This is Beirut, 15/04 15:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Culture Art Peru Mario Vargas Llosa Writer
The Peruvian flag flew at half-staff Monday as the South American country marked the passing of literary great Mario Vargas Llosa with a day of national mourning. Tributes poured in from around the world as President Dina Boluarte attended a private wake at the Vargas Llosa family home for the novelist and Nobel laureate, who died there Sunday ...
This is Beirut, 15/04 10:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
USA Singer Katy Perry Space Culture
Pop star Katy Perry became the biggest name in an all-woman group to safely blast off into space Monday, roaring into the cosmos on one of billionaire Jeff Bezos's rockets. The Firework and California Girls singer was lofted more than 60 miles (100 kilometers) above the Earth's surface in a vessel from Blue Origin, the space company owned by ...
This is Beirut, 14/04 17:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Vatican Architecture Gaudi God's architect Pope Culture
The Catholic Church has put Antoni Gaudi, the designer of Barcelona's Sagrada Familia basilica nicknamed "God's architect", on the path to sainthood, the Vatican said Monday. Pope Francis recognized the Catalan architect's "heroic virtues" and authorized a decree declaring him "venerable", the Vatican said in a statement. This acknowledgement ...
This is Beirut, 14/04 14:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
A Minecraft Movie easily held on to the top spot in North American theaters this weekend with estimated ticket sales of a solid $80.6 million, analysts said Sunday. That was roughly half the total of its huge opening last weekend. But with $281 million in domestic ticket sales to date, along with $269 million internationally, Minecraft has set ...
This is Beirut, 14/04 10:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Osaka Japan Expo 2025 Exhibition Art Culture
A multi-eyed mascot, a vast wooden Grand Ring, 160 countries and regions strutting their stuff, and robots and sushi galore: Expo 2025 began on Sunday in Osaka, Japan. The World Expo is held every five years in different global locations. Here are five things to know about this event, which runs until mid-October. Grand Ring Encircling dozens of ...
This is Beirut, 13/04 14:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Disney Premiere Paris Disneyland Culture Art
Disneyland Paris will open to the public on May 15 the newly redesigned “World Premiere,” a fully reimagined building and the first step in the massive renovation of its second park, Walt Disney Studios, which is set to double in size. The American group The Walt Disney Company announced in 2018 a large-scale expansion and transformation plan ...
This is Beirut, 13/04 10:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Britain France Cartier Jewellery Exhibition Culture
A spellbinding exhibition of Cartier jewels, many never seen before in public, is opening in London tracing the history of the luxury French design house beloved by the rich and famous, from Queen Elizabeth II to Rihanna. For the first time in three decades, the V&A museum is showing a retrospective of some of Cartier's most iconic ...
This is Beirut, 12/04 18:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
The California desert was buzzing Friday as the premier music festival Coachella got underway, with Lady Gaga and Missy Elliott set to helm day one's main stage. Thousands of music fans traversed the sprawling grounds whipping paper fans and wielding parasols, as temperatures cracked the 100-degree Fahrenheit mark (37.8 degrees Celsius). That ...
This is Beirut, 11/04 10:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Museum Exhibition Art Culture Buckingham Palace
Elegance, opulence, and hedonism—an exceptional exhibition in London retraces the Edwardian era before World War I through the lives of Queen Alexandra and King Edward VII, during a time of great transformation. The exhibition, The Edwardians: Age of Elegance, opens Friday at Buckingham Palace and runs through November 23. It brings together ...
This is Beirut, 10/04 19:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Cannes 2025 Movies Competition France Culture
Nineteen films were announced Thursday in the main competition at Cannes Film Festival, which kicks off on the French Riviera on May 13. Another handful will be added in the coming weeks, festival director Thierry Fremaux explained during his press conference held this Thursday. Here are the confirmed movies so far: 'A Simple Accident' by Jafar ...
This is Beirut, 10/04 14:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Entertainment Universal First European Theme Park Britain Leisure Culture
Universal will build its first European theme park in Britain, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Wednesday, unveiling a mega deal with the US film studio that could create thousands of jobs and attract millions of tourists. "What a momentous day... It's not just the first one in the United Kingdom, that would be pretty good, it's the first one ...
This is Beirut, 10/04 10:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Cannes Festival Selection Stars Cinema Culture
Who will walk the red carpet alongside Robert De Niro, Tom Cruise, and Juliette Binoche? One month before opening night, the organizers of the 78th Cannes Film Festival unveiled its much-anticipated official selection on Thursday. Producers and filmmakers from around the world rushed to finalize post-production on their films before the press ...