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Drumstick stickers: A colorful remedy for ugly

Drumstick stickers: A colorful remedy for ugly

As much as the city’s murkiness can take a toll on one's daily life, specks of color can perk it…
5 books on: Lebanon today

5 books on: Lebanon today

Navigating Lebanon’s political landscape can be an overwhelming undertaking. The small Arab nation—nestled between the Mediterranean Sea, Israel and Syria—struggles…
Film review: Sleeping with the enemy

Film review: Sleeping with the enemy

"Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps," the sequel to Oliver Stone’s 1987 classic on greed, is set at a time when…
International Circus Festival: I Baccalà

International Circus Festival: I Baccalà

“Pss pss” was the only word heard during the one-hour show of the clown duo I Baccalà, the Italian troupe…
Museum news: Hassan Heshmat Museum in grave danger

Museum news: Hassan Heshmat Museum in grave danger

If you look behind the green iron fence surrounding the villa across from the Ain Shams Metro station, you will…
Peruvian author Mario Vargas Llosa wins Nobel Prize in literature

Peruvian author Mario Vargas Llosa wins Nobel Prize in literature

74-year-old Peruvian-Spanish author Mario Vargas Llosa has won the 2010 Nobel Prize in literature, the Swedish Academy announced earlier today.…
Big top: The first Cairo International Circus Festival begins

Big top: The first Cairo International Circus Festival begins

Yesterday at the beautiful marble promenade in Al Azhar park, a huge crowd gathered for the opening of the Cairo…
A new perspective on masculinity in Egyptian films

A new perspective on masculinity in Egyptian films

On Tuesday, the Goethe Institute screened a series of five short films created by participants in the Male and Masculinity…
Egypt’s Museums II: The October War Panorama

Egypt’s Museums II: The October War Panorama

War—what is it good for? In the case of the October War Panorama, the answer is, “a few good laughs.”…
The return of Fairouz: Hope for a new album

The return of Fairouz: Hope for a new album

Nihad Hadad, known to the Arab world as Fairouz, is considered by many to be the most important singer alive…
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