Hodor is Coming to #Beirut

Kristian Nairn, known for playing Hodor in the Game of Thrones series, is actually a DJ in real life and he's coming to Uberhaus at the Forum de Beirut as part of his Rave of Thrones 2017 world tour. I thought it was some sort of joke at first but I looked him up and he's been all over the world playing his sets. I listened to some of his sets, they're pretty cool but…

7 Reasons Why “Lahon W Bass” is The Best Comedy Talk Show Right Now

I've watched most of the episodes of Adel Karam's “Hayda Haki" and Hisham Haddad's "Lahonwbas" this season and I don't think we need ratings to figure out who's doing better. Funnily enough, I never liked Hisham and I found his previous show "LOL" on OTV obnoxious but "Lahonwbas" is a different story and I'm really enjoying it lately. On the other hand, Adel's show is becoming a major disappointment at least for me. Here's why…
Baladi

I’m a Speaker at The French Embassy’s “La Nuit des idées” on Jan 26

9 years ago
The French Institute in Beirut is organizing tomorrow January 26th an open event entitled “la Nuit des idées” from 6PM till midnight at the French Embassy in Beirut where people from different backgrounds will be ...
Critiques

Should Freedom of Speech Be Absolute?

9 years ago
What has been happening in the past couple of weeks is very worrying and alarming in regards to freedom of expression in Lebanon. I totally understand that we live in a conservative society where people ...
Baladi

Creative Space Beirut: Beirut’s First Free Fashion School is Breaking Barriers & Offering Quality Education

9 years ago
I never had the chance to write about Creative Space Beirut but they’ve just been featured on Ozy so I thought this would be a nice opportunity to shed the light on this beautiful and ...
Fun

A Random “Amir el Leil” Question

9 years ago
I did try a couple of times to watch Amir el Leil but just like all Lebanese TV series, I didn’t last longer than 10 minutes (Blame it on Rami Ayyache’s lousy acting this time). ...
Critiques

Why Is BeirutNationalMuseum.com Sponsored by An Egyptian Company?

9 years ago
It has been brought to my attention that BeirutNationalMuseum.com is maintained by an Egyptian company called El Motaheda and sponsored by mashy.com, which is an Egyptian news portal. I doubt that this is the official ...
Critiques

Costa Coffee’s Would-be Suicide Bomber The Dumbest Ever?

9 years ago
Almost everyone hailed the collaborative efforts between the Lebanese army and the ISF that led to foiling the Costa Coffee attempt on Saturday but a lot of people are raising doubts about this whole incident ...
Fun

Trump Vs Obama Crowds Remind Me of M14 vs M8 Protests

9 years ago
I never thought I’d see the day where US media is busy debating whether Trump attracted more crowds to his inauguration than Obama did in 2009. They are comparing crowds by examining aerial shots, metro ...
Food

Tanoreen’s Knafeh

9 years ago
Tanoreen, a popular Middle-Eastern restaurant based in Brooklyn and run by Palestinian-American chef Rawia Bishara, was featured in last week’s edition of the Explorers and the highlight of the visit was Rawia’s homemade Knafe, which ...
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