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	<title>2:48AM [The B-Sides] &#187; Mags &amp; Books</title>
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	<description>A blog by Mark and Nat, a married couple who are living in Kuwait. Mark works in Advertising while Nat works in TV.</description>
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		<title>Kuwait in National Geographic, December 1952</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:58:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
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Desert Girl sent me the most amazing thing today, a PDF of scanned pages from a National Geographic issue from 1952 which talks about Kuwait. The article is 20 pages long and contains 25 pictures of which 11 are in color. It&#8217;s incredible I love it. The caption under the picture above says:
A Mobile [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Kuwait Bookshop</title>
		<link>http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/the-kuwait-bookshop/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 15:12:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
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The Kuwait Bookshop has been around for a pretty long time and although its not a Barnes &#038; Noble it does have a pretty decent collection of books and magazines. If I am not mistaken I think it actually has the largest collection of books and magazines in Kuwait. Because its an old bookshop [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2:48AM in Thouq</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2009 14:25:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Design]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kuwait]]></category>
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I just got the new copy of Thouq magazine today and it turns out they have a small write up on my blog. I also noticed the magazine is now like 6 to 8 times bigger in size, not page wise but actual physical size. Its huge and you can see in the picture [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>21</slash:comments>
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		<title>Make Magazine</title>
		<link>http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/make-magazine/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2009 14:14:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Kuwait]]></category>
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I passed by Carrefour today because I heard they had the new UK edition of WIRED magazine. For some odd reason the US version of WIRED magazine no longer comes to Kuwait so its good to know the UK edition does. Anyway it must have been sold out since I couldn&#8217;t find it, instead [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Book Cafe</title>
		<link>http://www.248am.com/mark/interesting/book-cafe/</link>
		<comments>http://www.248am.com/mark/interesting/book-cafe/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2009 20:04:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
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I was checking out Nemo&#8217;s blog when I found her post on a cafe located in Omneya complex in Salmiya called Book Cafe. 
This is the description taken from the Book Cafe facebook page:

A quiet place
Provides you with Taekwondo, physical and mental relaxation
To think deeply, to read a book, to discuss a draft
My place [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>21</slash:comments>
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		<title>brownbook: Kuwait&#8217;s blooming online market</title>
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		<comments>http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/brownbook-kuwaits-blooming-online-market/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2009 16:40:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fashion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kuwait]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[ 
I picked up the latest issue of brownbook and they had an article on Kuwait&#8217;s online fashion market mentioning how there were nearly 60 online stores and highlighting their favorite 7. Here they are:
1. www.gojiboutique.com
2. www.krayvstore.com
3. www.cash-art.com
4. www.q8-fashion.com
5. www.butterfly-g.com
6. www.pinkmoonboutique.com
7. www.labiella.com
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		<slash:comments>19</slash:comments>
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		<title>Work for SPIN Magazine</title>
		<link>http://www.248am.com/mark/magazines/work-for-spin-magazine/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2008 06:16:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
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The coordinator of SPIN&#8217;s new global correspondence program emailed me the following:
SPIN magazine, USA&#8217;s leading music magazine is looking for fresh, new faces to write about Kuwait&#8217;s local music scene. If you or anyone you know would want to write about the music you enjoy, get paid for it, and gain some exposure in [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>22</slash:comments>
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		<title>Brownbook Urban Guide &#8211; Kuwait</title>
		<link>http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/brownbook-urban-guide-kuwait/</link>
		<comments>http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/brownbook-urban-guide-kuwait/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2008 17:47:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Kuwait]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mags & Books]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personal]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ 
Back in March I posted about how the blog was mentioned in the Brownbook Urban Guide Kuwait edition and since then I&#8217;ve been trying to get my hands on a copy of the book. I couldn&#8217;t find it in Kuwait and when I was in Lebanon a month ago I only found a box [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>10</slash:comments>
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		<title>Lazy Censorship</title>
		<link>http://www.248am.com/mark/funny/lazy-censorship/</link>
		<comments>http://www.248am.com/mark/funny/lazy-censorship/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:48:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Funny]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mags & Books]]></category>

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I was flipping through a magazine when I saw the above censored ad. I am against censorship but if they are going to do it they should at least do it right. Saving ink?
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		<slash:comments>18</slash:comments>
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		<title>Moleskines in Kuwait</title>
		<link>http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/moleskines-in-kuwait/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Jun 2008 06:32:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Information]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mags & Books]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shopping]]></category>

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Q80-Chill Girl just posted on her blog that she spotted a Moleskine stand at The Sultan Center. Judging by her picture above it looks like they have the city guides, hopefully they also have the plain pocket books and other kinds of Moleskines. Its great someone finally thought about bringing them to Kuwait but whats [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>18</slash:comments>
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		<title>Read at Work</title>
		<link>http://www.248am.com/mark/interesting/read-at-work/</link>
		<comments>http://www.248am.com/mark/interesting/read-at-work/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2008 10:53:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Interesting]]></category>
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Read at Work is a website full of stories ranging from short ones to classic which you can read while at work. Now the cool part is that the interface of the site is designed to look like you are working so when you enter the site it launches in full screen and resembles Windows [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>8</slash:comments>
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		<title>Blogs in Abwab Magazine</title>
		<link>http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/blogs-in-abwab-magazine/</link>
		<comments>http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/blogs-in-abwab-magazine/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2008 12:18:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Kuwait]]></category>
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A few blogs got mentioned in Abwab magazine&#8217;s latest issue. I&#8217;ve never seen the magazine before but Forzaq8 has a scan of the page on his blog. [Link]
]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
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		<title>Borders opening in Kuwait?</title>
		<link>http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/borders-opening-in-kuwait/</link>
		<comments>http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/borders-opening-in-kuwait/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2008 09:51:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Gossip & Rumors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Information]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kuwait]]></category>
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I just read on another blog that the Borders bookstore is opening up at The Avenues. I hope this information is true. By the way is there anything that isn&#8217;t opening up at The Avenues? I don&#8217;t read a lot of books but I do read a lot of magazines and I find the lack [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>36</slash:comments>
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		<title>I&#8217;m in brownbook!</title>
		<link>http://www.248am.com/mark/personal/im-in-brownbook/</link>
		<comments>http://www.248am.com/mark/personal/im-in-brownbook/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2008 21:30:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mags & Books]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personal]]></category>

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Radiant Guy emailed me to tell me that my blog was mentioned in the new brownbook urban city guide on Kuwait.  brownbook is an urban lifestyle magazine focusing on middle eastern lifestyle agendas, events and developments. The magazine is available internationally (even on Amazon) and the city guides should be available everywhere soon. This [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>26</slash:comments>
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		<title>Amazon Kindle</title>
		<link>http://www.248am.com/mark/technology/amazon-kindle/</link>
		<comments>http://www.248am.com/mark/technology/amazon-kindle/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Nov 2007 17:49:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Gadgets]]></category>
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So Amazon just released the Kindle which according to them is what the iPod is to music, the Kindle is to books and magazines. It looks really ugly but the concept is really strong and I think has a lot of potential. You purchase books and subscribe to magazines and newspapers through the Kindle device [...]]]></description>
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