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The Spectator and Beyond: Bowie’s Unseen Projects at the V&A Museum

This is Beirut 06/09 10:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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David Bowie was working on an "18th century" themed musical at the time of his death, which will feature in a new London center dedicated to the seminal British artist, the BBC reported Friday. The V&A museum will open the free-to-access home for Bowie's vast archive in Stratford, east London, on September 13. One exhibit will be notes from a ...

ExplainerCassettes Are Back: The Retro Revival Captivating Gen Z

Bélinda Ibrahim 05/09 19:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Over the years, vinyl has established itself as the stylish, vintage symbol of music’s revival. Yet, unexpectedly, another format from the past is finding its way back into playlists: the audio cassette. Long dismissed as a relic, it is now enjoying a second life, fueled by nostalgia, tech curiosity and savvy marketing from certain artists. ...

Venice Film Festival a Red Carpet Pulpit for ‘King Giorgio’ Armani

This is Beirut 05/09 17:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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For decades, the red carpet of the Venice Film Festival was one of Giorgio Armani's most high-profile catwalks, with the stars of cinema donning his elegant creations for the eyes of the world. With the death on Thursday, at age 91, of Italy's most famous fashion designer, the prestigious festival on the sandy Lido closes a long chapter, ...

SpotlightChloe Malle Steps into Anna Wintour’s Shoes at Vogue US

Marie-Christine Tayah 05/09 15:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The fashion world had been buzzing for months. From New York to Paris, insiders speculated endlessly about who would succeed Anna Wintour, the legendary figure who shaped Vogue for nearly four decades. On Tuesday, the mystery was finally solved: Chloe Malle, current editor of Vogue.com, has been named head of editorial content for the magazine’s ...

From Milan to Hollywood: Giorgio Armani’s Global Fashion Empire

This is Beirut 05/09 10:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Tapping Italy's long heritage of classic, impeccable tailoring, Giorgio Armani built a multi-billion-dollar fashion empire, making his name synonymous around the world with relaxed, restrained elegance. The country's best-known contemporary designer, the white-haired and permanently tanned Armani, whose death was announced Thursday, eschewed ...

Italian Fashion Legend Giorgio Armani Dead at 91

This is Beirut 04/09 17:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Italian fashion legend Giorgio Armani, king of a high-end lifestyle empire, has died at the age of 91 "surrounded by his loved ones", his company said Thursday. "With infinite sorrow, the Armani Group announces the passing of its creator, founder, and tireless driving force: Giorgio Armani," it said in a statement. The ...

Impact and Style Light Up Fashion at the Venice Film Festival

Marie-Christine Tayah 04/09 14:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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In Venice, the magic of cinema meets the power of fashion. The 82nd Venice Film Festival reimagines its red carpet as a world stage where stars and designers join forces to celebrate glamour with a poetic twist. Over the decades, fashion has evolved far beyond personal expression, becoming a strategic tool and a symbolic language at the heart of ...

Toronto International Film Festival Celebrates 50 Years With Star-Studded Lineup

This is Beirut 04/09 13:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Hollywood stars arrived in Toronto Thursday for a celebratory 50th edition of North America's biggest film festival, with new movies from Daniel Craig, Sydney Sweeney and Matthew McConaughey among a packed lineup. The Toronto International Film Festival dwarfs more famous rivals like Venice and Cannes for sheer scale, if not glitz and glamour, ...

‘Downton Abbey’ Stars Tread Red Carpet for Finale

This is Beirut 04/09 10:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The stars of Downton Abbey walked the red carpet in London Wednesday for one last time as the hugely successful English country house saga finally comes to an end. Many of the original cast, including Hugh Bonneville, a pregnant Michelle Dockery, Jim Carter and Phyllis Logan, turned out for the world premiere of Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale in ...

Putin Unaware of Jude Law Film ‘The Wizard of the Kremlin’ Premiering at Venice

This is Beirut 03/09 22:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday he had not heard about The Wizard of the Kremlin, a film starring Jude Law as the Russian leader that premiered at the Venice Film Festival. The film by French director Olivier Assayas is a look at Putin's career through the eyes of a fictional political advisor, Vadim Baranov, and is based on a ...

'The Testament of Ann Lee': Seyfried Embodies a Feminist Prophet in Fastvold’s Poetic Tribute

This is Beirut 03/09 21:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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With The Testament of Ann Lee, a movie about the founder of the 18th-century Shaker religious movement screening at the Venice Film Festival, director Mona Fastvold sought to honor a figure "on the verge of being erased from memory". Lee, played by Amanda Seyfried in the film that premiered at Venice this week, was "one of the very first American ...

ExplainerMental Load: The Silent Symptom of Feminine Desire

David Sahyoun 03/09 18:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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In contemporary discourse, “mental load” refers to the invisible burden carried largely by women. It is the ongoing effort of planning, monitoring, remembering and worrying on behalf of others. Many describe it as a weight that never leaves the mind. From a psychoanalytic perspective, this phenomenon goes beyond domestic imbalance. Mental ...