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• Trash talk: One of our most fascinating skills as a people, is the ability to delegate responsibility. I suppose we're actually justified every so often; the powe...
• Alcoholic angels: The pub was crowded and loud, and there was chocolate involved. I know this because cake forced its way into my mouth before I had a chance to sit dow...
• Garage band: One of the most active organizers in the music industry, Jyad el Murr busies himself with his Instruments Garage, two music stations (Nostalgie and NR...
• Kabab for the sir?: 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 ...
• 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 musi...
• All mixed up: One of the only women in the local DJ industry, Shadia Bseiso's and her mixes have caught on like a regional wildfire.
• 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.
• For whom the bell tolls: A legend in Lebanese theater, Rafic Ali Ahmad buys me a narghile at the notorious Rawda Cafe and talks about his life.
• The 5 stages of the angsty woman: The opinions expressed and implied within this document reflect the author's meditation on one (1) woman only; the author therefore kindly requests th...
• Splash some color: Cartoons are rarely serious and that's exactly what Mazen Kerbaj counts on. While the officials ignore his work, Kerbaj is busy making a splash.
• Of boards and broads: It is my belief that anything of any given value, can be improved upon by adding a woman. A snowboard is a beautiful thing, but a woman on a board is ...
• Screw the stage: Rabih Mroue believes that Lebanese theater is a thankless, sadistic mistress; and success takes time and plenty of passion. Not to mention an aversion...
• Lift your voices up: Magida el Roumi may have been singing for over 30 years, and despite the dip in optimism, her passion for peace is undimmed.
• Plucking women: With peacocks, size may very well matter. Peahens – like our own females – are fantastically confused creatures, and as a result have driven th...
• Kung Fu Redhead: With a masterful hand it forms her curves, sprays on the exact shade of tan that communicates directly to your desire, rips out a few stars to make th...