Update: Daily Beast removes “worst countries to visit” article
After an uproar from critics, The Daily Beast has removed an article that labeled Lebanon and four other…
The misguided Beast
So by now you have heard that “The Daily Beast” has rated Lebanon the worst place in the…
What’s being dug up at Saifi Gardens?
There appears to be a lot of interesting ruins being dug up at the new Safi Gardens development.…
The paralysis of self-loathing
The following piece was published in the May issue of Bold Magazine, but both the subject and self-loathing…
How Lebanon blew its Marshall Plan and other sobering figures
Former Labor Minister Charbel Nahas provided some sobering statistics at today’s City Debates conference at AUB. Chief among…
TechCrunch awards Lebanese Startups
Four Lebanese startups won awards handed out by TechCrunch, one of the world’s biggest technology sites, at a…
Police stand down at Boutros road protest
Here’s a chronology of one of two protests in Mar Mikhael this weekend to demand a park instead…
Municipality provides obstacle course
I wonder if the municipality of Beirut is training us. This lady seems to be doing well, even…
Real men are millionaires
Like many new towers going up in Beirut, Trillium sells its flats for millions of dollars. Does this…
Help save this place
The green space above is one of the only surviving orchards in Beirut, but the municipality wants to…