by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Nov 13, 2012 | Looks Like Beirut
Hindley, United Kingdom Hindley residents are breathing a sigh of relief after the local authorities have earmarked a dilapidated building for demolition. Lebanese citizens on the other hand will not be happy to learn that the residents had dubbed the building, Little...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Nov 5, 2012 | Looks Like Beirut
Canterbury, UK In the 1990s, an aide to former US President George Bush Sr. coined the term Little Beirut in regards to Portland, Oregon for the violent protests that took place there during a visit. But apparently, there’s another “little Beirut”...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Nov 4, 2012 | Looks Like Beirut
Received an email from Ellen with a link to an online store that sells bath soaps called Little Beirut Baths: Here’s a description of the products available on the site: You want firepower? We got firepower!!! From Little Beirut Bath Comes an arsenal of weapons...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Jun 12, 2011 | Looks Like Beirut
In what is a generally positive look at Lebanon’s political and social foundations, the author reminds everyone what a staffer within Bush Sr.’s administration had to say about the city of Portland, Oregon: During the presidency of George H.W. Bush, some...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Oct 24, 2010 | Looks Like Beirut
The comment originated from a George Bush Sr. staffer in the early 90s, in a description of Portland, Oregon and now it will be forever remembered in the name of an indie-rock band: Little Beirut take their name from an insult former President George H.W. Bush made...
