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The Reverso keeps turning
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GucciCore chapter 4: The Cruise collection
It becomes clearer with every collection that Demna delivers for Gucci that he is telling one continuous story. If I…
How to turn precision into an aesthetic
Luxury watches have always been sold as symbols of control. Precision, permanence, order. But in 2026, our relationship to measurement…
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Inanna Reborn, a fashion project by Her Highness Sheikha Bodour bint Sultan Al Qasimi, made its first runway appearance in…
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In the muted light of a casting room, where first impressions speak louder than words, Iman Eldeeb watches a young…
adidas brings Backyard Legends to Saudi Arabia
Football in Saudi Arabia is increasingly being shaped beyond stadiums and tournament headlines. Some of its most defining moments now…
Invisible violence, lasting impact: Technology-facilitated gender-based violence in the MENA region
Online, the ugliest parts of our society don’t disappear; they multiply. Violence, coercion, and exploitation that exist in the physical…
The glow of the phone screen: ethics in filmmaking
This conversation begins in the restless glow of a screen, where images arrive faster than they can be held, and…
Sound and structure: Devon Turnbull in conversation with Wondercabinet
In an era dominated by algorithms, sensational headlines, and endless internet slop, it’s hardly surprising that the average person now…
12 years of Sandbox: Nacelle’s recipe for a world-class festival on home turf
Long before Sandbox Festival became a regional benchmark, Tito El Khachab was hosting events simply to have somewhere to play.…
The hidden Yemeni immigrant genre at the heart of Earl Sweatshirt’s most memed song
Earl produced “EAST” under his “randomblackdude” alias. It had no drums, just a wheezing string loop that kept folding back…
Dana Awartani on repair and craft
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Ruwan Teodros on finding belonging, and herself
Ruwan Teodros came to photography the way many people come to prayer, through crisis. During COVID, when Beirut emptied, and…
The mischief, menace, unruly nature of Affsoongar’s women
There is a very specific charm in Affsoongar’s work that becomes more sentimental the longer you sit with it. Small…
Marvel’s Daredevil: Born Again Supper Club Experience transforms Dubai into Hell’s Kitchen
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Shazad Latif on carving space, Wuthering Heights and “putting pressure back on the big boys”
The world increasingly requires us to live in profound contradiction. Whether it’s political polarisation or identity politics, all forms of…
Such stuff as dreams: Soad Hosni’s image, 25 years on
Rania Stephan opens her essayistic film The Three Disappearances of Soad Hosni (2011) with an excerpt from Act IV Scene…
Such stuff as dreams: Soad Hosni’s image, 25 years on
Rania Stephan opens her essayistic film The Three Disappearances of Soad Hosni (2011) with an excerpt from Act IV Scene…
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