CNN Names Barbar Among the 5 Best Kebab Places in the World
I couldn’t help but chuckle a bit when I saw this. I mean, come on, Barbar is the place you stop at 4:30AM after a night of clubbing when you’re super hungry and your options aren’t that many. But, then again, a good kebab isn’t just the price, presentation, pedigree of the beef, etc. It’s […]
Taste Lebanon’s Awesome Lebanese Food Video
I’ve met so many wonderfully amazing people all around the world. Every single one I meet, I invite to come to Lebanon. I try to describe how wonderful parts of it are, how amazing most of its people can be and how delicious our food is. The main selling points are always: history, nature, food […]
Lebanon’s ISF: Tough on Private Parties, Nowhere to be Seen During Clashes
Ahmad Ajam, better known as DJ maDJam, is an extremely good friend of mine. His birthday party has become a time-honored tradition year after year where lotsa awesome people get together for good drinks, great food and even better music on the rooftop of his house in Beirut. It’s not a large-scale event, and it’s […]
The Colbert Report Live: What It’s Like and Tips for Tix
I was lucky enough to watch two of my biggest heros and role-models back-to-back this week, and I am honestly still having a hard time grasping how amazing that was. That’s why, I wanna give you guys an idea of what it’s like and how best to try to get into these live tapings of […]
FASHAL – Ladies Only Bus?
Not sure if this is sharia-style sexism, or this is the party bus that transports “performers” from one strip club to the other at night… Thank you Elie Issa!
8 Shots from Coachella 2013
I won’t review anything and ruin it for everyone going to Weekend 2, but here’s a feel of what it was like being part of the 3-day magical experience that is The Coachella Valley Music and Art Festival. For more, follow me on Instagram
Lana Del Rey in Beirut End of May
GOD DAYYUM! My greatest fear used to be Islamist extremists, but after tonite, my new phobia is Lana Del Rey’s Lebanese fans. In a move that, in retrospect, caused way too much trouble, I teased that Lana Del Rey will be in Beirut this May after leaking that she will be one of the headliners […]
Iran’s Fake Weapons and Accomplishment Becoming Sad
Iran loves to boast that it is a world-power on the level of countries like China and the US. Of course, this is far from true, despite President Ahamdinejad’s defiant and overly-ambitious speeches and announcements. Here’s a timeline of a few fake photos and milestone achievements they’ve faked so poorly. Perhaps they should invest less […]
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Lebanon’s ISF: Tough on Private Parties, Nowhere to be Seen During Clashes
Ahmad Ajam, better known as DJ maDJam, is an extremely good friend of mine. His birthday party has become a time-honored tradition year after year where lotsa awesome people get together for good drinks, great food and even better music on the rooftop of his house in Beirut. It’s not a large-scale event, and it’s […]
FASHAL – Ladies Only Bus?
Not sure if this is sharia-style sexism, or this is the party bus that transports “performers” from one strip club to the other at night… Thank you Elie Issa!
Lana Del Rey in Beirut End of May
GOD DAYYUM! My greatest fear used to be Islamist extremists, but after tonite, my new phobia is Lana Del Rey’s Lebanese fans. In a move that, in retrospect, caused way too much trouble, I teased that Lana Del Rey will be in Beirut this May after leaking that she will be one of the headliners […]
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Lebanon’s ISF: Tough on Private Parties, Nowhere to be Seen During Clashes
Ahmad Ajam, better known as DJ maDJam, is an extremely good friend of mine. His birthday party has become a time-honored tradition year after year where lotsa awesome people get together for good drinks, great food and even better music on the rooftop of his house in Beirut. It’s not a large-scale event, and it’s […]
Beirut Escort Services Online: A Thinly Veiled Prostitution Ring?
A reader forwarded this link to me, and I found it extremely interesting because it looks like this has been happening for quite a while and they even have hundreds of fans on their Facebook page and followers on Twitter. It’s hilarious because they talk about “sensual experience” and a “beirut sex guide” but insist […]
A Few Notes on the Smuggled Phones Ban That Will Take Effect June 1
You might have read that the Lebanese government is planning on cracking down on illegally smuggled mobile devices, which apparently, are the majority of the devices in Lebanon (70% according to the government), and for good reason. Here are some points you need to know: Why is the % so high? In Lebanon, we have […]
Marwan Charbel Asks Whether Gay French Citizens Should Be Allowed to Enter Lebanon
وعن حادثة الدكوانه والمربع الليلي فيها قال: “لبنان ضد اللواط، وهو بحسب القانون اللبناني يعتبر جناية. وأنا أتساءل هل بعدما سمحت فرنسا بزواج المثليين، نسمح بدخولهم لبنان؟” Roughly translates to: “Lebanon is against fags, and according to Lebanese law, it is a felony. And I wonder, after France allowed gay people to marry, should we […]
My Laughs Were Justified: “Bomb Detectors” Used in Lebanon Are Fake, UK Man Selling Them Found Guilty
I saw this report on Al Jazeera last week, and I couldn’t stop laughing. All the times parking attendants walked in that straight line in places like Beirut Souks and ABC Ashrafieh, were useless apart from creating jobs for the unlucky person who had to walk the length of thousands of cars every day. How could […]
