Bélinda Ibrahim 28/07 18:42 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
The much-anticipated opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games lived up to all its promises in terms of buzz and controversy. Baffling, breathtaking, provocative, this extraordinary inaugural event left no one indifferent. Here’s a look back at an XXL show that electrified social media and TV studios. On Friday night, the eyes of ...
28/07 13:35 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Listen to the article As part of the 4th edition of the Anbar wa Godot Festival for culture and arts, the screening of Zyara episodes, the web-documentary, took place on July 25, 2024, at Beit el-Fan, the house of Adham Dimashki in Beirut. The festival continues until September 19, 2024. Muriel Aboulrouss, director and ...
28/07 10:41 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
A wax statue of the Irish singer Sinead O'Connor, unveiled on Thursday, July 25 at the National Wax Museum in Dublin, was removed on Friday, July 26 following a torrent of harsh criticism. The legendary performer of the global hit Nothing Compares 2 U passed away just a year ago on July 26, 2023, in London at the age of 56, prompting an ...
Sophia Novalis 27/07 18:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
The opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games transformed the Seine into a breathtaking stage, celebrating the diversity and cultural richness of France. The highlight of the evening was Céline Dion, who, despite her illness, moved the world by performing "L'hymne à l'amour" from the Eiffel Tower. “It is an honor for me to represent my ...
Béatrice Moreau 27/07 13:38 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Roland Emmerich's latest epic series Those About To Die takes viewers on a thrilling journey through ancient Rome, reminiscent of Game of Thrones but with a twist of chariot races and gladiator battles. The show, starring Anthony Hopkins as Emperor Vespasian, promises to be a visual feast for fans of historical dramas and action-packed ...
Alain E. Andrea 27/07 10:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Composers of Western art music have depicted the tragedy of war through various musical works while yearning for long-awaited peace. The first article of this series will cover three of Beethoven’s works, as we commemorate the bicentennial of the 9th Symphony. War rages still, in the four corners of the world. A de facto truth, some would say, ...
26/07 18:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Shift, directed by Sherine Raffoul and Moussa Shabandar, explores the transition of Chadi Saad, a former hunter turned bird observer, within the framework of the Biodiversity and Cinema project. This film, focusing on personal and ecological metamorphosis, is screened at the REEF festival in Kobayat on July 26, 27 and 28, 2024. Shift is a ...
26/07 14:04 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman kicked off the celebrations at the giant Comic-Con pop culture gathering on Thursday, July 25, with a special screening of Deadpool & Wolverine, their eagerly anticipated superhero mash-up movie expected to break box office records this weekend. The Hollywood A-listers Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman took ...
26/07 10:52 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Aya Nakamura, Franco-Malian singer, set to perform at the Paris Olympics opening ceremony, on Friday July 26, continues her meteoric rise in global music. As the most listened-to French-speaking singer in the world, with seven billion streams, Franco-Malian artist Aya Nakamura is set to perform at the opening ceremony of the Paris ...
25/07 18:21 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
From August 1 to 31, Adel Karam and Georges Khabbaz will bring the stage of Casino du Liban to life in the play written by Georges Khabbaz and produced by Tarek Karam, Khiyal Sahra (“Puppet”). On this occasion, a press conference was held at La Martingale, attended by a multitude of journalists representing various Lebanese media ...
Yara Germany 25/07 14:03 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Jalal Khoury, an essential figure in Lebanese theater and the first author from the country to be translated and performed abroad, was also a talented photographer. This lesser-known facet of the artist with a rich repertoire was highlighted during a ceremony on Wednesday, July 24, celebrating the donation of a collection of his ...
Béatrice Moreau 25/07 11:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
John Mayall, the influential British blues singer, musician, and bandleader, passed away at his home in California at the age of 90, leaving behind a lasting legacy in the world of rock and blues music. John Mayall, the pioneering British blues musician who helped shape the course of rock music in the 1960s, died on Monday at his home in ...