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The newest Netflix original standup features Palestinian-American Mo Amer: Titled Mo Amer: Mohammed in Texas, the standup sees the comedian tackle a wide array of topics such as the pandemic, the stock market, and divorce. We’ve been a fan of Mo Amer for years now and we’ve always loved how he captures the Arab experience in the West. In the special he also touches upon the very relatable subjects of different toilet cultures, hummus appropriation, and how Arabic curse words are way more intense than their English counterparts. Amer’s brand of dark humor will leave you with a new ability to laugh while your jaw is dropping. Nonetheless, he delivers his jokes with a grace that fails to insult anyone and instead makes sense in the grand scheme of things, even with the Rated R vocabulary weaved throughout — so keep the kids out of earshot before tuning in (watch, runtime: 07:39).

⚽ Egypt is currently on the field against Lebanon in our Arab Cup debut. As of dispatch, the score still stands at 0-0. Later today, Morocco will face Palestine at 6pm in Group C, while Saudi Arabia competes against Jordan at 9pm in the same group.

The top three of the English Premier League face varying tests outside their homebase today: Chelsea goes out to face Watford at 9:30pm, Manchester City travels south to play against Aston Villa at 10:15pm, while Liverpool heads a few blocks away from Anfield towards Goodison Park Stadium to play the derby match against Everton at 10:15pm. The rest of the day's matches are as follows: Southampton vs. Leicester City, West Ham vs. Brighton, and Wolves vs. Burnley, all at 9:30 pm.

La Liga: Real Madrid will play an important match against Athletic Bilbao tonight at 10pm in gameweek 15 of the Spanish League.

Serie A: Inter Milan, currently the third in the league, will host Spezia at 7:30pm in an attempt to narrow the point difference with Milan who is playing against Genoa at 9:45pm. Napoli, the league leader, will play against Sassuolo at 9:45pm as well.

In the French League, Paris Saint-Germain hosts Nice at 10pm.

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Dance the workweek away tomorrow at Cairo Jazz Club 610 which has a lineup of Impulse ft. Sebastien Leger, Echonomist, and Sebzz & Ouzo.

A tour of where the biggest films in Egyptian history were filmed in Downtown is what Qahraweya promises tomorrow from 12pm-7pm. The tour will explore different archives, cinemas, studios, and shooting locations of films such as Yacoubian Building, Downtown Girls, Immobilia Crime Story and many more.

TAM Gallery is back with the biggest art event of the year: Cairo Art Fair VII will kick off on Friday, featuring works by 150 prominent and emerging artists with a myriad of styles at different price ranges for anyone who would like to purchase a new piece of art. The art fair will take place at Abu Rawash and is open to the public until 31 January.

We talked to TAM Gallery’s cofounder Lina Mowafy on our podcast Making It (listen, runtime: 29:19). Mowafy told us about how she’s been working to democratize the art scene through ventures such as the annual art fair which gives a chance to newbie artists to get recognition.

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How to get machine learning to the point where AI can contribute to innovation: A Thousand Brains: A New Theory of Intelligence is written by Jeff Hawkins — one of the pioneers of mobile computing and the co-inventor of the 1990s’ PalmPilot. Today, Hawkins is at the head of Silicon Valley–based firm Numenta, which focuses on neuroscience research. In his book, Hawkins uses his research findings to pose ideas on how to make AI more intelligent by mirroring the brain’s neocortex region, which is known for being responsible for higher-order brain functions. If we’re able to do that, we can create machines that take on the benefits of the logical, rational neocortex without being wired for fear, greed, or jealousy, he says. Through theories like this, his book also argues against the common depiction that future robots will take over the human race. While this may seem too complex for the average reader, Hawkins makes sure to explain everything deftly in terms understandable by everyone.

A Thousand Brains was one of Bill Gates’ five book recommendations for winter and the Microsoft co-founder wrote a review about the book himself.