Getting profiled at JFK, surprise.
John F Kennedy Airport New York Daily News/Jesse Ward “We need to ask you a few more questions. Come…
New Lebanese brew
A new microbrewery has opened in Batroun, a picturesque small town on the Lebanese coast. Even more cool…
Hamra is back to normal except…
… for the “Hawker” private security guard staring and squinting at me while taking this picture (because I…
Massive excavation continues at Saifi
I was lucky enough to pass by the Saifi dig (above) today when the gate was briefly open.…
Facebook 1995
Of course there was no Facebook in 1995, but if there was, this is what it might have…
Building towers, destroying lives
It’s a good thing the woman who lives here was at work when her walls collapsed: Her living…
Happy (lawless) birthday
The Lebanese police are celebrating their 153rd anniversary. At a commemoration event, the head of the force pledged…
Minister takes stand against fencing of coast
The Environment minister’s Facebook status above was posted this afternoon and comes in the wake of weeks of activism,…
Beirut International Archives Weekend
We had a blast at last year’s International Archives Day with Professor George Arbid at the Arab Center…
The fencing of Dalieh
The creative people at 5Ampere have just come up with this striking piece of protest art. The caption…