Did CNN’s Clarissa Ward Help Release a Syrian Prisoner?“It’s only a conspiracy theory now, but with the right marketing it could become a widely held belief.”Dec 15, 2024Dec 15, 2024
On Another Note…Vinyl, Long Forgotten, Turns New TablesMy serious spring-into-summer cleaning has turned up forgotten treasures and brought back a flood of memories as pangs of nostalgia mix…Jul 23, 2024Jul 23, 2024
Halayeb-Shalateen Triangle Again Ruffles Egyptian-Sudanese FeathersOnce again, perennial ownership claims on a disputed Egypt-Sudan mineral-rich border triangle that could erupt into a conflict while the…Jul 2, 2024Jul 2, 2024
Another Feisty Lebanese Newspaper Bites the DustFirst irony: a Lebanese chief editor of a newspaper that folded Saturday following financial setbacks headed another daily that bit the…Jun 19, 2024Jun 19, 2024
Innovation in Media: Review, Reinvent, RestartNews media should adopt/adapt to innovation from best generative artificial intelligence (AI) examples, choose appropriate business…Jun 10, 2024Jun 10, 2024
AI, Bane or Boon to Media?At every turn we’re blasted with an avalanche of generative artificial intelligence (AI) news and how ChatGPT (and clones) are either the…Jun 30, 2023Jun 30, 2023
Cut Off: Lebanon’s Recurring Connectivity ProblemI was disconnected from the internet yet again because of…I’m not sure what.Jan 17, 2023Jan 17, 2023
Musings on Tottering Lebanese Academia“Why are Arab universities excluded from international academic rankings?” At least the ones like U.S. News that assess major institutions…Aug 22, 2022Aug 22, 2022
Lebanon Suffers From Endless Beirut Port Blast TraumaA gloomy day over Beirut’s demolished seaport reflected the trauma Lebanon residents relived two years after a near-nuclear blast ripped…Aug 7, 2022Aug 7, 2022
Lebanon is a Very Sick Country on Minimal Life SupportThe country is sick, the economy is sick, and worst of all people are sick, physically and psychologically.Jul 2, 2022Jul 2, 2022
