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Prunella Scales, Star of Britain’s 'Fawlty Towers', Dies Peacefully at 93

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Television Prunella Scales Obituary UK actress Britain Culture

Actress Prunella Scales, best known for her role as the long-suffering Sybil in the British TV comedy classic Fawlty Towers, has died aged 93, her family said Tuesday. The actress died "peacefully at home in London" on Monday, her sons Samuel and Joseph said. "She was watching Fawlty Towers the day before she died," they said in a statement on ...

Paul McCartney Reflects on Life and Music after Beatles

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Paul McCartney Music Documentary The Beatles Culture Cinema

A new documentary about Paul McCartney’s solo career after The Beatles’ breakup will be released on February 25, 2026, on Amazon Prime Video, following a limited theatrical run, according to a statement released Monday. The film, available in 240 countries and territories worldwide, features rare archival footage that captures the period when ...

Legendary Jazz Drummer Jack DeJohnette Dies at 83

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Jazz Music Heritage Drummer Jack DeJohnette Culture

US jazz drummer Jack DeJohnette, a major figure in modern jazz who collaborated with Miles Davis and Keith Jarrett, has died at 83, his management said on Monday. "It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Jack DeJohnette. He died peacefully in Kingston Hospital, NY. He was surrounded by his wife, family, and close friends," a post on ...

Serbian Theater Festival in Turmoil over Censorship Claims

This is Beirut, 27/10 19:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Theater Culture Art Belgrade

Allegations of censorship threw a major theater festival in Serbia into turmoil on Monday, as the government faces increasing complaints it is stifling dissent while trying to face down long-running protests. Artists claim the Belgrade International Theater Festival (BITEF), long regarded as an outlet for free expression, is now under political ...

Bjorn Andresen, Remembered for 'Death in Venice', Dies After Cancer Battle

This is Beirut, 27/10 15:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Film Obituary Bjorn Andresen Sweden Actor Culture

Bjorn Andresen, a Swedish actor known for his performance in Luchino Visconti's award-winning Death in Venice (1971), has died at the age of 70, an associate told AFP Monday. At the age of 15, Andresen was approached by the Italian director, who was searching for an actor to play Tadzio, a beautiful adolescent who composer Gustav von Aschenbach, ...

Rick Owens Turns Palais Galliera into a Temple of Dark Love

Marie-Christine Tayah, 27/10 14:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Rick Owens Culture Art Culture Palais Galliera

Known as both an avant-gardist and a mystic, Rick Owens reinvents fashion as a sacred ritual. With his exhibition Temple of Love, the Palais Galliera takes on the aura of a pagan cathedral, where darkness and light merge in an act of aesthetic and chaotic faith. Since last June, the Palais Galliera has been hosting Rick Owens: Temple of Love. ...

'Chainsaw Man – The Movie' Slashes Competition at North American Box Office

This is Beirut, 27/10 10:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Japanese anime feature Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc triumphed at the North American box office, debuting in the top spot at $17.3 million and besting a much-anticipated biopic about Bruce Springsteen, industry estimates showed Sunday. Chainsaw Man, from Sony and Crunchyroll, had already scored big successes in Japan and across Asia, noted ...

Magic Returns: Sleepovers Revive 'Night at the Museum' Tradition

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New York Museum Culture Art

It's nearly 10:00 p.m. on Friday night, and a group of children shine their flashlights on the imposing skeleton of a Tyrannosaurus rex. Though the scene seems like something out of a movie, it is in fact a whimsical sleepover at the American Museum of Natural History in New York. Once a month, and for a not insignificant fee, parents and kids can ...

Les Mains de Mamie Redefine Haute Couture

Bélinda Ibrahim, 25/10 19:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Les Mains de Mamie Fashion Culture Grandmas Haute Couture

At first glance, Catherine’s flat in Saint-Étienne looks like any other French retiree’s home. Balls of yarn are scattered on the armchair, patterns are scribbled on scraps of paper, an old measuring tape lies nearby, and the television murmurs in the background. But for the past three years, her hands have been knitting for more than just ...

C’est Joseph: Art Without Limits

Lea Mehanna, 25/10 17:00 - Reading : less than a minute

Lebanon Culture Films Tripoli

From international campaigns to award-winning films, Joseph Hanna shows how authenticity transforms stories into art. Discover how Tripoli became a runway, how Yeprem inspired him, and why he believes there are truly no limits.

Kill the Woman

Amine Jules Iskandar, 25/10 12:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)

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At the root of society lies the family, and at the root of the family lies the woman. Society is built on this basic unit, the household, which provides security and solidarity, shapes values and transmits heritage. This nucleus of social cohesion, for all humanity, is precisely what liberal and globalist ideologies have been targeting. To turn ...

Picasso’s Vanished Painting Recovered in Spain, Police Say

This is Beirut, 25/10 10:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Painting Picasso Found Police Spain Culture

Spanish police said Friday that a Pablo Picasso painting that vanished en route to an exhibition has been found, raising doubts if it was ever loaded onto a transport truck. Still Life with Guitar, a 1919 gouache and pencil work valued at around 600,000 euros ($700,000), disappeared in early October while being transported from Madrid to the ...

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