Sex sells, it’s undisputed, it can even get you tons of traffic sometimes. But the way Lebanese-forces.com did it today on Facebook is definitely just plain stupid.
Is that a screenshot from some porn movie or what?!
via @ghazayel
Month: January 2014
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Tannourine introduces new glass bottles
Just like Sohat did last summer, Tannourine are also launching their glass bottle and calling it “Via”. I started seeing some ads of it around Beirut today and found the above TVC on YouTube.
I have no idea about Via’s price yet, but I don’t expect it to exceed that of Sohat, 2750L.L for 1L and 1750L.L for 330ml, which I believe is reasonable for those who prefer to get glass bottles on special occasions while European alternatives are more than double that price.
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Aline Lahoud on The Voice France
Lebanese singer Aline Lahoud auditioned on The Voice France last night and had all four judges Florent Pagny, Jennifer, Mika (who’s of Lebanese origins), and Garou turn around to claim her before she decided to join Florent Pagny’s team. 
I’m not and was never a fan of Aline but I believe she gave an impressive performance singing Khidni Maak by her late mother Salwa Katrib. Moreover, I found it quite humble of her to audition for The Voice, while whoever appears once on TV here starts labeling himself as a celebrity, and singing competitions become a no-no for them.
Good luck to you Aline!
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Ka3eb 3aleh كعب عالي
I’ve been hearing a lot about Ka3eb 3aleh by Jacques Maroun so I decided to go watch it with a group of friends last night.
Starring Talal el Jurdi, Ammar Chalak, Rita Hayek, and Nisrine Abi Samra, the play is an adaptation of “Spike Heels” by Theresa Rebeck, and explores sexual harassment, misplaced love, and the possibility of a four sided love triangle.
I personally loved the performance of all four actors especially Ammar Chalak. And the the change from one scene to another or from one mood to another felt so smooth.
The play is by the way restricted for people over 18 years old due to some scenes being a bit sexual in addition to Rita Hayek showing in a hot pants and bra sometimes (looking extremely hot!), still nothing seemed vulgar which shows how talented the actors are. And that’s something we’d all love to see in other Lebanese plays and movies I guess!
Ka3eb 3aleh will be be showing tomorrow and next week for the last 5 shows in Monot theater, so if you want to watch it you better reserve as soon as possible through Virgin Ticketing Box Office.
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New Lebanese game – Escape From Paradise
Escapse From Paradise was developed by Lebnan and Arz Nader from Game Cooks, and will be available on Google Play and the App Store in the few coming days.
Lebnan and Arz are by the way the same people who brought us Birdy Nam Nam game back in 2011. via Amer Tabsh
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7arba2a!
I guess the photo was taken yesterday while EDL contract workers were blocking Dora highway.
via Now Lebanon
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May Hariri speaks engrish
This is just too good not to share! The video is from an old interview with May Hariri back in 2005 when she was invited by the Lebanese “imbecile” in Pakistan to perform there.
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Advertise here before it gets bombed!
Spotted in Karout Mall Dahieh
Thank you Suzanne
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Life expectancy in Lebanon
There’s some infographic on the design website fastcodesign.com listing the life expectance in almost every country of the world.
Where we are born has a lot to do with how old we will be when we die. Pointing out that “life expectancy is a synthetic indicator of the living conditions, health, education, and other social dimensions of a country or territory,” Duhalde chose to organize his visualization geographically, stacking the average life expectancy of countries on each continent in descending order in clusters based on landmasses.
According to that inforgraphic, if you are born in Lebanon in 2013, then your life expectancy is 75 years. That’s less than Jordan, Bahrain, Qatar, and Kuwait, and better than Oman, KSA, and Gaza Strip.
On the other hand, the best continent to be born in is Europe where most of the countries have a life expectancy higher than 80 years, with Monaco also having the highest life expectancy of 90 years.
You can check the complete infographic here.
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Rima Najdi roams Beirut with a mock TNT bomb
Inspired by how our society is getting used to bombs going off and taking the lives of dozens of innocent people every now and then, a Lebanese performance artist called Rima Najdi decided to roam the streets of Beirut with a mock TNT bomb on her.
It may sound silly to some, but if you think about it, suicide bombers and booby trapped cars have passed by the streets just like Rima did, and could have taken anyone’s life with them. It’s like we’re literally living by chance these days!
