I’m still loving the whole cultural element that has emerged from this election. The “Five Friends” campaign is a pretty interesting usage of Hollywood star power to encourage Americans to vote. It’s kind of ironic that in a democratic country you need the likes of Will Smith and Tom Cruise to give you a reason […]

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By now, everyone has probably seen Shepard Fairey’s famous Obama poster that is destined to become a piece of contemporary art history. The “Hope” and “Change” poster has been a trademark of this election’s more cultural elements. But I doubt the poster may have been as famous as it is today had it not been […]

25 year-old man. 19 year-old sister. 30 stab wounds. 16th victim. [source]

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I got this in my email today and even though it may be a bit late, I thought it was still worth posting for those interested:
As part of its efforts to promote women and leadership in the Middle East, INSEAD has committed to send two Jordanian women to participate in a 5 day Executive Training […]

A common sight in Jordan has always been street peddlers. Typically, young Jordanians who weave through the traffic of cars stopped at a red light. In recent years I’ve noticed a change that has been occurring that is perhaps a metaphor for the bigger solution. Up until these past few years, the overwhelming majority of […]

blog.à.vu: (noun) The feeling where you could swear you’ve blogged this before.

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This is a fairly interesting tale on Ammon today. Mayor Maani has ordered for various sites including local news websites like Ammon itself, be blocked from Greater Amman Municipality computers. GAM employees seem to be spending way too much time reading online instead of working. It’s funny how government employees drinking coffee and reading newspapers […]