Culture

Academy’s $500M Fundraiser Aims to Secure Oscars’ Future
Academy’s $500M Fundraiser Aims to Secure Oscars’ Future

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences embarks on a crucial fundraising drive to diversify its financial base and maintain its global leadership in the film industry. As the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences approaches its centennial celebration, the organization has launched an ambitious $500 million fundraising campaign ...

Gabriel Gemayel Beyond the Empty Graves
Gabriel Gemayel Beyond the Empty Graves

Il était des nôtres, centre-ville de Beyrouth - 1975 is a captivating and moving book by Gabriel Gemayel, echoing the suffering of the martyrs of a Lebanon torn by conflict. This work stands as a duty of collective memory, breaking the silence surrounding all those who have disappeared and their “empty graves.” The first signing session took ...

The Saint-Nicolas Garden Bloom with Art and Culture
The Saint-Nicolas Garden Bloom with Art and Culture

Under the patronage of H.E. the Minister of Tourism, Mr. Walid Nassar, organized by the Women Of Beirut (WOB) and in collaboration with the Beirut Art Curators Collectives (BACC), an exhibition dedicated to painting and sculpture enlivens the Saint-Nicolas Garden in Achrafieh for three days, from May 10 to May 12. "En Plein Art" is an initiative ...

San Sebastian Festival Celebrates Cate Blanchett’s Lifetime Achievements
San Sebastian Festival Celebrates Cate Blanchett’s Lifetime Achievements

Australian actress Cate Blanchett is set to be honored with a lifetime achievement award at the 72nd San Sebastian Film Festival in Spain, the organizers announced on Thursday. Cate Blanchett will also be featured on the main poster of this prominent event, the most notable film festival in the Spanish-speaking world, scheduled to take place from ...

Alain Plisson, Pillar of Lebanese Theater, Passes Away at 94
Alain Plisson, Pillar of Lebanese Theater, Passes Away at 94

Lebanese theater has lost one of its greatest names. Alain Plisson, actor, director and teacher, leaves behind an invaluable artistic and educational legacy. Alain Plisson, a towering figure in the Lebanese theater, passed away at the age of 94, after 48 hours in a coma. His loss leaves a vast void in the country’s cultural landscape, given his ...

Netflix Invests in Africa’s Unique Stories and Talents
Netflix Invests in Africa’s Unique Stories and Talents

Netflix is investing in the African continent to nurture new talents and tell unique stories that often captivate local audiences before reaching global success. In recent years, Netflix has been making significant strides in its investment in the African continent, with the aim of bringing forth new talents and telling unique stories that ...

Beirut Art Film Festival’s Blooming May Happenings
Beirut Art Film Festival’s Blooming May Happenings

May promises to be a bustling period for the Beirut Art Film Festival (BAFF). A bouquet of events awaits the BAFF audience across Lebanon, ranging from screenings to panels and question-and-answer sessions, ensuring the attendance of culture and art aficionados. Despite the challenging conditions, the Beirut Art Film Festival is set to illuminate ...

AI Reads Mind to Recreate Imagined Artwork
AI Reads Mind to Recreate Imagined Artwork

French art collective achieves a groundbreaking feat, using AI to generate images from brain activity scans as one artist thinks of scenes inspired by text prompts. A French art collective called “Obvious” has used artificial intelligence to generate images directly from an artist’s brain activity. By having one of the artists, Pierre ...

Beethoven: Two Centuries of Harmony, a Prelude to Eternity
Beethoven: Two Centuries of Harmony, a Prelude to Eternity

The classical music scene commemorates, on this May 7th, the bicentennial of two immortal works by Ludwig van Beethoven: the Missa Solemnis and the Ninth Symphony. In a world torn by bloody conflicts, this celebration offers an opportunity to reflect more deeply on the ideal of universal brotherhood instilled by the genius from Bonn. In 2020, the ...

Advancing Health Sciences: The AUF 'Prix Dolla Karam Sarkis'
Advancing Health Sciences: The AUF 'Prix Dolla Karam Sarkis'

The Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF) in the Middle East has inaugurated the Prix Dolla Karam Sarkis, an annual award established to commemorate the legacy of Professor Dolla Karam Sarkis by celebrating excellence in scientific research in Lebanon. This prize aims to honor her and recognize her active collaboration and substantial ...

Marie Z. Munier: From the Brilliance of Jewelry to the Light of Sculptures
Marie Z. Munier: From the Brilliance of Jewelry to the Light of Sculptures

Marie Z. Munier, the renowned Lebanese jewelry designer, extends her artistic talent to the realm of luminous sculptures with the eagerly anticipated opening of her first showroom in Beirut. Located in the heart of the city, in the trendy Sodeco District, this space opens its doors to the public from May 24, inviting art lovers to explore the ...

When the Mother's Gaze Shapes the Baby's Psyche
When the Mother's Gaze Shapes the Baby's Psyche

Every week, we invite you to explore a striking quote from a great psychoanalyst to reveal all its depth and richness. These lapidary, often provocative, formulas open up new perspectives on the intricacies of the human psyche. By deciphering these quotes with rigor and pedagogy, we invite you on a fascinating journey to the heart of ...