Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-eda is no stranger to international acclaim as the country’s most prominent auteur. Two of his works earned awards at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival: a Jury Prize for Like Father, Like Son (2013), and the festival’s grand Palme d’Or prize for Shoplifters (2018)—which was also nominated at the 2019 Oscars and Golden Globes for Best Foreign Language Film. Now, he’s turning his focus to the small screen, as showrunner, writer, and director of the new Netflix series The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House, which premiered globally on Jan.

Laundry may or not be your favorite chore—but having the best clothes dryer can make doing the wash so much easier for your household. Today’s dryers come packed with features, so they operate more efficiently and dry your clothes without scorching heat. As a mother of three who is constantly doing laundry, having the best clothes dryer is one of these appliances you realize quickly you don’t want to ever live without.

Just as learning a new language connects us to new cultures, food connects all of us in many ways. So, what happens when you combine language and food? To be honest, you get a few odd phrases. If you’ve ever wondered what a couch potato is or how to egg someone on (hint: it doesn’t involve eggs), you’ve encountered and been confused by food-related idioms before. Luckily, you can now reference this list of 10 common English phrases that use food to say something that has nothing to do with food at all.

Costumes for film and television can often become so iconic that they transcend the actors who wore them. Simply envision a blue, gingham pinafore and a pair of red shoes or a little black dress and a string of pearls: these costumes conjure characters well before the movie stars who played them.

Auditionné le 9 février par la délégation sénatoriale aux collectivités, le ministre de la Transition écologique et de la Cohésion des territoires évoquait les "tendances positives" des finances des collectivités locales à l'issue de l'année 2022. Encore prudent, il précisait qu'il faudrait attendre le 15 février 2023 pour disposer d'une "vision un peu consolidée" de la situation financière des collectivités territoriales". Moins d'une semaine après cette échéance, la direction générale des finances publiques (DGFIP) a publié un état des lieux au 31 janvier 2023, fondé sur les données des seuls budgets principaux (le document est à télécharger ci-dessous).