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The Pope Is In Lebanon. You’re Upset? Bite Me.
Pope Benedict XVI is coming in a few hours to Lebanon in a visit that has been hyped up for months and which wasn’t even certain at a certain point as the situation in Syria escalated. And yet the Pope...
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But No One Asked If We Wanted To Pay To Get the Pope to Lebanon!
The following picture was shared yesterday by the Lebanese Laïque Pride Facebook page, as their way to refute the Pope’s visit. It seems the Lebanese Laïque (Secular) Pride people are missing a key...
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Pictures From the Burning Down of KFC in Tripoli, Lebanon
Those damn chicks! I knew they had something to do with that anti-Islam movie. But it seems the burning down of KFC in Tripoli wasn’t only aimed at the anti-Islam movie (even writing this sentence...
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A New Job for the Lebanese Army: Guard Fast Food Restaurants
I’m not even kidding. Pictures are courtesy of the Daily Star. Now this is not something you see everyday. “Would you like a riffle with your burger?” As if the Lebanese Army doesn’t have enough on...
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Look At All Those “Idiots” Attending The Pope’s Mass in Beirut
350,000. That’s how many people went to Beirut’s Watefront to attend the Pope’s Mass. A few people is all it took for a wave of ridicule to start hitting them all. Some people were bothered by the...
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iPhone 5 in Lebanon: The Nano Sim Problem
With Apple unveiling their new iPhone 5, a problem has surfaced for Lebanese users who want to purchase the phone and it is the SIM card that the phone uses. Ditching the micro sim that was made...
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Pope Benedict XVI’s Visit To Lebanon in Pictures
With the Pope leaving Lebanon on Sunday and those who had seizures caused by his three visit stay recovering, I figured it would be nice to have a chronicle of sorts for the visit. These are pictures...
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3askar 3a Min?
The above picture is not in Syria. It is not in Libya. It’s not in Egypt. It’s not in Bahrain. It’s in our own backyard. Or front yard in this case – in Downtown Beirut. The men you see on the ground...
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Begin Again (Lyrics) – Taylor Swift
As part of the promotion leading up to the release of her new album RED, Taylor Swift will be releasing a new song weekly to iTunes. This is the first of them and it’s called “Begin Again.” It’s about...
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Bullying in Lebanese Schools
When I was in my early teens, I was constantly bullied at school. It used to bother me at first. Those words hit a spot at first. And then that spot hardened. And I just didn’t care anymore. The...
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Begin Again – Taylor Swift [Single Review]
As a follow up to her pop release, We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together (my review), a song that underperformed on country radio, Taylor Swift is back to cater to her core audience with a bonafide...
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iPhone 5 in Lebanon: The LTE “Issue”
Many people have been asking which countries they can purchase an iPhone 5 from and have it function normally in Lebanon. The confusion is because the iPhone 5 will support different frequencies of LTE...
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What To Expect Tonight on Miss Lebanon
I found out a few minutes ago that the Miss Lebanon pageant is taking place tonight, in less than an hour actually. I remember watching it last summer and having more fun reading all the tweets that...
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Miss Lebanon 2012 is Rina Chibany – 1st Runner Up Is Her Twin Sister
I’m sure we can somehow twist this into a Guinness record. If not, then let’s get triplets next year. Miss Lebanon (Rina) and the 1st runner up (Romy) are twin sisters. While I haven’t watched the show...
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Remove Your Phone Number from True Caller App
Most of us have the “True Caller” app on our phones to let us know who’s behind those contact-less numbers we keep getting. But I, for one, don’t like the app and I think it’s too intrusive. It uses...
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The Lebanese Issue With Fetih 1453
Fetih 1453 is a Turkish movie that was briefly released in Lebanese cinemas last week before meeting outrage from Greek Orthodox Christians due to its “historically incorrect” and defamatory content....
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Racism With Middle East Airlines (MEA)
Situate yourself in the following scenario: you are waiting to board a plane. There are people of every nationality you could think of there. And the hostess decides to single you out. Only because...
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MEA Responds to Racism Incidence
Following the news about racism with MEA employees (click here) at Beirut’s International Airport (I refuse to call it by that other name), MEA has issued a statement. Of course, they were sort of...
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I Knew You Were Trouble (Lyrics) – Taylor Swift
These are the lyrics to the 3rd iTunes countdown single off Taylor Swift’s upcoming album “Red.” It was written by Max Martin, Shellback and Taylor Swift. It is a pure pop track. Once upon a time, A...
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MEA Fires Racist Employee
MEA did the only thing acceptable in the situation the company found itself in over the past few days. The employee who was front and center of the racism incidence was fired, as reported here. While I...
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