This is Beirut 15/03 21:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Painting Exhibition Picasso Art Culture
A groundbreaking exhibition at the M+ museum explores the artistic connections between Pablo Picasso and Asian creators, offering a fresh perspective on the Spanish master’s legacy. By showcasing his works alongside those of contemporary and modern Asian artists, the exhibition fosters unexpected dialogues that transcend cultural and ...
Bélinda Ibrahim 15/03 18:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Lebanon Brazil Song Culture World
In the history of international cultural relations, some connections transcend geographical distances. The bond between Lebanon and Brazil is one of them — deep and shaped by decades of migration and exchange. With over eight million people of Lebanese descent, Brazil is home to one of the largest Lebanese diasporas in the world. This ...
This is Beirut 15/03 16:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
LVMH Luxury Fashion Art Culture
LVMH will ask shareholders to raise the age limit for its CEO and chairman to 85, allowing its billionaire boss Bernard Arnault to remain longer at the helm of the French luxury goods group. Bernard, 76, created the group and has grown it into the world's largest in its sector, holding the position of both chief executive and chairman of the ...
Alain E. Andrea 15/03 11:10 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
There are artists who, driven by a profound desire for sincerity, deliberately choose to step back so that the work, free from any shadow, can shine fully. Abdel Rahman el-Bacha is one of those. His playing seeks neither effect nor emphasis, but the truth of the piece, served with unwavering rigor and unadorned expressiveness. After years of ...
Bélinda Ibrahim 14/03 18:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Queen Song Freddie Mercury Story Culture
No one believed in it — except him. When Freddie Mercury presented his idea of an extravagant opera-rock song to the members of Queen — one with no recognizable chorus and nearly six minutes long — doubt was everywhere. Too long for radio, too complicated for the average listener, too expensive to produce — too much of everything. Yet ...
Marie-Christine Tayah 14/03 15:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Cinema Festival Culture Art Beirut Film
The 8th edition of the Beirut International Women Film Festival 2025 unveils its official poster featuring Zainab Fawwaz, a pioneering Lebanese writer and feminist of the late 19th century, who challenged societal norms and paved the way for women's voices. Standing at the crossroads of tradition and modernity, she embraced leadership as a path ...
This is Beirut 14/03 10:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Singer Art Music Culture UK France
An EP featuring four previously unreleased songs by British singer and actress Marianne Faithfull, who passed away in late January, is set to be released in April. The title track will be unveiled this Friday, as announced by her family in a statement. "As we mourn the loss of Marianne, we take comfort in sharing these songs she was working on ...
This is Beirut 13/03 20:37 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The shuffling comes amid reports that larger Italian rival Prada -- which owns Miu Miu -- is in talks to buy Versace, which was co-founded by Donatella Versace's brother, Gianni, in 1978. The development brings to an end the family control over the creative direction of Versace, a brand beloved of jet-setters and famous for its showy, skin-baring ...
Madeleine Cadoux 13/03 18:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Paris has always been the birthplace of fashion revolutions, and this season was no exception. Clothes no longer have a right side or a wrong side—they twist, transform, and break free from convention. Inside the ateliers, designers rewrote the rules of traditional tailoring with radical creativity. Zomer, the young Dutch label, unveiled a ...
This is Beirut 13/03 12:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Cinema Art Culture David Lynch
A posthumous exhibition of works by filmmaker and visual artist David Lynch, described as the first since his passing in January, is set to take place this summer in Yvetot (Seine-Maritime), organizers announced on Monday. The exhibition, featuring around fifty lithographs created over the past fifteen years, will run from June 21 to September 21 ...
This is Beirut 13/03 10:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Hidden behind imposing brick walls in the heart of Tehran, a brewery that used to make Iranian beer has been transformed into a hub for contemporary art. The ambitious restoration of the derelict Argo factory has made it "one of the most beautiful buildings of Tehran," said architect Nazanin Amirian, visiting the latest exhibition there. While ...
This is Beirut 12/03 17:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Donald Trump TV United States America
Re-runs of The Apprentice reality show that propelled Donald Trump into the US national consciousness, are showing on Prime Video, the latest indication of warming relations between the US president and Amazon tycoon Jeff Bezos. Following a frosty few years between tech titans and the US president, the move is another sign of a rapprochement that ...