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Redefining Romance: Emily Blaine's 'Dear You' Series Adaptation
This is Beirut 2025-02-07 10:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Culture Series Author Art Book Film
Emily Blaine had envisioned in her novel Dear You an alpha male, a dark and brooding businessman. In the series adaptation, over a decade later, this hero has changed—shyer, less seductive. “Thrilled and proud to be the first French romance author adapted into a series,” declares the author during the press presentation of the series Dear ...
Schiaparelli and Dalí: An Eternal Alliance of Art and Surrealism
Marie-Christine Tayah 2025-02-09 19:12 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Fashion Painting Art Culture Paris Spain
This year’s haute couture week in Paris opened with Elsa Schiaparelli’s Icare collection, a tribute to the past, brimming with crinolines and corsets. Inspired by ribbons from the 1920s and 1930s, American designer Daniel Roseberry expressed his "desire to travel through time and craft silhouettes that echo the haute couture of the past," as ...
‘Beyrouth Forever,’ David Hury’s Relentless Crime Novel
Bélinda Ibrahim 2025-02-15 18:00 - Reading : 7 minute(s)
Lebanon Hezbollah David Hury Book Beirut Culture
Published in January 2025 by Liana Levi, Beyrouth Forever marks an evolution in David Hury’s literary journey. Before this, he had already explored other genres, with historical novels like Mustapha s’en va-t-en guerre (2021) and Sans nouvelles depuis Drancy (2024), as well as Pentes douces (2017), an illustrated novel. In an interview with ...
Super-Sub Merino Strikes Late as Arsenal Sink Leicester
This is Beirut 2025-02-15 18:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Football Arsenal Premier League
Arsenal ignored their injury woes to close the gap on Premier League leaders Liverpool to four points as Mikel Merino came off the bench to clinch a 2-0 win against Leicester on Saturday. Mikel Arteta's side were in danger of wasting a chance to put pressure on Liverpool in the title race as they laboured to make the breakthrough at the King ...
Federalism: An Ideal or a Threat?
Amine Jules Iskandar 2025-02-16 10:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
“If the Shiite duo, Amal-Hezbollah, persists in refusing to abide by the laws and the Constitution, we will have no other choice but to raise the issue of federalism.” This phrase is repeatedly used as a threat, a form of blackmail wielded by certain Christian politicians. It implies that federalism is a lesser evil—unfortunate but ...
Kiplimo Smashes World Half-Marathon Record
This is Beirut 2025-02-16 13:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Uganda’s Jacob Kiplimo became the first person to break the 57-minute barrier for the half-marathon as he set a stunning new world record of 56 minutes 42 seconds in Barcelona on Sunday. The 24-year-old two-time world cross-country champion, who held the half-marathon record between 2021 and 2024, reclaimed the record by slashing 48sec off the ...
Berlinale: 'Dreams' Explores a Passionate Yet Fractured Love Story
This is Beirut 2025-02-16 14:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
'Love, hate, and violence intertwine in Dreams, Michel Franco’s latest film in contention for the Berlinale’s top honor. Featuring Jessica Chastain in a powerful lead role, the film explores the deep fractures in a love story spanning Mexico and the United States, reflecting broader political and social realities. Like Bong Joon-Ho’s ...
Zelensky Slams US-Russia Talks, Urges 'Fair' Negotiations
This is Beirut 2025-02-18 18:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday criticized US-Russia talks for excluding Kyiv, saying efforts to end the war must be "fair" and involve European countries, including Turkey. His remarks came after Washington and Moscow said they would name teams to negotiate a path to ending the war in Ukraine during their first ...
The Reason Why Politics Can’t Be Dissociated from a Government
Johnny Kortbawi 2025-01-17 12:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
One of the most pressing demands that emerged on the streets since the October 17 Revolution (Thawra) regarding government formation was the call for technocratic or specialist-led governments. The expectation was that each expert would head their respective ministry, ensuring effective management driven by specialization, rather than the ...
New Leadership for a New President?
David Sahyoun 2025-01-15 18:00 - Reading : 8 minute(s)
President Leadership Narcissism
At the heart of psychoanalytic theory on power lies the central issue of narcissism. Leaders who feel intrinsically inadequate or inferior often seek to overcompensate by exerting excessive control over their surroundings. This compulsive need for dominance can push them to overstep their authority, elevating themselves above common laws. To ...
The Good and the Bad: Two Sides of the Same Coin
David Sahyoun 2024-11-13 18:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
"The good only dream of what the bad actually do." This quote from Plato, later referenced by Freud, could be seen as an epitome of The Interpretation of Dreams, the cornerstone of Freud's theory that a dream is a disguised fulfillment of a repressed desire. For Freud, dreams, like fantasies, play a crucial role in the human unconscious. ...
Zeina Abirached Presents 'The Prophet': Musical Reading in Marseille
Marie-Christine Tayah 2024-11-29 10:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Lebanon music culture reading Marseille
More than 800 attendees gathered at La Criée for an extraordinary evening of art and storytelling. The event combined the power of Khalil Gibran’s The Prophet with the evocative visuals of Zeina Abirached, whose black-and-white illustrations were projected on stage. The performance was enriched by the soulful voice of Tania Saleh and the ...
Elie Saab Enchants Riyadh for His 45th Anniversary
Béatrice Moreau 2024-11-14 01:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Lebanon Elie Saab Fashion Culture Show Ryadh
On November 14, 2024, Riyadh's Boulevard City transformed into a luxurious, magical setting to host 1001 Seasons, a breathtaking fashion and music event celebrating the 45-year career of Lebanese designer Elie Saab. Under the artistic direction of Carine Roitfeld, former editor-in-chief of Vogue France, the show presented no fewer than 300 new ...
Mainstream Media Distorted Events in Amsterdam
Salam Zaatari 2024-11-14 10:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam USA European Union Media NATO
In the wake of riots involving Israeli football fans in Amsterdam, Western media outlets have faced intense scrutiny for allegedly misrepresenting the events. According to eyewitnesses, including local journalist accounts, Israeli fans of Maccabi Tel Aviv caused significant disruptions, engaging in hooligan behavior and chanting anti-Arab slogans. ...
The Shadow of War on the Holiday Season!
Christiane Tager 2024-11-14 22:43 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Hezbollah Middle East tourism
As the year-end holidays approach, Lebanese expatriates who usually rush home to celebrate Christmas and New Year's with their families are now facing a grim reality. The ongoing conflict between Hezbollah and Israel is profoundly affecting Lebanon, turning it from a place of festivities and celebrations into a war zone. This year, behind the ...
Loyalists and Powerhouses: Key Figures of the Trump Administration
Soumia Benmerzoug 2024-11-15 12:50 - Reading : 8 minute(s)
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RFK Jr., Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is a longtime health and environmental campaigner, who at 70 proudly shows off his muscular body. But the scion of the famous US political dynasty is also a leading anti-vaccine activist and conspiracy theorist who has promoted the disproven idea that childhood vaccines cause autism and claimed ...
Baalbeck Recounts... The Musical Chehabism of the Rahbani Brothers
Alain E. Andrea 2024-11-21 22:08 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Fayrouz Rahbani Baalbeck Festival Music
If a country had eyes, she would be its eyelids — fluttering like butterflies, grazing the dawn with their delicate wings to summon contemplation. A discreet yet all-consuming reflection on the landscape. The light awakens us, stirs us from lethargy, and intoxicates us. Beneath our hungry gaze, an idyllic land is instantly adorned with a ...
Cinemas Anticipate 'Glicked' Phenomenon with 'Gladiator II' and 'Wicked'
This is Beirut 2024-11-22 10:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Gladiator II marks Ridley Scott's return to ancient Rome, 24 years after his first epic, which won the Oscar for Best Picture. Wicked brings to the big screen the renowned Broadway musical, chronicling the adventures of the witch from The Wizard of Oz. Produced by industry giants Paramount and Universal respectively, both films are backed by ...
A Surge of Poeticism in Festive Times
Johnny Kortbawi 2024-11-22 13:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Refined comments pour in during the national holidays: Independence Day, Flag Day, the First Liberation Day, the Second and the Nineteenth. Yet, no one truly believes in the poetry written for these occasions. The mandate era is increasingly seen as more merciful than the independence we now endure, constantly violated by those surrounding ...
Marc Bloch Honored: Historian and Resistance Fighter Enters Panthéon
Béatrice Moreau 2024-11-23 17:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
France Historian Resistance Panthéon
Marc Bloch, a prominent French historian of the 20th century, will soon join the Panthéon. This decision, announced by President Emmanuel Macron during the 80th anniversary of the Liberation of Strasbourg, pays tribute to a visionary intellectual, a devoted patriot, and a courageous resistance fighter who died for France under Nazi gunfire. Born ...
Is the Ceasefire Owed to the Miraculous Medal?
Fady Noun 2024-11-30 18:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Ceasefire Hezbollah Virgin Mary
The ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah took effect on November 27, coinciding with the Latin Church’s feast of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal. For many, this timing is seen as a divine gift, strengthening their faith that the end of hostilities was heaven-sent. The Chapel of the Miraculous Medal on Rue du Bac in Paris holds a deep ...
The Appointment of the Prime Minister: Beware of the Tripwire
Michel Touma 2025-01-13 10:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Joseph Aoun Hezbollah United States Prime Minister
The challenging journey has officially begun. At the starting line, President Joseph Aoun has clearly outlined the key directions. In his inaugural address to the National Assembly, ambassadors and members of the diplomatic corps, the head of state presented a roadmap that breaks with conventional approaches and entrenched clichés. “My aim is ...
Imam Musa al-Sadr: A Vision for a Lebanese Patria
Bernard Raymond Jabre 2024-12-01 09:00 - Reading : 8 minute(s)
Lebanon Moussa el-Sadr Hezbollah
Imam Musa al-Sadr is one of the most prominent figures in the modern history of Lebanon. A Shiite religious and political leader, he was both a defender of his community's rights and a builder of national unity. His deeply humanistic and patriotic approach starkly contrasts with the sectarian and transnational vision of Hezbollah, which rose as ...
Michel Aoun: Lebanon’s Worst President?
Salam Zaatari 2024-12-12 09:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Lebanon Syria Michel Aoun Hezbollah
In the tragic annals of Lebanese history, Michel Aoun’s presidency stands out not merely as a disappointment but as a catastrophe of Shakespearean proportions. The man who once promised to rid Lebanon of Syrian influence and champion sovereignty ended his career as the very embodiment of everything he claimed to oppose. To understand how ...
Gebran, a Gaping Wound That Never Really Heals
Shirine Abdallah 2024-12-12 18:14 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Four days before the 19th anniversary of your assassination, the region finally witnessed an incredible upheaval. This long-awaited, long-hoped-for event, this old dream cherished by generations of Lebanese since 1976, this hope you yourself never ceased to nurture — first for your children, then for your compatriots, humiliated yet so ...
'Becoming an Adult Is Recognizing, with Minimal Pain, That Santa Claus Doesn't Exist'
David Sahyoun 2024-12-18 18:30 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Psychoanaysis Quote Santa Claus Growing Children
"Becoming an adult is recognizing, without minimal much pain, that Santa Claus doesn't exist." This quote from the renowned astrophysicist and philosopher of science Hubert Reeves offers, with remarkable insight, accuracy and compassion, a reflection on a key moment in individual psychological development: the day a child discovers that Santa ...
What Is Israel Doing in Syria?
Malo Pinatel 2024-12-21 09:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Iran Syria Golan Heights Hezbollah
On the morning of Sunday, December 8, as the Syrian people had just rid themselves of Bashar al-Assad’s regime, the Israeli military declared the Golan Heights a “closed military zone,” while reinforcing its military deployment there. A few hours later, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced from this territory, annexed by Israel in ...
'The Unconscious Is Politically Incorrect, and Sexuality Fundamentally Harassing'
David Sahyoun 2024-12-25 18:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Psychoanalysis Quote Sexuality Culture Unconscious
"The unconscious is politically incorrect, and sexuality fundamentally harassing." This quote by psychoanalyst Jacques André reminds us how psychoanalysis remains a subversive discipline, shedding light on the darkest and most disturbing foundations of the human psyche. Far from complacency or moralizing, it confronts us with the radical ...
Seeing Life in Different Colors: The 2025 Eyewear Trends
Marie-Christine Tayah 2024-12-29 10:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Fashion Eyewear Glasses Culture Art Trends
The 2025 eyewear trends revolutionize fashion with bold colors, eco-conscious designs and advanced technology. Glasses are no longer mere accessories—they are statements of individuality and style, merging functionality with cutting-edge aesthetics. A Splash of Color: Red, Purple, Brown and Green Color is making a powerful statement in 2025, ...
Rain or Shine: Turning Umbrellas Into Style Statements
Marie-Christine Tayah 2025-01-05 18:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Fashion Culture Art Umbrella Accessories Style
When Rihanna sang Under My Umbrella, she tapped into a centuries-old cultural artifact that has long been a symbol of practicality and elegance. A Step Back in Time The origins of umbrellas date back to ancient Mesopotamia, Egypt and China. In Mesopotamia and Egypt, umbrellas were used as parasols to shield royalty and the wealthy from the sun, ...