Dubai: City of International Business, not 'Innovation'

Is Dubai, in fact, the last place for new business? Business experts weigh in; A rebuttal for the "Shit People Say About Israel" video; Kuwait Times gets.. interesting.. with its editorial picture choices; The problem with "cultured" people and pseudo-intellectuals.

The future is burning bright for Dubai's international status, but big business seems to be eating up smaller competition.

The Next Web [3]

Dubai’s Mirage of Innovation

With its growing commerce, glittering touristic appeal and lack of political conflict, Dubai is fast growing as the Middle East's proverbial "it" city. Yet, as in the world of clichés, every rose has its thorns. In spite of branding itself as a land of fresh innovation and creativity, Dubai's attraction for big foreign businesses from all sectors is strangling chances for new startups and independent businesses. "So if you think you’ve seen a green plant in the desert, it’s a mirage. But the conditions are there – it’s just a matter of time..."

Sixteen Minutes to Palestine [4]

A brief deconstruction of “Sh*t People Say About Israel”

Jumping on the bandwagon of the "Shit [insert anything under the sun] Say" craze, the David Project have decided to make a "Shit People Say About Israel" video. Trying to defend the Israeli cause, the video proves to be more offensive and inaccurate as opposed to informative and insightful. As a result, this Palestinian blogger gives a rebuttal on each statement on the video, responding to common misconceptions on those supporting the Palestinian cause.

2:48 AM [5]

Kuwait Times Pictures

We're not going to lie. It's not always easy for publications to find the exact suitable image to go with an article. As editors, we do our best and hope people get the point. But this blogger points out some of Kuwait Times' more amusing photographic choices for its domestic abuse articles.

Cinnamon Zone [6]

Cultured People

If we were to get a dollar (or 1 unit of any currency you can think of) for every time one of us spoke to a "cultured person" who was pretentious, egotistical and straight up stuck up, we would be swimming in our respective millions. Since the world doesn't work that way, this Jordanian blogger just points out the sheer annoyance of coming into contact with such individuals. She also shares a letter that Anton Chekov wrote to his brother on how cultured people should behave to earn their "cultured" status. He makes a few interesting points. Pseudo-intellectuals should take note.