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Evie Riski: A Life, A Century and 32,500 Pages Filled With Memories

Bélinda Ibrahim, 07/03 14:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

Story Diary Evie Riski Culture History

In a modest home with wooden planks weathered by Lakota’s harsh winters, a timeworn hand glides across the paper. This daily ritual, repeated consistently for nearly a century, has become as natural to Evie Riski as the act of breathing. Since the first day of the year 1936, this now-centenarian has never missed her appointment with writing, ...

The Lost Son of Eric Clapton, Eternal Muse of 'Tears in Heaven'

This is Beirut, 22/02 18:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Song Story Eric Clapton Culture

Fate can strike with unfathomable cruelty. For Eric Clapton, that blow came on March 20, 1991, when the life of his son Conor, just four years old, was cut short under tragic and improbable circumstances. From this heartbreaking loss was born Tears in Heaven, a song that became the universal hymn of grief and resilience. On that fateful spring ...

'Yesterday' by The Beatles, the Hit Born from a Mysterious Dream

Bélinda Ibrahim, 14/02 18:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Beatles Song Story Culture

Some songs leave an everlasting mark on the history of music. Melodies that, from the very first notes, transport us to another world. “Yesterday,” an ageless masterpiece by The Beatles, is one of them. But did you know that this legendary ballad was born from a dream and almost never came to light? Let’s revisit the story of this mythical ...

The Hasanlu Lovers: An Embrace That Defies 3,000 Years of History

Bélinda Ibrahim, 11/02 18:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Iran Archaeology Culture Story

In 1973, a team of archaeologists excavating the ancient site of Teppe Hasanlu in Iran uncovered a discovery both startling and poignant. Amid the ruins of a city destroyed around 800 BCE, two skeletons lay locked in a final embrace, frozen in time by tragedy. Known as the Hasanlu Lovers, their remains continue to spark debate about their ...

From Darkness to Light: The Hidden Story Behind ‘The Sound of Silence’

Bélinda Ibrahim, 07/02 18:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

Music Story Culture Song Simon & Garfunkel

In the early 1960s, Paul Simon, then an unknown young musician, composed his songs in an offbeat place—his parents’ bathroom. Captivated by the acoustics of the small space, he refined the chords and lyrics of what would become one of the most iconic songs of the 20th century. At that time, Simon and his childhood friend Art Garfunkel formed ...

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