Random posts

• Naked classics: Vanessa Nassar threatens to take the violin, and us with it, to new heights. After watching her carry it, I'm a believer.
• Holy ghost: Literary scholar Archbishop Georges Khodr hopes to change the Lebanese youth through example and published lectures.
• Naked Beirut: Creator of the first Middle Eastern erotic magazine, Joumana Haddad flirts with danger, and danger flirts right back. Ten seconds with her and you'll see why.
• The 5 stages of the angsty woman: What follows is an accurate transcription, with some clarifying side-notes of the notebook I lived in prior to my summer lit examinations. 'twas a stormy summer night...
• Mix up: One of the only women in the local DJ industry, Shadia Bseiso's and her mixes have caught on like a regional wildfire.
• Man vs. kitten: When tigers roamed free, we kept our distance. We lived in mud huts, lit fires and sharpened sticks, and prayed that tigers would just leave our miserable little villages alone.
• Ford in the morning: Local DJ Gavin Ford has kept us company many a bleak morning with his hit show on Radio One; 'and one last thing, what's the radio station that loves you?' Here's a peak into his mind.
• Desert toes: In Cairo, there’s an overcrowded area called Khan el Khalil. There I was, wet, smelly and limping on what may have been a broken toe; just like me to have a flashback.
• 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.
• Deserts ahoy: We’re not built for sudden changes. When my ancestors travelled they spent weeks preparing ropes and mounts; I packed clean shorts into a small bag and walked through metal detector after detector.
• Kababster: Architect Maroun el Daccache attempts to define the Lebanese style, not in the least through the incredible office building I was welcomed in. For me though, it's all about Kababji.