The president of the National Audiovisual Institute (INA), which looks after radio and TV sound archives, was has been suspended from his duties today by Culture Minister Rachida Dati.
Laurent Vallet, 55, had admitted to police that he had purchased cocaine from a 17-year-old boy for €600.
His precedessor was fired for spending €40,000 on taxis in a month.
Who knew archives could be such fun?
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The Almeida director Rupert Goold has been named artistic director of the iconic Old Vic theatre, succeeding Matthew Warchus. Goold, 52, has staged several musicals, but no opera. The post Old Vic names new boss […]
Once upon a time there were two comedic Chinese-Australian violinists called TwoSet. They made people laugh. Then they got bored and packed it in. Now they’re back with an expensive rebrand that employs half the […]
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