Looking Back At A Horrible Summer

August wasn’t so cool. The Lebanese hated it. Louisa Ajami told August “See you in hell”, and Michael Karam used its passing to look back — with humor of course — at a very bad summer season:

there is nothing like living in the dark and 100 per cent humidity with no AC to create a sense of community spirit. No longer did one have to overcome the awkward silence in elevators (when they worked) by staring blankly at the cell phone. Now neighbours could complain about the state of the nation for a few seconds and then feel much better about pretending to send texts.

Looking at the bright side of a dark situation..