All the Haters: In Lebanon, it's cool to hate Valentine's Day

Published February 14th, 2013 - 12:43 GMT

Hey Lebanese people--don't be hatin' Valentine's Day! (image courtesy of cinema.theiapolis.com)

Don’t Hate Valentine’s Day

Based on a completely unscientific sample of my internet friends and real friends, I have concluded that it’s becoming cool to hate Valentine’s day in Lebanon.

Source: Beirut Spring

Arab Television Reacts to Obama’s State of the Union Address, on Afghanistan, Iran (OSC)

The USG Open Source Center reported on the reaction to President Obama’s State of the Union speech on two major Arabic-language satellite news channels, Aljazeera Arabic and Alarabiya.

Source: Informed Comment

Snitch Trailer

In the fast-paced action thriller Snitch, Dwayne Johnson stars as a father whose teenage son is wrongly accused of a drug distribution crime and is looking at a mandatory minimum prison sentence of 10 years.

Source: Z District

Sand Glass: A New Design For Traffic Lights

Thanva Tivawong, a Thai designer, created a new LED hourglass design for traffic lights.

Source: The JR Express

Obama’s State of the Union – Reactions; Battle for Damascus Promises to be Long

Barack Obama’s State of the Union address makes one thing clear: The world is no longer America’s problem.