Sana Richa Choucair 14/09 15:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
What happens when fairytales meet the brutal realities of modern dating? Welcome to the world of shrekking, the latest Gen Z dating term making waves on TikTok and Instagram. On the surface, it sounds fanciful, even harmless. After all, who doesn’t love Shrek, the green ogre with a heart of gold? But in dating slang, shrekking has little to do ...
This is Beirut 14/09 10:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Music Heritage Death Culture Brazil Art
Celebrated Brazilian musician Hermeto Pascoal, who gained international fame for his collaborations with fellow jazz legend Miles Davis, has died aged 89, his family said Saturday. With his distinctive white beard and hair, Pascoal was known as "The Sorcerer" for his ability to create music with a variety of instruments and objects. "With ...
Bélinda Ibrahim 13/09 17:03 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Lassie Movie Dog Culture Book Story
It sometimes takes only a dog to show what loyalty truly is. Lassie, a four-legged symbol of courage and tenderness, has touched generations with her quiet strength and steadfast determination. But the story behind this classic is no fairy tale. It is the story of Knight and Toots, a man and his dog connected by a deep, unbreakable bond that ...
This is Beirut 13/09 13:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Exhibition Beirut Ghada Zoghbi Galerie Janine Rubeiz Culture Art
In her most recent exhibition Wild Mindscapes (2024), Ghada Zoghbi invited us to contemplate the poetic relationship between humanity and the earth—particularly through the lens of stones of ancient Earth, landscapes formed by nature or human hands, as Hanibal Srouji states. In this new body of work, Zoghbi succeeds in offering a more intimate ...
Amine Jules Iskandar 13/09 11:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Mar Méma, or Saint Mammes, was a young Cappadocian who suffered martyrdom at 16 years old in the city of Caesarea in 274. Several churches and monasteries in Lebanon have been dedicated to him, and some villages still bear his name, including Mar Méma in the Batroun mountains and Deir Mimas in the district of Marjayoun. Among the churches, ...
This is Beirut 13/09 10:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Emmy Awards Nominations Prizes Stars Cinema Culture
As the entertainment world gears up for television’s biggest night, Severance has taken the lead in this year’s Emmy race, while The Penguin isn’t far behind. With a strong showing from The Studio and The White Lotus, both scoring 23 nods, the competition is tighter than ever, promising a thrilling evening of surprises and ...
This is Beirut 12/09 21:15 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Fashion Luxury Armani Italy Culture
Fashion legend Giorgio Armani asked in his will made public Friday for a major luxury group to take a stake in his company, citing LVMH, EssilorLuxottica or L'Oreal as potential buyers. The Italian designer, who died on September 4 aged 91, had kept strict control of the business empire built up over five decades, which ranged from haute couture ...
Bélinda Ibrahim 12/09 19:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Gloomy Sunday Song Suicide Story Culture Music
It is rare for a song to inspire as much fascination, dread and myth as “Gloomy Sunday.” Written in the depths of the Great Depression by Hungarian musician Rezső Seress, this melancholy waltz has carried with it for nearly a century a trail of persistent rumors: branded the “suicide song,” it was allegedly banned from airwaves and ...
This is Beirut 12/09 18:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Vatican Music Pharell Williams Free Concert Peace and fraternity Italy Culture
American songwriter Pharrell Williams and Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli will co-direct a free concert and light show for tens of thousands of people at the Vatican on Saturday. "Grace for the World" will be held in St. Peter's Square and feature US singer-songwriter John Legend, French-Beninese singer Angélique Kidjo and Thai ...
This is Beirut 12/09 14:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Emmy Awards TV Film Drama Culture Art
The Emmy Awards, television's equivalent of the Oscars, will take place this Sunday, and pundits say the race for the highly coveted best drama series prize is too close to call. Apple TV+'s sci-fi office thriller Severance and HBO medical procedural The Pitt go head-to-head in the night's most prestigious category, while Hollywood satire The ...
This is Beirut 12/09 12:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Los Angeles New York USA Leonardo DiCaprio Cinema Actor
Radical violence. Immigration raids. White supremacists. Leonardo DiCaprio's politically charged new movie One Battle After Another could scarcely be more timely. Part-action, part-drama, with plenty of comedy and almost guaranteed a bagful of Oscar nominations, the film centers on an ageing revolutionary and his teenage daughter. It delivers a ...
This is Beirut 12/09 10:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Music Ed Sheeran Popstar New Album Britain Culture
British popstar Ed Sheeran, who recently revealed an upcoming United States tour, will release his latest album Play on Friday. Play is the 34-year-old singer-songwriter's eighth studio album and follows more than a decade of stunning global success and smash hits like Shape of You and Perfect. He released his last album, Autumn Variations, in ...