American TV Shows that are Hot or Not for (one) Kuwaiti Viewer

One Kuwaiti blogger lends us his navigator around the latest fads in American TV; When fishing from Gaza drags up something bigger and nastier than your average fish; And why Libya plumping for an Islamic state contravenes democracy in 'this' case.

Two and a half men: is it hated or loved?

248am [2]

Shows I’m loving and hating right now

American TV is fast becoming the new and to some extent intellectual-cultural medium replacing radio and book-reading: The Wire - highly acclaimed- is now being studied at university level. Loving Parks and Recreation The Office.... Enjoying American Horror Story The Ultimate Fighter.... Watching when I have nothing else to watch Pan Am 90210.... Bored of and hating Grey’s Anatomy Desperate Housewives.... Still need to watch or get back into Bored to Death Wilfred.... Not a fan of Fringe The Big Bang Theory....

Palsolidarity [3]

Fishing in Gaza – no day at the beach

I saw an Israeli naval warship for the first time yesterday, a concrete monster the color of ash, guzzling up the Mediterranean and spurting it out in its wake. I rose early to go out with the Oliva, a small white boat used by Civil Peace Service (CPS) Gaza to monitor the Israeli navy’s conduct vis-à-vis Palestinian fisherman.

BeirutSpring [4]

Hey, Libya, An Islamic State is NOT a Democracy

Many of the captive audience to this much-anticipated moment were surprisde that some of these Islamic elements were addressed and decreed straight from the Martyr Square liberty speech: "It’s hardly surprising that Libya is heading in a more religious direction — the vast majority of Libyans are conservative Muslims, after all — but what is somewhat alarming is the way Abdel Jalil simply decreed these things from the podium. If Libyans want to outlaw interest and bring back polygamy, fine, but let them do so in a democratic and transparent way: Write a new constitution and let the country vote on it."