Bus safety
Because who needs regulations like keeping doors shut while driving down the highway when you can just put…
The ironies of air travel
A plane full of Lebanese waits patiently in line behind Israel.
What Panama and Lebanon have in common
I’m half-way across the world but the parallels to home are everywhere here in Panama. Like Lebanon, Panama…
Ferrari parking
Sign above the car says: “The Center of Arab Culture”
UT Austin talk this week
I’ll be talking about my latest pieces and upcoming ones at the University of Texas at Austin next…
Beirut a la Panama
I must say I felt a little let down when I was told we would be going to…
Social media for the masses
It has been argued that social media’s role in the Arab uprisings has been overplayed partly because Twitter…
Goodbye to “Au Peche De Vigne”
Sometimes we notice things before they are gone. A few days ago, I was passing by Roma Street…
American Contrails
I’m in New York this week, but the skies keep reminding me of home.