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SpotlightThe Fantasized Body: When the Image Erases the Woman (2/2)

David Sahyoun 30/07 18:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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In today’s world, the female body is under constant pressure. It must be smooth, toned, youthful, desirable but not vulgar, slim but not unhealthy, maternal yet flawless. On social media, in advertising and in television shows, a single ideal takes hold: a body that is controlled, edited and put on display. The ideal is now algorithmic. It is ...

Gucci owner Kering posts 46% profit slump before new CEO arrives

This is Beirut 30/07 14:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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French luxury group Kering reported Tuesday a 46 percent plunge in net profit during the first half, with sales slumping again at its flagship Gucci brand, as the group awaits a new CEO to try to regain its footing. Group net profit fell to 474 million euros ($547 million) in the first half from 878 million in the same period last year, on sales ...

A Last Goodbye to the Prince of Darkness: Ozzy Osbourne Honoured in Birmingham

This is Beirut 30/07 10:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Heavy metal hell-raiser Ozzy Osbourne will be laid to rest on Wednesday, with thousands set to bid the legendary musician a final farewell when his funeral cortege drives through his UK hometown. Officials in the central city of Birmingham said Tuesday they have worked with his family to draw up the details of Osbourne's last goodbye, before a ...

SpotlightThese Women Who Changed the World with Their Inventions

Bélinda Ibrahim 29/07 19:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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When we talk about major inventions, the names that come to mind are usually men’s. But history is full of pioneering women whose ideas quietly changed our lives, often without the credit they deserved. They created everyday objects that brought real shifts in technology, society, and science. Some were scientists, others tinkerers, engineers, ...

'Demon Slayer' Movie Smashes Box Office Records in Japan

This is Beirut 29/07 13:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The latest movie adaptation of hit manga and anime series Demon Slayers breaking records in Japan, becoming the fastest film to gross 10 billion yen ($67 million), an industry body said. The film was released on July 18 and reached the 10-billion-yen mark after eight days. The previous record-holder was the last installment of the series, which ...

Bosnian Street Artists Turn Trauma Into Public Art

This is Beirut 29/07 12:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Bullet holes still pockmark many Sarajevo buildings; others threaten collapse under disrepair, but street artists in the Bosnian capital are using their work to reshape a city steeped in history. A half-pipe of technicolor snakes its way through the verdant Mount Trebevic, once an Olympic bobsled route - now layered in ever-changing art. "It's a ...

'Panigiria': Folk Festivals Punctuate Greek Summer Life

This is Beirut 29/07 11:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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It's midnight in the Aegean Sea, but on the Greek island of Ikaria, in the courtyard of the church of St. Elijah, the revelry is barely getting started. Dozens of dancers and scores of onlookers, including many tourists, are attending the local panigiri, a folk celebration that is an integral part of centuries-old summer traditions in villages ...

AI Bands Signal New Era for Music Business

This is Beirut 29/07 11:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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A rising tide of artificial intelligence (AI) bands is ushering in a new era where work will be scarcer for musicians. Whether it's Velvet Sundown's 1970s-style rock or country music projects Aventhis and The Devil Inside, bands whose members are pure AI creations are seeing more than a million plays on streaming giant Spotify. No major streaming ...

‘Boundless Ties’: A Solo Exhibition by Nayla Kilzi

This is Beirut 29/07 10:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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In Boundless Ties, an exhibition curated by Dr. Tony Karam and on view from July 29 to September 9 at the Smallville Hotel’s main lobby, Lebanese-Canadian artist Nayla Kilzi invites art lovers into a vivid exploration of identity, memory, and human connection. Through her striking Connection series, Kilzi weaves a visual narrative that spans ...

ReportExpats in Lebanon: Celebrating Togetherness Amid Economic Strain

Marilyne Jallad 28/07 17:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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“Expats, I adore you! I was so happy to see you again and spend time together, especially after the summer of 2024, when war was raging between Israel and Hezbollah and we were overwhelmed by bad news and constant bombardment,” says Kareen, whom we met in downtown Beirut. Still, she adds a note of frustration. “It was really ...

Honkytonk Kenya: Africa’s Home of Country Music

This is Beirut 28/07 16:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The party is in Kenya, but the vibe is distinctly Americana: a sea of cowboy hats and boots with a soundtrack of whisky-soaked tales about heartbreak and good old boys. Kenya has become the unlikely home of a growing country music scene, possibly the biggest in Africa, as testified by the thousands line-dancing in a field in the capital Nairobi ...

Artists, scientists breathe life into prehistoric woman

This is Beirut 28/07 14:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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With her clear blue eyes and slightly nervous gaze, the reconstructed bust of Mos'anne - a woman who lived around 10,500 years ago - is uncannily lifelike. Reborn via a close partnership between science and art, Mos'anne's bust was created at Belgium's Ghent University as part of a project to explore how the region's last ...