Random posts

• Queen of kings: 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 is now widely regarded as a very bad move, and women have since plotted to enslave us.
• Manic Manicure: Saturday night isn’t about consuming as much alcohol as possible before passing out. Preposterous I thought, but the magazine made me follow a social princess around for a day and find out.
• Meen meen?: Meen are the definitive Lebanese anti-band, and while their lyrics are obscure and sometimes outright silly, you can't help but be moved by their music.
• Spin out: Local favorite and internationally acclaimed Clint Maximus gives me a peak into the life of a DJ.
• My darling valentine: Ask me anytime, and I’ll argue the merits of bachelorhood with the eloquence of Arabian philosophers and the conviction of pack-mules; any time, except around Valentine’s.
• Run: 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
• 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.
• Fat in Beirut: So, three fat women walk into a government office in Beirut; did that sound like the front end of a bad joke? Let me try again.
• Mother of 30: Mama Jamale is a surrogate mother to more than 30 children. She has helped two generations of SOS Village children and looks forward to supporting many more.
• Boards and broads: Anything of beauty can be dramatically improved upon with the addition of a woman. Snowboard? Beautiful. Women on snowboards? Sex! Well, for the most part.
• 12 angry convicts: Drama therapist Zena Daccache talks about her creative remake of 12 Angry Men. The catch? She casts the hardened inmates of Roumieh Prison.