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Tuesday, 18 January 2022

Willem Dafoe shines as troubled Vincent Van Gogh + All your favorite Egyptian dishes can be found at El Toro

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At Eternity's Gate delves into the trials and tribulations of Vincent Van Gogh: The 2018 film features a shining performance by Willem Dafoe, who depicts the famous painter’s final years. At Eternity’s Gate takes you in depth into the mind of a troubled genius and Dafoe delivers the character with effortless grace (and sometimes violence). This movie does not shine as a biopic in the traditional sense. Very few films know how to get the audience to experience the madness of the characters they portray. Some do it well through clever plot arcs (think Fight Club) and others like Darron Aronovsky (Black Swan and Requiem for a Dream) try to outwardly project the delusions of their unreliable narrators through intense visual chaos. At Eternity’s Gate does it through clever cut outs, time lapses, point of view cinematography and very extreme close-ups to give an eerie sense of inexplicable confusion — that can only be calmed through painting. A must see and one the best movies we’ve seen in the past decade.

Four matches to keep you company in Afcon today: Group B is up at 6pm, with Malawi playing against Senegal and Zimbabwe against Guinea. Then it’s Group C’s turn at 9pm as Gabon faces Morocco and Ghana faces Comoros.

Premier League match cancellations are a testament to how important Africa’s players are: Following Liverpool postponed its game with Arsenal earlier this month, and the latter doing the same to Tottenham this week, we thought it would be a good time to take stock of just how crucial Africa has become to world football. Yes, covid and injuries had a lot to do with it. But another major common denominator is Afcon. There’s Sadio Mane, Mo Salah, Thomas Partey, Pierre Emerick Aubamyang, Riyad Mahrez and others.

Brighton and Chelsea will hit the field today at 10pm in the English Premier League.

La Liga: Real Betis will play against Alaves at 9pm while Cadiz and Espanyol compete at 10:30pm.

A couple of cup matches to look out for: Juventus and Sampdoria will battle it out in the Coppa Italia tonight at 10pm while Dortmund will play against St. Pauli in the DFB-Pokal at 9:45pm.

El Zamalek is currently on the field against Pharco in an Egyptian League Cup match that started at 2:30pm. Later at 5pm, Enppi will compete against Ghazl El Mahalla and Al Gaish will face Ceramica Cleopatra.

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El Toro will satisfy your cravings for delicious local dishes: The restaurant has gotten to a strong start, opening in New Cairo, Maadi, and Zamalek (plus Sahel during the summer), with a branch to open in Arkan soon. El Toro specializes in gourmet Egyptian food with everything from traditional fuul and ta3meya breakfasts to grandma-inspired main dishes. It’s a great place to get a heaping spread in the morning — we recommend filling the table with their fuul iskandarani, ta3meya stuffed with labneh, sausage omelet, french fries, white cheese with tomatoes, and our personal favorite, feteer meshaltet. For main dishes, they’ve got oxtail with rice, chicken sharkaseya, kabab hala, fattah, or go outside the box with their beef fillet with Arabic coffee creamy chili sauce. El Toro also has a ton of sandwiches, soups, and salads for a mid-day meal.

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The French Institute in Cairo will host a discussion on costumes worn in the opera during the 19th century today at 7pm. This comes as part of an exhibit held at the institute showing some of the sketches of the costumes worn in the iconic Opera Aida that was first performed in Egypt.

The Leah Manatis: 50 paintings exhibition is currently open at Access Art Space. The exhibit will run at the Downtown gallery until 5 February.

Join the Cairo Business Community Gathering tomorrow at Emerald Plaza, featuring a talk on how to build a successful startup as well as the chance to network with other entrepreneurs. The gathering will take place from 8am to 10am.

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You need to grow your people to grow your company — an accepted fact among entrepreneurs who work in people-dependent industries. In Smart Growth by Whitney Johnson, she provides a guide on the “how” aspect using the S curve model. Businesses that help people develop their potential have a focus of cultivating a culture of learning, Johnson argues, with three stages to look out for: the Launch Point, the Sweet Spot, and Mastery. Each employee will land in each one at their own pace and it’s important for management and HR to understand how to approach each person differently. Johnson uses a ton of well-written examples and case studies to help recognize what stage a person is in and how to propel them forward with clear actionable steps.

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