As Eurovision Fades, Cannes Will Rise

A look forward, and a peek back. Plus, this "Matty Healy" person sure seems bad?!?

Bonjour! Good news for lovers of film and dramatic red carpet outfits alike: The Cannes Film Festival starts today, and while most publications are delving into pressing issues like which screenings are we looking forward to,¹ or whom we most want to see on the red carpet,² Drinks With Broads dives deep into the question, “What can a Wikipedia Wormhole teach us about Cannes?” and emerges with a dozen answers, ranging from stuff about Mussolini to iffy parking situations to fake dead birds and cursed colons.

Let us set the scene: First and foremost, the entry for Cannes The Town is beset with notes from beleaguered Wiki editors shrieking that not enough people have cited their sources and that many items need verification, and it does seem very thin for the entry of a noteworthy location. It did, however, teach me — and thereby also you — the following:

1: “It took the Man in the Iron Mask 11 years to leave the tiny, forested St. Marguerite Island,” which is right off the coast of the city…