Racism in European Football
byRacism in Europe is never an alien term to any tongue. It stems from centuries’ long European colonization and exploitation of foreign land. Praised…
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Unexpected Virtues of AI: A Solution for Lebanon?
byThe Lebanese people are in the middle of their biggest crises in years: there is a political crisis, an economic crisis, a sanitary crisis,…
Is Netflix Ruining TV?
byThere’s no doubt that Netflix has reshaped the way we think of TV. From content to viewing practices and patterns, Netflix as a streaming…
The Case Against Standardized Admissions Tests
byAmidst the corona virus outbreak that has swept across the world over the past few months, many standardized tests have been postponed, converted into…
The Army, the Resistance, and the Myth of Lebanese Sovereignty
byArticle A of the preamble of the Lebanese constitution declares that Lebanon is a sovereign, free, and independent country. The Lebanese population is put…
Bash the Ecofash: Climate Change and the Pandemic
byThe natural and the urban appear to us today in their complex entanglements. Cities are not simply built on nature; nature rather intertwines with…
Toxic Productivity and Hustle Culture in a Time of Crisis
byNo matter where you look, there is no shortage of content encouraging – or more accurately, pressuring – people to use this so-called “extra…
The DSM: Psychiatry’s Troubled Bible
byOne in six people around the world struggles with a mental health condition. The fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental…
What’s Good?
byFrom an evolutionary perspective, our brains are hardwired to be more attentive to the negative stimuli than the positive ones. That trait served to…
Do Not Insult Those Who Protest During Quarantine
byLebanese citizens have been left no choice by an ineffective and uncaring state. The non-independent and barely technocratic government of Prime Minister Hassan Diab…