Netflix releases Andy Warhol biopic + Tune into the UEFA Europa League tonight + Italian food and ambiance are on the menu at Zamalek’s Sapori
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The Andy Warhol Diaries is a biopic created partly through the artist’s own writings: Andrew Warhola, the son of Austro-Hungarian immigrants, reinvented himself as Andy Warhol as he grew up in Pittsburgh. Tagged an outsider, but always wishing to be part of the mainstream, Warhol documented his thoughts and feelings of his art, religion, and self-image. The new Netflix biopic uses these writings as well as interviews with friends and acquaintances to paint a picture of the artist who rose to fame for his depictions of others. Several celebrities and big names emerge throughout the story and the curtain behind which Warhol hid his life is somewhat raised in celebration of the late artist. The Guardian and CNN are out with reviews.
⚽ We’ve got two big games we’re excited about in the UEFA Europa League’s Round of 16 tonight: Sevilla v West Ham at 7:45pm and Barcelona v Galatasaray at 10pm.
Over in the Premier League, Week 28 wraps today, with three games at 9:30pm: Norwich City v Chelsea, Southampton v Newcastle, and Wolves v Watford. Leeds United will also play against Aston Villa at 9:45pm.
La Liga has one game tomorrow: Atletico Madrid v Cádiz at 10pm.
Moving to the CAF Champions League, Zamalek will clash with Wydad at 6pm in the CAF Champions League’s group stages. Rival Al Ahly will meet with Mamelodi Sundowns on Saturday at 3pm.
European leagues will begin new rounds on Saturday, with the EPL seeing Brighton v Liverpool at 2:30pm, Brentford v Burnley at 5pm, and Manchester United v Tottenham at 7:30pm.
Happening in La Liga on Saturday: Levante v Espanyol at 3pm, Granada v Elche at 5:15pm, Villarreal v Celta Vigo at 7:30pm and Getafe v Valencia at 10pm.
In Serie A, we’ll be watching Sampdoria v Juventus at 7pm and Milan v Empoli at 9:45pm on Saturday.
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Zamalek’s Sapori di Carlo takes Italian food to a new level: The restaurant is perfect for an outing with friends or a date night, with its fancy interiors and dim lighting. The menu has a selection of antipasti, pizza, and pasta that are made in the open kitchen in front of you (there’s nothing better than seeing your pizza rise in the oven). We loved their carbonara and seafood pastas as well as their pasta burrata — even though it’s a bit on the too-cheesy side (if such a thing exists). For pizzas, we suggest opting for their pepperoni, salamino, or their fresh mussels covered pizza, testa rossa. Finish off your meal with a lemon tart or tiramisu.
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SceneNoise and Cairo Jazz Club 610 are back again, this time giving a platform to the underground Sudanese rap scene, with a debut by Sudanese star Soulja on Saturday, along with Sudanese rapper Walgz and Egyptian rappers Uzu and Swani with K-Laff DJ-ing.
You can still get that Mother’s Day gift, with Bazarna holding their Mother’s day POP-UP Market tomorrow at New Cairo’s Downtown from 12pm to 10pm. The pop-up market will be home to various collaborations of brands to pamper your mom.
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Masters of Scale features guests who have been involved in the key inflection points of their businesses: Host Reid Hoffman — the co-founder and executive chairman of LinkedIn — is a pro at bringing on an interesting flow of CEOs and entrepreneurs who have achieved massive growth for their company, sometimes from basically nothing. Through his off-the-cuff questioning style, Hoffman coaxes the guests to delve into the not-so-shiny story of scaling, looking at the challenges and obstacles these businesses faced along the way. Most episodes feature a main guest alongside one or two cameo appearances, and the show has a 50-50 gender balance commitment in place which helps showcase successful entrepreneurs from both genders and tell different perspectives. Recent episodes brought on General Motors CEO Gerald Johnson, Unilever CEO Paul Polman, Huffington Post Co-founder Arianna Huffington, and Tjada D’Oyen McKenna, the CEO of Mercy Corps, an NGO on the front lines of the Ukrainian crisis.
The podcast is a favorite of some of our My Morning Routine interviewees, such as Falak Startups CEO Ahmed Hazem and Tagaddod CEO and co-founder Nour El Assal.
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Egyptian writer Alya Mooro writes about her experience as a “Middle Eastern woman outside the stereotypes”: The Greater Freedom explores what it means to be from two cultures but feel like you don’t belong to either (popularly known as being “third culture”). Mooro is Egyptian-born and London-raised and the book acts as both a memoir and social commentary to her experience growing up and the “myth” of needing to define her identity as either Arab or Western. She also brings in research and other voices of Middle Eastern women who don’t fit the mold. Together they detail how it feels to be pushed to conform to a culture and lifestyle while every move they make feels like picking a side. Through all the difficulties, these women eventually realized that “the greater freedom is to be who you actually are; to be able to live your life in the way you deem best.”