The Carton
The Carton's independent publishing office (Art And Then Some) was founded in 2011 with a focus on Food, Culture and the Middle East. Today the print publication has expanded into two brick and mortar shops (second opening soon) in Beirut's largest two districts, with its own products ranging from craft arak to limited edition prints and, soon, a common house nestled in 1920s Lebanese architecture inviting you to experience the best of Lebanon and help you put your finger on the pulse of a region that always has been at the center of world.
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The Carton
The Carton Issue #11
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Visit product page →informal subcultures.
Tribes are all around us. There's no need to actively search for them or try to label them. Middle Easterners are the masters of forming tribe-like congregations wherever they drop anchor. This biannual issue of The Carton, examines informal subcultures of Middle Easterners abroad and in their natural habitat, in a special edition of photo essays.
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The Carton
The Carton Issue #12
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Visit product page →Shawarma.
This edition dissects the age-old street food like it's never been dissected before and looks at its horizons and the possibilities that await it. Let's celebrate the sight of that roasting spitted meat, shaved off a bit at a time, to finally fall into a glove of bread and be topped with all that you consider right.
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The Carton
The Carton Issue #14
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Visit product page →At a time when loyalty has been loomed over by fast-paced living, those remaining with ample dedication to a discipline stand out. In this edition, we focus on the ecosystem created by those with a strong passion for labour and highlight the kind of change we believe can be created when they are supported in virtuous chains.
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The Carton
The Carton Issue #15
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Visit product page →tahini.
Delve into the world of the sesame paste that is said to have put the Middle East on the food map. We've gone through thousands of years of archives to bring you the only published work that is solely dedicated to tahini.
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The Carton
The Carton Issue #16
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Visit product page →Vol.1 Do you taste the blue of the sea? Can you hear the white chewing of its stones in the deepest of its ends? How would you feel if its richest colours ceased to exist?
Vol.2 This is a short walk down culinary ecology as we ponder some of the basic efforts that could be undertaken to preserve both tradition and resources across cultures.
Vol.3 We travel to Lebanon’s largest two cities to peel away at the stories behind their shrouded houses that date back to the 19th century. Who lives there, how do they live, and why are these structures so important?
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The Carton
The Carton Issue #4
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Visit product page →A dedication. To labour, resolution, Hemingway, collectives, our families, our friends, to the Middle East. The Carton’s first Winter issue invites you all to share a meal with us wherever you are in the world. A volume that represents what the past year of being in print has meant for us. Sahtein.
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The Carton
The Carton Issue #5
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Visit product page →A dedication. To labour, resolution, Hemingway, collectives, our families, our friends, to the Middle East. The Carton’s first Winter issue invites you all to share a meal with us wherever you are in the world. A volume that represents what the past year of being in print has meant for us. Sahtein.
