Lebanon To Get Its First HD TV Channel Tonight With LBC
I was recently invited to a meeting with LBC officials who discussed with us their future plans for Lebanon’s leading TV station. One of those plans was an ambitious undertaking that involved...
View ArticleUpcoming Lebanese Doom: Hassan Nasrallah “Hosted” on Basmeit Watan
You can see it now, the headlines of tomorrow: riot spreads across the land… because of a caricaturization. LBC has guts. They’ve been expanding their forte over the past several months with excellent...
View ArticleWhy MTV’s “Banana Song” To Increase Culture In Lebanon Is A Big Failure
The only banana picture worth sharing I was asked last week why I didn’t address the “banana song” that everyone was talking about. My answer was simple: it was something I didn’t feel should be...
View ArticleShame On LBCI and Lebanese Authorities For Cleaning Fadel Shaker’s Image
I don’t usually use the acronym “LOL” but I feel it’s entirely appropriate to the use of the word “قضية.” Fadel Shaker is the Islamist who cried wolf. It’s difficult to imagine Shaker as anything other...
View ArticleDear Lebanon, There’s No Such Thing As A “Guillain-Barre” Virus
When you think the Lebanese press circle couldn’t sink lower, they surprise you. Be it with their super horrible reporting which happens often, to them jumping on anything they’d deem as a scoop to...
View ArticleDear Lebanon, Banning TV Shows Because Some Are Offended Is Never Okay
Almost a week after a tirade in which MTV called the women participating in LBC’s show “Take Me Out” whores, the country is still talking about that show and what to do with it. Spoiler alert: the...
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