Posted By
Najib
Dec 23, 2018 02:47
I stumbled today upon this old video by Red Bull showcasing a cultural conversation between traditional Lebanese Dabke and breaking. You'd think it's an odd combination at first but the outcome is a captivating video that proves music knows no language or bounds. Enjoy! Here's another similar "experiment" I found online between a guitar and a derbake. I had no idea guitars can emit such sounds.
Posted By
Najib
Dec 22, 2018 08:06
CityKart is Lebanon's official indoor karting and will be open as of today! The indoor Karting circuit is an impressive 300m within a 3,500SQM indoor area and is located next to BHV Dora. Unlike normal Karts which are gas-powered, CityKart offers electric karts which pollute less, have great acceleration and more torque. I've never driven in an indoor karting circuit so this is pretty exciting news and I think the best part is that it's…
Posted By
Najib
Dec 21, 2018 06:50
Over 17,000 people disappeared in Lebanon during the civil war, and little has been done to unveil their fate and comfort their families. In an attempt to shed light on this issue on the International Human Rights Day, TBWA\RAAD teamed up with MTV and brought attention to the matter in an unusual way. I love the message conveyed and I welcome any initiative aimed at shedding light at this matter, as the future seems bleak…
Posted By
Najib
Dec 20, 2018 05:31
When I shared a video of a French protestor urging his fellow #GiletsJaunes protestors not to destroy his workplace, I got plenty of comments arguing that violence actually worked in France and that it's about time we have the same in #Lebanon. The rationale is that we're all complaining from rising fuel prices, hight cost of living and government taxes so we should fight fire with fire and start riots, if needed, to pressure those…
Baladi
7 years ago
Nadine Labaki is a step closer to winning an Oscar as Capharnaüm has been shortlisted for the Foreign-Language Oscar and will be competing with eight other movies: Colombia, “Birds of Passage” Denmark, “The Guilty” Germany, ...
Critiques
7 years ago
The last thing that comes to mind is connecting to the airport’s WIFI when I’m flying from Beirut Rafic Hariri’s airport, but last week I remembered they were planning to enhance the internet once and ...
Beirut
7 years ago
Christiane Amanpour’s Netflix special “Sex & Love Around the World” will feature an episode in Beirut. The series, which is a “contextual, acculturated dive into how adults in six, big global cities celebrate love and ...
Lebanon
7 years ago
L’Orient-Le Jour, the leading and probably only French-language daily newspaper in Lebanon, is launching a special section in English where translations of a selection of its articles will be made available. They mentioned two convincing ...
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