Beirut420: August 2010

Beirut: A city that never rests. Extravagant, diverse, excessive, aged, flamboyant, creative and constantly reinvented. It's also home to collective voyeurism, arrogance, amnesia, denial and hypocrisy.

420: One of many codewords for an alternative culture that embraces peace, creativity, tolerance, truth, and challenges social convention and Manichean views. It's also about treating the body and mind, and self-actualization.

Beirut420 is none of the above.

THE RED-EYE GUIDE TO BEIRUT
Roaming and puffing and going on adventures. A guide to the vibrant city of Beirut and its chilled-out suburbs.
BLOGGING UNDER INFLUENCE
Alternative thinking is possible. A modest attempt at publishing some thoughts.
420 MUST SEE
Fill your senses. A selection of the finest material available on the web.
MUNCHIES
We too, often find ourselves helplessly staring at the fridge. A selection of unorthodox recipes.
SEEDS SUN WATER
We like it better home-grown! A step-by-step guide to a healthier, safer, more potent puff.
FAST FORWARD
Change is happening and we want to be part of it. A look at news bits covering the social symptoms of change.

Monday, August 23, 2010

Faqra Fireworks

Every August 14, the organizers at Faqra's "Fête de l'été" throw a hell of a fireworks show to celebrate the Assumption of Mary. According to rumors, the show is worth around half a millon US dollars. (Location)