Pedro Pascal Stars as Mister Fantastic in Marvel’s 'Fantastic Four' Blockbuster

This is Beirut 23/07 10:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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American Chilean actor Pedro Pascal is set to star as a stretchy Earth savior in Marvel's latest blockbuster The Fantastic Four: First Steps, which releases worldwide this week and will test the appetite for more superhero films. After wielding a sword in Gladiator 2 and a gun in The Last of Us, the 50-year-old plays the elastic Mister Fantastic ...

Heavy Metal Legend Ozzy Osbourne Dies Peacefully Aged 76

This is Beirut 22/07 21:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Ozzy Osbourne, the legendary frontman of heavy metal group Black Sabbath, died on Tuesday at the age of 76, his family announced in a statement. The hell-raising singer, who had been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 2019, passed away just over two weeks after playing a farewell concert in his home city of Birmingham, England. "It is with more ...

British Opera Tenor David Rendall Dies Aged 76

This is Beirut 22/07 18:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Renowned British tenor David Rendall, who performed in some of the world's most famous opera houses during a decades-spanning career, has died aged 76, his family said Tuesday. His death, while surrounded by relatives in southern England on Monday, follows a long illness, their announcement noted. Rendall graced the stages of London's Royal ...

Spotlight'The Shed at Dulwich': The Hoax That Topped TripAdvisor

Bélinda Ibrahim 22/07 18:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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No menu. No chef. No real kitchen. Just a shed, a mobile phone, and a lot of nerve. In just a few months, The Shed at Dulwich became London’s top-rated restaurant on TripAdvisor, outranking thousands of Michelin-starred, gourmet, and trendy venues. Except it never actually existed. This brilliant hoax was the brainchild of a young British ...

Julia Roberts, Jude Law to Feature at Star-Packed Venice Film Festival

This is Beirut 22/07 17:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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US megastar Julia Roberts is to make her debut at the Venice Film Festival this year, which will also feature Jude Law playing Russian leader Vladimir Putin and a hard-hitting film about Gaza. Roberts is one of many A-listers set to appear at the increasingly influential Venice film extravaganza from late August for the premiere of her latest ...

Malcolm-Jamal Warner from 'The Cosby Show' Dies in Drowning Accident

This is Beirut 22/07 09:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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American actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner, best known for his supporting role on The Cosby Show, has died after accidentally drowning in Costa Rica, local police announced Monday. The 54-year-old actor played Theo, the youngest son in the Huxtable family, on the iconic 1980s sitcom. He was nominated for an Emmy Award, the television equivalent of the ...

Superman Flies High Again, Soars Past $400 Million Worldwide

This is Beirut 21/07 15:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The Man of Steel has staying power: Superman topped the North American box office for a second week running and surpassed the $400 million mark worldwide, industry estimates showed Sunday. Riding largely positive reviews, the latest big-budget action film featuring the iconic superhero from Warner Bros. and DC Studios earned $57.3 million in the ...

Martin Solveig Ends Career With Rainy, Joyful Farewell Show

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French DJ Martin Solveig, who hit worldwide success with smashes including All Stars and Hello, has hung up his decks, announcing his retirement onstage at a concert watched by 70,000 people. "It's a special moment. All my life, each time I came onstage I told myself: «Play like it's your last concert». Just until that moment arrives," the ...

Errollyn Wallen: King’s Composer Breaking Barriers in Music

This is Beirut 21/07 10:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Told she would never belong in the world of classical music, Errollyn Wallen has risen to become the composer to King Charles III and the first person of color in the historic role. The 67-year-old became the Master of the King's Music last year, a 400-year-old post and one of the classical world's top honors that involves composing works for ...

Summer 2025: Second-Skin Swimsuits with a Spirit of Nature

Bélinda Ibrahim 20/07 18:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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In countries where swimming lasts from May to October, sometimes longer, a swimsuit is not a vacation whim but a wardrobe staple. It moves from long seaside days to poolside breaks between meetings, from weekend getaways to Monday mornings. This year, it evolves quietly. It softens without losing its sensuality, reinvents itself without resorting ...

Word of the weekSlop: The Digital Waste Flooding Our Feeds

Sana Richa Choucair 20/07 15:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

As generative artificial intelligence (AI) surges, a new term is gaining traction: slop. No longer just a word for literal mud or lukewarm food, in digital lingo it now refers to a rising wave of unwanted, AI-generated content, vacantly produced, algorithmically amplified, and clogging up social media. From Messy Mud to Messy Media In ...

Ancient statue returns to Turkey 65 years later

This is Beirut 20/07 10:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Turkey has repatriated an ancient statue believed to depict Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius from the United States as part of efforts to recover antiquities illegally removed from the country, the government announced on Saturday. The bronze statue, smuggled from the ancient city of Boubon—now the province of Burdur in southwest Turkey—in the ...