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The Controversy and Potential Behind Jaden Smith’s Rise at Christian Louboutin

This is Beirut 18/09 18:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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French fashion icon Christian Louboutin's decision to name Will Smith's son Jaden as his chief menswear designer is a bold choice that took the industry by surprise, and stirred up fresh allegations of "nepo-baby" favoritism. When not following in the footsteps of his famous father into acting and rap music, 27-year-old Smith ...

London Fashion Week Kicks Off with Bold Plans to Boost British Creativity

This is Beirut 18/09 14:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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London Fashion Week, which is under new leadership after 16 years, opens Thursday with hopes of reinvigorating its runway schedule and easing the financial woes of its young designers. "This season marks... the beginning of a new era for British fashion," said Laura Weir, former creative director of luxury department store Selfridges, who ...

Picasso’s Hidden Portrait of Dora Maar to Go Under the Hammer in Paris

This is Beirut 18/09 12:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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A previously unknown portrait by Pablo Picasso of one his lovers was unveiled at a Paris auction house on Thursday after being put up for sale by its owners. Entitled Bust of a woman with a flowery hat, it depicts Dora Maar, a French photographer, painter and poet who was Picasso's best-known muse. Painted with oil, the colorful work measuring ...

Spotlight'Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale' — A Farewell Fit for Royalty

Marie-Christine Tayah 18/09 10:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale marks the end of an era for one of Britain’s most iconic series. Directed by Simon Curtis and written by series creator Julian Fellowes, this third and final film revisits the beloved Crawley family and their loyal staff, taking audiences back to the stunning Highclere Castle one last time. Set in the 1930s, the ...

France Launches Appeal to Acquire Proust’s ‘Madeleine’ Writings

This is Beirut 17/09 18:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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France's National Library launched a public appeal for donations on Wednesday to acquire hundreds of unpublished documents belonging to Marcel Proust, including some showing how the famed writer settled on one of his most famous lines. Some of the roughly 900 documents were put up for show by the auction house Sotheby's on Wednesday morning and ...

ExplainerAddiction: A Cry from a Distressed Self

David Sahyoun 17/09 18:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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What if addiction is not simply an excess, but a silent call to fill an absence? From a psychoanalytic standpoint, dependence expresses the language of a body left without symbolic support. Psychoanalysis examines the unconscious roots of addiction, its connection to trauma, and its ties to the maternal bond. Addiction can be understood as a way ...

Robert Redford’s Sundance Vision Shaped Generations of Filmmakers

This is Beirut 17/09 17:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Robert Redford was rarely spotted at Sundance in his final years, yet the late Hollywood legend forever looms large at the influential US movie festival he co-created. Set up in the 1980s to support creative, independent directors at a time when the blockbuster era launched by Jaws and Star Wars held sway over Hollywood, Sundance is for many ...

Downton Abbey Auction Raises Millions, Shatters Expectations Worldwide

This is Beirut 17/09 16:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Props, costumes and other items from the hit TV series Downton Abbey sold for £1.7 million ($2.3 million) at a London auction, six times the pre-sale estimate, Bonhams revealed Tuesday. The "bell wall", the servant's call system that appears from the first series to the last, proved to be the prize item, selling for an eye-watering £216,300 ...

'Friends' Fans Rejoice: Central Perk Cafe Coming to NYC

This is Beirut 17/09 12:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Devotees of fan favorite Friends will soon be able to sip a cup of coffee named after Joey in a Manhattan recreation of the "Central Perk" cafe made famous by the sitcom. Just don't expect the coffee to cost $3 a cup like it did in the acclaimed television show at the turn of the millennium. The latest reincarnation of the hot drink haunt will ...

Robert Redford on Screen: Classic Roles That Shaped Hollywood

This is Beirut 17/09 10:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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US screen legend Robert Redford, who died on Tuesday, aged 89, was one of the most successful stars of his generation as well as an Oscar-winning director. Here are some of his most famous films: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) Redford formed one of Hollywood's greatest double acts with Paul Newman in his breakthrough film, a hippy ...

PortraitRobert Redford, Legendary Actor, Director, and Activist, Dies at 89

This is Beirut 16/09 15:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Robert Redford, the legendary actor-turned-director, founder of the Sundance Film Festival, and lifelong environmental activist, died Tuesday at his home in Utah. He was 89. Redford wasn’t just a Hollywood heartthrob; he was a visionary who reshaped American film, amplified independent voices, and fiercely advocated for the planet. His career ...

Boualem Sansal Rejects Far-Right Nomination for Sakharov Prize

This is Beirut 16/09 11:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Franco-Algerian author Boualem Sansal has opposed his nomination for the 2025 Sakharov Prize by the far-right group in the European Parliament led by Jordan Bardella (RN), his publisher Gallimard confirmed on Monday. The group Patriots for Europe (PfE), which has 85 members of the European Parliament, put forward Sansal’s name for the annual ...