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Pharrell Williams and Lewis Hamilton to Co-Chair Met Gala 2025 Celebrating Black Dandyism

par This is Beirut, 11:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Pharrell Williams and F1 driver Lewis Hamilton will co-chair the next Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of New York, which will focus on the history of fashion through black diasporas, the museum announced on Wednesday. Five years after the massive anti-racist protests of the "Black Lives Matter" movement, which led many American cultural ...

Donald Trump's Tumultuous Past Explored in New Biopic 'The Apprentice' Released Before Elections

par This is Beirut, 10:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The explosive Donald Trump biopic The Apprentice will debut in US theaters this Friday. Filmmakers are betting it will attract audiences in a nation deeply divided, just weeks before Trump faces Kamala Harris in a crucial electoral showdown. The film, spotlighting the Republican candidate’s early years, has elicited legal threats from Trump’s ...

Stories and Highlights from the Lebanese Film Festival of France

par Fabienne Touma, 09/10 10:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The 4th edition of the Lebanese Film Festival of France (FFLF) will open on October 13 at the Institut du Monde Arabe in Paris, showcasing the diversity and relevance of themes explored in Lebanese cinema, particularly regarding the portrayal of war and its aftermath. Festival Highlights Through a mix of documentaries and fictional works, the ...

Nancy Black Raps for the Romani Language and Against Racism in Austria

par This is Beirut, 07/10 14:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Culture Music Racism

In Austria, Gilda-Nancy Horvath uses her rap to bring the Romani language to life and confront racists, echoing a new generation of Romani artists across Europe. Her calling is rooted in politics, "to expose the lies of the far right," which is well-established in the Alpine country where the FPÖ party recently topped the polls in the legislative ...

French Museums Enter Prisons: ‘ The Mona Lisa’ at Fleury-Mérogis

par This is Beirut, 07/10 06:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Museum Paris Culture

In the classroom of the school center at Fleury-Mérogis prison, Barbara Beautier, head of the “Micro-Folies” digital museums in Île-de-France, projects The Mona Lisa on a giant screen in front of four inmates. “What strikes you about this painting?” asks the young woman, zooming in on Leonardo da Vinci’s masterpiece. “Her ...

Man'oushe Recognized as UNESCO Cultural Heritage

par This Is Beirut, 2023-12-06 22:22 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The UNESCO cultural agency announced on Wednesday the inclusion of Lebanon's iconic flatbread, man'oushe, on its list of intangible cultural heritage. The UN cultural agency said on Wednesday that it was adding Lebanon's iconic flatbread, man'oushe, to its list of intangible cultural heritage. The Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding ...

Culture on Its Deathbed Amidst Crises

par Johnny Kortbawi, 2023-12-05 12:29 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Observing the pervasive decline across Lebanon's economic, financial, educational, and healthcare sectors is disheartening. The impact of widespread immigration has cast a shadow on the workforce, prompting a call for urgent rescue plans. Yet, amidst these challenges, it is the cultural downturn that demands our immediate focus. Lebanon ...