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Amazon Prime’s original series The Wilds, is well, wild: The series follows a group of teenage girls (played by a relatively unknown cast) headed to a fempowerment retreat in Hawaii that find themselves stranded on a deserted island following a plane crash. The girls are unaware that they have actually been placed there, under surveillance, as subjects of a social experiment, led by an academic that hopes to prove that women are better suited than men to run the world. The show is reminiscent of Lost but with a bit of Mean Girls and Pretty Little Liars thrown in for good measure. The series’ first season quietly debuted back in December 2020 to decent reviews.

Another wild twist for season 2: The Wilds’ second season (released in May 2022), dives deeper into psychological thriller territory with the introduction of a group of boys further down the island that have been subjected to the same experiment.

⚽ The Egyptian Premier League is heating up, with three games scheduled tonight: Al Ahly and El Gouna will face off while Pyramids play against Ismailia at 6:30 pm. Zamalek will play against Smouha at 9 pm.

Zamalek currently tops the league with 57 points from 25 games, followed by Pyramids with 53 points, and Al-Ahly with 48 points from 23 games.

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Mykonos on Sahel: Alexandria’s iconic White & Blue Greek seafood restaurant (aka the Greek Club) — famous for its picturesque view of quaint fishing boats — made its North Coast debut in Ghazala Bay, with the opening of White & Blue ‘By the Bay.’ The new restaurant has a few notable additions, including its own private beach where guests can spend the day and a resident DJ (of course ????). Tackiness aside, the main restaurant menu stays true to form with a selection of fresh seafood cooked the Greek way. We’re fans of the tarama (a traditional creamy pink dip, made from cured fish roe), a popular menu item carried over from Alexandria. A new addition to the menu, the phyllo-baked feta cheese with honey from the appetizers section has the perfect combination of flakey pastry and warm gooey cheese with the right amount of sweetness from the honey. The menu has something for everyone, catering even to those that are not seafood fans with classic Greek dishes like moussaka. The new branch marks the restaurant’s third location, after the second branch opened in New Cairo last September.

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Not much happening today besides the West El Bald Festival which showcases Arab fine art at the Lamasat Gallery. The festival is ongoing until 26 July.

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Jessica Chiccehitto Hindman recounts her time as a fake violinist in her memoir, Sounds like Titanic. We’ve all heard of the expression “fake it till you make it.” Well, what if the people who will decide that you’ve made it, are fake as well? That’s what Hindman had to go through, basically, on her quest to be a violinist at a New York City orchestra. Turns out the leader of the ensemble pulled a Milli Vanilli-style scam where the orchestra would pretend to play music, while a CD blasts songs from the soundtrack of the film Titanic, with the audience none the wiser. The story of the hoax is interspersed with her take on why she kept on playing along, exploring themes of undeservingly achieving a childhood dream of being recognized in the music industry and a public (saturated at this point by reality TV) that respects fake excellence over genuine mediocrity.

And if you’re an Amazon Prime member, you could probably pick up a cheaper copy as the Prime Day sale continues today.