A small article on McSweeney’s listing places you should visit has Beirut on there. It’s a small article, lost between tens of others, but nonetheless, it made me feel good. The author’s main point was describing a falafel shop (the best falafel in the world, apparently), but he mentions the glory days of Beirut, and the possibility that those days are slowly but surely paving their way back. Written the McSweeney way, it’s a fun 2-minute read.