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Civil rights icon spent time in Khan Younis refugee camp and listened to Palestinian poetry, inspiring him to write an essay about the Israeli occupation

Michael Shannon doesn’t sing R.E.M. songs like he’s studying to play Michael Stipe in a movie; instead, he inhabits every phrase with the fervor of a fan who’s worn deep grooves into his brain with years of close listening.

The city of Aswan has launched the 11th edition of the Aswan International Festival of Art and Culture, in a morning event that hosted 15 folkloric Egyptian, Arab and international ensembles, on Sunday. Co-organized by the ministry of culture and the Aswan governorate, the festival is aimed at promoting folkloric arts and emphasizing the cultural heritage of several countries, as well as highlighting the natural charm of Aswan, said the Aswan governorate in a statement on Facebook.

Travel vlogger Sam Mayfair set about discovering the pros and cons of a Nile river cruise, with a seven-day round trip aboard the five-star cruise ship the Steigenberger Royale.

Forty years after R.E.M. released their classic debut album, the Oscar-nominated actor is playing it straight through on a cross-country tour. At his show in the band’s hometown, a writer’s love of the music came to a perfect circle.