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From lights out to the waving of the chequered flag, and every turn and chicane in between, Formu... more From lights out to the waving of the chequered flag, and every turn and chicane in between, Formula One ("F1") is an exhilarating and glamorous international sport for car enthusiasts and adrenaline junkies alike. This high-tech motorsports formula has the biggest car manufacturers (Mercedes, Honda, McLaren, Ferrari, the list goes on) competing at the cutting edge of engineering and design to inch just one more second past each other. Fractions of a second can determine who wins the race and who unceremoniously collides into a barrier of stacked Pirelli tyres, and, of course, every team wants to have the best car on the track. The best car means the best engine, the superior gearbox, the perfect amount of downforce and grip, the preferred tyre strategy, perfectly-timed pit stops, and a team of engineers and drivers that is a cut above the rest.
Lebanese poet, journalist, and revolutionary, Joumana Haddad, challenges Arabs to reevaluate thei... more Lebanese poet, journalist, and revolutionary, Joumana Haddad, challenges Arabs to reevaluate their relationship with the single most present and most visible product of their existence, the body. Her recent December 2008 initiative, Jasad Magazine, does just that.
From lights out to the waving of the chequered flag, and every turn and chicane in between, Formu... more From lights out to the waving of the chequered flag, and every turn and chicane in between, Formula One ("F1") is an exhilarating and glamorous international sport for car enthusiasts and adrenaline junkies alike. This high-tech motorsports formula has the biggest car manufacturers (Mercedes, Honda, McLaren, Ferrari, the list goes on) competing at the cutting edge of engineering and design to inch just one more second past each other. Fractions of a second can determine who wins the race and who unceremoniously collides into a barrier of stacked Pirelli tyres, and, of course, every team wants to have the best car on the track. The best car means the best engine, the superior gearbox, the perfect amount of downforce and grip, the preferred tyre strategy, perfectly-timed pit stops, and a team of engineers and drivers that is a cut above the rest.
Lebanese poet, journalist, and revolutionary, Joumana Haddad, challenges Arabs to reevaluate thei... more Lebanese poet, journalist, and revolutionary, Joumana Haddad, challenges Arabs to reevaluate their relationship with the single most present and most visible product of their existence, the body. Her recent December 2008 initiative, Jasad Magazine, does just that.