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my five

five things i read this past week that might interest you:

1. "A new chapter in the decline of the Arab world," by Elias Khoury

2. "The intensity gap: Can a pro-life platform win elections?" by Kelefa Sanneh

3. "10 parting thoughts for America's diplomats," by William Burns

4. "Islamic State's sway spreads to Lebanon," by Yaroslv Trofimov

5. "On love and dignity and dying," by Jason Welle

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she came to give it to you - usher feat. nicki minaj

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far alone - g-eazy feat. e-40 and jay ant

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“i maintain that revenge and counter-revenge are suicidal, that mutual respect, equality and coexistence are the only reasonable way forward, and i firmly believe that the vast majority of people who live in this region agree with me.”

-dr. izzeldin abuelaish, a palestinian medical doctor who worked in israel and lost three daughters, in his 2011 book "i shall not hate."

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20 rap/hip hop/dance songs you should know: june 2014

wiggle - jason derulo feat. snoop dogg

senile - young money

thug cry - rick ross feat. lil wayne

they don’t love you know more - dj khaled feat. jay z, meek mill and rick ross

problem - ariana grande feat. iggy azalea

2am - adrian marcel feat. sage the gemini

2 on - tinashe feat. schoolboy q

good kisser - usher

am i wrong - nico & vinz

pills and potions - nicki minaj

iz u down - kid ink feat. tyga

believe me - lil wayne feat. drake

no mediocre - t.i.. feat. iggy azalea

3005 - childish gambino

turn down for what (remix) - dj snake feat. lil jon, juicy j, and 2 chainz

24 hours - tee flii feat. 2 chainz

fight night - migos

i won - future feat. kanye west

i know - yo gotti feat. rich homie quan

studio - schoolboy q feat. bj the chicago kid

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Artifice - SOHN

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this album has been on repeat.

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myriam fares and flo rida is all i’ve been listening to for days because i introduced my friends to it and they were amazed i don’t know why this isn’t half as popular as it should be in lebanon 

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21 rap/hip hop/dance songs you should know: november/december 2013

well tumblr, it's been a long while. and some of these are dated:

old school love - lupe fiasco feat. ed sheeran

bound 2 - kanye west

timber - pitbull feat. ke$ha

show me - kid ink feat. chris brown

dark horse - katy perry feat. juicy j

the monster - eminem feat. rihanna

the language - drake

gas pedal - sage the gemini

how i feel - flo rida

netflix - 2 chainz feat. fergie

clappers - wale feat. nicki minaj and juicy j

tom ford - jay-z

up down (do this all day) - t-pain feat. b.o.b

23 - mike will made it feat. miley cyrus and juicy j

red nose - sage the gemini

white walls - macklemore & ryan lewis feat. schoolboy q

ready - b.o.b feat. future

rough water - travie mccoy feat. jason mraz

collard greens - schoolboy q feat. kendrick lamar

paranoid - ty dolla $ign feat. b.o.b

wait for a minute - tyga feat. justin bieber

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