Mind Soup

Clark Kent and Lois Lane snapshot from Smallville I was watching Smallville yesterday (a series that depicts the life story of Superman --  totally recommended by the way ) and I just had to take a snapshot of Lois Lane's rules of reporting. So here they are (text in parenthesis are my own amendments): Always know your source (but never reveal it unless you really have to). Always make a good first impression and don't screw up with your boss (but if you screwed up badly, get prepared to kiss up for some time) Do whatever it takes to get the story (except getting killed) If something seems to weird to be true, it usually is (unless you're living in Smallville, then that's a different story) Never take deadlines too seriously (unless your working in a nuclear plant) Triple check your facts (especially if your writing a front-page article) Put all the good stuff at the beginning (because let's face, if your reader is going to snooze before the end of the fi...

Annahar's Hiyam al-Kosayfi Photo Credits: Youtube/AnnaharTV MIND SOUP : Journalist for the Lebanese daily Annahar, Hiyam al-Kosayfi, expressed her anger about being denied wine in a hotel restaurant in Down Town Beirut during Ramadan. This hotel which was "founded by a Maronite Christian and blessed with sacred water by a priest" has made it a policy not to serve any form of alcoholic beverages during the month of Ramadan, where Muslims fast from sunrise to sunset on food, drinks, and sex, and usually abide strictly to Islamic Law during this month. According to al-Kosayfi, she said the that waiter recommended a good bottle of wine, but then embarrassingly apologized and took back the wine glasses from the table after realizing the policy. The (Christian) writer and her crew made a fuss about this incident until a manager approached them and offered to serve them wine in blue tinted glasses, as not to alarm the Muslim customers who were having breakfast (iftar)...

Oooh how I love hate-mail. It shows you who your real friends are. Below, you will see that obviously, someone is pissed about my recent decision not to endorse the tuition increase protest, its even worse than that American Jew being pissed about the new Miss USA. Tarek H. Al Choikani: HIJAZI!!!!! its like ur pushing me to reply to u!! metel ijri if u read this or not, and metel ijri if u reply to this or not!! but i think its better if u understand the following points: - The guy who spoke on behalf on USFC is Jeffery btw and he DID introduce his name! so i think u should go see a doctor on the expenses of the medical center WHICH will certainly start making losses trying to make u understand and correct ur insanity. - he gave more valid points than the VP did! i attended the meeting and ur tweets seem so biased!! the tenderness and relaxation in ur tone when referring to VP Kenny as if he is an angel and the anger and madness when reffering to Jeffery! as if he is ur enemy!! Hi...