When I wrote my first book, 'Koolaids,' I felt rejected and not wanted. Rabih Alameddine bookfeltkoolaids Change image and share on social
Before prognostication, a disclaimer: I have never been able to pick a winner. Not that it has ever stopped me from trying to. Well, it has stopped me from buying stock, but let's not talk about that. Rabih Alameddine buydisclaimerpick Change image and share on social
My father and I rarely saw eye to eye when I was growing up. We saw the world differently. It was only when we were both adults that we were able to share spectacles. However, football, and particularly the World Cup, was when we, enemy combatants, could traverse trenches and be together. Rabih Alameddine adultcombatantcup share on social
We seem, particularly over here in the West and in America in particular, to have forgotten that we are, in large measures, the story we tell ourselves about ourselves. Rabih Alameddine americaforgetlarge Change image and share on social
My father loved Brazilian football, a diehard follower, so of course, he hated Germany and always rooted against them, always. Rabih Alameddine braziliandiehardfather Change image and share on social
The reasons why a player is better on one club than on another are many. I certainly am not an expert and can't explain. Rabih Alameddine clubexpertexplain Change image and share on social
Close friends consider me a literary snob. Rabih Alameddine closefriendliterary Change image and share on social
The Lebanese Civil War, 1975-1990, spanned four World Cups. It would have been a more symmetrical five had the Lebanese begun in 1974, but you know, we're Mediterranean, and timing isn't our forte. Rabih Alameddine begincivilcup Change image and share on social
'Harat' is actually - it's a Lebanese dialect word. It comes from 'the mapmaker,' somebody who makes a map. And it basically means somebody who tells fibs or exaggerate tales a little bit. Rabih Alameddine basicallybitedialect Change image and share on social
Now I love hoops. I'm a diehard UCLA fan, have been since my freshman year. But basketball is the '1812 Overture.' Pomp and circumstance, fireworks and cannons, lots and lots of fun, and in the end, still Tchaikovsky. Rabih Alameddine basketballcannoncircumstance share on social