A former Miss Ukraine has described her harrowing escape from Kyiv with her seven-year-old son when the initial Russian attack began. Veronika Didusenko, 26, and her son Alexander fled the Ukrainian capitol after on the morning of 25 February after being woken by air raid sirens and explosions. This week’s guest is Veronika Didusenko, former Miss Ukraine. She was stripped ... Read More »
The former Miss South Lebanon has millions of fans, from everyday folks to celebrity admirers. She is the original glamour symbol of the Middle East. She shows others that they should be original, yet they just keep copying her. Haifa is an incredibly strong symbol of empowerment, especially for women. She’s alluring. She’s beautiful. She’s a magnet. People love her ... Read More »
Houshang Ebtehaj was born in 1928 in Rasht. He published his first book when he was only 19 years old. He chose ‘Sayeh as his pen name, which means ‘shadow’. Ebtehaj was active in different literary movements and gatherings and took considerable part in various literary magazines such as Sokhan and Kavian. After the 1979 Revolution, Sayeh spent some time ... Read More »
As Paris Fashion Week opened on Monday, there was a question mark over whether it should be happening at all. Ralph Toledano, president of French fashion’s governing body the Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode, argued in favour of it going ahead despite the war in Ukraine. “Creation is based on principles of freedom, under any circumstances,” ... Read More »
Star Saeid Marouf made a successful debut for Fenerbahce HDI Sigorta Istanbul over the weekend and helped his new team move up to the top three in the current Turkish league standings, despite a 27-point tally from Canadian international Nicholas Hoag that fueled direct rivals Arkas Spor Izmir towards a hard-fought five-set win. Marouf demonstrated his brilliant playmaking skills on ... Read More »
If you’re sitting by the waterways of Venice this autumn, and see a massive violin sailing by, you may well think you’ve had one too many aperol spritz. But fear not, it’s all part of a new work of art. The floating fiddle is the brainchild of Venetian artist and sculptor Livio De Marchi, who for decades has created floating works ... Read More »
An actor’s job is to fully represent the character they are playing and to convince their audience that character is real by engaging them and drawing them into the story. This applies to major roles and smaller parts, as all roles combine to create a successful production. There are many ways to get into character and actors often research the ... Read More »
Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie on Sunday visited war-torn Yemen to show solidarity with displaced families in the hope of mobilizing support for an incoming fundraising conference. Jolie, 46, who is special envoy for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), landed in the southern coastal city of Aden to meet with families and refugees there. Aden is the seat ... Read More »
An actor’s job is to fully represent the character they are playing and to convince their audience that character is real by engaging them and drawing them into the story. This applies to major roles and smaller parts, as all roles combine to create a successful production. There are many ways to get into character and actors often research the ... Read More »
Rihanna has been serving us look after major look ever since the Barbadian singer burst onto the scene back in 2005 – from the endless classic Y2K looks of the early years, all the way through to that Swarovski naked dress and the full-yellow Met Gala dress that have already become the stuff of legend. And once she started dating ... Read More »