
The journey of Lebanese makers
With daily electricity cuts and the lingering garbage crisis overwhelming us, it may be hard to keep our attention on…

Gavin Ford: off the air
Gavin Ford was an institution in Lebanon. To me, he was a supportive colleague and a mentor, but mostly he…

Popping bottles
Champagne, or sparkling wine, was initially an accident — a nuisance even. In post-Medieval France, bubbles in wine were the…

Living on less: Managing austerity in Lebanon
In May, the Lebanese had fallen into collective anxiety, dreading the consequences of the nation’s reformist budget, which had been…

New tax exemptions for eco-friendly cars
On April 19, the Budget Law appeared in Lebanon’s Official Gazette, with Article 55 stating that eco-friendly cars, including hybrids…

Techs and the city
It feels like more and more of us are coming down with FOMO. Short for “fear of missing out”, it’s…