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Disneyland Paris Unveils First Fully Transformed Studio Building

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 ...

ExplainerThe Mummies of Qadisha (1/2)

Amine Jules Iskandar 13/04 11:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

Qadisha Mamluk Cave Mummies

The Maronite mummies were discovered in the Qadisha Valley on July 13, 1990, by a team of speleologists from the Group for Subterranean Studies and Researches of Lebanon (GERSL). The team included Pierre Abi Aoun, Fadi Baroudi, Antoine Ghaouch and Paul Khawaja. After two years of exploration and excavation in the Assi cave, located in the Hadat ...

Cartier Exhibition Shines at V&A with Rare Royal Jewels

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 ...

Lady Gaga, Missy Elliott Set Coachella on Fire

This is Beirut 12/04 18:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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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 ...

Ellen Pompeo Reinvents Herself in Chilling New Series

This is Beirut 12/04 15:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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After 20 years saving lives in the title role of Grey’s Anatomy, actress Ellen Pompeo makes a dramatic career shift in Good American Family, a tense series inspired by true events where she plays a disturbing adoptive mother — a “big challenge” she had long been hoping for. Already airing in the United States since March and arriving ...

‘My Favorite Cake’, Awarded Abroad but Censored in Iran

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Iran Censorship Cannes Film Cinema Art

The Iranian directors of the film My Favorite Cake, praised in both France and the United States, have been sentenced to suspended prison terms, according to an independent legal website and a human rights NGO. Maryam Moghadam and Behtash Sanaeeha, already recognized in 2020 for Ballad of a White Cow, were prosecuted for “propaganda against ...

EU Ban Triggers Sweden's Textile Waste Crisis Surge

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Sweden Recycling Art Fashion

Sweden's recycling centers are overflowing with clothes after an EU-wide ban this year on throwing away textiles, leaving overwhelmed municipalities eager to have fast fashion giants take responsibility. "It's a huge amount coming in every day. It's been crazy, it's a huge increase," said Brian Kelly, secretary general of the Artikel2 charity ...

InterviewsCaroline Torbey: ‘Ramdam au Gymnase’ Gives Voice to Victims of School Bullying

Bélinda Ibrahim 11/04 18:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

Caroline Torbey Lebanon Bullying Schools Theatre

On Saturday, April 12, Théâtre Monnot in Ashrafieh will raise its curtain on Ramdam au Gymnase, an original and innovative creation that delicately addresses the issue of school bullying. This play, Caroline Torbey’s first venture into dramatic writing, could not have chosen a more relevant subject, in a world where social media often ...

Carole Samaha Ready for ‘Kello Masmouh’ at Casino du Liban

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Casino du Liban

Music show Kello Masmouh – The Musical will play at Casino du Liban from May 9 to 17, 2025, marking Carole Samaha’s return to musical theater after a 17-year break. This production is an Arabic adaptation of the acclaimed Broadway musical Anything Goes, which has won over 50 international awards. Pipeline Productions announced in a press ...

Edwardian Glamour and Royal Splendor at Buckingham Palace

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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 ...

Cannes 2025: The Race for the Palme d’Or Begins

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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 ...

Europe's First Universal Theme Park to Bring 'Joy to Britain'

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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 ...