Artwork by Tarek Chemaly You know shrinkflation? If you don't now is the time to explore the concept here . For some odd reason, lately ...

Artwork by Tarek Chemaly Dry January. No, no, not that dry January (the alcohol-free month), the one where there are no ads in town. You mig...

Yes, yes, I am all for "made in Lebanon". I sincerely am. Remember the lovely slogan that the then Minister of Industry (the late)...

I have spoken about the economic disparity prior (more clearly here ) and about the prohibitive rates of beach resorts ( here ), and too man...

"Our vision for developing a key player in developing a thriving and prosperous private sector in Lebanon in a liberal and responsible ...

Artwork by Tarek Chemaly Apparently, the MP Kanaan is suggesting the Dollar parity in the banks has been increased to 10,000 Liras (up from ...

Hmmm, how about this for a double-entendre: "To every thief in this country, you can't beat a Lebanese" - the ad by SMS (who f...

From the series "Hamra 73" - artwork by Tarek Chemaly When we were at university, we (that is mostly a common friend and myself) h...

Fa - artwork by Tarek Chemaly Middle class, a term frequently used but seldom understood here in Lebanon. I bet no Lebanese has a solid unde...

Lately, a Lebanese banker said that if we combine what is left in the reserves of the Central Bank (currently 16 Billion Dollars), to what t...

Artwork by Tarek Chemaly Well, maybe it is best to begin saying I am not exactly an optimist by nature. If I say so, it is because this post...

Artwork by Tarek Chemaly Michel Hayek can be best described as "psychic". Usually he limits his presence to an audience-shattering...

Bira logo design by Patrick Chemali Concept coined by Dan Azzi First was the Lollar . Now the Bira. If it seems am talking gibberish, then w...

Artwork by Tarek Chemaly Am going to start this post with an admission: I have had it with my European friends and their first world problem...