While Egypt is known for its movies and Lebanon for its pop singers and composers, Syria's TV series have for decades been seen as the gold standard in the region.
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ABC News,
ABC News,
23 Feb. 2026
Zimmer is widely regarded as one of the greatest film composers alive today and one of the greatest of all time.
Of course neither an award nor a banning is an accurate barometer of the originality or beauty of a thing, and the marketplace that determines whether a book is read by eager millions or six gentle poets in quiet contemplation is a poor barometer as well.
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Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Feb. 2026
Foreigners have been streaming into Switzerland for centuries—poets, painters, alpinists—and the country long ago adapted to their presence.
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Alice Gregory,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Feb. 2026
Here, Strong runs through his memories of playing Lord Blackwood and muses about why Brits are so good at going bad.
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Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
4 Feb. 2026
And no matter where anyone turned, everyone poked, prodded and dissected the sounds, lyrics and yes, muses – a prospect faced by no other artist in 2025.
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