboywasita harddecision.

Where the Crawdads Sing – Delia Owens (graphic and sexual content)

Thisbookisthewholepackage.Itreallyhasitall;frommurdertoromancetocomingofage,thisbookis completelywholesome.IwasamazedtodiscoverthatthiswasDeliaOwens’debutnovelbecausethewriting issobeautifulandtheplotissomindfullynavigated.Ifellinandoutoflovewiththecharactersinthisbook andIreallyfeltlikeIwasgoingonthejourneywiththem.Atruemasterpieceofliterature.

ANY Agatha Christie Novel

AgathaChristieisprobablyoneofmyalltimefavouriteauthors.Sheneverfailstodeliveraplotfilledwith suspenseandmystery.Anyandallofherbooksareamazingworksofmysteryandcrime,buthereareafew ofmyultimatefavourites:‘DeathontheNile’;‘Amurderisannounced’;‘Andthentherewerenone’;‘The ABCmurders’and‘Murderiseasy’.

The Inheritance Games – Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Thisfictiontrilogyisperfectforreaderswholikefast-pacedreadsfilledwithmysteryandhintsofromance. Theseriesfollowsthestoryofayounggirlwhocomesuponalargeinheritancefromsomeoneshedoesn’t know.However,themoneysheinheritscomeswithlife-endangeringthreatsandalovetrianglebetween brothers.

Falling – T. J. Newman

Thisbookisthedefinitionofstressful(inagoodway).ItwassogrippingandsuspensefulthatIwasnotable toputitdown.Thebookisaboutapilotwhosefamilyiskidnappedandgetsgivenachoicewhenhetakes offonacommercialflight.Heeitherhastocrashtheplane,orlethisfamilydie.*cuethesuspensefulmusic*. Thisbookisamustreadforthenewyear,butIdon’trecommendyoureadthisonaplane,it’sbetterifyou dosoonland.

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas – John Boyne (college appropriate)

Anotherbookforwhichyouwillneedtissues.ThisstoryisaboutaGermanboywholivesneara concentrationcampandfeelslonely.Onedayhemeetsandbefriendsajewishboywhoisinthecamp.The twoboysplayandformabondincompleteinnocencewhichreallybringstolighttheabsurdityofthe human-madedifferencesandtragedyoftheHolocaust.Theendingisheartbreakingbutthemessageofthe storyspeaksloudlytoanyonewillingtoreadit.

Atomic Habits – James Clear

Thisistheperfectnon-fictionbooktoreadatthestartofthenewyearbecauseitwillfillyouwithmotivation andinsightonhowtomake2023yourbestyearyet.Itgivesastraightforwardguideonhowtobuildgood habitsandbreakbadonesinordertostartlivinganeasierandmorestructuredlife.

A Room of One’s Own – Virginia Woolf (college appropriate)

Thisbookassertsfeministidealsandbringstolifethestrugglesofwomeninthe20thcentury.Ilovedevery minuteofreadingthisbookanditreallyhadthefeministwithinmeraginginagreementwithWoolf’swords. Ithinkeveryoneneedstoreadthisbooktobeabletounderstandtheinconspicuoussexismwhichpeopleoften disregard.

The Summer I Turned Pretty – Jenny Han

Thisisafastandbreezyreadforreadersofallages.Itissetinasummerhousenearabeachandfollowsalove trianglebetweenagirlcalledBellyandtwobrotherswhomshehasknownsincebirth.Thesummerfeeling heldwithinthepagesmakesthistrilogyperfecttoreadonthebeachorbythepool,butitwillmakeyou stumbleuponanalmostimpossibledecision.AreyouteamConradorteamJeremiah?

Little Women – Louisa May Alcott (College appropriate)

Thisisanotherclassicwhichwillnotmakeyoufallasleep.Thisnoveltellsthestoryoffourverydifferent sistersandtheircomingoutinsociety.Mostofthemsearchforlovewhileotherssearchforhappinessand freedombuteachsisterundergoesajourneyoftheirown.ThestoryissobeautifullywrittenandIwillforever holdsomuchloveforthisbook.

The Firm – John Grisham

TheFirmis100%myfavouritebookbyJohnGrisham.Itissocaptivatingandhardtoputdown.Itfollows thestoryofamanwhocomesoutofHarvardLawandishiredbyaveryprestigiousLawFirm.However, followingaseriesofdeathshesoondiscoversthatthereismoretotheFirmthanmeetstheeyeandheis determinedtouncoverthetruthfromwhichisbeingwithheldfromhim.

I Capture the Castle – Dodie Smith

Ireadthisbookmanyyearsago,butitstillimpactsmetothisday.Thestoryissetinthe1930sandfollowsthe journeyofachaoticfamilywhostruggletosurviveinanoldcastle.Thesistersinthebooktrytofindloveand marryintomoneyinordertohelpthefamily’sfinancialsituationbutthelovetriangledoesnotfollowoutas planned…ThesettingofthebookissowelldescribedandIwasabletofeelpresentinthebookwhilereading it.

The Song of Achilles – Madeline Miller

ThisbookisaheartwrenchinglovestorybetweentwoGreekmythologyheroes:PatroclusandAchilles.After readingtheIliad,Iwasleftwantingtofindoutmoreaboutthetwocharactersrelationshipandthisbookdid notfailtodeliver.Thewaythisbookiswrittenissobeautifulandmindfulthatitmakesyoufallinlovewith thecharactersatonce.Althoughtheyfaceobstaclesandchallengesalongtheway,theirloveneverfalters despitethelovers'tragicfate.

Heartless – Marissa Meyer

ThelastbookonthislistisanotherFictionalFantasynovelwithromanceandactionwhichnarratesthestory oftheQueenofHeartsbeforeshebecameQueen.Thisbookreallysetsintocontextthereasoningbehindthe character’sbehaviourin‘AliceinWonderland’andhelpedmefindanewappreciationforthisoftendisliked character.TheplottookmecompletelybysurprisebutIenjoyeditinawayIhadn'texpected.

Stories dance review

STORIES is a spectacle of the RB Dance Company.TheRBDanceCompany,founded byRomanRachlineBorgeaudin2018,wasa finalistintheshow“LaFranceaunIncroyable Talent”thesameyear,givingitsfirstboostof popularity.

STORIESfollowsthepathofayoungactor andtheveryrockyrelationshipbetweenhim and the director of the film he stars in. Althoughentirelydanced,thespeakingisnot missed by the spectator. Through their dynamicmovements,andnarrativedancing, thedancersperfectlyportrayintensemoments andgivetheshowitssenseofurgencyand danger.Theshowdoesn’tconsistofonesingle style,buttheprevailingstyleistap.Withan incredibleexplosionofenergy,itgivestap dancinganew,modernisedimage.

Itisdefinitelyamustsee!

Takenby:RoseM

My year of rest and relaxation

We have all walked into an English bookstore and seen its horrendous “#BookTok”section,riddledwithpoorly written YA romance and recycled storylines. It is somewhat rare that an actuallygoodnovelfindsitswaythere, butOttessaMoshfegh’s2018novelMy YearofRestandRelaxationmanagedto not only have a strong resurgence in popularitythisyear,butalsocaptivatea criticalaudience.Thisbookisdefinitely notforeveryone;itsviolentlanguage,and oftenrepulsiveimagesmaynotbesuited fortheaverageadolescentreader(oreven the average adult reader), but I firmly believeitisaworkofart.

Thisstoryfollowsawealthywhitewoman whosetsouttosleepforayearwiththe help of a gradually increasing dose of prescription drugs. The novel is very blunt, very straight-to-the-point, and extremelyjarring.Therawdepictionof such a flawed character makes for an extremelyinterestingread.Sheincessantly looksdownuponthosesheencounters, particularlyherclosestcompanions,and evencomparesherselftoKateMoss.She affirmsherwealthandselfishness,aware thatsheisa“badperson”,forlackofa betterterm,butdoesnotseemtocare, incredibly self-aware in an almost repulsivebutcompellingway.

This completely unlikable protagonist leadsustoreflectonhowauthorschoose theircharacters,andifthisbookcould haveanegativeinfluenceonnaiveand easilyinfluencedreaders.

Manyyoungpeople,especiallywiththerise offace-level,basiccritiquesofmedia(or evenlackofmedialiteracy)onsocialmedia, tend to take things at face value, not examiningthingsfurtherthanwhattheysee. Protagonists are classically likable, an incarnationofwhatoneshouldstrivetobe. Youngreadersareoftengreatlyinfluenced bythemediatheyconsume,tryingtotake on characteristics of the characters they deem “cool”, so could writing horrible, problematiccharactersnegativelyaffectthe naive? On the other hand, why should authorscareabouthowtheirbookcould possiblybeinterpreted,especiallywhenits subjectisascompellingandoriginalasthe bookathand?

ThewayMoshfeghherselfaffirmsher geniusisalsoveryinterestingtoexamine. Couldheroffensivecharactersbeasortof “self-insert”,awayforhertoexpressthe hatredsocietyprohibitsherfrommaking explicit?Shereferstoherownwritingas “likeseeingKateMoss[defecate]”.Her fascinationwithdisgusting,tabootopics isbewitching,Ihaveyettoseeanother author write so vulgarly, and yet, so beautifully.

The novel came out in 2018, and although,afteritsresurgenceinonline popularity, may now be considered a basic, so-called “female manipulator” work,arecentrereadingofitinspired me,nottogoonayear-longbender,but toputmythoughtsintowords.

Although I haven’t read any other of Moshfegh’sworks,Idefinitelyplantoin the future and urge you to read this wonderfulnovel!

“The notion of my future suddenly snapped into focus: it didn't exist yet. I was making it, standing there, breathing, fixing the air around my body with stillness, trying to capture something a thought, I guess as though such a thing were possible, as though I believed in the delusion described in those paintings—that time could be contained, held captive.”

―OttessaMoshfegh,MyYearofRestandRelaxation

Heart shaped cookie recipe

- Venia.T

Aftermakingthesecookiesforourfamily andfriends,wecouldnotgetenough.So, wethoughtwe’dsharetherecipe.We hopeyouenjoyit!

PrepTime10minutes

CookTime15minutes

TotalTime25minutes

Servings24cookies

CreditFraîche

Ingredient

3/4 cup butter (or vegan butter) (softened)

1/2cupbrownsugar 1egg*

1/2teaspoonvanilla

11/2cupsflour

1/4teaspoonsalt

1/4 cup jam of choice (we used raspberry)

Instructions

1.

Preheattheovento375°F(190°C) and line a baking sheet with parchmentpaper.

2.

With an electric mixer, cream the butterandbrownsugartogetheruntil lightandfluffy.Addintheeggand vanillaandcontinuemixinguntilfully incorporated.Addintheflourandsalt and continue blending until fully combined.

3.Shapethedoughinto1"balls.Placeon anungreasedcookiesheet11/2inches apartandgentlypressyourthumbinthe centretwice,toformaheartindent(thisis wherethejamwillbeplaced).Bakefor 12-15minutes(Tip:halfwaythroughthe bakingtime,reprinttheheartsonthe cookies, preferably with toothpicks or otherutensils,sothattheheartisnicely shaped).

4.Removethecookiesfromtheoven,and transferthemtoacoolingrack.Letthem coolbeforefillingthecentreswitharound ateaspoonofyourfavouritejam.

The bright outlook for Fusion Energy

- Chengyou J

On December 16, 2022, at the National Ignition Facility (NIF), located at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, researchers went about their daily tasks, checkingifallsettingswereinplace.They thenpointed192powerfullasersatavery smallamountofHydrogenisotopes.Witha power of 2.05 megajoules, they fired it. Immediately,thedeuteriumandtritiumatoms reached unimaginable temperatures. The pressure built up. Each atom attempted desperately to repel each other with the electromagneticforce.Everythingseemstobe stable.Evenso,thelaserspushedonruthlessly untiltheatomscouldn’tstandthepressure anymore.Forabillionthofasecond,therewas a spark. The fusing of the atomic nuclei created3.15megajoulesofenergy,generating about50%moreenergythantheamountthat wasinitiallythere.

Foryears,scientistshavesoughttocreateanet gainofenergyfromfusionwithfewsuccesses. Butthisisthefirsttimethatfusionisprovento besustainable.

Fusionistheideaofcombiningatoms.With immenseheatandpressure,scientistshopeto combinethemandendeavortocapturethe energy produced in the process. However, combining atoms isn’t an easy task. One exampleofnuclearfusionalreadyexistsinour solarsystem:thesun.There,it’stheimmense pressureatthesun’scorethatcausesfusion. Since that kind of pressure cannot be reproduced,scientistsopttouseheat—about fourtofivetimesashotasthesun’score.In otherwords,wearetryingtocreateasunon earth.

However,whilesoundingterrifying,fusionis saferandcleanerthananyotherenergysource. Withfusion,therewon’tbeextrawastesuch ascarbondioxide.Withit,therealsowon’tbe Fukushima-type accidentsthatwillaffecta cityorcountryforthousandsofyears.Fusion is also extremely effective. One gram of material is enough to produce the energy needed for one person for 60 years in a developed country. Furthermore, there will alwaysbeenoughmaterialtouseasdeuterium canbeextractedfromwaterandtritiumwill beformedduringfusion.

Decades ago, fusion technology was consideredtobeinfeasibleduetotheextreme conditionsneeded.Inadditiontothat,many thinkthatfusionwillbetooexpensivefor many consumers given the success of the project. However, more recent views have been more optimistic. According to the WashingtonPost,fusioncancomeasearlyas 2030whichistheyearthefirstfusionenergy plant will be built if everything goes as planned.

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What's the deal with penalty shootouts?

- Jacob G

LastSunday,oneofthemostanticipated WorldCupfinalstookplace:Argentinavs France;afinalthatwouldcementthelegacyof anall-timegreatorcontinuetheskyrocketing ascentofayoungsuperstar.Whilethefinalsof the2022WorldCupmighthavebeenthe matchupthateveryonewanted,therewere someupsetsalongtheway(specificallyCroatia andMorocco),thatleftfanswonderinghow GoliathcouldhavelosttoDavid.It’ssimple, theyhadnotmasteredtheartofthepenalties.

Thefirstupsetofthetournamentcameinthe SpainvsMoroccoroundof16game During thisgame,Spaincompleted1000passesto Morocco's304,controlled76%ofthegame’s possession,andhad13attemptsongoal,while Morocco barely threatened throughout the match.However,Moroccowasabletohold offSpain’sonslaughtandzerogoalswithonly oneshotontarget.Theirgameplanfromthe beginning was to play defensively for 90+ minutes, and then overwhelm the Spanish during the penalty shootout. Even though thereweresomeclosecalls(PabloSarabia’s shotgrazedthecrossbarinthe120thminute), Morocco’sdefenseheldstrongandultimately prevailed3-0onpenalties.However,Morocco provedthattheywerelegitastheyrodethe backsoftheirstrongdefensetoasemifinal berth,beforebowingoutagainstLesBleus.

Justafewdayslater,Croatiafacedoffagainst Brazilinthequarterfinals.Croatiahadjust comeoffofanail-biting penaltyshootout against Japan, while Brazil thoroughly dismantledSouthKoreawithfourgoalsinthe firsthalfalone.HowevertheSeleçãostruggled

throughoutthegame,andCroatiawasableto pushthegameintoextratime.There,inthe 106thminute,Neymarseemedtosecurehis legacy as a Brazilian football great. He dribbled past two Croatian defenders, successfullyevadedthegoalieandpowerfully kickeditintotheupperrightcorner.Asheran towardshisteammates,amixtureofjoyand reliefwasspreadacrosshisface;hehadjust passedPeleformostgoalsinBrazilianhistory andhadsentBrazilintoitsfirstsemifinalsin8 years.Untilhehadn’t.

Seemingly out of nowhere, in the 117th minute,IvanPerisicshotuptheleftsideline, passed it into the middle, where Petkovic slammeditintotiethegameandsenditto penalties.Inpenalties,Croatiacontinuedtheir penaltydominance(3oftheirpast4gameshad endedwithapenaltywin)bywinning4-2on penalties; Neymar never got to take his penalty.Thelastingmomentofthisgolden generation of Brazilian football will be Marquinhoscrumplingtothegroundafter seeinghisshothitthecrossbar;acruelendto whatshouldhaveledtotheir6thtrophy.

Theseresultsallledtotheultimatefinal:Messi vsMbappe.Thefirst75minutesofthiscontest werepuredominationfromtheArgentinian side.Notonlyweretheywinning2-0(Messi’s penaltyandDiMaria’sstrike),buttheyhad heldFranceto0shotsongoal.Thatwasuntil the80thminutewhenFrancewasgivena penalty,whichMbappepromptlyconverted. Thenjustoneminutelater,Mbappeconverted agorgeousstrikefromjustoutsidetheboxto tiethegameat2.Thegameremainedina

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deadlockuntilthe108thminutewhenMessi seeminglycappedoffhisillustriouscareerwith akickthatgavetheArgentiniansa3-2lead. Thatleadwouldlastatotalof10minutes beforeMbappeconvertedyetanotherpenalty, togivethe23-year-oldahattrickinoneof thebiggestgamesofhiscareer.

Howeverjustafewminuteslater,hischance tofinishoffthegreatestgameinWorldCup historywasstrippedfromhimasthegame wentintothelotteryknownasthepenalty shootout.Thinkaboutitlikethis:thegreatest gameinWorldCuphistorycamedowntothe mostanticlimacticeventpossible.Argentina clutched up, France forgot how to make penalties,andMessiwasabletocapturethat elusive trophy that confirms his GOAT (GreatestofAllTime)status.

Soifpenaltiesarenotthecorrectwayto concludeafootballgame,thenhowshouldit befinished?Wellmyfatherarguesthatballs shouldbeaddedontothepitchuntilsomeone scores.Thatway,fansandplayersalikereceive ahigherlevelofentertainment.Unfortunately, thisideawasshotdownbyanArsenalresearch member,claimingthatthisideacouldleadto anincreasedriskofinjury.

Thismeansthatwewillmostlikelynever seeanalternativetothepenaltiestakenafter everyhard-foughtgame.

Tome,penaltiesarenotwhatfootballis truly about. The sport centers around accuracyandprecision,butmostimportantly 100% grit, effort, and determination. It seemstoosimpleforamatchtoendinthat fashion.EspeciallyintheWorldCupfinal whenFranceandAKoloMuanialmostwon itinthe120thminuteandseemedlikethe superiorteam.Thatwasuntiltheirdestiny wasplacedinthehandsofpenaltykicks againstEmilioMartinez;thebestpenalty kick saver in the tournament. Three agonizingmisseslater,andtheFrenchteam becameafootnoteinfootballhistory,alldue tothepenaltyrule.

Ada Lovelace, première programmeuse

Un mois, un personnage ! Ada Lovelace, ou la première ingénieure informatique de l’histoire !

«Avantd’accéderàcettepage,veuillezaccepter les différents cookies ». Voilà une phrase courante,quelaplupartd’entrenousontdéjà rencontréelorsdeleurpérégrinationsurleweb. Eneffet,cespetitsalgorithmesaunomdebiscuit permettentauxprogrammeursderécolterdes données d’utilisations, afin d’améliorer la performancedeleursprogrammesinformatiques.

Lesprogrammesinformatiquesjustement:àbase de l’ingénierie informatique, on a souvent attribuéleurinventionàAlanTuring,quicréa, en1936,lepremierordinateur.Pourtant,contre toutesattentes,dèsle19èmesiècledesétudes avaientétémenées,afindedémontrerqueles machinespouvaient,nonpasseulementréaliser des calculs à bases de chiffres, mais bien interpréteretprévoirdesévènementsgrâceà l’emploidesymboles.Cesrecherches,cesont cellesd’unejeunelondonienne,visionnairepour sontemps:AdaLovelace.

AugustaAdaLovelace,néeByron,estlafilledu célèbrepoètedumêmenom,etdesamaîtresse, AnnabellaMilbanke.Ellenaîtle15décembre 1815,àLondres,etgranditsouslahoulettedesa mère,uneérudite,quichercheàlapréserverde« lafoliedelapassionquiembrasasonpère». Ainsi, la jeune Anna apprend très tôt les mathématiquesdanslesquelleselleexcelle,mais chercheaussiàtrouveruneformedepoésie. D’abordforméeparlelogicienetmathématicien AugustedeMorgan,ellerencontreen1832la scientifique et polymathe écossaise Mary Somerville.Cettedernièreluipermetd’accéderà

denombreuxdînersmondains,ainsiqu’augotha scientifiquedel’époque.C’estainsiqu’ellefaitla connaissanceducélèbremathématicienCharles Babbage,l’inventeurdespremièresmachinesà calculer, qu’il nomme lui-même « machine analytique».Leurfonctionnement,maissurtout leur capacité à traiter des variables selon des formules prédéfinies fascine Ada, qui pendant plusieursannéescontinuerad’épaulerBabbagesur leprojet.

Parailleurs,ellecontinuesespropresrecherches, et traduit notamment un article de Luigi Menabrea, Notionssurlamachineanalytiquede M.CharlesBabbage,publiéen1842enfrançais ettraitantdesrecherchesdeBabbage.Aucours desatraduction,elleenrichitl’articledenotes,qui représentent presque la moitié de l’ouvrage. Pourtant,sicesdernièresluioffrentunecourte périodedegloire,ellesempêchentsontravailde tomber à la postérité, car on accorde ses recherchesàl’auteurdel’ouvrageoriginal.

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Letravaild’Adafutlongtempsignoré,etpour cause:c’estunefemmedel’erevictorienne.À l’époque, on considérait que ces dernières ne peuventàlafoisétudieretenfanter.Eneffet,il étaitcommunémentadmisparlesmédecinsque l’activité intellectuelle nuisait à la santé des femmes,lesrendanttropfragilespourmenerà biendesgrossesses.Pourtant,Ada,semaria,et euttroisenfants,cequin'empêchepaslecorps médicaldeladiagnostiquerdusyndromede «l'utérussauteur».D’aprèseux,sonutérusse déplaceraitdanssonabdomen,cequiexpliquerait sontempéramentscientifique.Sapassionpourles courseshippiques,oùelledilapideunepartiede safortuneluifutaussireprochée,etbrandien étendardcommeargumentprouvantl’incapacité des femmes à rester saines en pratiquant la science.Au-delàdesapparences,c’estpourtant lorsdecescoursesqu’elledéveloppelepremier prototype de machine dotée d'algorithmes, et capable de prédire quel cheval gagnerait la prochainecourse.Adamourutle27novembre 1852,àl’âgede36,d’uncancerdel’utérusmal diagnostiquépuismalsoigné.Au20èmesiècle sonnomtombaunefoisdeplusdansl’oubli, lorsque, en découvrant sa correspondance scientifiqueavecBabbage,l’ons'accordeàdire qu’elleétaitenréalitésamaîtresse,etque,pourla séduire,ilnommasesdécouvertesetinventions d’après son nom. Par la suite, les historiens démententlarumeur,etremettentàl’honneurle travail d’Ada. C’est ainsi qu’en 1978, l’armée américaine donna son nom à un langage de programmation.

Aujourd’hui,l’AdaLovelaceDay,célébréchaque année le deuxième mardi du mois d’octobre, commémoreletravaildesfemmesensciences,et sonnomestenfinpasséàlapostérité,comme celuidelapremièrepersonnequiposalesbases delaprogrammationmoderne,etpermitàAlan Turingd’élaborer,presqueunsiècleplustard,le premier ordinateur, devenu un outil incontournabledenossociétésmodernes.

Onpourraitfinirsurlesmotsd’AdaLovelace elle-même:

« On peut considérer à raison que la machine analytique tisse des modèles algébriques comme le métier Jacquard tisse des fleurs et des feuilles. »

Stormy Sub-zeros

- Isabella S.

Abombcyclonehitovertwo US,withmorethan240million beingplacedunderanextremeweather the 23rd of December. The temperatures caught the attention president, who warned the country, “Thisisnotlikeasnowdaywhen kid,thisisseriousstuff.”

Floridianswerewarnedtowatch iguanas falling from trees, as the temperatureshaveatendencytoimmobilise cold-bloodedcreatures.Temperatures apainful-45.6°CinMontana,andto-52.6°C inCanada.Morethan1.5millionAmerican customerslostpowerintheirhomes,withover 100 000 households in Maine, Pennsylvania, Virginia,andNorthCarolinaeachexperiencing poweroutages.

Thisdisaster,pairedwithspikingenergy prices, left many Americans exposed to the elements.Alongwithhomeowners,the600000 homelesspeopleintheUS(asofJanuary2022) werehardhitbythestorm,havingtobrave temperaturesthatcouldcausefrostbitewithin minutes."Severeweatherexacerbatesthecruel realityofhomelessnessinAmerica,"saidDonald Whitehead,executivedirectoroftheNational CoalitionfortheHomeless.Atleastfivedeaths were caused by this storm, some caused by exposure.

Transportationinthefestiveperiodwasalso obstructed,withover6000flightscancelledand more than 20 000 delayed, according to FlightAware.InterstatesinIowa,SouthDakota, andOregonhaveshut,withadrivingbanbeing putinplaceinandaroundBuffalo.Theseclosed motorwaysleftcarsstranded,andmotoristswere evacuatedto

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protect them from the deadly temperatures. Warming centres were subsequently opened around the country. Festive deliveries were unsurprisingly halted, with companies like USPSclosing89postofficesacrosstheMidwest.

Thismeteorologicaldisasterisbeingnamedthe stormofthedecade,let'shopeitdoesn'tspend itsholidaysinParis!

Queen Victoria's wedding dress,

a garment analysis

- Laia B.

A fashion icon breaks royal tradition and creates a lasting western bridal tradition

Nowadays,mostweddingdressesarewhite.Inthepast, however,weddingdressesvariedgreatlyincolor.Brown wasaverypopularchoiceforone’sweddingday,and often,thebridewouldrepurposeherweddingdressafter the event, so it would have to retain some form of wearability,whichitdidinasimplecolorsuchasbrown. Althoughawhiteweddingdresswasnotbyanymeans shocking,whenQueenVictoriaoptedforthiscoloronher weddingday,sheformedalastingtraditionthatpersists today.

Unliketheusualimageofaforcedorarrangedroyalwedding, entriesfromVictoria’sdiaryshowherexcitementforher “specialday”,aswellastheloveshefeltforPrinceAlbertwho, unsurprisingly,washercousin.Sheisquotedassayingthat “[T]ofeel[she]was,and[is],lovedbysuchanAngelasAlbert wastoogreatadelighttodescribe!”.

A woman so smitten and so enthusiastic about this weddingwouldwantherdresstobeperfectandcarry meaning,andsoitwasanddid.

Thedressishighlystructured,itsbodicealonebeing composedofeightparts.Althoughthegeneralpublic traditionallyassumes19th-centuryfashionissynonymous withmodesty,Victoria’sweddingdressfeaturesawide, opennecklineandoff-the-shoulderpuffedsleeves.This silhouettewasmeanttodepicthervirginalandpureside, notonlytoherfiancé,butalsotohersubjects.The choice of the color white not only reinforces this virginal,pure,innocentimage,butalsohighlightsthe beautifulandintricatelace.Thus,theweddingdressitself aswellasthecolorwhitebecamesynonymouswith innocenceandromance.

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Furthermore,VictoriachosetouseEnglishfabricsand trimmingsinordertoshowherpatriotismandlove forhercountry.ThesilkwascraftedintheLondon district of Spitalfields, and this choice caused an exponentialincreaseinSpitalfieldssilktrade.Delicate laceadornedthebodice,craftedinthevillageofBeer, intheHonitonstyle.QueenVictoriatreasuredher lace,andworeitseveraltimesoverthecourseofher life.Itisevenrumouredthatshewasburiedinher weddingveil,althoughitislikelythatthiswasfalse and that she was actually buried in another embroideredlaceveil.

AlthoughQueenVictoriawasnot,byanymeans,theoriginatorofthewhiteweddingdress,herchoiceof colorcreatedtraditionandcontinuestoinfluencetoday.

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L’Atelier

- Sabine H

Jelaregardedanssonatelier: Sesbrassonttapissésd’argilerose Ellefaçonnelepontd’unvoilier Puisdesespaumes,lacoqueestéclose. Denombreuxenfantssontnésdesesdoigts, Ellelesaciselésavecamour Durantdesnuits,dessemainesparfois, Tousl’ontquittéeàl’arrivéedujour.

Ilsuffitd’entrerdanssonatelier, Pourtoucherlaterreenmétamorphose, Lessculpturesdessuslemobilier Etlesmodèlesquiprennentlapose. Jem’arrêtedevantdepuisdesmois, Pusillanime,jemeperdautour Del’atelier,jeflânedanslefroid, Enmedisantqu’ilestlàpourtoujours.

Maisonaretournélesablier, Letempsrattrapelesfaiseursdechoses, Pluspersonnen’occupel’atelier, C’estledestindesartistesquiosent.

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