by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | May 7, 2015 | Looks Like Beirut
I received the following message from Fabien Fares through the site’s contact form: i’m contacting you because the expression “c’était beyrouth” was used in an article in metronews—> www.metronews.fr to describe an ugly...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | May 5, 2015 | From The Administrator
You’ve probably noticed that things have been quiet on the site over the past couple of months. The reason had been the a mixture of life changes and blogging mind-block; what has made this blog standout was the Looks Like Beirut Certificate. In case you are...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Jan 28, 2013 | Looks Like Beirut
It was quite an eventful weekend: I turned 30 on the 27th, this blog turned 4 on the 26th, and columnist Angus Young of the Hull Daily Mail acknowledges receiving a “Looks Like Beirut” certificate on the 25th: I was delighted to open a large brown envelope...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Dec 9, 2012 | Looks Like Beirut
I received an email from Paula Spencer over the weekend. She had received my Looks Like Beirut certificate (I was beginning to have doubts on whether the postal service was actually working). Here’s what she had to say: Thank you so much for the award it was a...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Oct 27, 2012 | Looks Like Beirut
The “Looks Like Beirut” campaign faced a setback this week with the Ashrafieh bombing just as the Homeland saga was getting its publicity. MSNBC in the US picked up on the irony of the Lebanese government suing Homeland for depicting Beirut as a war zone...