Cake Sparklers Are Not Safe

Ziad Abi Chaker, an environmental & industrial engineer, has appeared on LBCI and AL Jadeed to talk about the hazards of cake sparklers, especially the ones that are commonly used in Lebanon. To be honest, I've always hated these sparklers because they produce smoke and are way too hot when you remove them, which is obviously dangerous for everyone, not just kids. However, it turns out they are even more dangerous than that, as those…

#PreventChildAbuse: Break The Silence & Report

The month of April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month and Himaya, the local NGO working on child protection, is initiating an awareness campaign and asking people to break the silence and report child abuse to Himaya. Child abuse needs to be prevented and reported and more importantly children need help to overcome it and that's where Himaya steps in. If you know about child abuse, you have no excuse not to report it and…

Ogero Head Imad Kreidieh Facebook Live Session on April 5 At 7PM

New Ogero Head Imad Kreidieh tweeted today that he's holding a live Facebook session tomorrow at 7PM. The aim is to meet the youth, interact with them and answer their questions. We were all relieved when Abdel Menhem Youssef was finally ousted as Ogero head and even though we haven't seen any improvement yet in terms of internet speeds despite the promises, Kreidieh has been doing a great job in terms of rebranding Ogero and…

#KeepWalkingLebanon: The Resourceful Don’t Wait

Johnnie Walker revealed its 2017 edition of Keep Walking Lebanon a couple of weeks ago, and is shedding the light this year on the the resourcefulness behind every Lebanese. It's a reminder that we Lebanese always manage to figure a way out from our problems, and that we always come up with new and innovative solutions when everything is going wrong. I'm proudly taking part in that campaign and my walk is featured on Johnnie…
Animals & Wildlife

Colored Easter Chicks Banned But Everyone’s Selling Them

8 years ago
Every year, colored Easter chicks are banned in Beirut and other Lebanese cities, which is obviously great news but the truth is no one is enforcing that ban. What happens is that a couple of ...
Advertising

I Almost Fell for Kababji’s April Fools Day’ Joke

8 years ago
Kababji announced Drone Delivery on March 31 and to be honest, I believed them for a second. There are drones delivering pizzas so why not Foul & Kabab? Imagine you’re up in the mountains craving ...
Beirut

Two Reminders That We’re still Living in a Jungle

8 years ago
Some guy got into a fight on Friday night with a bouncer at a night club in Beirut so he decided to pull out his gun and fire into the air before he was stopped. ...
Critiques

Lebanese All-Star Basketball Game With More Foreigners than Lebanese

8 years ago
There’s an all-star Lebanese basketball game scheduled on April 9th at 5 PM by the FLB. The game will oppose players from Beirut vs Outside Beirut including three foreign players on each team LOL! So ...
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