Bélinda Ibrahim 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 13:00 - 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 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 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 ...
This is Beirut 11/09 13:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Fashion Week New-York KickOff Raplh Lauren Luxury Culture
Ralph Lauren moved the start of New York Fashion Week a few hours early, presenting a Spring 2026 collection on Wednesday that the designer described as minimalist with a touch of softness. The setting: the designer's offices on tony Madison Avenue, where models presented a range of fitted and flowing silhouettes mostly in solid ...
This is Beirut 11/09 10:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Vikings History Museum Last Trip Norway Culture
Three 1,200-year-old Viking ships that have stood the test of time are embarking on their final and possibly riskiest journey to their new forever home in Norway. The first to relocate is the Oseberg, which on Wednesday slowly made its way from its current location in the old Viking Ship Museum, arriving intact with a newly built addition that ...