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

This is Beirut 21/07 12:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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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 ...

SpotlightFrom Empire to Nation

Amine Jules Iskandar 20/07 09:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)

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In the Levant, Islam took root in the major Mediterranean coastal cities—Jaffa, Haifa, Acre, Sidon, Beirut, Tripoli, Tartus and Latakia. Surrounded by Christian and Jewish hill communities or overshadowed by dominant Christian mountain ranges, these urban populations never felt isolated. Instead, they saw themselves as fully integrated into the ...

SpotlightVenice Film Festival: Italy Kicks Off with Sorrentino’s 'La Grazia'

Bélinda Ibrahim 19/07 18:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The acclaimed director will launch the festival on August 27, 2025, with this highly anticipated work, fifteen years after leaving a mark with Il Divo or La Grande Bellezza. Early commentators have described La Grazia as a “love letter to Italy, to cinema and to powerful women.” The world premiere will take place at the historic Palazzo del ...

France Museum Visitor Eats Million-Dollar Banana Artwork Again

This is Beirut 19/07 13:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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A visitor to a French museum bit into a fresh banana worth millions of dollars taped to a wall last week, exhibitors said on Friday, in the latest such consumption of the conceptual artwork. Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan — whose provocative creation entitled Comedian was bought for $6.2 million in New York last year — said he was ...

Paris Dusts off Statues of Trailblazing Women from 2024 Olympics

This is Beirut 19/07 10:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Paris on Friday installed the first of 10 statues of pioneering French women displayed during the 2024 Olympics in a northern district of the capital. The 10 statues featured as part of the French capital's boundary-breaking opening ceremony for the Summer Games in July last year. They include Simone Veil, who spearheaded the legalization of ...

Fire Can’t Stop the Music: Tomorrowland Festival Reopens with New Stage

This is Beirut 18/07 22:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Belgium's Tomorrowland, one of the world's largest electronic music festivals, opened its doors as planned on Friday, after the event was thrown into doubt by a fire that destroyed its main stage. Organizers said an "alternative setup" was put in place to replace the "beloved main stage" that went up in flames on Wednesday. The causes of the ...

SpotlightCatherine, Princess of Wales: Her Wardrobe Speaks Volumes

Bélinda Ibrahim 18/07 19:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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On official visits, Catherine, Princess of Wales, engages in a silent yet strategic diplomacy through her style. From national colors and local designers to heirloom jewelry, every element is deliberate. Her wardrobe becomes curated art, a refined dialogue between nations. Catherine, Princess of Wales, applauds from the Royal Box on Centre ...