This is Beirut, 21/07 12:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Music Concert Culture Art DJ France
French DJ Martin Solveig, who hit worldwide success with smashes including All Stars and Hello, has hung up his decks, announcing his retirement onstage at a concert watched by 70,000 people. "It's a special moment. All my life, each time I came onstage I told myself: «Play like it's your last concert». Just until that moment arrives," the ...
This is Beirut, 21/07 10:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Music Errollyn Wallen King Charles III Culture Art Education
Told she would never belong in the world of classical music, Errollyn Wallen has risen to become the composer to King Charles III and the first person of color in the historic role. The 67-year-old became the Master of the King's Music last year, a 400-year-old post and one of the classical world's top honors that involves composing works for ...
This is Beirut, 20/07 10:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Turkey Culture Art Roman History Statue
Turkey has repatriated an ancient statue believed to depict Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius from the United States as part of efforts to recover antiquities illegally removed from the country, the government announced on Saturday. The bronze statue, smuggled from the ancient city of Boubon—now the province of Burdur in southwest Turkey—in the ...
Lea Mehanna, 19/07 17:00 - Reading : less than a minute
Culture Music Fashion Paris Lebanon
Grammy-nominated artist Mayssa Karaa opens up about blending Arabic roots with Western influences, empowering young talents as Creative Director of Berklee Abu Dhabi, and launching her exciting upcoming projects. Plus, Lebanese international designer Ziad Nakad dazzles at Paris Fashion Week with his latest collection, KANZ—a radiant tribute to ...
This is Beirut, 19/07 13:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
France Art Exhibition Culture Comedian Museum
A visitor to a French museum bit into a fresh banana worth millions of dollars taped to a wall last week, exhibitors said on Friday, in the latest such consumption of the conceptual artwork. Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan — whose provocative creation entitled Comedian was bought for $6.2 million in New York last year — said he was ...
This is Beirut, 19/07 10:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Feminism Statues 2024 Olympics Paris Culture
Paris on Friday installed the first of 10 statues of pioneering French women displayed during the 2024 Olympics in a northern district of the capital. The 10 statues featured as part of the French capital's boundary-breaking opening ceremony for the Summer Games in July last year. They include Simone Veil, who spearheaded the legalization of ...
This is Beirut, 18/07 22:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Music Tomorrowland Festival Fire Belgium Culture
Belgium's Tomorrowland, one of the world's largest electronic music festivals, opened its doors as planned on Friday, after the event was thrown into doubt by a fire that destroyed its main stage. Organizers said an "alternative setup" was put in place to replace the "beloved main stage" that went up in flames on Wednesday. The causes of the ...
This is Beirut, 18/07 14:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Netflix reported stronger than expected second-quarter results Thursday, with profit jumping 45 percent year-over-year as the streaming giant benefited from subscription price increases and a growing advertising business. Revenue climbed 16 percent to $11.1 billion in the quarter ended June 30, beating analyst estimates and the company's own ...
This is Beirut, 18/07 13:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Music Snoop Dog Culture Art Rap
Snoop Dogg has become co-owner of Championship side Swansea City in an unlikely alliance between the world of rap and football, the Welsh club has announced. The 53-year-old American star joins former Real Madrid stalwart and Croatia World Cup finalist Luka Modrić in the club's ownership structure. Snoop Dogg made a surprise appearance on the ...
This is Beirut, 18/07 12:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Cinema Africa Culture Art Films Ivory Coast
In the lush forests north of Abidjan, technicians were busy filming on the set of Le Testament (The Will), a comedy co-production between Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso and Senegal. Under a large tree, village elders gathered to discuss the death of a wealthy local cocoa planter. In the film, his children return to their native village and bicker over ...
This is Beirut, 18/07 10:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Painting Mahatma Gandhi India Auction London Culture
A rare painting of Mahatma Gandhi, believed to be the only oil portrait that the Indian independence leader ever sat for, has sold at auction in the UK for £152,800 ($205,000). The 1931 painting by British-American artist Clare Leighton fetched more than twice the estimated price when the auction closed on Tuesday in London, Bonhams auction ...
This is Beirut, 17/07 14:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Connie Francis RIP Legend Music Icon Culture
Connie Francis, the beloved pop star of the 1950s and 1960s and the first woman to reach No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 as a solo artist, has died at the age of 87. Her passing comes just two weeks after it was revealed that she had been hospitalized due to “extreme pain.” The news was confirmed early Thursday, July 17, by Ron Roberts, ...