Being Part of the Revolution: 140 Characters at a time!

"The United Arab Emirates-based businessman and writer is best known for his role on Twitter, curating and sharing articles from all over the Arabic and English Web, live tweeting significant events in Egypt and beyond, sharing all the news he can find on the Arab uprisings and news emerging from the Middle East, 140 characters at a time."

Sexism and subliminal messages in adverts are nothing new. In fact, they are what the originators of contemporary advertising always wanted. Feminist blog, Kherrberr, discusses the Lebanese Aishti billboard showing a woman boxed up in her shopping. Surprisingly, it is a reflection that women are in fact trapped within a box of consumerism.

"In an elaborate spectacle, the Lebanese have nurtured an aesthetic for partitioning neighborhoods along sectarian lines with gang-like semiotics. Posters, graffiti, flags and color schemes all serve as a pervasive reminder of what AUB sociologist Samir Khalaf calls the 'separate, exclusive and self-sufficient spaces' that evolved during the civil war, and that are now coded into everyday life."

Love According to Peanuts- Cute, whimsical, true.

"I remember going through “Love is Walking Hand in Hand” by Charles M. Schulz when I was a kid and really, really loving it. Today, I stumbled across these spreads from the book on Brain Pickings and I grinned from ear to ear."

Well, here's something you can sink your teeth into:

"A real cookbook by Korefe, a German design agency. It’s the first and only cookbook you can read, make and eat. Each page is a sheet of pasta that spells out step-by-step directions for a classic lasagna!"