Tag Archives: Beirut
Vent
I don’t need to tell any of you about recent events. Everybody else and their grandmother already have, and with the age of the internet there’s no shortage of hatred, vitriol or paranoia that makes you think that the digital … Continue reading
Beirut
A lot of what I’ve been reading on the Lebanese blogosphere lately concerns the country’s rather shoddy state, downtown Beirut’s becoming a ghost town, and other grievances native to our little corner of the world. While I’ve written about Lebanon before, … Continue reading
Gearing Up and In a Hurry? Just Consult Your Friendly Facebook Arms Dealer
Things have been going from bad to worse back home in Lebanon, or have been carrying on as normal, depending on how you look at things. Before leaving back to the U.S. I remember waking up several times to the … Continue reading
New Year, Not-So-New Everything Else
Lebanon has a bad enough rep for its steadily worsening security security situation and rampant corruption, and these are just the twin peaks of the iceberg. Today’s (or rather, yesterday’s) attack on the southern Beirut suburb of Dahyeh could not … Continue reading
And That’s One More Sigh to be Heaved
I wrote recently that despite everything that was wrong with this country, I genuinely try to keep hope alive. One of the things that discourages me, as I’ve mentioned, is the general sense of ignorance and sheer stupidity that seems … Continue reading
Last Light
Here’s a poem I wrote while taking a walk around town one night, as well as this photo which I’ve dubbed “Bunny Over Beirut”. The amber-red hare flees desperately from its grey, amorphous assailants- neglected by the minuscule, insignificant creatures below. … Continue reading
Another story I’m working on
Here’s the prologue for a story I wrote a while back. I think it has some promise, so have a look at it and tell me what you think. Enjoy Prologue The umbrellas over the tables did little to shield … Continue reading
Dissenting June Bug Strikes Beirut
We’ve all seen what’s happening in the Middle East and elsewhere in the world as far as protests go-the most recent addition to that list being the protests in Istanbul, Turkey and Brazil that managed to snowball into nationwide affairs. … Continue reading
Updates on Chomsky and Graduation (Plus a Mushy, Sappy Speech!)
So I graduated this weekend along with like 1,400 or more people. Things were good and pretty fun, but I’d have to say that the highlight of the weekend was being in Noam Chomsky’s presence. I have seen the man … Continue reading
Rant: So Why Not Us?
Not too long ago a Facebook friend of mine shared an e-comic strip about the situation in Turkey and juxtaposing it to here. For those still living under a rock, Turkey’s experiencing a series of protests against Prime Minister Recep … Continue reading
Bits and Pieces 