Category: Arts & Entertainment
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The music stops at Beirut’s fabled nightclubs
At some of Beirut’s most popular nightclubs, where the Middle East’s jet set would gather and dance into the early hours, the music has stopped and disco balls are gathering dust above abandoned dance floors and gutted buildings. Lebanon’s party goers are now largely restricted to pubs, as nightclubs reel from the triple blow of…
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Fantastic beasts take over London’s Natural History Museum
Fans of J.K. Rowling’s “Fantastic Beasts” will already be familiar with nifflers, occamy and demiguise, while unicorns, dragons and mermaids have been the stuff of legends for centuries. Now London’s Natural History Museum has scoured its vast collection for an exhibition to celebrate strange beasts in all their forms, including those created by the Harry…
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Charlotte Talks: Will Our Arts And Entertainment Sector Survive The Pandemic?
Theaters around the nation are dark. Those who work in them are out of jobs. And even as we begin to reopen, venues designed to hold thousands face the challenge posed by social distance requirements. Can the arts survive? Among the businesses that closed their doors at the start of this pandemic were theaters and…
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Say bye-bye to these shows
Like so many aspects of society, the television industry has been rocked by the coronavirus outbreak. The pandemic brought production in Hollywood to a standstill, forcing many shows to end their seasons earlier than usual and plunging others into limbo. It also threw a wrench into the annual May ritual known as upfront week. That’s…
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A tour of Beirut’s hidden beauty
The latest exhibition at Beit Beirut, “Beyrouth | Beirut,” takes a close look at the city’s hidden beauty, through the lens of Lebanese photographer Fadia Ahmad. Curated by Pascale Le Thorel, the exhibition, which opened last month during the Beirut Art Fair, shows just under 100 snaps, selected from seven years of documentation. Split into…
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Beirut Just Ranked Third Most Expensive City for Expatriates in the World
Beirut just ranked first in the MENA region, and third in the world, for the cost of living for expatriates, according to a report issued by the international company EuroCost International. The report included 273 cities from around the world, and Beirut still made it to the top of the list with its expensive rents…
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Beirut Art Film Festival reinforces the role of film in affecting change
Having launched the first two weeks of its fifth edition under the theme of “change” in December at the American University of Lebanon, and despite the riotous political and social situation of Lebanon, the Beirut Art Film Festival commenced the succession of its screenings on Monday. Over the five years of its establishment, BAFF has…
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The Louvre opens an exceptional exhibition of works by Leonardo da Vinci
The Louvre Museum in Paris has recently opened one of the world’s leading art galleries, celebrating the 500th anniversary of the death of Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci. Preparations for the exhibition took more than a decade and were halted due to a diplomatic and cultural dispute between France and Italy. The Louvre, which includes…
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White Stairway. Architectural marvel!
A spiral staircase made of concrete rises through the centre of an open-plan office designed by architecture studio Hildebrand in Steinhausen, Switzerland. Winding its way up the building’s four levels, the staircase ends with a large elliptical skylight that brings light into the centre of each floor. Made in Chelsea and I’m a Celebrity…