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Live and free musical gig in Meydan, the center of Hammana town in Lebanon
When underground music floats above ground
The adapting and evolving music scene in Lebanon
Olivia Wilde at the 2023 Met Gala event
Do worry darling, your film doesn't make sense
Director Olivia Wilde's psychological thriller flop
A view of the city of Rome, Italy in a drought period from the movie Siccità (2022)
Siccità (drought)
The last film by Italian director Paolo Virzì
Egyptian film, Gharam wa intiqam, 1944
The influence of Egyptian cinema in the Arab World
Egyptian cinema continues to captivate audiences both at home and abroad
David Bowie pictured as the Thin White Duke
How David Bowie shaped the modern music industry
His non-conformist attitude leading to his elevated altitude
The entire cast of the hit show "That 70's show"
Television series that deserve a re-watch
Here’s why you should revisit these tv classics
Zero T expressing his artistic nature
Zero T
An Irish DJ, a blind guy and a singer walk into a music studio
Giovanni Mirabassi performing live at Blue Note Tokyo, Japan © Yuka Yamaji
Giovanni Mirabassi in Japan
International jazz returns to Tokyo
Album cover of Mitch Abdo's album entitled "Bikaffi"
Pushed out of my comfort zone, and now I am pushing you
The story of how I started fulfilling my life-long passion of making music
A pivotal scene from "Swing Low" by Chanel DaSilva
Sinner and Savior
A ballet of faith and grace
Alexei Dyumin is Vladamir Putin's former bodyguard who saved the Russian President from a bear attack
Vladimir Putin’s former bodyguard saved Putin from a bear
Just part of the job
A couple at the cinema have their popcorn and drinks and are eagerly anticipating the movie they are about to watch
6 Must watch award-winning movies
Gems of the silverscreen
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel played by Rachel Brosnahan gives the beloved show a grand send-off
Series I enjoyed last month
Five TV shows worth watching
A group of famous rappers from the 90s headlined by Tupak Shakur (center) that influenced the music genre
Hip-Hop: 50 years into a way of life
The swerve of the rhythm and the words
Patrick Abdo from the drum path
The drum path: A fast-forward way to learning drums
There's a shortcut to becoming a rockstar with Patrick Abdo
The character of Harley Quinn portrayed by Margot Robbie
Why Harley Quinn is not the feminist icon you think she is
Disturbed, insane, unbalanced and stark raving mad
Tamara Radjenovic (center) singing while being surrounded by ballet dancers
Interview with Tamara Radjenovic
The young voice of opera
A still from Gianni Amelio’s latest film, Lord of the Ants (2022)
Gianni Amelio’s latest film
Recounting the controversial trial of Aldo Braibanti
BTS, also known as the Bangtan Boys, is a South Korean boy band formed in 2013
Hip-Hop culture and rapping in K-pop
What is the difference between ‘idol rappers’ and ‘idols who rap’?
A poster featuring the cast from the hit series 'Manifest' is scheduled to be released on Netflix
‘Manifest’ tops the streaming chart
Their move from NBC to Netflix
Arlecchino Mask from Commedia dell’Arte tradition utilised in the devised solo show Don’t You Dare! (2019) Photo by Riccardo Sai
The legacy of Commedia dell'Arte in contemporary theatre
The notion of actor’s theatre
A still from M. Night Shyamalan's latest movie "Knock at the Cabin"
Five movies worth watching
A roundup of films I have enjoyed lately
Dan Hodd playing the violin in Erbil, Iraq
The bicycle globetrotter
The amazing story of Dan Hodd and his no-fly world tour
The Arctic Monkeys band members
The evolution and impact of the Arctic Monkeys
The UK’s favourite band
Celebrities posing for a selfie at the 2014 Oscar awards ceremony
Relatability is the new black
Celebrity culture has changed
Image from Into the Spiderverse movie, which was highly praised for its creative comic-book style animation
Why are adults not allowed to enjoy animation?
The childish stigma surrounding anime, cartoons, and other media made ‘for kids’
A still from Best Picture nominee The Fabelmans
The Academy Awards best picture category is stacked!
A rundown of the ten films nominated for the 2023 Oscars
Flemish painting of I Gelosi theatre company, one of the most famous Commedia dell'arte troupes, late 16th-century. In this section of the painting, we can see Pantalone and Brighella.
What is Commedia dell’Arte?
An introduction to the art of this performing art
The lead actor, Riccardo Scarmarcio, in a scene from Caravaggio's Shadow (2022)
Caravaggio's Shadow
Michele Placido’s latest film
Issaka Sawadogo as Ousmane from the film Ousmane
Ousmane
Is there a connection between an immigrant and a lady with dementia?
W.I.T.C.H. , the famous Italian's origins magazine, stands for the five main characters: Will, Irma, Taranee, Cornelia, and Hay
W.I.T.C.H.
A phenomenon for the teenage girls of the 2000s
Poster from the horror-comedy film M3gan
The start of the year's most interesting films and series
Pop culture roundup
Health care worker Conceição de Maria - SUS (Sistema Único de Saúde - Brazilian public health)
Out of Breath, the film
A documentary on the struggles of public health workers during the pandemic in Brazil
“Gilmore Girls”, the story of a single mom “Lorelei Gilmore” and her teenage daughter “Rory Gilmore” living in a small, beautiful town named “Stars Hollow”
Five TV series suggestions to cozy up this winter
From "Gilmore Girls" to the "Queen's gambit"
A scene from the hit show Skam where a teen is crying and the subtitle reads "cries in Norwegian"
[Cries in Norwegian]
Teenage dramas with real teens for real teens
A still from the American absurdist comedy-drama film 'Everything everywhere all at once'
My Favorite Movies of 2022
A rundown of the 10 movies everyone should watch
A scene from the successful Arab film Capernaum
Five Arab films you can't miss
Masterclasses from the Middle-East
Rock and Roll band performing during North East Rock and Roll festival, India
India’s North East Rock and Roll festival
Stellar rock bands & rockstar tourism
Interior of the Paris Opera House © Jean-Pierre Delagarde, Opéra national de Paris
Glory years of the Paris Opera House
Music, drama and art
From left to right, Moroccan actress Nisrin Erradi, Moroccan film director Maryam Touzani and Moroccan producer Nabil Ayouch were the team that brought to the world of cinema "Adam"
The future of cinema in North Africa
The cinematic revolution is already undergoing
Some cast members from the hit TV series The Boys from Amazon Studios
Ten TV shows I loved in 2022
From Atlanta to Severance
A still from the animated film "Ayny" by Palestinian director Ahmad Saleh
Oscar-winning film "Ayny"
A film portraying Palestinian children
José Acosta and Natalia Reyes in "Birds of Passage"
An analysis of the Colombian movie “Birds of Passage”
Cultural assimilation and transculturation
The main cast members of the award-winning HBO show Succession
The baffling, addictive world of Succession
A look at one of the most exceptional television shows of recent years
London opening ceremony, 2012 held at Olympic Stadium in London
Unforgettable London 2012 opening ceremony
A look back at the festivities
Actress Sharon Stone portrays Catherine Tramell in the sex crime thriller film Basic Insinct (1992)
Sex & the industry
The overall landscape
Happy clown smiling
Humour
Once in a while, we all need a laugh
A still from the film Athena (2022) directed by Romain Gavras
Five movies worth watching
A roundup of films I have enjoyed lately
A couple watching a movie: travelling through cinema
Offbeat destinations to visit through Hindi cinema
Hindi films that virtually transport you to small towns of India
Poster from The Resort starring Cristin Milioti and William Jackson Harper
5 TV shows worth watching right now
Pop culture round-up
A boy whose superhero is within him in the shape of Batman
How superheroes shape the world around us
The need to anchor and to remind what truly matters
Poster for the movie "Don't Worry Darling" starring Harry Styles and Florence Pugh
Don’t worry darlings, Harry Styles is famous
A discussion on stunt casting
In an American fable, the Pied Piper is bewitching the children from the village
Analysing BTS’s “Pied Piper”
Adapting fairy tales in music to critique certain societal behaviours
The mysteries and secrets concerning filmmaking are often cloaked in a haze of colors and effects
The untold truths about the entertainment industry
Revealing the hidden
The cast of Friends reunion after 17 years
Where have all the comedies gone?
A weighted dissapearance
Movie poster for the film 'Nope' released in August by director Jodan Peele
5 films released in August worth watching
Movies round-up
Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder in "Hacks"
Five series I have loved lately
TV round-up
The writer, William Burroughs, at a dive bar dressed in a three-piece suit
Relevance of William Burroughs
The Beat Generation writer
The 007 lineage from left to right: Timothy Dalton, Roger Moore, Daniel Craig, Sean Connery, George Lazenby, and Pierce Brosnan
I was almost James Bond
Almost had that license to thrill
'I'm an actress' I say, when asked what I do for a living
Theatre for a living
I'm an actress, but I try not to tell people
Laz Alonso, Karl Urban and Jack Quaid in "The Boys"
The boys. Season 3
A superhero series like no other
"Everything everywhere all at once" is a mixture of wild imagination, bizarre comedy, and science fiction
Everything everywhere all at once
My favorite film of 2022 so far
Outer range follows a rancher named Royal Abbott fighting for his land and family
TV shows roundup
Five series I have loved lately
"Pachinko" is a testament to women's ability to endure even the harshest conditions
The most underrated streaming service
Five Apple TV+ series you should check
Bollywood, the vibrant film industry with innovative ideas, great international scripts and filming locations
Life of a foreigner in Bollywood
Told by actor Sammy Jonas Heaney from Surrey, UK
"The journalist" is a Netflix thriller/drama from Japan based on a film of the same name
Entertainment round-up
Five series that are worth watching right now
Asghar Farhadi's 'A Separation' was the first Oscar-winning film for Iranian cinema
Asghar Farhadi: an Iranian hero
Another Oscar awaiting Iranian cinema
Cover art for Ye's 2021 album Donda
Donda: the most important album of our time?
The more commercially successful Kanye is, the more relatable he seems to become
"The power of the dog", Jane Campion's adaptation of Thomas Savage's novel
My favorite movies of 2021
10 films I loved this year
Aly Muritiba, ph. Azul Serra
The power of love and the total eclipse of two hearts
Private desert: Aly Muritiba’s new film
Dimitris Papaioannou, Transverse Orientation, 2021 © Julian Mommert
Scent of the sea
‘Twixt life and death, destruction and salvation
Georg Friedrich Händel, born on 1685 in Brandenburg
Händel's Messiah at Christmas
Christmas is for many, the noblest time of the year
Soirée Gospel © Rivierakris OTC Antibes
Jazz à Juan
One of the legendary venues marked by the memory of jazz
The Dominican Republic won the Special Jury Prize with "Malpaso" (2020) by director Héctor Valdez
Latin America in Trieste
The Ibero-Latin American Film Festival
Squid game. The show is based on a well-known premise: a deadly game
Best TV shows of 2021
My 12 favorite series this year
La Luna e i Falò, with Andrea Bosca, directed by Paolo Briguglia for BAM Teatro
The Moon, we must believe in it!
An interview with Andrea Bosca
Marlon Brando, Oscar for Best Actor for his role in The Godfather (1973)
Oscars political moments
A journey through tributes and criticism
Inside job, a new Netflix adult animated series
TV shows round-up
Five series that I’ve enjoyed lately
Land of dreams, directed by Shirin Neshat & Shoja Azari
Land of dreams: a new masterpiece created by Shirin Neshat
A powerful and engaging portrait of contemporary America
Visiting Cannes and being Indian!
The charming and sophisticated town of the French Riviera comes alive with the Cannes Film Festival
Artist Darío Aguirre shares the experiences of his particular journey
In the country of my sons
A documentary about the experience of becoming German
The rescue, a documentary about the weeks-long 2018 rescue mission that captivated the world after 12 Wild Boars soccer players, aged 11 to 16, and their 25-year-old coach
The Toronto International Film Festival 2021
A look at one of the biggest and most important film festivals
Ankit Bagchi
Indian film festivals: recovering from the pandemic
Read about one man's valiant efforts to continue promoting the industry's work
Newport Jazz Festival 2021. A laboratory, not a museum, ill. by Lesya Bilenko
Be present, be kind, be open, be together
Newport Jazz Festival 2021
Dave. Season 2, follows the story of Lil Dicky, the alter ego of Dave Burd, an ambitious rapper
TV shows round-up
Five shows I loved watching last month
Gérard Philipe
Gérard Philipe, the eternal prince
An interview with Jérôme Garcin
Roadrunner: a film about Anthony Bourdain
Five movies worth watching
A roundup of films I have enjoyed lately
Lili Elbe Show is inspired by the story of the transsexual Lili Elbe told in The Danish Girl, photo Angelina Bertrand
Lili Elbe Show
Claudia Dastoli: we need to shed a new light
The one and only Dick Gregory explores the career of Dick Gregory
Celebrating storytelling in all its forms
Tribeca Festival 2021
The Estate Festival
Music and Moët!
In good company at Turvey House Estate
Kate Winslet in Mare Easttown
My favorite 2021 shows so far
Shows that caught my eye in the first half of the year
We want to read and see new, better, and more fascinating stories
How to tell a great story
Everything I learned in twelve years of storytelling
The 93rd Academy Awards ceremony, honored the best films of 2020 and early 2021
Creativity in action
What I learned watching the Oscars ceremony
Damson Idris in Snowfall
Snowfall. Season 4
One of the best dramas on TV
Michele Bravi, La geografia del buio, photo Roberto Chierici
An interview with Michele Bravi
A promise in the dark
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