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1924 Paris Olympics and “athletic literature” competitions: Johnny’s games, but not Jimmy’s        

1924 Paris Olympics and “athletic literature” competitions: Johnny’s games, but not Jimmy’s This year, the 2024 Olympics will be held in Paris from 26 July to 11 August, followed by the Paralympics from 28 August to 8 September. It will be a hundred years since the 1924 Paris Olympics – its opening ceremony commenced onContinue reading “1924 Paris Olympics and “athletic literature” competitions: Johnny’s games, but not Jimmy’s        “

French Asterix comics

French Asterix comics. The Asterix comics are quintessentially French. Its co-creator, Albert Uderzo, who teamed with Rene Goscinny to create Gaul Asterix (the character with the moustache), died this year in Paris on Tuesday 24 March 2020, aged 92 from heart failure.  Albert Uderzo was born on 25 April 1927 in Fismes, in eastern France. HeContinue reading “French Asterix comics”