Paris Cabaret Scene Mourns Moulin Rouge Icon Janet Pharaoh

This is Beirut 12/03 10:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Paris Dancing Moulin Rouge Theater Show Culture

Cabaret dancers, both past and present, gathered on Tuesday to bid farewell to Janet Pharaoh, the longtime creative director of the Moulin Rouge, who played a key role in revitalizing the iconic Parisian cabaret over the last 30 years. Pharaoh, who grew up in northern England, passed away suddenly last week after battling an illness. She was ...

Analysis'Anora': The Anti-'Pretty Woman' That Divides Despite Its Oscar Win

Bélinda Ibrahim 11/03 18:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

Oscars Film Analysis Culture Anora Pretty Woman

With Anora, Sean Baker delivers a film that blends drama and social satire. Crowned at Cannes and later at the 2025 Academy Awards—where it won five Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Actress for Mikey Madison—this feature has nonetheless divided critics. Through the story of Ani, a stripper who marries a Russian oligarch, Baker revisits ...

Beirut Art Film Festival: A Tribute to Yemen’s Cultural Heritage

This is Beirut 11/03 17:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Beirut Yemen Film Art Cinema Culture

The 2025 edition of the Beirut Art Film Festival (BAFF), in collaboration with the American University of Beirut (AUB) Archaeological Museum, highlights Yemen’s rich cultural heritage through an evening of film screenings and discussions titled “Saving Yemen’s Cultural Heritage.” Scheduled for Tuesday, March 18, at 7:00 PM at AUB’s ...

Faux Fur Takes Over Fashion, Reviving a Controversial Trend

This is Beirut 11/03 12:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Fashion Paris Fashion Week Trends

Thanks to the "mob wife" style trend and advances in manufacturing technology that make it look like the real thing, faux fur has conquered catwalks and the high street. The look is set to last, with the Fall/Winter 2025 shows at Paris Womenswear Fashion Week over the past 10 days showcasing the material in almost every conceivable way. Whether ...

Charles III’s Musical Preferences Revealed in Radio Show, From Disco to Highlife

This is Beirut 11/03 10:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

King Charles III has unveiled an eclectic and unexpected taste in music, ranging from disco to highlife, as part of a special radio show titled The King’s Music Room, aired on Apple Music. The 76-year-old monarch, in collaboration with Apple, curated a playlist that features a blend of his favorite songs from across the Commonwealth, celebrating ...

SpotlightGrowing Up Masked: The Psychological Challenges of a Confined Childhood

David Sahyoun 11/03 10:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)

Covid-19 Psychoanalysis Children Traumatism Culture World

The Covid-19 pandemic disrupted societies on an unprecedented scale, deeply altering ingrained customs and daily social interactions. Children, navigating crucial phases of their psychological and identity development, were confronted with a world of masked faces, limited social interactions and new anxieties. For infants, the human face is the ...

Paris Fashion Week Unveils Bold and Sculptural Winter Trends

Madeleine Cadoux 10/03 18:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Fashion Paris Fashion Week Art Culture Trends

Faux fur reigns supreme, gracing the runways in extravagant volumes and unexpected details. At Chloé, it appears as stoles, coat lapels or playful talismans adorning handbags. Rabanne pairs fur with leather coats and transparent PVC trench coats, while Alaïa steals the show with a striking, long white faux fur coat — plush, voluminous and ...

Chronicle'La Tragédie de Carmen' at Al-Bustan: The Fire of Passion

Alain E. Andrea 10/03 17:45 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

Music Art Festival Lebanon

On the occasion of the 150th anniversary of Carmen, the famous opera by Georges Bizet (1838-1875) is once again at the heart of the musical stage, carried by the image of a heroine who both fascinates and unsettles. Far from being the mistress of her fate, Carmen—an exaggerated symbol of female freedom and emancipation—finds herself captive to ...

'A Voice for the Voiceless:' Dalai Lama Outlines Vision for Tibet’s Future in New Book

This is Beirut 10/03 10:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Book Dalai Lama Culture Art

At 89, the Dalai Lama presents a "framework for Tibet’s future" in his new book, offering a path toward autonomy under Chinese rule for his successors. He warns that denying Tibetans self-governance indefinitely is unsustainable, urging dialogue with Beijing. Tibetan exiles fear that China may attempt to appoint a state-approved successor after ...

Fashion Empowering Women: Highlights from Paris Fashion Week

Madeleine Cadoux 09/03 17:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Fashion Paris Fashion Week Women Art Culture

This season, at Paris Fashion Week, designers embraced bold statements, from reimagined silhouettes to subversive presentations, proving that fashion is more than aesthetics—it’s a declaration of identity, power, and transformation. A Stage for Self-Expression Paris Fashion Week has always been a stage for innovation, but this year, ...

Desert X Brings Bold Art to California’s Vast Landscape

This is Beirut 09/03 14:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Art Landscape US Los Angeles

A striking array of artworks, including mysterious metallic mirrors, towering marble boulders, and a 3D-printed mud hut, emerged in the California desert this Saturday, marking the return of the biennial Desert X outdoor art festival. This free event, which drew 600,000 visitors during its last edition, invites contemporary art enthusiasts to ...

Hermès highlights Felt as the Star of Paris Fashion Week

This is Beirut 09/03 10:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Fashion Paris Fashion Week Hermès Collection Culture

French brand Hermès put felt at the heart of its Fall-Winter collection at its Paris Women's Fashion Week show on Saturday in a beige-toned setting resembling a labyrinth. The label sent out models in fitted designs with sharp cuts, small belts accentuating the waist, and jackets with padded shoulders, bucking the oversized trend seen on many ...