VISUAL ARTS
Maamoul to memorial: Ramzi Mallat reimagines Aug. 4 memory
Soap Kills sonics, Lebanon's pageant queen and moviegoing as antidote: Kick it old school
What hides in the shadows: Where to be this weekend in the Middle East
Lynchian excursion, Lebanon's last tarboosh maker and a drag queen's tell-all
All your different faces: Where to be this weekend in the Middle East
ARTISINAL
Mohammad Chaar: The last tarboosh maker in Tripoli
CONTROVERSY
A voice refracted: Drake samples Fairuz
An actress’ redemption arc, popular cookbook re-released and Lebanon at the Oscars
Doomscrolling, collective memory and the law of conservation of matter: Where to be this weekend in the Middle East
CINEMA
A nation on screen: Lebanon’s first cinema week
Discovering yourself through faces, land and snakes: Where to be this weekend in the Middle East
FIRST-PERSON
'I was impressed': In 2008, Lebanese director Aractingi met Robert Redford
FILM
Nine shards of Beirut in Ecrans du Reel’s short film program
CINEMA
'It's a Sad and Beautiful World' in Venice receives a standing ovation
L'ORIENT LE-JOUR FESTIVAL