July 2, 2008 at 10:03 am
· Filed under Seriously, Arabisms, Pop Culture
Ladies and gentlemen… behold… the newest Danish cartoon crisis. Except this time it comes in two fantastic parts:
1. Part “Israeli conspiracy theory to brain wash our youth into only caring for immoral strippers” courtesy of many of the so called “parties” who only have a say on such silly events, including leftist, socialist, Muslim Brotherhood, conservative, and so on.
2. Part “THEY’RE ENCOURAGING HOMOSEXUALITY!”, courtesy of a lot of the other parties, such as the Muslim Brotherhood, conservative, etc.
Around these two points, both teams have managed to rally a number of people around them. Because naturally, people never really bother thinking about anything.
You know, regardless of whether it matters at all if Publicis was the organizer or not (because after all, read the news), the actual organizer is called Les Visiteurs du Soir, and it’s a French company that you can read about here.
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June 23, 2008 at 10:54 am
· Filed under Pop Culture, Geek Culture
When did so many people start rooting for Spain?
Sarah is espanaaaaaaaa…
Oraib is Spain “We Are Still The Championsssssssssss .”
Ola is glad that Spain won because they deserved it, and realized how much Italy SUCKS.
Zeina is only stating facts :P and is thrillledd italy is OUT:D go spainnn :D.
Faisal is OLE OLE España !!!
Ali is ¡Viva España!
Ayah is sooo happy for espana yaay hahaha italy in your face you deserve it.
Emad is Spain w basssssssss.
Seeba viva espaniaaaa italyy la baraaaaaaaa.
Hiba is and Italy lost.. woohoooo and they call themselves champions!!!!
Farah bye bye italiaaaaaaaaaaaa :P.
The Dutch Mills fight the Russians Bears
Ala’ screw penalties! oh well … давай Россия! , Россия вперед! GOO RUSSIAAAAA !!!
Fares: Spain against Russia/ Germany against Turks: didn’t we use to call this World War One?
Iman funny scientific discovery: vodka is healthier than orange juice.. proof: how russia played against holland.
Rami thinks the Russians are playing AMAZING football, and is now wishing they end up winning the title !! Espania, please do us a favor and CRUSH Italy …
Ethan is amazed at Oranje’s loss to Russia. Who do I root for now?
Mohannad is go holand, fada7tinaa :S.
Saif is RUSSIA Today………….
Ahmad da3aana holland…go spain i guess :P.
Other teams also have some following…
Samer Hopes that Turkey & Italy make it to Euro final.
Rand is Go Germany:) :)
Eihab is “Dance With The Portugese”..ViVa La Potugaal!!
Husam The numbers lead a dance..GO GERMANY GO!
Sarahis Portugal?? Croatia?? Holland?? Spain??….Hmmmmm!!!!
Isam is Germany Over All.
May and things are getting brighter (but busier)
May 28, 2008 at 6:30 pm · Filed under Geek Culture · Edit
Lina is on an adrenaline rush.
Hayat Is Excited :)
Ala’ is Half Man … Half Cocktail
Fouad is predicting happiness and prosperity to all. Twenty dollars please.
Aisha wishes all the 08’s a beautiful farewell!! :)
Yasmine is luvin it ♥.
Mashal Best weekend ever.
Dania is soo hapPy :)
Carmen is listening to Fairouz in a lovely coffeeshop in Hamra working on a chapter…and dreaming of the beach.
Justine sits on park benches with coffee and the sun.
Diana summmerrrr!! yah :p.
Meanwhile, everyone is in…
Manal was in downtown!! Beirut reloaded :P.
Talar is celebrating MAY 25 Resistance and Liberation day.
Farrah is in leb…. missing u :S.
Sarah its not fair!i wanna b in leb too :(((.
Yasmine is in Beirut.
Roof..Destination: BEIRUT.
Related:
September and the summer is over
The end of August
Weekend Update
Beginning of January
Feelings going around this February
April Sentiments
Status Update Special: Lubnan
June and things are getting brighter
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June 10, 2008 at 2:05 pm
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May 25, 2008 at 3:02 pm
· Filed under Pop Culture
The prevalence of pyjamas, [in Shanghai] Guariglia explained to me, was due to both the extreme summer heat and the lack of plumbing. The area where most of the pictures were taken was one where many people had to use outdoor communal toilets and thus the boundaries of what was considered home expanded past people’s houses to the public bathrooms. Once that relaxation of the dress code became acceptable (starting around the 1980s) the perimeter for p.j.-wear just kept expanding until many people were wearing them day in day out.
[for a lot more pjs in Shanghai check out this link via Kottke]
At least their pjs are cute. Which reminds me of a 7azoora… Which “type” of people in Amman find it fashionable to wear pj pants with a dressy shirt?
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May 18, 2008 at 4:56 pm
· Filed under Pop Culture
A cool study on how pop culture and music have changed in the past 50 years.
A couple interesting observations… Looking at the very bottom of the chart, you can see that in the last couple years, it’s become very common for a single to appear in the Top 50 and fall out of the Hot 100 within four weeks. Prior to the mid-1990s, this almost never happened.
Check out the study with more graphs here.
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May 16, 2008 at 12:45 am
· Filed under Design, Pop Culture
My favorites are Popeye and Denis.
Link via BB.
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May 5, 2008 at 4:51 pm
· Filed under Pop Culture, Geek Culture
After the brilliant Radiohead move, the Nine Inch Nails are following suite with their latest album “Ghosts.”
In March, the Nine Inch Nails released their album ‘Ghosts’ under a non-commercial Creative Commons license, meaning that it can be shared freely. The band confirmed that they had uploaded the album themselves to sites like The Pirate Bay, Waffles.fm and What.cd.
Even better yet, thanks to the Nine Inch Nails, the free music vibe is going to get a fresh boost today. A brand new track from the band entitled “Echoplex”, is now available for free download on Facebook. Yes, Facebook.
If that’s not cool…
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Related links: The Pirate Migration
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May 3, 2008 at 11:26 am
· Filed under Pop Culture
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May 1, 2008 at 1:19 pm
· Filed under Pop Culture, Roba
I have to admit that although I’m an art major and although I really love images, I am not a graphic-novel sort of person. I find their flow rather confusing, and their fonts and styles hard to read. Which is why I at first I was very reluctant to read Marjane Satrapi’s Persepolis.
But then, I managed to get my hands on it, and found myself unable to stop, until I finished Persepolis, Persepolis 2, and Embroideries in a few days.
The books are brilliant, beautiful, and absolutely hilarious. As an Arab, I found that they are very easy
to relate to, especially when they talk about the culture. Having lived in Saudi Arabia, I could also relate to some of the issues brushed upon in the books.
Anyway, I heard that the movie is banned here after Lebanon banned it (out of fear of inciting hate, boooo). I hope that’s not true.
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March 19, 2008 at 1:59 am
· Filed under Pop Culture
I don’t even know if DMX is still popular, but he was pretty hot when I was in high school. Anyway, here’s a really, really funny interview with DMX that reminds me of a conversation I had with my cousin a few years ago:
Basem: “What did you call the cat?”
Me: “Whitey.”
Basem: “Why, is that because she’s white?”
Me: “Yes.”
Basem: “SHIT, that’s SOOO RACIST!!!” (dead serious)
Anyway, to the DMX interview:
The Listenerd points us to this fantastic XXL interview with rapper DMX that covers many topics, including the presidential election. A felon, DMX can’t vote, so he’s not paying too much attention to the process.
Are you following the presidential race?
Not at all.
You’re not? You know there’s a Black guy running, Barack Obama and then there’s Hillary Clinton.
His name is Barack?!
Barack Obama, yeah.
Barack?!
Barack.
What the **** is a Barack?! Barack Obama. Where he from, Africa?
Yeah, his dad is from Kenya.
Barack Obama?
Yeah.
What the ****?! That ain’t no ****in’ name, yo. That ain’t that nigga’s
name. You can’t be serious. Barack Obama. Get the **** outta here.
You’re telling me you haven’t heard about him before.
I ain’t really paying much attention.
I mean, it’s pretty big if a Black…
Wow, Barack! The nigga’s name is Barack. Barack? Nigga named Barack
Obama. What the ****, man?! Is he serious? That ain’t his ****in’ name.
Ima tell this nigga when I see him, “Stop that bullshit. Stop that
bullshit” [laughs] “That ain’t your ****in’ name.” Your momma ain’t
name you no damn Barack.
So you’re not following the race. You can’t vote right?
Nope.
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