Photostory by Rami Arafat.

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The Dark Side of the Spoon is a comic strip created, written and penciled by Mike V. Derderian, and inked and colored by Waleed Qutteineh. The first official episode appeared in U Men’s August 2009 issue—Thank you Shirene. It follows the lives of Mako, a Mako shark with amphibian abilities and the appetite of—duh—a shark, and, Me-ouch, a one eyed well-read cat. How did they end up living in an underground pad in Amman’s Al Balad area? To cut a long story short…wait for and read upcoming episodes… Legal deposit number @ National Library (2009/6/3266)

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This week's highlights are two interesting documentaries: the first is "As the Poet Said," which premiered last month at the Dubai Film Festival and which takes viewers on a journey through the life of late Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish. The second is "12 Angry Lebanese,"  winner of First prize Muhr Arab Award – Documentaries. The film documents a play performed by 45 inmates in Lebanon’s notorious “Roumieh” detention facility, based on Reginald Rose’s “12 Angry  Men”. Jordanian musician Emad Alaeddin's album launch concert is tomorrow. There's live jazz on Tuesday, Beit Al-Ruwwad on Wednesday, and a fusion of music by Syrian and French musicians in a concert titled Bab Assalam on Thursday. Look out also for Darat Al-Funun's art talk on Tuesday, and Talasim's weekly standup comedy night (also on Tuesday. You must've noticed that Tuesday is the busiest day in Amman's culture and art agenda). Here you go. And don't forget...