Natalie Portman's Favorite Curse Word

Lebanese Independence Day 2011, like other years in the Lebanese calendar is a subdued almost unsettling celebration of unity and all things Lebanon; A Lebanese pop-icon is back in action in Lebanon's 'twin' pleasure capital Dubai; Lebanon vis-a-vis Australia; and the naked question redressed for Egypt?

55% of Lebanese women have undergone plastic surgery, while the government advisory board in the UAE says it's okay for men to wear makeup - sometimes.

It seems that the Middle Eastern beauty standard still favors fairer skin at the expense of diversity; A Lebanese multilingual apparently doesn't have a full grip of his 58 languages; The nostalgia of old family photographs; The workplace is no place for nice girls, according to one Lebanese blogger.