Alex Riachy Pulling 12-Ton Trucks with his Hair

I'm sure most of you have heard about Chamchoum. Well Alex Riachy is Chamcoum's son, he's well known for his superhuman stunts which include dragging trucks with his ponytail and breaking large rocks with his hands among other things. Alex was apparently taking part in some Brazilian show called Pânico na Band and managed to pull trucks weighing 12 tons with his ponytail. Someone should ask him what's his secret? Is it some secret shampoo…

Jim Beam Rocks 12-Hour Music Festival!

Jim Beam Rocks has become an annual tradition that many Lebanese, especially Rock fans, look forward to each summer. This summer, Jim Beam is upping the ante, with a 12-hour festival at Iris Beach Club in Damour! The lineup this year includes a wide choice of music, 8 live performances by local Lebanese bands as well as 4 DJ sets ranging from old, classic, modern and alternative rock to soul, reggae and some funky tunes…

Careem Now Available in Jounieh

Careem launched in Beirut two or three years ago if I'm not mistaken but they only recently started to market themselves properly. As of last week, Careem has announced that it's launching in Jounieh. Being an Uber user, I was struggling to see why I would choose Careem over Uber but there are three Careem features that give it a bit of an edge over Uber: 1- Schedule Later: Uber recently introduced the option to…

How to Catch up on Game of Thrones if You Missed Out

The long-anticipated season 7 premiere of Game of Thrones aired on July 17th and we're off a to very powerful start of the season . Just to give you an idea on how popular this series has become: the premiere was watched through official channels more than 16 million times, the most for a premiere in HBO's history and was illegally viewed over 90 million times across the globe. I'm always telling my friends who…
Fun

Despacito 3al Lebnene by Fouad Yammine

8 years ago
I hate that song and I hate the fact that it made so much buzz. Gangnam was also a silly song but at least there was something original about it, unlike Despacito. Anyway, I haven’t ...
Baladi

12 Lebanese Women in Forbes’ Top 100 Most Powerful Arab Businesswomen 2017 List

8 years ago
The 2017 Forbes list of the 100 most powerful Arab Businesswomen is out and 12 Lebanese women made the list. Forbes collects information from annual reports and company websites and look at criteria such as ...
Critiques

Burj Hammoud Mountain Garbage Being Dumped Into the Sea

8 years ago
No one really knows what’s happening at the Burj Hammoud landfill but the mountain is slowly being flattened and dumped into the Mediterranean. Here’s a recent picture taken by a friend showing how the mountain ...
Architecture

In Pictures: The Synagogue of Bhamdoun

8 years ago
Most of the Lebanese Jews lived in Beirut but there were also communities in other cities like Saida and Tripoli and there are still intact synagogues mainly in Saida, Bhamdoun and Deir el Qamar. The ...
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