Notes on Lebanese Frenchies and the In Vitro Diaspora

Francophilia has long been a part of Lebanon’s complex sociopolitical fabric. The Frenchies of the country detach themselves from their environment and enjoy a bourgeois French-centric mode of existence. In the wake of ongoing national crises, members of the francophone middle class are becoming increasingly critical of their upbringing and aim to re-appropriate a certain sense of Lebaneseness

Anatomy of a Manouche: When Akkawi Cheese is Hard to Come By

As people move, recipes travel with them – stretching, adapting and carrying the weight of memory, longing and belonging

Please Mind the Gap: Amine Habki’s Tender Epics of Desire

Paris-based artist Amine Habki works between painting, drawing, and embroidery, building scenes where ordinary moments slip into something surreal, and quietly charged

Ferragamo Voyages to 1920’s Maritime Memory for Their AW26 Collection

Legacies written in saltwater

Riz Ahmed Reimagines Hamlet as a South Asian Family Tragedy

“At its core, it's about grieving the illusion that the world is a fair place.”

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.

Hermès Men’s Winter 2026: How to Watch Online and What to Expect

The end of an era

The House That Bady Built

For French-Syrian artist Bady Dalloul, a house is country unto itself. Within his practice, he invites us to cross the threshold into a universe of personal memories, imagined stories, and the small empires he has been building since his childhood summers in Damascus