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• Against all odds: Who would have thought that a Lebanese would bring back an Olympic medal? Well, Edward Maalouf knew it all along; he only wishes his home government a...
• Got money, and you know it: I've never been much of a rapper, and this is something I now deeply regret. At first glance rap may seem to be something of a grammatical blen...
• Mail order love: I’ve always had my reservations about true love. Much like faith, love is hailed as an intangible absolute we’re expected to strive for, and on...
• Arabia under the sheets: Creator of the first Middle Eastern erotic magazine Joumana Haddad flirts with danger; and danger flirts right back.
• Baz's buzz: Nagi Baz's Buzz Productions has been bringing in the biggest names in music for years, but the man would give up all the recognition in the world to c...
• Old hogs: Summertime, and the living is, well, strange. Beirut goes through a cotton shortage in the summer, and our poor, underprivileged women have to ...
• Run for Lebanon: Founder of the Beirut Marathon, May el Khalil is an advocate of the simple life and of sporting spirit. We'd be lucky to have half her spirit.
• Ziad dit ca: Creator of West Beirut and Lila Dit Ca, Ziad Doueiri is one of the founders of modern Lebanese film. Just don't use that term around him.
• The heart of the stage: Nidal al Achkar is playing a leading role in the Beiruti theatrical movement. Manager and founder of the Al Madina theater, she offers a center for cu...
• This town ain't what it used to be: Painter and teacher Ghada Saghiyeh has a bone to pick with Beirut. Karl Baz looks behind the muted, angry art and into woman.
• Bless the rains down in Lebanon: The 30-year-old Lebanese-Canadian singer, producer and songwriter Karl Wolf has had a couple of successful visits to Beirut, and promises more.
• Lock 'em up: Somewhere in the 19th century, a New Zealander drove the final nail into the patriarchal hierarchy coffin and gave women the right to vote. This was w...
• Hit the brakes: Frem's F1 prototype, his first step towards a life-long dream, is set to open the doors for the Lebanese car-making industry and prove that we too can...
• Hi, keefak? Ca va?: Writer, publisher, lecture organizer and cultural expert Henri Zoghaib shares his incredible love for Lebanon and enthusiasm for literature.
• Why thank you too, sir: Some 2 million years ago (give or take ten minutes) in a somewhat cheerier cave in central Africa, an ancestor of ours paused in an unprecedented mome...