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 ...
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, 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, 12/11 10:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
AI Music Singer Country Culture Art
An artist suspected of being virtual, with a voice generated by Artificial Intelligence, has reached the top of one of the most popular country-music download charts in the United States, marking a first. Walk My Walk, by Breaking Rust, an act with no known identity, is now the most downloaded country track, according to the data published on ...
This is Beirut, 11/11 13:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Demon Slayer Tokyo Culture Cinema Art
Shares in Japanese giant Sony jumped more than five percent Tuesday after it hiked full-year profit forecasts thanks to the latest Demon Slayer anime blockbuster. The company also attributed the improved forecasts to higher expected sales of its PlayStation console and a smaller-than-anticipated impact from US tariffs. For the 2025-26 financial ...
This is Beirut, 11/11 11:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Netflix Film Culture Art Park
Pretending to be a pirate in an immersive game inspired by the manga One Piece, or wandering through a carnival hosted by Wednesday Addams, is now part of the experience offered inside Netflix’s first theme parks in the United States. For its first “Netflix House,” opening Wednesday, the American streaming giant chose one of the country’s ...
This is Beirut, 11/11 10:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Booker Prize David Szalay Literature Culture Art Novel
British-Hungarian writer David Szalay won the Booker Prize on Monday for his novel Flesh, a tortured story of a Hungarian emigre who makes and loses a fortune. Szalay beat five other shortlisted authors, including Indian novelist Kiran Desai, who won in 2006, and Britain's Andrew Miller, to claim the £50,000 ($65,500) award at a ceremony in ...
Marie-Christine Tayah, 10/11 18:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Lebanon Sabah Music Culture Art Heritage
Sabah, born Jeanette Georges Feghali in 1925 in the hilltop village of Bdadoun near Wadi Chahrour—the mysterious “Valley of the Blackbird”—was destined for artistry. Poetry ran in her family; her uncle, Anis Feghali, earned the nickname Shahrour El Wadi for his mastery of the traditional Arabic poetic form, zajal. Jeanette inherited this ...
This is Beirut, 10/11 13:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Music Oriental Dance Saudi Arabia Culture Art
In a fitness studio in Saudi Arabia, dozens of women sway to Arabic music as they practice belly dancing, an activity that many feel compelled to keep secret. Despite their enthusiasm, none of them would give their real name or show their faces on camera, underlining the stigma and cultural prejudices surrounding the ancient dance. In Arab ...
This is Beirut, 10/11 10:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Cinema Film Culture Art Hollywood The Running Man
It is often said Hollywood doesn't produce movie stars anymore. So when someone with a square jaw and loads of charisma like Glen Powell is cast in Arnold Schwarzenegger's role for a reboot of The Running Man, people get excited. But Powell, an unfailingly courteous Texan who quit the Los Angeles life and moved home to Austin as his fame grew, is ...
This is Beirut, 09/11 10:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Rock Music Concert Awards Culture Art
Cyndi Lauper, Outkast, the White Stripes and Soundgarden were among this year's inductees to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Saturday, adding their names to the pantheon of music's most esteemed and beloved acts. New Yorker Lauper, who burst onto the pop scene with colorful punk looks and infectious tunes like Girls Just Want to Have Fun, True ...
This is Beirut, 08/11 13:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Juan Carlos Spain King Memoirs Culture Art
Exiled former Spanish King Juan Carlos's memoirs have sparked renewed debate in Spain over his legacy and ties to the late dictator General Francisco Franco. Its publication coincides with the 50th anniversary of Franco's death on November 20, 1975 and the commemoration of Juan Carlos's proclamation as king two days later. In the book, the ...