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Update:
Here’s the second ad.
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Beirut Harlem Shake
For full details, either check the website BeirutShake.com or this Facebook event.
Let’s get stupid
Through our wars and politics, we have proved our supreme stupidity many times. Let’s set a definite milestone proving who are the stupidest people on Earth by holding a giant Beirut Harlem Shake.
Step 1
Prepare stupid props. Masks, weird costumes, whatever. If you’re lazy, you can just decide to get naked. If you’re inspired, be as spectacular as you want!Step 2
Be at Mar Mikhail, on the stairs near Portview hotel, Sunday the 17th of February 2013 at 12:30pm sharp (That’s 30 minutes after lunch)
Hang around in the area, seem natural, hide your props, and don’t look at the person who’ll be dancing thereStep 3
When the music sounds, put your props on and dance! Later that day, check back this site to watch the videoThe whole event is 10 minutes long, so don’t be late!
PS: Don’t be a Buzzkill! Fun, kinky,colorful,party, ridiculous props only. This means no flags or other BS symbols. See you there peeps!
Links via @tramsh
Al Rifai ads for valentine
Am I the only one who found these ads by Al Rifai humorous rather than provocative?
All hell broke loose yesterday after they were posted on Al Rifai’s page on Facebook as people started accusing them of being sexist. Some time later, Al Rifai removed these 2 visuals and posted an apology.
Al Rifai would like to point out that the Valentine visuals were not, in any way, trying to belittle the role of women in society. These visuals are part of a campaign that highlights the beauty of every nut and not our view on the role of men and women in society. We believe in equality, not only among people, but also among all our nuts ;-). We hope that you will be able to see things from our perspective.
We thank all of you who appreciated the creativity of the campaign, your support proves that it was a successful one, but in order not to offend anyone and to avoid any further misunderstandings, we have decided to remove 2 of the posted visuals. Wishing you all a Happy Valentine’s Day!
I wish someone put the same effort into convincing Spinneys to remove their valentine ads instead. They’re so lame!
Anyway, make sure to check Brofessiona Review’s post about Al Rifai’s issue here.
The Lykan Hypersport sold out
Despite its very high price tag, the Lykan Hypersport managed to get over 100 orders soon after it was revealed in Qatar last month, which means the 7 copies of the car are already sold out.
The Lykan Hypersport was priced at $3.4 million which is probably enough to fill anyone’s garage with a cool collection of sports/super cars.
The Arab world’s first supercar was unveiled at the Qatar Motor Show last month, where fledgling carmaker W Motors revealed its Lykan Hypersport. Just a few weeks on and Beirut-based W Motors has revealed that over 100 orders for its two-seater supercar have already been taken. Not an astronomical number by most standards, until you realize that Arab supercar has been priced at $3.4 million – making it the world’s most expensive production car. Source
I’d love to see the guys at Top Gear or Nadim Mehanna maybe trying it out on TV and have their say about it.
Infographic about civil marriage in Lebanon
Make sure to check this great infographic by Nicolas Hayek on civil marriage in Lebanon since its inception in 1936 till today.
via Nicolas Hayek
Harlem Shake – The Lebanese edition
4G pilot phase in Lebanon
Alfa by the way is currently offering an interactive platform at ABC Achrafiyeh where’s they conducting some live experiments to show people how fast can the service be, but note that the devices they’re using are probably the only ones on the network right now.
via LBCI
Saudi newspaper mocks The Patriarch Rai
I would have loved to see the reaction if it was Hassan Nasrallah or the mufti who’s being mocked instead…!
The caricature can be found on Al-Watan’s website.
Top 10 Lebanese blogs
Communicate Levant compiled a list of the top 10 blogs from Lebanon in their 2013 book of tens and your truly was among them!
Below is the full list along with scans provided by Joe from Joe’s Box showing what they had to say about each blog.
- Beirut Spring
- A Separate State of Mind
- +961
- Blog Baladi
- Marketing in Lebanon
- Gino’s Blog
- Toom Extra
- Joe’s Box
- Broffessional Review
- Beirut NTSC
It’s worth noting though that limiting the best blogs in Lebanon to 10 is quite hard. If it was up to me, I would have included some other cool blogs like Ink On The Side by Sareen, Let’s Talk About Movies by Anis, and Ivy Says by Ivy.
The Hangout Gemmayze offering platters for 1 Lebanese Lira
I just stumbled upon this cool offer by The Hangout restaurant on Facebook. They’re challenging people to come on February 12th and 13th with an authentic Lebanese Lira which can buy them a platter of their choice on these two days!
I’m sure many people still have authentic liras in their drawers, and I hope there’s no trick behind The Hangout’s offer. Anyway, for more about The Hangout, you can check out their Facebook page here.