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Depardieu Sues French Broadcaster Over Report That Sped up Downfall

This is Beirut 02/10 15:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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A French court was Thursday examining accusations by actor Gerard Depardieu that a 2023 television report falsely portrayed him as making sexual comments about a young girl. Depardieu, whose prolific film and television career includes 1990 comedy Green Card and Netflix series Marseille, is the highest-profile figure caught up in France's ...

Influencer Lyas Turns Paris Fashion Week Into a Public Celebration

This is Beirut 02/10 14:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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A giant screen, lots of cheering and applause: the scene inside La Caserne venue in trendy northeast Paris might feel like a sports bar. But the crowd there were watching live fashion, not football. With Paris Fashion Week in full swing, a well-heeled group of mostly 20-somethings has been gathering every day near the Gare du Nord train station ...

Warsaw Hosts 19th Chopin International Piano Competition

This is Beirut 02/10 12:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Rehearsal time is over. The world's best and most ambitious young pianists have descended on Warsaw for the Frederic Chopin International Piano Competition, for some, a gateway to classical music glory. Fans from around the globe snapped up tickets as much as a year ago. The lucky ones will hear an opening night concert on Thursday and follow ...

Paris to Welcome Free Public Picasso Park, Opening in 2030

This is Beirut 02/10 10:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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A park featuring Picasso sculptures is to open to the public in central Paris in 2030, with free entry, the head of the city's Picasso Museum told AFP on Sunday. The garden, about the area of two Olympic-size swimming pools, will be an extension to the museum and will contain a dozen bronze sculptures by Pablo Picasso, the official, Cecile Debray, ...

Jonathan Anderson Makes Bold Dior Womenswear Debut at Paris Fashion Week

This is Beirut 01/10 20:15 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Northern Irish designer Jonathan Anderson drew a standing ovation from a celeb-packed crowd as he launched a bold first women's ready-to-wear collection for Dior on Wednesday during Paris Fashion Week. The show, held in the Tuileries Garden in central Paris, was one of the most highly anticipated moments of the Spring-Summer 2026 Fashion Week, ...

ExplainerThe Couple: An Imperfect Fiction Built for Two

David Sahyoun 01/10 18:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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It all begins with the encounter. Freud identified two unconscious pathways in partner choice: the anaclitic axis, where one seeks the support of early figures (the nurturing mother, the protective father), and the narcissistic axis, where one loves what one once was, what one wishes to become, or what once mirrored the self. The encounter, in ...

Taylor Swift Turns Showgirl Magic Into Global Pop Spectacle

This is Beirut 01/10 15:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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With the meticulously planned release of Taylor Swift's 12th album this Friday, the country singer-turned-pop star demonstrates again that she is as business savvy as she is musically adept. From hints dropped during her last tour in 2024 to movie screenings this coming weekend to accompany the new album's release, "Taylor Swift has perfected ...

Paris Becomes Romantic Stage in 'The Summer I Turned Pretty' Series

This is Beirut 01/10 13:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Emily is no longer the only doe-eyed American in Paris: Isabel "Belly" Conklin, lead character in global TV phenomenon The Summer I Turned Pretty, has also moved to the French capital, burnishing its reputation for romance and escapism. The third series of the show ranked first in 120 countries on Amazon Prime when it kicked off in July — ...

Louis Vuitton Transforms the Louvre Into a Runway of Elegance at Paris Fashion Week

This is Beirut 01/10 10:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Flouncy skirts, sculptural ruffles and exaggerated Peter Pan collars flowed along the catwalk at Louis Vuitton's Spring/Summer 2026 show during Paris Fashion Week on Tuesday. With stylistic influences from the 1960s, models strutted down a catwalk set up in the former apartments of Queen Anne of Austria in the Louvre, serenaded by an airy jazz ...

ExplainerThe Secret Soundtrack of the Runways

Bélinda Ibrahim 30/09 19:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Today, it is impossible to imagine a runway show without music. It is an integral part of the catwalk experience, shaping how the clothes are perceived and remembered. Whereas tracks once flowed without much cohesion, major fashion houses now rely on true soundtrack creators such as Michel Gaubert and Frédéric Sanchez, renowned for their ability ...

AI Actress Sparks Debate: Creator Defends Digital 'Piece of Art'

This is Beirut 30/09 14:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The creator of an AI actress who exploded across the internet over the weekend has insisted she is an artwork, after a fierce backlash from the creative community. Tilly Norwood — a composite girl-next-door described on her Instagram page as an aspiring actress — has already attracted attention from multiple talent agents, Eline Van der ...

Jafar Panahi Defies Iran’s Censors with Bold New Film

This is Beirut 30/09 12:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Iranian director Jafar Panahi, whose latest film won the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival, told AFP he would continue to defy his country's censors and ignore the risk of returning to prison. His new film It Was Just an Accident, released internationally from Wednesday, chronicles the story of five Iranians confronting a man who could be ...