Arab Idol's Winner: Egyptian Ingénue Carmen Sulaiman

The glitter has hit the stage floor. The spotlights are off. The contestants have long left the arena. Arab Idol has chosen its first winner: Egyptian favorite Carmen Sulaiman. With a sponsorship deal with Pepsi and other goodies, it's going to be a good year for this Cairo teen.

"Egyptian contestant Carmen Sulaiman has won the title of Arab Idol. The Finale has just ended and she won most votes leaving Moroccan finalist Dunia Batma in second place."

It's exciting to get foreign stand up comedians in the Middle East. But Lebanon was not excited about Russel's Peters's lackluster performance, as his humor falls into more familiar territory. If people wanted to see the same old thing, they would have rented the DVD. Taken from someone who actually went, here is Elie's review.

"The newer jokes, however, were not all that bad and some, especially those culturally relevant to Lebanon, were quite good. My favorite was an observation about how rampant plastic surgery has become in Lebanese society. Even the government is giving loans for people to do plastic surgery."

Mad Men is becoming a bit of an insanely popular phenomenon. But can you imagine if it was a video game! Well, imagine no more (unless you really want to), here is what a Mad Men video game would probably look like.

If you thought that luxury brands can sit back and rest on their laurels, you thought wrong. Even expensive brand names like Tiffany's and Burberry have gone on the social media bandwagon, as well. They have taken to Twitter and Facebook to spread the word on their products to a wider range of clientèle.

"Before asking the obvious question - how are luxury brands are using social media, it’s worth looking at the question, do they actually need it in the first place?"

Did you know that most of flowers we take for granted as actually- shock horror- edible? Yes! Roses, daisies, lavender. All are edible. This nutritionist and health blogger lists five flowers that you can actually munch on. So, on your next date, that's your pre-dinner snack sorted.

"The sun is back, the weather is bright and flowers are blooming – yes, spring is finally here! But have you ever thought that some, like my grandma, wait for spring in order to pick up the flowers she grows and make some rosewater and rose petals jam!"