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By Rakan Diab: We owe it to the tears shed, to the souls of those who lay dead and to the mother’s heart and the memory of her son’s depart to find a solution to our daily fear and tragedies of the road. Those who have passed will never have justice but maybe the death of someone would help enlighten the minds of our drivers to prevent further mistakes

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By Ian Gibson: Denzel has mastered his quiet dominance and displays it to full effect in The Book of Eli, playing the perfect counter to Oldman’s crazed evil genius. As the two duke it out, both verbally and physically, the viewer can’t up but feel in the middle of a great moral struggle whose implications go beyond the boundaries of the film.

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By Zeina el-Mitri: My sharpest memory of this relationship is how broken and angry I felt. How he made me feel “wrong” no matter what I did, and how he wanted to dominate my life and my choices. How his choices were always superior to mine. I wanted to know what I had done wrong. The answer to that question? Nothing. I had done nothing wrong.

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By Tarek Tutunji: While global warming is a really important topic I don’t want to bring it up right now. What needs to be brought up, however, is the fact that the most important Lebanese sector is experiencing what can only be described as a disaster because the snows have failed to come until today apparently

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By Ian Gibson: What makes Perfect Getaway such a fantastically enjoyable experience is the metaphysical manner in which it treats cinema and itself. From very early in the story, the viewer is fed little tastes and teases that serve to undermine nearly every element of the movie. The act of watching becomes an influence upon the film itself, setting an odd sort of Heisenberg relationship that only serves to heighten the viewing experience

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After researching, reviewing and examining Lebanese public opinion, we have compiled a list of Top Ten Lebanese people of 2009. The criteria is based on major contributions to Lebanon including presenting our country in the best possible way.

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The biggest party of the year is getting closer and some of us haven’t made a decision where to spend it, here is a list of the most popular parties for you in town

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By Ian Gibson: Suspense and fear make a successful transition from the action on the screen to the souls of the audience through the use of such breathtaking and wholly invasive filmmaking. Where the movie falters, however, is in its failure to mix separate plot lines in an effective and convincing manner. Each individual story line, though immensely fascinating on their own, are tied together with one-line nuggets of information that are simply too insubstantial

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By Rakan Diab: Suddenly, the remembrance of the birth of the God of the poor was owned by the rich; whereas the ghettos of Beirut and the whole of Lebanon are cramped with little children who can’t even spell gift. Frankly, those are the people who know the true meaning of Christmas since they’re not preoccupied with everything Christmas-related but the birthday boy.

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By Elie El Khoury: Although “frenchies” were spared the usual jab this time around, women were the recurring joke of the evening. But of course, no women were actually harmed in the making of that show, since the comedian made sure that no joke landed too harshly and the men get their fair share of criticism and ridicule

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