Egypt looks to bring home Afcon title an eighth time tonight + Netflix’s The House: Wes Anderson on a bad trip
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The House: Stop-motion animation has never been this spooky. Taking its cue from Wes Anderson’s Fantastic Mr. Fox and darkening the whimsy, this Netflix mini-anthology series combines surreal storytelling, black humor and painstakingly-detailed stop-motion animation for a visually arresting but unsettling experience. Each of the three 30-minute episodes center around the titular house, telling the stories of the various inhabitants — human, cat and mouse — who choose to make the mysterious building their home. Cue dancing cockroaches. Check out the trailer here (watch, runtime: 2:40).
⚽ Tonight’s (non-Afcon) football:
In LaLiga: Barcelona (5th) and Atlético Madrid (4th) meet at 5:15pm to battle it out for that coveted fourth-place, with just one point separating the two teams. League leaders Real Madrid face Granada at 10pm, while Villareal and Real Betis go head to head at 7:30pm.
In the Bundesliga: Second-placed Borussia Dortmund will be hoping to narrow the nine-point gap separating them from leaders Bayern Munich with a victory against third-placed Leverkusen at 4:30pm.
Serie A: Juventus could leapfrog fourth-placed Atalanta to enter the top four with a victory against Verona at 9:45pm. Juventus is currently ranked fifth in the league, meaning the team is battling to get into the top four spots that qualify for the UEFA Champions League.
In France: Paris Saint Germain and Lille meet at 9:45pm in Ligue 1.
The FIFA Club World Cup continues today, with Saudi Arabia’s Al Hilal SFC and the UAE’s Al Jazira going head to head at 6:30pm today. The team that emerges victorious will qualify for the semi-final, where it will meet Chelsea.
Al Ahly FC is up against Brazil’s Palmeiras in the other semi-final match on Tuesday, after beating Mexico’s Monterrey 1-0 yesterday with a clean shot from Mohamed Hany.
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Plenty Deli has plenty of choices to get your fill of comfort food: Located in the new Arkan extension in Sheikh Zayed, this deli has a range of breakfast options, sandwiches, pizza, and pasta, all made from locally sourced ingredients. Start your morning with a buffalo and pesto sandwich or a slice of their quiche (they have cheesy roast mushroom, cheddar cheese and caramelized onions, smoked salmon and dill, and Mediterranean roast pepper). If you’re feeling hungrier throughout the day, try out one of their pizzas (available from 1pm-2:30 pm on weekdays only), or indulge in a pasta made with their fresh-egg pastas and homemade sauces. Looking to bring out your inner chef? Take home some of their deli products to cook yourself, such as their fresh-egg pasta, homemade bread loves, and range of sauces, spreads, and deli meats.
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Pink Floyd cover band Andromida is performing at Agouza’s Cairo Jazz Club tonight at 9pm. Reservations are required.
SOMA Art Gallery is hosting an artist talk at 7pm tonight. Artists Farah Barakat, Yehia Aboelfotoh, and Yomna Nafea will each talk about their artistic styles and backgrounds.
Ubuntu’s exhibition of oriental carpets, The Weaver's Palette II, is still ongoing at the Zamalek art gallery until this Tuesday, 8 February.
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A psychological crime drama set in a Paris apartment: New York Times bestselling author Lucy Foley is out with The Paris Apartment, a whodunnit novel following Jess as she seeks a fresh start by staying with her brother, Ben, in Paris for a while. However, when she arrives at the empty apartment, Jess discovers her brother is missing and what should have been a laid back vacation turns into a personal investigation. The main suspects are the other tenants in Ben’s building, an eclectic bunch Jess labels as: The socialite, the nice guy, the alcoholic, the girl on the verge, and the concierge. The mystery novel will have you eyeing your own neighbors suspiciously.