Syrian soaps move to Beirut
From the set of Wiladi Mi Khasri (Pregnant from the Waist) one of several major Syrian productions being shot…
Lebanon’s copyright problem
I saw this recently in Jounieh, but I’m having a hard time believing it is an actual “7-Eleven”…
Keeping Ramadan classy on MTV
Like most Christian-owned Lebanese broadcasters, MTV is fully embracing the Ramadan TV season, when dozens of new shows…
Video: “Jon Stewart the Zionist”
There’s a lot of buzz on Facebook and blogs about Bassem Youssef’s interview last night on LBC– namely the…
Lana Del Rey quotes
As is typically the case when big acts come to Lebanon, Lana Del Rey’s performance experienced sound problems…
CIA was behind the last major explosion in Bir Abed
LBC did an interesting background report on today’s explosion in Bir Abed. Turns out there was another huge…
The problem with Lebanese crime scenes
It’s only been a few hours since today’s blast in Beirut and already the crime scene has become…
Judicial valet
Last night while cruising down Charles Malek–one of Ashrafieh’s busiest roads– I was almost forced to veer and…
Vampire resistant
Because God knows what will pop out of Lebanon next.
Why Turkish soaps work
Latin American soap operas like this one used to dominate Arab airwaves. But they are increasingly eclipsed by…