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Russell Crowe Stuns at Toronto International Film Festival with Chilling Nazi Role

This is Beirut 08/09 10:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Russell Crowe's nerve-shredding portrayal of a notorious Nazi on trial and Angelina Jolie's deeply personal dive into the world of French fashion led a busy Sunday of world premieres at the Toronto Film Festival. Crowe's depiction of the second-ranking Nazi, Hermann Goering, in Nuremberg, as he plays a cat-and-mouse game with a psychiatrist (Rami ...

Ariana Grande Wins Top Prize at MTV Video Music Award

This is Beirut 08/09 09:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Ariana Grande won the MTV Video Music Awards' top honor on Sunday, taking home Video of the Year for Brighter Days Ahead, which also claimed Best Pop Song at the ceremony near New York City. Visibly emotional while accepting the evening's most prestigious award, the 32-year-old singer-songwriter and actor delivered an extended thank you to her ...

ExplainerReinvent Yourself with Color: The Rise of 'Dopamine Dressing'

Bélinda Ibrahim 07/09 19:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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For years, winter wardrobes were bound by a narrow palette of neutrals. Black, gray and beige reigned supreme, built on the comforting notion that discretion was the height of elegance. But the fashion landscape is shifting. A surge of unapologetically bold hues is sweeping runways and city streets, from high-end collections to ready-to-wear ...

Word of the weekCancel Culture: A Word on Trial

Sana Richa Choucair 07/09 15:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The debate is still alive in 2025: Is cancel culture a tool of justice or a weapon of excess? The term resurfaces regularly, from university debates to international headlines, because it captures one of the defining tensions of our digital era: the balance between accountability and freedom of expression. And with social media platforms now ...

Versace Leads Milan Farewell To Fashion Legend Giorgio Armani

This is Beirut 07/09 10:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Thousands of mourners paid homage Saturday to Italian fashion legend Giorgio Armani, who died this week aged 91, as his coffin was put on public display in Milan. Italian fashion icon Donatella Versace was among those who filed past Armani's closed casket at the headquarters of his multi-billion-euro lifestyle company, which marked its 50th ...

Jim Jarmusch Wins Venice Gold with 'Father Mother Sister Brother'

This is Beirut 07/09 08:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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At the end of a politically charged edition, the 82nd Venice Film Festival awarded its top prize on Saturday to Jim Jarmusch’s quiet, independent film about family, while giving a strong runner-up nod to The Voice of Hind Rajab by Kaouther Ben Hania. To the audience’s surprise, Jarmusch’s Father Mother Sister Brother took home the coveted ...

StoryA 1926 Bottle Brings a Father’s Voice Back to Life on Facebook

Bélinda Ibrahim 06/09 19:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Chance never lacks imagination when it comes to weaving connections between generations. That is what Jennifer Dowker, a boat captain and diving instructor in the small town of Cheboygan in northern Michigan, discovered. One day in June 2021, she was simply tending to the maintenance of her boat, unaware that her routine was about to be disrupted ...

Matthew McConaughey and Jamie Lee Curtis Bring Paradise Wildfire Heroism to Life

This is Beirut 06/09 17:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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For Hollywood stars Matthew McConaughey and Jamie Lee Curtis, making an action film about the deadliest wildfire in California history hits close to home. The Lost Bus tells the harrowing true story of a school bus driver who risked his life to save 22 children from the inferno that destroyed the town of Paradise in 2018. The movie's world ...

Eiffel Tower Pays Tribute to Forgotten Women of Science

This is Beirut 06/09 14:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Gustave Eiffel, who designed France's world-famous monument, had the names of 72 scholars inscribed on the base of the tower in golden letters. All of them men. More than 130 years later, Paris authorities are seeking to right a historic wrong by adding the names of 72 illustrious women. "The aim is to highlight the historical contribution of ...

New Folk Music Documentary Taps Into Bob Dylan Revival

This is Beirut 06/09 12:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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A new documentary featuring never-before-seen footage of a pivotal moment in folk music history taps into a revival of interest in Bob Dylan thanks to recent biopic A Complete Unknown, which starred Timothee Chalamet. Newport and the Great Folk Dream, which premieres at the Venice Film Festival on Friday, charts the development of the Newport ...

The Spectator and Beyond: Bowie’s Unseen Projects at the V&A Museum

This is Beirut 06/09 10:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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David Bowie was working on an "18th century" themed musical at the time of his death, which will feature in a new London center dedicated to the seminal British artist, the BBC reported Friday. The V&A museum will open the free-to-access home for Bowie's vast archive in Stratford, east London, on September 13. One exhibit will be notes from a ...

ExplainerCassettes Are Back: The Retro Revival Captivating Gen Z

Bélinda Ibrahim 05/09 19:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Over the years, vinyl has established itself as the stylish, vintage symbol of music’s revival. Yet, unexpectedly, another format from the past is finding its way back into playlists: the audio cassette. Long dismissed as a relic, it is now enjoying a second life, fueled by nostalgia, tech curiosity and savvy marketing from certain artists. ...