2024-03-14 12:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
In a groundbreaking theatrical adaptation that reverberates with contemporary resonance, Lebanese theatre director Caroline Hatem skillfully reimagines Anna Seghers' seminal work, Transit, situating its narrative within the pressing context of displacement and emigration. The play, Transit Tripoli, is scheduled for a series of ...
Bélinda Ibrahim 2024-03-14 10:45 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
In an unprecedented gesture, Russian artist Andrei Molodkin risks invaluable masterpieces of world art to try to save Julian Assange from extradition and a possible life sentence. This explosive confrontation of art, politics and human rights raises profound questions. At the heart of the Hautes-Pyrénées, The Foundry Gallery has become the ...
Alain E. Andrea 2024-03-13 18:56 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Could the Al-Bustan Festival be reviving the golden age of great maestros in Baalbeck? Kantorow and Lozakovich, two young but eminent virtuosos, treated the Lebanese audience to an intense evening with interpretations worthy of the great masters, ranging from Schumann to Franck, evoking the spirit of legends such as Richter and Oistrakh. Are ...
2024-03-13 17:56 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
In a recent captivating intersection between popular culture and royal recognition, Queen Camilla was honored with an iconic representation that bridges generations: her very own Barbie doll. This noteworthy event, intertwining the realms of entertainment, royalty and social advocacy, occurred on Tuesday, March 12, 2024, underscoring the queen's ...
This Is Beirut 2024-03-13 13:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
In an era where the dialogue between diverse cultures and traditions is more vital than ever, Omar Rajeh and Maqamat take the stage to weave a narrative that transcends geographical and linguistic barriers through the universal language of dance. Upcoming performances of Beytna and Dance is Not for Us will respectively take place at WOMADelaide, ...
2024-03-13 10:18 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
American singer Eric Carmen, celebrated for his global hit All by Myself, which later found a new audience through Céline Dion's rendition, has passed away at the age of 74, his spouse announced on Tuesday, March 12, 2024. The location of his passing was not disclosed. Amy Carmen, spouse of Eric Carmen who was mostly renowned for his ...
Béatrice Moreau 2024-03-12 18:03 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
French linguist Bernard Cerquiglini explores the deep intermingling of French and English in his humorous new book The English Language Doesn’t Exist: It's Badly Pronounced French. Beneath this provocative title, Cerquiglini pays homage to the way English has absorbed French and other languages over the centuries. The story begins with the ...
Johnny Kortbawi 2024-03-12 14:31 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Lebanon has been abuzz since the crowning of its beauty queen, Yasmina Zaytoun, as the first runner-up in the Miss World competition; a crowning that goes beyond just a position. Indeed, she was also crowned Miss Asia, surpassing her competitors, including Miss India. Much ink has been spilled on this subject in recent days, given that it is the ...
2024-03-12 13:34 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Natalie Portman finalized her divorce from her French choreographer husband, according to a source close to the Oscar-winning actress, as reported to AFP. People magazine, which initially broke the news, indicated that the Black Swan actress had filed to dissolve her 11-year marriage to Benjamin Millepied in July of the previous year. Natalie ...
2024-03-12 11:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
With its exhibition In the Hollow of Chaos, the Janine Rubeiz Gallery invites us to discover the astonishing universe of Bassam Geitani from March 6 to April 5, 2024. Bassam Geitani, a Lebanese artist, participated in several group exhibitions in Beirut, Paris, London and Washington. His works are now part of private collections in Lebanon, ...
Bélinda Ibrahim 2024-03-11 18:23 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
In this hyper-connected world, it seems that some still resist the digital invader. Among them, Amélie Nothomb, an analog heroine, stands as a bastion of cultural resistance. Amélie Nothomb is a renowned writer who, in the age of digital everything, continues to write her novels by hand. Yes, by hand, with a pen and paper, like in the good old ...
Béatrice Moreau 2024-03-11 12:40 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
The 96th Academy Awards, hosted by comedian Jimmy Kimmel, honored the best films and talents of international cinema in an evening full of emotion and surprises. Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer largely dominated the awards and won seven Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Director. However, French cinema also shone brightly with Justine ...