Random posts

• Tone deaf: The best writers write effortlessly; as soon as their hands touch the keyboard their fingers weave pieces of their lives, dreams and that obscure art they saw while stumbling into the trash-bins drunk, on Friday night.
• 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.
• Got money: Rappers are philosophers, and while we've been mining into Confucius and Plato, these young G’s have had the answers to life, the universe and women all along.
• Seed of Zicco: Zicco House is much more than just the poetry readings and concerts at the Samra Bar: it's a launch-pad for the country's most prominent movements, and has become a hub for thinkers and dissidents who dream of change.
• Media mystic: Known for her strong presence and edgy talk shows, not to mention her immensely popular astronomy books, Maguy Farah shares a bit of her past and future.
• 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.
• Love is blind: Who loves you baby? Friends? Family? Professional matchmakers? We set two guinea pigs, Karl Baz and Nayla Aramouni, on three blind dates apiece to figure it 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.
• 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.
• Brush aside: Tony el Mendelek is a hairdresser, one of the best hairdressers in the country. But ask him if his work can change society and he'll laugh in your face. Which is rather refreshing.
• Baz buzz: Nagi Baz's Buzz Productions has brought in the biggest names in music since the early 90s, but the man would give up all the recognition in the world to be able to work in a stable environment.