A Nice Jewish Girl

What do Jane Fonda, The Power of Inclusive Exclusion, "Waltz With Bashir" and The World Press Photo Exhibit have in common? Lebanese hospitality was denied to each of these due to their ties with Israel.
So how did Israeli-born Natalie (Herschlag) Portman end up on a billboard in Beirut? Maybe it was something she said! [Link]

Power To The People!

Lebanon's current situation leaves many of us feeling powerless, generating more questions than answers. 

When will Lebanon's energy needs be met? Will the new government address our energy problems? 

Are we on moteur or company power?

Fast Forward

Aishti ads have been featured many times on this blog. Last year, Aishti's ad campaign took a strange turn. Yellow shoe boxes started showing up. The models were gone. Yellow bags took their place. The shoe box appeared on a spider's web. Boxes were stacked and a yellow star placed on top for Christmas. The yellow box is still here but now with a not-hot model on a yellow boat. Tarek at Beirut/NTSC seemed to have an explanation for what was going on and Danielle from This Is Beirut said Sagmeister and Jessica Walsh were the forces behind this ad campaign. **These ads are dark, boring, vague and seemingly without end. It's hard to see how this ad has anything to do with what they sell at Aishti. If the point is to bring awareness to a social cause, to raise money or to demonstrate Aishti's corporate conscience, the point is easily missed. Here's a notion, why not take the cost of this ad campaign and donate it to a good cause and spare us.

This is Beirut, we like our ads sexy, edgy and anything except boring. Take a "Drive-by" and you'll see!

**opinion

Ya Lebnan!

                  Lebanon's Festival season is in full swing!
                Here's a nice list courtesy of @ritakml [link].

Love Is Blind

                               ...and sometimes blindfolded.

Final Touches

Let's hope all of the thorns were removed.

Passport Photo

                             It said 2cm x 3cm not 2m x 3m.

Autobiography

                                     "It's All About Me."

Interpretive Dance

A.) a good example of someone “bending over backwards”
B.) if they do the limbo, she’s ready
C.) new collection of waterproof formalwear
D.) remake of the splash scene from Flashdance

‘Til Death Do Us Part

Which could end up being a very long time….especially if he’s a vampire…muhahaha [thunder]

Bridal Party

         It seems the bride on the left already has the party started.

Lightness Of Being

   Levitating is a clear sign that your weight loss program is working.

Jeita Grotto

Jeita Grotto- one of the 28 finalists for the New 7 Wonders of Nature
Go here [link]  www.n7w.com and cast your vote! Hurry!               Voting ends 11/11/11.

Trick Question

        Does this dress make my butt look big? ……………….Perfect! 

Plastic Surgery

This building on the Jounieh Highway recently got a little facelift. Looks good, right?

Beirut Hot Summer Night

                         “I’ll have what she’s having.”

That’s Amore!

          Buon compleanno mia Bella!

Du Liban

Beirut Spring says the French language in Lebanon is fading…well actually he says it’s dying. According to Beirut NTSC, AlBalad is doing their part to kill it with this ad. N'est-ce pas?

I Scream You Scream

                                Everybody went crazy…..

                               Love it? Hate it?
Tarek says 2 thumbs way down….Maya gives it a big thumbs up!

Katy Perry In Beirut

        Wishful thinking. This super-sized ad is all we get for now!

A Time To Build

King Solomon said there’s a time for everything...including a time to build and build he did using the finest wood available; the Cedar of Lebanon. In fact, the Israelites loved the Lebanese Cedar so much that not only is the Cedar one of the most mentioned plants in the Bible but they used so much of it that the Lebanese cedar forests disappeared long before the time of Christ.  Israel’s devastation of Lebanon started a very long time ago. Actually King Solomon said there’s a time to tear down and a time to build up. That was not wisdom but his foreign policy.
        Photo- Mar Maroun Church with Saifi Crown under construction.
    CityDailyPhoto June Theme Day- “Under Construction”  click to view all participants