Jun 30, 2025 | Arts & Culture, Books & Literature
By Dana Takieddine | Staff Writer In light of the recent Lebanese-Israeli war, our country has been devastated by material losses, political instability, and national insecurity. While the idea of war is nothing new to Lebanon, this time, the stakes were higher than...
Jun 30, 2025 | Arts & Culture, Books & Literature
By Hind Baytamouni | Staff Writer Warning: This article contains spoilers of “White Nights” by Fyodor Dostoevsky “Because it begins to seem to me at such times that I am incapable of beginning a life in real life.” – Fyodor Dostoevsky Dear dreamers, You don’t...
Jun 30, 2025 | Arts & Culture, Books & Literature, Featured
A POEM THE BLUE PAINTING By Hussein Atoui | Staff Writer Is it you whom I love? Or the person I painted you to be? Maybe I held a delicate brush, Choosing only the best colors. And there you are, A mesmerizing painting unlike the others. There you are, A dream that’ll...
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...
