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From Martha to Melania: Here are all the First Ladies of the United States
The Cultural Foundation has opened three new exhibitions in Abu Dhabi this week. Cultural Foundation

Cultural Foundation launches new exhibitions: 'It's our responsibility to give back'

Art
Sheikha Bodour Al Qasimi is the first Arab woman to be appointed president of International Publishers Association. Supplied 

Sheikha Bodour to be first Arab woman to lead International Publishers Association

Books
The 16-year-old US teen has become the first person to amass over 100 million followers on TikTok, and has branched out into beauty and reality TV. Instagram

Who is Charli D’Amelio? TikTok star makes history with 100m followers

Arts&Culture

Lego Manhattan: Irish teen builds 'freestyle' replica of New York City borough

Arts&Culture

Why it's taken director Majid Al Ansari five years to get back behind the camera

Film

How Lebanese singer Elissa became the leading Arab personality on Twitter

Music
IN DEPTH
Hend Sabry, Will Smith and Dolly Parton are among the most charitable of celebrities. 

Dolly Parton to Hend Sabry: Here are 7 of the world's most philanthropic celebrities

Arts&Culture
A still from 'The Eight Hundred'. Courtesy CMC Pictures

How Chinese historical war drama 'The Eight Hundred' became the top-grossing film of the year

Film
The Museum of Islamic Art in Cairo, Egypt, has one of the largest collections of Islamic art in the world. AFP

International Day of Islamic Art: 5 must-see collections around the world

Art
Emirati influencer Ahmed Al Nasheet has released his first track titled ‘My Playstation’ on Apple Music. Apple Music

Apple shines spotlight on emerging regional talent through a new playlist

Music
Louvre Abu Dhabi and NYU Abu Dhabi's online symposium Reframing Museums has kicked off

What role do cultural institutions have to play in the pandemic?

Art
Osha Khaleefa Al Mansoori (7), she is very much confident and passionate about falcons and falconry as a heritage sport, before release the falcon for the training , she always embrace her falcon at remote Abu Dhabi desert, UAE, Vidhyaa Chandramohan for The National

Meet the 7-year-old Emirati falconer transforming the 4,000-year-old tradition
The Burj Khalifa lit up for Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan's 55th birthday. Instagram / Burj Khalifa, iamsrk

'King of Bollywood': Burj Khalifa lights up for Shah Rukh Khan's birthday
Ziad Abi Chaker is leading an initiative to transform the shattered glass left in the wake of the Beirut blast into beautiful and affordable glassware. Courtesy: Ziad Abi Chaker

How a Lebanese engineer turned glass from the Beirut blast into glassware
HOLLYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 29: (HOLLYWOOD REPORTER AND US TABS OUT) Actor Sean Connery and wife Micheline Connery attend the 76th Annual Academy Awards at the Kodak Theater on February 29, 2004 in Hollywood, California. Frank Micelotta/Getty Images/AFP

The country where he found love: Sean Connery's special connection to Morocco
Philip Mueller's exhibition The Last Days of Soft Machine is currently showing at Dubai’s Carbon 12. Photo by Anna Shtraus

Austrian artist Philip Mueller paints the end of the world in latest Dubai show
Scottish actor Sean Connery. EPA

Scottish actor Sir Sean Connery dies at 90
Mohamed Melehi has died from Covid-19 at the age of 84. H Chergui

Renowned Moroccan painter Mohamed Melehi, 84, dies after contracting Covid-19
People attend the Montage Mountain rave on October 23, 2020 in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Clearly visible from afar with her flashing earrings and sequined jacket, Charity Valente is attending her first drive-in rave: a night of electronic music where the party-goers are in or around their cars, owing to the coronavirus pandemic. / AFP / Kena Betancur

Drive-in raves: US concertgoers dance in their cars as alternative to music festivals

FILM

Emirati director Majid Al Ansari says he's always been attracted to the thriller genre. Image Nation Abu Dhabi

Why it's taken director Majid Al Ansari five years to get back behind the camera

Stars support Lukas Gage as director slams actor's home in Zoom mishap

Golden Horse Awards: Who won big at the Chinese-language 'Oscars'?

Predator 5 and Deadpool 3: new Hollywood films getting the green light

How Chinese historical war drama 'The Eight Hundred' became the top-grossing film of the year

ART

The Cultural Foundation has opened three new exhibitions in Abu Dhabi this week. Cultural Foundation

Cultural Foundation launches new exhibitions: 'It's our responsibility to give back'

Meet the three female artists from Abu Dhabi Art’s commissions programme

Mystery of missing Banksy artwork

Artwork or automotive? Emirati designer reimagines one-off Land Cruiser

101 presents new ways of buying art: flashlight-viewings and late-night workshops

BOOKS

Sheikha Bodour Al Qasimi is the first Arab woman to be appointed president of International Publishers Association. Supplied 

Sheikha Bodour to be first Arab woman to lead International Publishers Association

Tashas founder aims to turn homes into restaurant-worthy settings with new book

Raw account of 1980s Glasgow sees second Scot win Booker Prize

'A Promised Land': Barack Obama's memoir off to record-setting start in sales

How Ravinder Singh harnessed personal tragedy to create novel: 'It was cathartic'

MUSIC

Lebanese singer Elissa's online relationship with fans is deep. Courtesy Youness Hamiddine / Mawazine

How Lebanese singer Elissa became the leading Arab personality on Twitter

American Music Awards 2020: BTS, The Weeknd and Taylor Swift win big

Global pop band Now United enjoy Abu Dhabi's attractions

'Can't Stop Christmas': Robbie Williams has released a pandemic-themed festive song

New BTS album 'Be' offers a message of hope

ON STAGE

The Undertaker has officially retired following a 30-year career. Courtesy WWE

'May The Undertaker rest in peace': Wrestler retires at emotional WWE event

Why comedian Kunal Kamra won't stop talking politics: 'I speak my mind'

Kiss in Dubai for New Year's Eve 2020: everything we know so far

'Fawlty Towers' star John Cleese is coming to Dubai Opera

Coca-Cola Arena to restart live events with new safety procedures

TELEVISION

Making a happy group on the lawns at Balmoral, are the Queen, the Duke of Edinburgh and their three children Princess Anne, Prince Charles and baby Prince Andrew, on his father's knees. Getty Images

How true is the ‘Balmoral Test’? The unwritten rules of the Queen’s castle

Obamas to produce Netflix comedy sketch show about Trump

'We have a lot of surprises': What to expect from season 2 of 'The Platform'

Travel from Regency England to Imperial Russia: 5 period dramas to stream

Department of Justice files lawsuit against 'Tiger King' star Jeffrey Lowe

COMMENT

Overconsumption of digital information can have a negative effect on our mental health. Getty Images

The impact of doomscrolling on mental health: 'Technology shapes user behaviour'

A spirited defence of the festive British rom-com ‘Love Actually’

High-altitude platforms: the way to bring the world online hangs in the sky

'Tawel balak': Five Arabic phrases that can help defuse a tense situation

The battle of the Chrises: Why Pine, Pratt, Hemsworth and Evans are trending