This is Beirut 2024-10-26 10:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
In the winding streets of Lisbon, the screeching of the small yellow trams paints a picturesque tableau of the Portuguese capital. Every morning, at Martim Moniz Square, tourists and locals flock to the legendary tram number 28, whose route through the city’s hills offers a unique glimpse into Lisbon's ancient charm. However, this popularity ...
This is Beirut 2024-10-25 18:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Rain might be falling outside on the promenade in the English seaside resort of Blackpool but the inside of the Tower Ballroom - billed as "the UK's most spectacular" - is bathed in light, sequins, pompoms and music. Dozens of women and girls are warming up before the end-of-season Carnival Morris dancing championships, which combines traditional ...
This is Beirut 2024-10-25 14:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
culture litterature The Little Prince
A specialist London bookstore is offering a rare piece of literary history: an original typescript of Antoine de Saint-Exupery’s The Little Prince, featuring the author’s handwritten corrections and revisions. This unique treasure will be sold at the Abu Dhabi Art Fair 2024, with an expected price of at least $1.25 million. The typescript, ...
This is Beirut 2024-10-25 10:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Laurent Schwarz, only three, has quickly risen to fame on Instagram and within the art world, despite still being in diapers. Some media outlets have already dubbed him the "mini-Picasso." In a corner of their family home in Neubeuern, Bavaria, his parents have set up a small studio where this young German talent paints large abstract and ...
This is Beirut 2024-10-24 18:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
France's largest video game convention, Paris Games Week, which opened its doors Wednesday and runs until Sunday in the French capital, now aspires to become an ambassador of pop culture. It's also a way to distance itself from the difficulties the sector is facing. Starting at 9:00 AM (7 AM GMT), the first visitors flocked to the publishers' ...
This is Beirut 2024-10-24 14:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Artists Artificial intelligence
More than 11,500 artists, including well-known figures such as Thom Yorke from Radiohead, Björn Ulvaeus from ABBA, and Oscar-winning actress Julianne Moore, have signed a petition published on Tuesday. This initiative aims to raise public awareness about the growing use of their works to train artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms. The ...
Bélinda Ibrahim 2024-10-24 10:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Baalbeck Tyre War World Heritage
Listed as a World Heritage site since 1984, the complex of Roman temples in Baalbeck is one of the most impressive archaeological sites in the world. With its monumental colonnades and gigantic sanctuaries dedicated to Jupiter, Bacchus, and Venus, it stands as a testament to the grandeur of Roman architecture at its peak. But today, this jewel is ...
David Sahyoun 2024-10-23 18:00 - Reading : 7 minute(s)
Simon Fieschi, former webmaster of the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo, was found dead on Thursday, October 17, 2024. The causes of his death remain unknown. He had been critically injured during the attack on January 7, 2015, in Paris. His death brings back into focus the heavy psychological toll paid by survivors of attacks or wars, ...
This is Beirut 2024-10-23 14:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Worn by Marie-Antoinette, the famous Queen of France, the bracelet from the world’s oldest jeweler is now exhibited in New York, symbolizing their ambition to expand their presence in this international luxury hub, despite a slowing global market. This unique piece, composed of seven antique cameos mounted on a bracelet adorned with floral ...
This is Beirut 2024-10-23 10:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
A collection of rare Tintin comic albums is going under the hammer in Paris on Wednesday, many signed by cartoonist Hergé, who once wrote, “Tintin is just another version of me” on one of the flyleaves. Among the 75 graphic novels is a one-of-a-kind copy of Tintin in America, first published in 1932, which has an estimated value of ...
This is Beirut 2024-10-22 18:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Cher, Mary J. Blige and Ozzy Osbourne were among this year's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees, formally joining the prestigious ranks at a star-studded gala concert. The ceremony took place in Cleveland, Ohio, home of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The 2024 class of honorees also included Kool & the Gang, Dave Matthews Band, Foreigner, A ...
This is Beirut 2024-10-22 14:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of François Truffaut's passing, French television is paying a heartfelt tribute to this iconic figure of the New Wave by airing his classics, such as The 400 Blows, alongside a new, poignant documentary. Titled François Truffaut, The Script of My Life, the film premiered in May at the 77th Cannes Film ...