Apr 16, 2025 | Arts & Culture, Featured, Film & Music
Reem Raidan | Staff Writer The Games Never Ended – Lebanon Turning into Panem Imagine a society where resources are scarce, survival is a daily challenge, and those on top of the hierarchy/power system are distant from the struggles of the people. This dystopian...
Apr 16, 2025 | Arts & Culture, Books & Literature
Lara Abdel Baki | Staff Writer You know the look. The one people give you when they see the pastel cover with a steamy kiss on it, or when you admit you just finished a romance novel on purpose. Maybe they laugh; maybe they raise an eyebrow; maybe they say something...
Apr 16, 2025 | Arts & Culture, Books & Literature
At first glance, getting sentenced to house arrest in Soviet-era Russia would seem like one of the more benign punishment options, as the communist regime, while famous for many of its qualities, was not known to be fair or forgiving to those who had fallen out of its...
Apr 9, 2025 | Arts & Culture, Books & Literature, Featured
By Hind Baytamouni | Staff Writer War has ended. You take a walk in a valley bathed by sunlight, listening to the river; it is soothing. The peacefulness is immersing, and in the distance, you see what appears to be a soldier, taking a rest from the battle. He seems...
Apr 9, 2025 | Arts & Culture, Film & Music
“They made us strangers in our own land.” This haunting statement encompasses the story of No Other Land (2024), a powerful documentary that reveals the forced displacement of Palestinians in Masafer Yatta. It is a statement about the war itself and calls upon viewers...
Apr 9, 2025 | Arts & Culture, Featured, Film & Music
By Lea Daouk | Staff Writer You wake up, you brush your teeth, wear your clothes and get on with your day. It’s the same old boring routine but today feels different. People around you are anxious and uneasy. They seem fearful, but you don’t understand...
