Posted inArt

Renaissance man

Spanish artist Pablo Picasso is the founding father of modern art

Posted inWellbeing

Stress and the city

There’s no denying it, the UAE is a frenetic and full-on place to live – even our stress therapists are stressed

Posted inWellbeing

Smoke alarm

With the UAE’s Ministry of Health threatening to double the price of cigarettes and malls banning smoking, freelance facialist Katrina Valente scans the skin of a black lunged chuffer to reveal the truth that lies beneath

Posted inMusic

Burning ambition

Desert Heat, the UAE’s Arabic hip hop duo, are releasing their first album this month.

Posted inMusic

A Deighton with destiny

Paul Deighton of ‘Omega 33’ fame is headlining Ministry Of Sound’s Housexy night this month; we found out more.

Posted inMovies

Knight fall

It may not say ‘Batman’ in the title, but The Dark Knight is very much the latest movie adventure for the Caped Crusader

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Stevie Wonder

Steve Carell, star of the American version of TV’s The Office and 40-Year-Old Virgin, is in cinemas again this month with Get Smart, a big screen version of the 60s TV series created by Mel Brooks

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Masterpiece theatre

Pablo Picasso’s is the founding father of modern art. As an international touring retrospective of the artist’s work opens in Abu Dhabi, Catherine Jarvie looks back on his life and career

Posted inThe Knowledge

Hot seat: Noor Kamali

Being 19 is a daunting age at the best of times, but Noor Kamali – a teenage UAE national – has bigger issues on her mind this month as she prepares to address the World Economic Forum in Egypt. Part of a 20 strong team picked from 20 different countries, she tells Andy Buchan why she’s doing it and what she hopes to achieve

Posted inWellbeing

Go! Sushi

We all know that chowing down on sushi is better than scoffing a Big Mac, but what exactly does the seaweed-rice- raw fish combo do for the mind, body and soul? Carole Holditch, founder and nutritionist of Good Habits tells Anna Whitehouse why you should swap your fork for chopsticks