AUD vs AUB [No, not the game]

Yeah, this is one of those sports “fail”s. This took place during the Presidents Tournament at AUB, it’s the second one they host. American University of Dubai (AUD) and the American University of Beirut (AUB) were playing, and apparently things got messy with a red card. Don’t ask, just watch

Undefeated Lebanese/German Boxer Shot by Her Stepfather Prior Title Defense

Lebanese are literally just everywhere. The undefeated Lebanese/German boxer Rola El Halabi was shot by her 44 year old stepfather in the dressing room prior to her title defense on April 1st and will not be able to participate in the match, with a huge chance of having her career over. El Halabi, 25, is [...]

Being Ignorant is One Thing, but Ignorant and Rude? That’s Something Special (Yeah Right)

Disclaimer: If you consider yourself ignorant, rather, if you fall in my dictionary of being ignorant and cannot take the heat of pointed out what’s right and wrong and then feeling stupid eventually, don’t bother reading this. Also to be clear, the point of this article is not to attach a specific type of people [...]

An Utter State of Chaos

Going to restaurants used to be fun. It was all about trying out new foods and enjoying the company of whoever you happened to be dining with. Now, and especially with the massive tourist influx, the fundamentals of dining out includes a bunch of waiting: to be seated, for the waiter to take your order, [...]

Cringing As Lebanon Elects A New Miss

Last night, I was lured into watching the elections of Miss Lebanon 2010 because there were no football matches being broadcast and no newly downloaded episodes of Glee on my laptop. But the main reason I tuned in was out of pure intrigue. The newly crowned Miss, Rahaf Abdallah, and I are both alumnae of [...]