???? ON THE TUBE TONIGHT-

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Midnight at the Pera Palace follows a journalist who could single handedly change the state of modern Turkey: The Turkish-language TV show is based on the novel of the same name by Charles King and is a hybrid of time-travel, historical fiction, murder mystery, and comedy. The show follows Esra, a 21st-century journalist and Agatha Christie superfan — who often makes the latter fact known. Esra wants to report on big, important stories but is often assigned fluff pieces instead. This all changes, however, when she inadvertently time travels 100 years into the past and accidentally alters the course of history. Everything Esra has ever learned must now come into play as she single handedly defines what modern-day Istanbul will look like. Actress Hazal Kaya provides an interesting take on the main character, giving her a goofy and often ditsy demeanor that makes her task all the more difficult, but still shows enough emotional intelligence to make the character relatable and loveable. Midnight at Pera Palace is currently trending in Egypt, making it to Netflix’s top 10 list for the country.

⚽ Today in the Champions League: Real Madrid hosts Paris Saint-Germain in the second leg of matches between the two teams after the last game ended with the victory of the French team thanks to a goal bearing the signature of its star Kylian Mbappe. Meanwhile, Manchester City is also meeting Sporting Lisbon once again following a 5-0 victory for the citizens during their away match in Portugal. The two matches kick off at 10pm.

Egyptian fan favorite Liverpool has qualified for the quarter-finals, despite losing at home to Inter, who scored one goal yesterday. Mo Salah’s team will now face Bayern Munich, who also qualified after beating RB Salzburg by a whopping 7-1 last night.

In the Egyptian Premier League: Ghazl El Mahalla are currently playing against Future as we dispatch. Meanwhile, El Gaish faces Al Masry at 5:30pm.

???? OUT AND ABOUT-

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Bardo Clubhouse is hosting a listening event featuring music by artists Onsi and Ismael as well as the sound project Mūghazi. They will be accompanied by Castell Lanko, a Cairo-based multidisciplinary new media artist who uses mesmerizing visuals to tell her stories.

Massar Egbari are performing today at Cairo Jazz Club 610 at 9pm.

???? UNDER THE LAMPLIGHT-

The iconic Dolly Parton ventures into book writing, teaming up with James Patterson to create Run, Rose, Run. The novel follows Annie Lee (aka Rose), a young singer-songwriter who aims to make it big in Nashville, Tennessee. Rose only has a backpack to her name and has to convince a bartender to lend her a guitar to perform on stage. When given the chance, she wows the audience and is soon taken under the wing of megastar Ruthanna Ryder. From there, it’s the fast track to the top — with all the twists and turns that come with sudden fame. Parton’s storied career in entertainment comes in handy in painting a realistic picture of what it’s like in the industry… as well as how the past often comes back to haunt you.