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A Barista on Every Corner

Beirut: coffee culture
The Lebanese take their coffee seriously – literally a barista on every corner, even in the poorer suburbs. With the mobile coffee machines it feels …



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Beirut Textures

Paid Parking

B’ Tats

Photo. Minder.

07 Feb 2011



There’s nothing quite like a Sunday morning spent with a motorbike, a driver and in the more sensitive areas of Dahiyeh – a Hezbollah minder. …
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The Fixer’s Fixer

Kind thanks to hostess in Beruit for access to the fixer, the fixer’s Hezbollah fixer, and the Hezbollah fixer’s friend’s motorbike. It’s the only way …
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The Man From Iran

Yes, him.
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Typography

Don’t Worry. Don’t Be Happy

In Beirut for a couple of days – an opportunity to catch up with friends, sup good coffee and write an upcoming talk or two. I’m …
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If You’re Drunk

05 Feb 2011



“If you’re drunk, let me call you a cab”
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