You don’t have to earn a star in Lebanon…
You can just buy one! Even a now defunct (alleged money-laundering) bank still has its star: Clearly modeled…
Saint sponsorship?
In Lebanon, everything seems to be marketable, even potential sainthood. This wall ad is positioned along one of…
Living it up
A new air of optimism prevails in Lebanon today. And as is often the case after a Lebanese…
A scoop of Doha
I saw this ad last night in front of the Haagen Daaz stand in downtown Beirut, which is…
Resume normal programing
After weeks of broadcasting war-mongering propaganda, Lebanese television stations have resumed their usual diet of music videos, soap…
Sleiman for president?
It seems the Lebanese politicians in Doha have agreed on at least one thing: elect Army general Michel…
Popular sentiment
This spray painted wall says a lot about what many Lebanese think of the poster/billboard war that is…
Loving and hating America
The Arab world is more divided than ever today and this can be illustrated through a very unscientific…
Balconies
The balcony is a central part of Lebanese life. People have lunch on them, play backgammon on them,…
Adding Rambo
Just in case the atmosphere wasn’t tense enough in Beirut, Lebanese film distributors have decided that we could…