shireenali:



why is he dealing with pounds? I guess the syrians must be in england ha


Cassette Playa opts for augmented reality technology to showcase latest collection (via: designboom)


Despite the clothes being nothing special, the concept of using this technology is pretty cool, and so is their website.





mohamednoordeen:



An Average Iranian Living Room


“A fundamentalist fruit a day keeps the anti-christ away.”





Pradalphabet





Tomorrow night, this is where the yuppie will be.


ssspeech:



TOMORROW NIGHT MY FRIENDS COREY AND DAN OFFICIALLY LAUNCH THEIR CLOTHING LINE “CULT DE LAISSEZ FAIRE” 


Analysis of stereotypes to the "Oppressed/Oppressor"

Link: Analysis of stereotypes to the "Oppressed/Oppressor"




nisfornoon:



Cover design by Henry Sene Yee


Being Lebanese

Sent to me by a self hating Lebanese friend


The Creation of Lebanon:
On the sixth day God turned to the Angels and said: “Today I am going to
create a land called Lebanon. It will be a land of outstanding natural
beauty. It shall have tall majestic mountains full of snow, beautifully
sparkly rivers cutting through forests full of all kind of trees, high
cliffs overlooking sandy beaches with an abundance of sea life.”
God continued, “I shall make the land rich to make the inhabitants prosper.
I shall call these inhabitants Lebanese, and they shall be known as the
most friendly people on Earth”
"But Lord," asked the Angels, "don’t you think you are being too generous
to these Lebanese? Isn’t it unfair for the rest of the world?”
"Not really," replied God. "Just wait and see the neighbors I am going to
give them.”


Lebanese vs Syrian
A first grade teacher tells her class that she is Syrian. She asks her
students to raise their hands if they are Syrian too. Not really knowing
why but wanting to be like their teacher, all the students raise their
hands.
There is, however, one exception: A girl named Maha has not gone along with
the crowd. The teacher asks her why she has decided to be different.
"Because I am not a Syrian." replies Maha
"Then", asks the teacher, "What are you?"
"I’m a proud Lebanese," boasts the little girl.
The teacher is a little upset now. She asks Maha why she is Lebanese.
"My mom and dad are Lebanese, so I’m Lebanese too."
The teacher is now angry. “That’s no reason,” she says loudly. “What if
your mom was an idiot, and your dad was an idiot. What would you be then?”
There’s a pause and Maha answers with a smile: “Then, I’d be a Syrian.”


Lebanese mothers:
Mrs Abdalla comes to visit her son Samir for 3 days in London where he is
studying. She finds out that her son lives with Vikki, a female roomate.
Mrs Abdalla couldn’t help but notice how pretty Samir’s roommate was. She
suspects of a relationship between the two, and this had only made her more
curious. Reading his mom’s thoughts, Samir volunteered, “I know what you
must be thinking, but I assure you, Vikki and I are just roommates.”
 
About a week later, Vikki came to Samir saying,”Ever since your mother
left, I’ve been unable to find the silver sugarbowl. You don’t suppose she
took it do you?” “Well, I doubt it, but I’ll email her, just to be sure.”
So he sat down and wrote:
 
Dear Mother,
I’m not saying that you “did” take the sugar bowl from my house, I’m not
saying that you “did not” take it. But the fact remains that it has been
missing ever since you left back to Beirut.
Love,
Samir
 
Several days later, Samir received an email from his Mother which read:
 
Dear Son,
I’m not saying that you “do” sleep with Vikki, and I’m not saying that you
"do not" sleep with her. But the fact remains that if she was sleeping in
her OWN bed, she would have found the sugar bowl by now.
Love,
Mom.
The moral of the story is: Don’t Lie to Your Mother… especially if she is
Lebanese.


You live in Beirut when:
1. You can’t speak in just one language for more than two sentences
straight.
2. You know people by their cars… “Tony with the silver BMW, not the blue
one. Tony with the blue one was hanging out with Jean with the black
Mercedes. They were met up by Georges with the Red GTI”
3. The guy who polishes your shoes for 250 lira (16 cents) has a brand new
state of the art cell phone.
4. You can’t get a job because you’re not Syrian, Filipino, Sri Lankan, or
Egyptian.
5. You have family members in at least three other continents.
6. During the World Cup, you forget what country you’re in because of all
the Brazilian, German, French, and Italian flags hanging on people’s cars,
balconies, and over the street.
7. The driver in front of you has a “Michael Schumacher” sticker on his
rear window.





TBWA Cairo’s latest campaign for White Angel sends a strong message. Great art direction and copy. Via: I believe in advertising

Ever wondered what the power of the word "free" is? A must read analysis and research piece

Link: Ever wondered what the power of the word "free" is? A must read analysis and research piece

Earth Hour and Darth Vader


WWF Belgium’s campaign for Earth Hour, calling upon Darth Vader’s environmentally conscious brother to speak to a young audience.


Campaign by Germaine 


via: idsgn

Recommend me

Link: Recommend me

Recommend me, cause I’m the Yuppie.


nickelcobalt:



‘Cause half the tumblelogs in the fashion directory are crap.


Hot Tub Time Machine 80s photo contest

Link: Hot Tub Time Machine 80s photo contest

So, for the first time in like, ever, I actually want to see one of those “stupid” type of comedy movies. I’m talking about Hot Tub Time Machine. And Awkward Family Photos is having a contest where you can submit your awkward 80s photos.
























maysamtaher:



Ladies and Gentlemen, I present to you the many outfits of LORD GAGA(ddafi). Because no other man can compete with her style. 






Always reminded of Aldous Huxley when I hear the word “Soma”


Hug me till you drug me, honey, kiss me till I’m in a coma;


Hug me, honey, snuggly bunny, love’s as good as soma.



Via: Sixpack France

TORONTO TUMBLR MEETUP

deepr:



when: Friday April 16th 2010 @ 8pm


where: The Rivoli 332 Queen Street West, Toronto, ON M5V 2A2


It’s official!  I’d appreciate it if you guys could reblog the crap out of this post for anyone living in or near Toronto - it’ll be awesome to see everyone who can make it!


Adventures from Thursday to Wednesday

Link: Adventures from Thursday to Wednesday

and if you don’t know, now you know.

8-bit NYC

Link: 8-bit NYC

Just like he pixeled it.


Via: Avant Caire





Lingerie Beer Can (Russia)


Via: The Dieline

Evil Dead done in clay, stop motion and summarized in 60 seconds


Via: Drawn!

What runs through Karl Lagerfeld's mind? An interesting interesting interview

Link: What runs through Karl Lagerfeld's mind? An interesting interesting interview

Via: Fashion Copious





inthemitte:



I have officially entered into the world of geekdom with my own Greater Toronto Area subway map. Oh whatever, as if you never thought about. Ok, maybe you didn’t. Though I am by no means a transportation planner or engineer, what I think this map highlights is the need for cross-town lines and additional north-south links between the cross-towns. A subway to the airport? check. A subway ride from Rexdale to Malvern? check. A subway right along Queen Street? check.






Latest work: my first piece for Heeba Magazine


A Waltz for Iraq: interview with Iraqi-Canadian painter Sundus Abdul Hadi



Some great names on this, I’ll probably overplay it before it’s out and then not even bother with the album, why do I always do that?


Kitsuné Maison 9 Minimix mixed by JBAG (via)


Minimix Tracklist:


1. Two Door Cinema Club – Something Good Can Work (The Twelves remix)
2. Holy Ghost! – Say My Name
3. Hurts – Wonderful Life (Arthur Baker remix Kitsune edit)
4. Gamble & Burke – Lets Go Together
5. Jupiter – Vox Populi (Lifelike treatment)
6. Feldberg – Dreamin’
8. Washed Out – Belong
9. Your Nature – Forward Motion
10. Jamaica – Short And Entertaining
11. Silver Columns – Brow Beaten
12. Logo – La Vie Moderne
13. Yuksek – Supermenz (Were Not)


Kitsuné Maison 9 Full Tracklist:
01: WASHED OUT “Belong”
02: GAMBLE & BURKE “Let’s Go Together”
03: PENGUIN PRISON “Animal Animal”
04: JAMAICA “Short and Entertaining” (produced by Xavier from Justice)
05: CROOKERS feat. YELLE “Cooler Couleur”
06: JUPITER “Vox Populi (LIFELIKE treatment)”
07: YUKSEK “Supermenz (We’re Not)”
08: FENECH-SOLER “Stop And Stare”
09: TWO DOOR CINEMA CLUB “Something Good Can Work (The Twelves remix)”
10: LOGO “La Vie Moderne”
11: SILVER COLUMNS “Brow Beaten”
12: HOLY GHOST! “Say My Name”
13: HURTS “Wonderful Life (ARTHUR BAKER remix KITSUNÉ edit)”
14: GYPSY & THE CAT “Time to Wander (JOAN OF ARC remix)”
15: FELDBERG “Dreamin’”
16: YOUR NATURE “Forward Motion”
17: THE GOOD NATURED “Your Body is a Machine (ZEBRA+SNAKE remix)”
18: MONARCHY “The Phoenix Alive (THE OCTANS edit)

Discoveries, as of late

Link: Discoveries, as of late

What I’ve come across












london based shoe designer nicholas kirkwood has created a series of illuminated high heel shoes for rodarte’s fall/winter collection 2010/2011. the series of light up heels was just launched at new york fashion week. (via)


http://www.nicholaskirkwood.com


http://www.rodarte.net





is “Dear Woman Student acceptable from academic institutions? Ha ha.


Via: Laura Trethewey

Listen. Watch. Read.

Link: Listen. Watch. Read.

Song suggestion, film suggestion, and book suggestions.

via: designboom

Omar Offendum translates Nizar Qabbani “Qarat al Fingan” 


Via: FenMag

Scar of David review for FenMag

Link: Scar of David review for FenMag

Latest work





This comic is funny, because if it really was “The Realist” it would present the realities of occupation, example: during the 2nd intifada, Palestinians were given 30 minutes to evacuate their homes before they were blown up. Read: blown up, not sold.


Via: Drawn!





The Selby in in your place book preview


Via: Hypebeast





Goodnight moon, édition Star Wars


My favourite is the Stormtrooper in his pajamas.


Via: CRAFT





Via: the blog of Corinne Martin





This is awesome.


maysamtaher:



I love this.


Palestine already exists on film

Link: Palestine already exists on film

Via: TPFF Twitter

Beard length











































Someone should create a site called “my beard is more elite than yours”

Via ReflectionOf.Me


Statue of a large horse on the edge of the camp made out of scraps of cars destroyed in the attack on Jenin refugee camp, 2002.

Jenin refugee camp, 8 years later.

IDF + Facebook

If you were an IDF soldier, what would your Facebook status be?

International Women's Day in Gaza

According to Israel, this is what a Palestinian militant looks like



I want this book really badly, but it’ll cost over 60 euros with shipping…late birthday present perhaps?

Via: Abitare


Via: swiss miss

Israeli propaganda

Link: Israeli propaganda

The Winnipeg Jewish Review is flooded with propaganda. Even the slightest instances to insult Arabs, they’ll drop it. For example, “I love that Arab citizens are part of the fabric of Israeli life in a way that non Muslims cannot be in Muslim countries. I love that street signs are in Hebrew and Arabic.  And I particularly love Jerusalem, where I studied at Hebrew U for a year after high school.” Dropping that was completely unnecessary, and of course, the entire article is filled with lies, like the entire publication.












maysamtaher:



I found these pictures of Jehan Al Sadat with a caption claiming that they were taken during her dissertation defense. This doesn’t make much sense, since she got her PhD in 86 and her husband (present at this event) was assassinated in 81.


Anyway, I hope I find a dictator to marry by the time I have to defend my dissertation. I’m sure it’s nice to have the room adorned like it’s your wedding day, and have a crowd recruited to cheer you on. Not to mention having the president present to intimidate the dissertation committee.


Judging from the expression on everyone’s face, it appears that her thesis wasn’t all that impressive (i.e. they all look bored as fuck.)


What it means to bring along an Arab at Ben Gurion airport

What it means to bring along an Arab at Ben Gurion airport

A hilarious account of Israel’s racial profiling.

Odessa


Caribou makes me shake, shake, shake me shoulders.

Where job interviews started


Where job interviews started

The Hairdryer Treatment: Lift: an arabic hip-hop mix

Link: The Hairdryer Treatment: Lift: an arabic hip-hop mix



i dug deep in my collection and put together this long awaited arabic hip-hop mix.


lyrics in arabic, english, and french. artists included rep the middle east, north africa, and the arab diaspora in north america and europe.


and no, this clown didn’t make the cut.


shout out to beirut…


Al-Jazeera English Inside Story

Link: Al-Jazeera English Inside Story

Great discussion regarding Israeli Apartheid Week. The Israeli guy is always diverting away from the point. Typical.

Hebron massacre revisited

Link: Hebron massacre revisited







My friends at SFPR Waterloo snuck around the University of Waterloo’s main library and came up with what you saw above. Genius.
















Designer action figures. Cute.


Via: Nometoqueslashelveticas

Despite the cheesiness of this video and some typical shots, musical numbers, etc, the ending hits close to me and is eerily familiar. It is something that I really dislike.


Via: Farfahinne