This is Beirut, 13:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Tehran Iran Women Censorship Culture Art
A cultural event in Iran dedicated to design has stirred controversy after viral videos—denounced as “vulgar”—showed women without headscarves, leading to a partial shutdown, a local media outlet reported Sunday. Tehran Design Week, held across roughly sixty venues, promotes itself as a must-see gathering for brands, artists, and design ...
This is Beirut, 11:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Cinema Movies Tom Cruise Culture Art Oscar
Often nominated but never awarded, American actor Tom Cruise received an Honorary Oscar on Sunday night—the first golden statuette of his long and decorated career—before a hall full of Hollywood’s biggest names at the Governors Awards. To the sound of the iconic Mission Impossible score, a defining element of the 63-year-old actor’s ...
This is Beirut, 10:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Movies Cinema Box office Culture Art
Now You See Me: Now You Don't — the third installment in the crime-heist franchise about a group of magicians — debuted atop the North American box office, besting the Glen Powell-fronted remake of The Running Man, industry estimates showed Sunday. Lionsgate's Now You See Me — which reunites Jesse Eisenberg, Isla Fisher, Dave Franco and ...
This is Beirut, 16/11 10:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Iran Music Art Culture Women Orchestra
When Paniz Faryoussefi mounts the podium and reaches for her baton, she represents more than just the hope of a thrilling orchestral performance. The eyes turned towards her in Tehran's renowned Vahdat Hall include those of many young women musicians inspired by her taking her place as Iran's first woman philharmonic conductor. Women's ...
Bélinda Ibrahim, 15/11 19:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Michael Jackson Michael Biopic Movie Culture Music
At dawn on November 7, the numbers made headlines. Less than 24 hours after its release, the trailer for the biopic Michael had already racked up 116 million views worldwide. The figure is more than a digital milestone. It underscores Michael Jackson’s enduring presence in popular memory, fifteen years after his death, and places the King of Pop ...
This is Beirut, 15/11 14:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Museum Culture Art US Washington
Nick Adams couldn't help but smile as he showed his son the planes hanging in Washington's Air and Space Museum, which reopened Friday after a month closed due to the US government shutdown. "We had been planning this trip for a little while and were nervous with everything shut down, but were excited to see everything open up again," said the ...
This is Beirut, 15/11 10:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Film Berlinale Festival Michelle Yeoh Award Germany Culture
Malaysian actress Michelle Yeoh will be honored with a lifetime achievement award at next year's Berlinale film festival, organizers said Friday. Yeoh, 63, will receive the Honorary Golden Bear in recognition of her "outstanding achievements in film and cinema," the festival said in a statement. "Michelle Yeoh is a visionary artist and performer ...
Bélinda Ibrahim, 14/11 18:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
United Kingdom United States Alcohol School Culture
Some contrasts say everything about a nation. While France long poured wine into schoolchildren’s glasses, Anglo-Saxon societies have always firmly and unequivocally banned any form of alcohol at school. This difference is not merely legal: it reflects distinct national histories, collective beliefs, and radically different views of childhood ...
This is Beirut, 14/11 17:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
YouTuber Superstar MrBeast Entertainment Saudi Culture
MrBeast, the world's most followed YouTuber with over 450 million subscribers, opened a temporary amusement park in Riyadh on Thursday, the latest celebrity drawn to Saudi Arabia as it aspires to become a major entertainment hub. Eager for a chance to meet the social media star, families and teenagers gathered at "Beast Land," a venue featuring ...
This is Beirut, 14/11 13:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Literature David Szalay Booker Prize Winner Hungary Britain Culture
Writer David Szalay deliberately dared his readers to face up to the "ickiness" of an affair between a 15-year-old boy and his much older married neighbor in the first chapter of his new book, Flesh. And it worked, winning him Britain's top literary award, the Booker Prize, this week with his "extraordinary" story of a Hungarian immigrant who ...
This is Beirut, 14/11 10:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Music Culture Art Bad Bunny Prize Grammy Latino
Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny enjoyed a victory lap Thursday night at the Latin Grammys, the biggest celebration of Spanish- and Portuguese-language music. The reggaeton star won five awards from 12 nominations, including the coveted Best Album prize — a category in which he is also competing at the 68th Annual Grammy Awards in February. Bad ...
This is Beirut, 13/11 17:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Music Spotify Streaming Videos USA Canada Culture
Audio streaming platform Spotify will be adding music videos "in the coming weeks" for paying subscribers in the United States and Canada, a spokesperson said Wednesday. The development marks a significant expansion by the Sweden-based audio platform into video, which until now has primarily been limited to video podcasts. The Spotify ...