Even Before The Blast, Beirut's Arts Communities Were In Crisis. Some Wonder If It's Worth Trying To Rebuild
That's because all of Lebanon was in crisis, with daily demonstrations, the collapse of the currency, and a gridlocked, dysfunctional political class that has been clinging to control since the civil war ended inconclusively 30 years ago. "What is frightening is that we are already so exhausted, so discouraged," said the director of the city's […]