This is Beirut 01/05 18:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
USA Microsoft XBOX game console
Microsoft announced Thursday that it will increase Xbox console prices worldwide, citing "market conditions" just days after Sony made a similar move with its PlayStation 5. The tech giant also plans to raise prices for some new games developed by its video game subsidiaries. "We understand that these changes are challenging, and they were made ...
This is Beirut 01/05 10:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Netflix Series actor film culture
Survival through teamwork: it's a tale as old as time with particular resonance today, says Argentine actor Ricardo Darin of his latest project The Eternaut, which hit Netflix on Wednesday. Based on a 1950s comic with iconic status in the South American country, the sci-fi series tells the story of a mysterious, toxic snowfall that precedes an ...
David Sahyoun 30/04 18:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Psychonalysis Culture Exist Difference Child Appearance
“To exist is to not be confused with the surrounding environment, it is to be heterogeneous, it is to be different. Each color is only itself through the contrast with the color that faces it. It only has value in opposition.” This quote from biologist Albert Jacquard illustrates how a subject’s true identity is formed through otherness, ...
This is Beirut 30/04 10:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Novel Literature Culture Writing
The reissue of I Who Have Never Known Men by Belgian author Jacqueline Harpman marks the unexpected resurgence of a feminist dystopian novel. Critically acclaimed upon its 1995 release, the book has found new life on social media in the 2020s. Following successful reissues in the UK and US, French publisher Stock is now bringing the haunting ...
Marie-Christine Tayah 29/04 19:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Theater Play Le Monnot Beirut Culture Comedy
Beginning May 14 at 8:30 PM, Le Monnot theater will showcase Aal Arbiin, a play written by Dimitri Melki and directed by Shady Habr, starring Josyane Boulos and Mireille Panossian. Through a cleverly orchestrated situation, Aal Arbiin explores the hidden cracks beneath polished social appearances. The play promises a heartfelt performance where ...
Bélinda Ibrahim 29/04 18:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Abrahamic Family Religion Coexistence
In 2023, the Abrahamic Family House was created in the heart of Abu Dhabi. An architectural and spiritual work of art designed to bring Muslims, Christians and Jews together around their shared values. Located on Saadiyat Island, the site features three Houses of Worship—Eminence Ahmed Al-Tayeb Mosque, St. Francis Church, and the Moses Ben ...
Madeleine Cadoux 29/04 13:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Lady Gaga Concert Brazil Culture
The golden sands of Copacabana Beach are about to become the world’s biggest dance floor as Lady Gaga prepares to headline a historic free concert on May 3. The performance, titled Mayhem on the Beach, marks her long-awaited return to Brazil and is expected to draw more than 1.5 million fans for what could be one of the largest live music events ...
This is Beirut 29/04 10:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Cannes France Festival Cinema Culture Cannes Film Festival
American actor Halle Berry and Succession star Jeremy Strong are set to serve on the jury at the Cannes Film Festival this year, which will be headed by French actress Juliette Binoche, organisers announced on Monday. Berry and Strong will be joined by best-selling Franco-Moroccan writer Leïla Slimani, Indian filmmaker Payal Kapadia, and Italian ...
This is Beirut 28/04 14:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
USA VeniceFilm Festival Alexander Payne Film Entertainment Culture
Venice Film Festival organizers announced on Monday that US film director Alexander Payne would be president of the competition's jury this year. Payne, 64, has won two Oscars and two Golden Globes for his screenplays and is best known for films such as Sideways, The Descendants and About Schmidt. "It's an enormous honor and joy to serve on the ...
This is Beirut 28/04 10:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Jewelry Paris Star Kim Kardashian
In early October 2016, Kim Kardashian, the queen of influencers, was robbed at gunpoint in her Paris hotel room during Fashion Week by a gang of aging thieves disguised as police officers. The trial for this sensational nine-million-euro jewelry heist opened Monday in Paris. This highly publicized trial, where two worlds will clash until May 23, ...
Bélinda Ibrahim 27/04 18:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Intermittent Fasting Wellbeing Health Diet
Once primarily associated with religious practices, fasting has reemerged in a more flexible, accessible form—intermittent fasting—becoming a popular lifestyle choice. The principle is simple: alternate between fasting and eating periods within the same day or week. Among the most common methods is the 16/8 approach—16 hours of fasting ...
This is Beirut 27/04 10:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Lille France Culture Art Parade
A vibrant fiesta offered a joyful response to global chaos on Saturday evening, as crowds gathered for the opening parade of Lille3000, a special six-month cultural season held roughly every three years since 2006. For this 2025 edition, aptly named Fiesta, glowing creatures covered in fluorescent boas paraded alongside spinning giants from ...