by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Jan 23, 2012 | Looks Like Beirut
Vancouver, Canada Shots were fired at Vancouver’s SkyTrain last week magically transporting the passenger-packed train from Canada’s Pacific coast all the way to the Lebanese capital: One witness from the train told The Province he was dozing and listening...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Aug 21, 2011 | Looks Like Beirut
Probably one of the least expected places to find the “looks like Beirut” phrase used: review of the 2011 Camaro convertible: Truly, this convertible is one stiff car. In the end, none of the suspension components from the coupe needed to be changed for...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Aug 20, 2011 | Looks Like Beirut
Fires that look like Beirut are nothing new but how a scene of people lying on the ground on the streets of Winnipeg, Canada after being rescued by firefighters resembles Beirut is completely beyond me: [District fire chief Bruce] Duncan said the firefighters battling...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Jul 8, 2010 | Looks Like Beirut
I believe this might be our very first “Looks Like Beirut” comment from Canada: On the day after Tuesday night’s grand Mardi Gras parade and blowout, stages were being dismantled around the site of the Montreal International Jazz Festival,...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Jul 8, 2010 | Lebanese Abroard, Light Humor
With such a large, dispersed diaspora, local “Lebanese” festivals are quite common from Brazil to Australia, to Mexico and across Europe and Asia. But this one from Halifax in Canada really tops it all: This year’s Lebanese Festival packs in more events...