American Hummus
Thoughts and Rants
Beiruti
- Location
- Arlington, Virginia, USA
- Bio
- Media and Tech Geek into global affairs, arts and social issues
MY RECENT POSTS
- Closing The Divide
March 10, 2010 10:34AM - World Briefing - Middle East -
Israel - Man Hits Judge With
Tossed Shoe - NYTimes.com
January 28, 2010 10:09AM - There Is Hope In Mascara...
January 05, 2010 10:46AM - Top Ten Reasons This Decade
Sucked
December 28, 2009 01:18PM - A case of a Teapot and a
Kettle
December 13, 2009 07:08PM
MY RECENT COMMENTS
- “Great for Fiji indeed..
maybe Virginia will be
next”
March 10, 2010 11:43AM - “Didn't go to ACS, the
American School there.. but
close
enough.. it was up the
st…”
October 19, 2009 10:12AM - “you're welcome
Stellaa
I think
Biden's presence really
reflected a limited
knowled…”
June 08, 2009 12:07AM - “Not sure if I would call
that "Western Values" as much
as
they are more…”
April 21, 2009 01:23AM - “Seriously?
As a
gay man in my forties, I have
to disagree with this
post.
Neith…”
April 06, 2009 06:59PM
Beiruti's Links
MARCH 14, 2009 11:09AM
Defending Bashir
I was laying in bed this morning listening to RMC-Doualiya the popular NPR- like
station based in Paris and covering the entire Arab world. The
program was called Oxygen and consisted of a blend of popular pop
songs along with call-ins by listeners to discuss current events.
While the host of… Read full post »
MARCH 13, 2009 11:43PM
Family Gay: Offensive or Harmless?
This episode of Family Guy has managed to raise complaints
from both the left and the right..
Personally, I think it's hilarious, what about
you? Read full post »
MARCH 13, 2009 7:35PM
Hello (Salon) World
While a long time fan of Salon.com, I just discovered Open Salon and decided to join.
I've been blogging on various other community sites, but really looking to consolidate things in one place.
I usually write about Media, Politics, Global Affairs, Gay Issues, and whatever else is on my m… Read full post »
FEBRUARY 23, 2009 10:16AM
Gay Protest In Beirut
In response to recent police brutality incidents, HELEM, the
Lebanese LGBT organization organized a demonstration in Beirut
yesterday...
this is the first ever protest of this kind in the region....
Check out the AFP Video:
John Jacob Di Gasbarro
Bill Maher
resistanceisfruitful
Kerry Lauerman
Joan Walsh
Salon.com