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Beirut Art Film Festival’s Blooming May Happenings
Beirut Art Film Festival’s Blooming May Happenings

May promises to be a bustling period for the Beirut Art Film Festival (BAFF). A bouquet of events awaits the BAFF audience across Lebanon, ranging from screenings to panels and question-and-answer sessions, ensuring the attendance of culture and art aficionados. Despite the challenging conditions, the Beirut Art Film Festival is set to illuminate ...

AI Reads Mind to Recreate Imagined Artwork
AI Reads Mind to Recreate Imagined Artwork

French art collective achieves a groundbreaking feat, using AI to generate images from brain activity scans as one artist thinks of scenes inspired by text prompts. A French art collective called “Obvious” has used artificial intelligence to generate images directly from an artist’s brain activity. By having one of the artists, Pierre ...

Beethoven: Two Centuries of Harmony, a Prelude to Eternity
Beethoven: Two Centuries of Harmony, a Prelude to Eternity

The classical music scene commemorates, on this May 7th, the bicentennial of two immortal works by Ludwig van Beethoven: the Missa Solemnis and the Ninth Symphony. In a world torn by bloody conflicts, this celebration offers an opportunity to reflect more deeply on the ideal of universal brotherhood instilled by the genius from Bonn. In 2020, the ...

Advancing Health Sciences: The AUF 'Prix Dolla Karam Sarkis'
Advancing Health Sciences: The AUF 'Prix Dolla Karam Sarkis'

The Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF) in the Middle East has inaugurated the Prix Dolla Karam Sarkis, an annual award established to commemorate the legacy of Professor Dolla Karam Sarkis by celebrating excellence in scientific research in Lebanon. This prize aims to honor her and recognize her active collaboration and substantial ...

Marie Z. Munier: From the Brilliance of Jewelry to the Light of Sculptures
Marie Z. Munier: From the Brilliance of Jewelry to the Light of Sculptures

Marie Z. Munier, the renowned Lebanese jewelry designer, extends her artistic talent to the realm of luminous sculptures with the eagerly anticipated opening of her first showroom in Beirut. Located in the heart of the city, in the trendy Sodeco District, this space opens its doors to the public from May 24, inviting art lovers to explore the ...

When the Mother's Gaze Shapes the Baby's Psyche
When the Mother's Gaze Shapes the Baby's Psyche

Every week, we invite you to explore a striking quote from a great psychoanalyst to reveal all its depth and richness. These lapidary, often provocative, formulas open up new perspectives on the intricacies of the human psyche. By deciphering these quotes with rigor and pedagogy, we invite you on a fascinating journey to the heart of ...

Fashion Meets Flowers at the Met Garden of Time
Fashion Meets Flowers at the Met Garden of Time

The Met Gala 2024, a must-attend fashion event, was held on Monday, May 6 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, celebrating the theme "The Garden of Time." The Met Gala, often referred to as the "Oscars of Fashion," is an annual extravaganza that captivates the globe with its opulence and elegance. Orchestrated by Anna Wintour, Vogue’s ...

Janet Jackson Will Shine on in Paris at Accor Arena
Janet Jackson Will Shine on in Paris at Accor Arena

  Janet Jackson, a global icon in the realms of pop and R&B, is set to electrify the Accor Arena in Paris on September 25, 2024. She will be joined by the esteemed Haitian artist Wyclef Jean as a special guest. This concert promises to be a highlight of her Together Again 2024 tour. Renowned for her prodigious talent and her seminal ...

'Sagas of Painful Bodies' or the Exposed Suffering
'Sagas of Painful Bodies' or the Exposed Suffering

The Janine Rubeiz Gallery, with its exhibition "Sagas of Painful Bodies," introduces us to the poignant and unique work of Manar Ali Hassan until May 31. This artist and curator, with a master's degree in visual arts from the Lebanese Academy of Fine Arts (ALBA), showcased her paintings and installations in various galleries in Lebanon and ...

Dar Sader Celebrates Its One Hundred and Sixty-Year Anniversary
Dar Sader Celebrates Its One Hundred and Sixty-Year Anniversary

This is the story of four generations of the Sader family, their hard work, and their honored commitment to preserving and developing this precious heritage, which they have enhanced with great success; the story of more than a century and a half of dedication to Belles-Lettres and legal publications. In the 1970s, Dar Sader, the oldest Lebanese ...

Bernard Pivot, the Soul of French Culture, Dies at 89
Bernard Pivot, the Soul of French Culture, Dies at 89

  Bernard Pivot, an essential figure in the French cultural landscape, has left us, leaving behind an invaluable legacy. As a journalist, presenter, and lover of words, he made an indelible mark on the worlds of literature and television. His passing is a tremendous loss for everyone who, like me, had the chance to cross paths with ...

Madonna Dazzles Rio in Spectacular Copacabana Beach Celebration
Madonna Dazzles Rio in Spectacular Copacabana Beach Celebration

In a historic finale to her “Celebration Tour,” pop icon Madonna delivered an unforgettable performance for over 1.6 million fans on Rio de Janeiro’s iconic Copacabana beach. On Saturday night, the legendary Madonna took Rio de Janeiro by storm with a monumental free concert on the city’s famed Copacabana beach. The 65-year-old ...