Free Republic

During the whole month of February, starting this Monday, the people of Brussels are called upon to choose the new name of the longest tunnel in the country, Leopold II, from among 15 names of famous women, Brussels Mobility said in a press release. The renaming procedure “to symbolically reinforce the place of women in the public space” began last year with a call for ideas to citizens and the reflection of a committee of experts. Currently, 43% of the streets in Brussels bear the name of a person. Of these, only 6.1% of the streets are named after a...

Citizen Kane, the 1942 drama made by Orson Welles, is frequently cited as one of the greatest movies ever made. In the 76 years since its release, critical support for the film has gone from strength to strength, and historians of cinema have recognized its crucial importance in setting the agenda for filmmaking in the 20th century. So why did this classic of modern cinematography fail at the box office? The movie was the brainchild of Orson Welles, a rising star on the 1930s theater and radio scene. According to the Guardian, by the tender age of just 22, Welles...