“Borders Can Stop a Body, but They Can’t Stop a Voice”: Motaz Malhees on The Voice of Hind Rajab and Missing the Oscars 

The Jenin-born actor on playing witness, the weight of a Palestinian passport, and what it means to honour a child's final call

From the Ground Up: Jonathan Anderson’s Dior Archie Starts Where Most Shoes Stop

ICON’s Top 2026 Book Releases

A Look at 2026’s Most Anticipated Releases

Where Was J Balvin During Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl?

Our ICON Sounds Cover Star's Surprising Sideline Choice

Jacob Elordi Embraces ‘Gothic Gold’ for ‘Wuthering Heights’

Heathcliff wears Cartier

Lebanese Director Fadi Syriani Asks: After “All This Death”, What Comes Next?

The 16-minute stop motion animated short film follows Vladimir, an elderly Beirut resident through his ritual of obsessively reading obituaries and attending strangers’ funerals daily

The Self and the Corporate Agenda Hiding Behind the Mirror

Self-acceptance, self-help, self-actualisation, self-care, self-esteem, self-love, self-made, self-motivation, self-preservation, self-reliance, self-respect, self-sufficient, self-stimulation, self-worth… The self is anti-human.

Exile as a Rite of Passage

Exile is no longer rupture but genesis – the shared rite of passage through which artists rebuild meaning, memory, and belonging