Tune in each week as Marhaba delves into the wonderful world of popular culture to find the best new TV series, movies, books, and music.
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Shrinking
Apple TV+, 27 January
One of the most anticipated shows this January is Shrinking which starts streaming on Apple TV+ on Friday. It centres around therapist Jimmy Laird (Jason Segel) who is grieving over the death of his wife. His severe grief drives him to a breaking point and causes strained relationships with the people around him. His job was also put into jeopardy as he breach ethical barriers by telling his patients what he completely thinks, resulting in massive changes to his and their lives. The first two episodes of Shrinking, which also stars Harisson Ford, will debut on Friday, and new episodes will premiere weekly.
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Shotgun Wedding (Jan. 27, Prime Video)
Shotgun Wedding
Prime Video, 27 January
How about another marriage-themed movie from Jennifer Lopez? From last year’s Marry Me, JLo is back this year with Shotgun Wedding alongside Josh Duhamel. Their characters Darcy and Tom are tying the knot in an extravagant destination wedding, surrounded of course by their lovable but opinionated families. But what is supposed to be their best day ever turns into a nightmare due to the hijacking of pirates. Darcy and Tom are forced to protect their families and fight back against the criminals — if they don’t kill each other first. Shotgun Wedding premieres this Friday on Prime Video.
Related: See our Cinema Listings for all the latest releases you can watch in Qatar!
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The Creative Act: A Way of Being
Rick Rubin
This guide from the legendary music producer, Rick Rubin, is a beautifully crafted book that can offer deep wisdom about the importance of creativity to all of us. Rubin is a master at helping people connect with the source of their creativity and now his book can help you enhance the creativity in your life too.
Rick Rubin was known for creating a space where artists of all different genres and traditions can home in on who they really are and what they really offer. He has produced albums for artists like the Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Kanye West, Eminem, Adele, Lady Gaga, Johnny Cash, Jay-Z, Shakira and Justin Timberlake. He has 8 Grammy Awards – including two for best Album of the Year.
“I set out to write a book about what to do to make a great work of art. Instead, it revealed itself to be a book on how to be.” —Rick Rubin
Over the years, Rubin has thought deeply about where creativity comes from and he learned that being an artist isn’t about what you create, but it’s about your relationship to the world. Creativity has a place in everyone’s life, and everyone can make that place larger. The Creative Act can illuminate that path as a road we all can follow.
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Diamonds & Dancefloors
Ava Max, 27 January
Diamonds & Dancefloors is the upcoming second studio album by American singer Ava Max who popularised some of this generation’s hit songs such as Sweet but Psycho, Kings & Queens, and So Am I to name a few. Ava said in some of her interviews that her new songs have been inspired by a break-up, and will be more personal than before. She said the album will ‘make you cry and dance at the same time.’
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