First Impression: iPad mini

I really wasn’t interested in the iPad mini when it was first announced and didn’t think it made sense until I took it out of the box and held it in my hands. Now I’m wondering if there is a purpose for the regular sized iPad. The new iPad mini feels a lot lighter and slimmer than my now huge iPad 3 and I really LOVE the black anodized aluminum finish on the back. Once…

Pop-up/Junkyard/YellowContainer closing down on November 10!

Picture taken from Popup-Beirut's When I posted about the Junkyard back in August, I never thought I'd get so many people interested in visiting it and asking me about the place, not because I didn't think it was a cool idea, but because I never imagined that many Lebanese would appreciate an innovative and crazy concept such as this one. These guys were so crazy they organized "Petanque" games every night starting 6 pm. This…

Pictures from the car-free day in Rmeil & Geitawi

As previously posted, and following the great success of the Achrafieh car-free day two months ago, today was a pedestrian day in Rmeil and Geitawi loaded with activities from running, cycling, yoga, zumba, painting and others. As you can see from the few selected pictures I posted, people from all age groups went down to the streets to enjoy this day. Those events are part of the Achrafieh2020 initiative, which is aimed at "satisfying Achrafieh…
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ACT for the 17000 disappeared in Lebanon

13 years ago
[YouTube] Thousands of people who disappeared during the war in Lebanon and its aftermath are still missing today. Since the war ended, the government made a few, limited attempts to clarify the fate of the ...
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Beirut on Armin Van Buuren’s ASOT 600 itinerary

13 years ago
Mexico City, Sao Paulo, Kuala Lumpur, New York, Den Bosch and Beirut were the cities chosen by Armin Van Buuren for his “A State of Trance 600” tour planned in 2013. The World No.1 DJ ...
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Please keep bombs away from my car (Part2)

13 years ago
Via Beirut.com Some Lebanese are desperately trying to keep bombs away from their cars and trying to gain the criminals’ sympathy. Whomever wrote this meant is as a joke but come to think of it, ...
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Another art work by Mark Jenkins at Beirut Souks

13 years ago
I posted few weeks back about the creepy sculpture of a woman lying below a bench at the Beirut Souks. As it turns out, there’s another one which I did not notice before, two men ...
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