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Epic fantasy series The Wheel of Time comes to Amazon Prime: Based on the 14-novel series by Robert Jordan, the fantasy show is an earnest saga of friends embarking on a clear-cut quest to save the world. The Wheel of Time follows an all-magical, all-women organization called the Aes Sedai led by Moiraine (played by Rosamund Pike). The Aes Sedai attempt to fight the forces of darkness, but their main goal is to find the Dragon Reborn — a person who has enough magic to either save or destroy the world… depending on who finds them first. The show is being recommended to fans of Game of Thrones and the first season is out now on Amazon Prime.

⚽ It’s a quiet day in European football in preparation for the decisive rounds of the Champions League tomorrow and the day after.

Here at home: Ghazl El Mahalla will play against Al Ahly on the former’s home turf today in a match as part of the fifth round of the local Premier League at 5:30pm. Ghazl El Mahalla occupies fourth place with two victories and two draws without any defeats so far, while Al Ahly is leading with a victorious streak. At 8pm, Zamalek (currently ranking third) will play on their home turf against National Bank, while El Gouna will hit the field against Al Masry at the same time.

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Ubuntu Art Gallery has launched two new exhibitions: Licorice shows off the latest work by contemporary painter Dina AbdelNabi whose work has shown in the Museum of Egyptian Modern Art and in exhibitions worldwide. Meanwhile, Abi Park by Omar Gabr shows paintings that are inspired by his experience recovering from cancer at a young age.

Journalism professor Mervat Abou Oaf is moderating a panel discussion on media’s effect on society. The talk, titled “Do we use media or get abused by it?” takes place this Wednesday at 6pm at the AUC Campus in New Cairo.

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A data-driven approach to understand what differentiates the world’s biggest startups: Super Founders by Ali Tamaseb utilizes what may be the largest dataset ever collected on startups — put together by the author — to look at the success factors of USD bn startups including Zoom, Facebook, Paypal, Airbnb, YouTube, and LinkedIn. Tamaseb looks at several factors, including number of competitors, market size, founders’ age, their universities’ rankings, quality of investors, and fundraising timeline — and comes to unexpected conclusions based on his analysis. Some of the most surprising finds include the fact that most unicorn founders had no industry experience and already had strong competitors in the market when they launched. Through these insights and more, Tamaseb creates a data-driven guide for entrepreneurs looking to create a successful business.