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The World According to Jeff Goldblum is nothing short of delightful: Each episode of the National Geographic-produced docuseries features the Jurassic Park star exploring a single topic that everyone seems to love — think ice cream, sneakers, or pools (watch, runtime 1:57). The show, which was part of the rollout of shows on Disney+, delves into the history and appeal of these seemingly simple items, and questions why things are the way they are. Disclaimer: Your appreciation for the show is almost entirely dependent on how you feel about Goldblum as your host, who brings his own quirkiness to the table and isn’t embarrassed to geek out in front of an international audience. Ultimately, the show is more an expression of curiosity rather than a deeply educational experience.

⚽ The Egyptian Premier League continues to heat up: At 6:30pm, El Gouna will face Ismaily, while Pharco play El Gaish at the same time. Zamalek and Future will face off at 9pm.

Saturday is going to be a busy day: We have Manchester City v Liverpool facing off at 6pm in the season’s curtain-raiser: The FA Community Shield.

The German Super Cup between Leipzig and Bayern Munich will kick off at 8:30pm, also on Saturday.

European friendlies: Arsenal will play against Sevilla in the Emirates Cup at 1:30pm. Manchester United will face Atlético Madrid at 1:45pm. Roma faces Tottenham at 8:15pm, and Inter plays against Lyon at 8:30pm.

Bonus for late Saturday / early Sunday: If you’re a night owl (or a super early riser) keep an eye out for Real Madrid v Juventus at 4 am on Sunday.

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Egypt’s first éclair bar: Chouchou, which opened in Arkan this May, brings us 13 different varieties of the French pastry thanks to executive pastry chef Joakim Chambon. Varieties range from the traditional dark chocolate to more unorthodox flavors like lime and basil cream. The store also offers chouquettes — choux pastry puffs covered with crunchy sugar and cinnamon. We recommend the pistachio éclair, with a rich, flavorful pastry cream that goes perfectly with the light and airy choux pastry and the lemon éclair, which is the right amount of tangy. The Design Avenue store design, which aims to express magical realism through the store’s pale pink interiors, adds to the experience of picking out a flavor.

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Swing by Swaying Luck: Driven as an Adjective this weekend: The exhibition features art by Alaa Abdelrahman, Alaa Ayman, Khoshoua ElGohary, Rama Disuky, and Rana Samir. Their artwork will be on display at Bibliothek Egypt through 7 August.

Jazz singer/songwriter Noha Fekry is taking the stage at Room Garden City tonight at 9 pm.

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For eaters, not foodies: The Sporkful — which earned a James Beard Award (Academy Awards of the food world) — is not about Michelin star restaurants, fancy chefs, healthy eating, or cooking advice. Rather, it’s based on the concept that a shared obsession with food is one of the greatest ways to connect with and learn more about people. The podcast is hosted and created by Dan Pashman, who, frustrated with the shortcomings of every pasta shape from spaghetti to penne, made it his mission to create the perfect shape. A mission that culminated with the invention of the cascatelli, which Pashman insists is the superior pasta shape based on its “forkability” — how easily you can get the pasta on your fork and keep it there — “sauceability,” or how well sauce coats the pasta, and “toothsinkability,” which measures how satisfying it is to bite into. You can hear all about the three-year process of inventing cascatelli on the podcast’s “Mission: ImPASTAble” series.

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