Word: beirutization
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...self-indulgent as it sounds. Waltz with Bashir isn't a whimsical WALL-E?style adventure or a cutesy Disney cartoon. Part documentary and part memoir, it details Folman's odyssey to retrieve the lost memories of his youth as a bewildered soldier under fire in Beirut during the 1982 Lebanon war. Through flashbacks, visits to a psychiatrist and stories told by old war buddies, Folman's animated self follows his real-life quest to remember what happened. (See pictures from the best anime movies...
...spiritual guidebook written by an “Oriental wise man.” The truth of the matter, though, is that Gibran moved to Boston’s South End at the age of 12, having previously received no formal education in the Lebanon. Though he returned to Beirut for high school, he wrote more prodigiously in English than in Arabic, and “The Prophet” is the child of his efforts. Although his biblical style is anything but innovative and the philosophie de la vie outlined in his sparse verse may seem old-fashioned...
...cultural globalization. In Latin America, HSM concerts play 50,000-seat stadiums. Swedes and Puerto Ricans, Mexicans and Poles have been among the millions to take in HSM: The Ice Tour, which has three worldwide touring companies. The stage show has played in dozens of cities worldwide, including Beirut, where it premiered during violent clashes. On HSM web forums, fans from Madagascar and Malta chat with Indonesians and Pakistanis. Director Kenny Ortega recently visited a Kenyan orphanage, where he was met with greetings for HSM sweethearts Troy and Gabriella. Says Rich Ross, president of Disney Channels Worldwide: "You'd have...
...given Thursday night--the start of the weekend in Syria--Z Bar, the rooftop nightclub at the Omayad Hotel, is packed. An instant hit with Damascus' rich and restless when it opened last summer, Z Bar provides not only a place to dance on tables Beirut-style but also a commanding view of the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world. "Top of Z Town" is its Pep Le Pew--esque slogan, but everyone knows who's really on top in this town. From a hill above Z Bar, the glass faade of Bashar Assad's presidential palace looks...
...artistic community "accused me of exporting Syrian culture," he says. "There was still this romantic idea that artists have to be poor." Not anymore: prices have risen as much as 1,000%, and top works can command up to $200,000. Ayyam Gallery is expanding to Dubai and Beirut and has an exhibition in New York City. Many buyers aren't megarich Saudi oil princes but wealthy Syrians with newfound avant-garde tastes and an eagerness to promote their culture. "People like to say our culture is thousands of years old, but as a country, we're just about...