Posted By
Najib
Jun 07, 2018 04:48
Update: A Beirut street defying Chbib's decision. Beirut Governor has issued a statement today banning Beirut residents from raising non-Lebanese flags during the World Cup, as it is against the law. The only flag that we're allowed to raise is the Lebanese one apparently. This must be the most ridiculous thing I've heard in a long while. It's the World Cup and we're cheering for teams that are actually competing in it. What's the point…
Posted By
Najib
Jun 07, 2018 03:14
The last time a smartphone camera came to close to 40 Megapixels was the Nokia Lumia 1020, which I still have by the way, but what the Huawei P20 Pro is offering with its 40MP 5X hybrid zoom camera is on a whole new level. The P20 Pro camera is being portrayed as the best ever on a smartphone, a photographer's dream and I can confidently say it's the best smartphone camera I've ever shot…
Posted By
Najib
Jun 06, 2018 11:04
Two days ago, Google was showing a wrong conversion currency rate for the Lebanese Pound whereas 1 US dollar equalled 767.51 Lebanese Pounds while the real value is 1,506.65. The currency was showing correctly on all other websites but for some reason Google's value was wrong. A couple of hours later, the issue got fixed and the value was back to normal but I still have no idea how that happened. To begin with, Google…
Posted By
Najib
Jun 05, 2018 07:53
Batroun has always been known for its avant-garde nightlife scene, back when Monot was what Mar Mikhael is today, Batroun’s clubs were full to the brim. The past few years though, the clubbing scene in the north has been somewhat stagnant. This is why ODD’s opening this summer season promises to inject some life back into Batroun’s clubbing scene. ODD is a rooftop club next to where Pierre & Friends is. Rooftops and Lebanese clubbers…
Fun
5 years ago
Fifteen tons of weed were apprehended yesterday by the Internal Security Forces, making it the country’s biggest-ever drug bust. The drugs were worth over $100M dollars and were hidden inside paint buckets. They were set ...
Fun
5 years ago
One of the blog readers emailed me asking about a rare board game called “Civil War” that was created in the 1989 by Naji Tueni. It’s apparently similar to monopoly but themed around the civil ...
Critiques
5 years ago
Should we legalize cannabis in Lebanon? What’s the potential medical value of Lebanon-grown cannabis? The use of weed in the medical field has been legalized in several countries worldwide and there are “currently 10 academic ...
Fun
5 years ago
I love Ghaleb’s work and the latest is a series of portraits of taxi drivers in Lebanon. The right term here is “Service” not taxi, which is still quite popular in Lebanon and consists of ...
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