Random posts

• 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.
• Little fish: Some 2 million years ago, give or take ten minutes, in a cheery cave in central Africa, an ancestor paused in an unprecedented moment of consideration and regarded his mate.
• Wall of piss: Please and kindly, do not urinate on this wall.
• 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.
• Special Olympian: Who would have thought that a Lebanese would bring back an Olympic medal? Edward Maalouf knew it all along; he only wishes his government appreciated it a bit more.
• 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.
• Arabic soup: Writer and cultural editor of Al Safir, Abbas Beydoun talks about the effect of war on literature and the Lebanese. I think.
• Google hates Arabs, and housekeepers?: Here's a fun, racist trick someone taught me with Google translate today; totally worth sharing.
• Hi, keefak, ça va?: Writer, publisher, lecture organizer and cultural expert Henri Zoghaib shares his incredible love for Lebanon and enthusiasm for literature.
• Call me Jack: “Little pigs, little pigs, let me come in; not by the hair on your chinny chin chin?”
• Garage days: One of the most active organizers in the music industry, Jyad el Murr busies himself with his Instruments Garage, two music stations, and a host of concerts and musical events.