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Abu Dhabi, UAETuesday 19 January 2021

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'The Night Stalker' Richard Ramirez, Cyntoia Brown and Ted Bundy are the subjects of true crime documentaries available to stream. AP, Getty Images

Conmen, cults and clemency: 5 true crime documentaries to stream
Angelique Kidjo will perform an online concert for the Abu Dhabi Cultural Foundation this week. Getty Images

Singer Angelique Kidjo on what she's doing in lockdown in Paris

Music
Rajkummar Rao as Ashok, Priyanka Chopra as Pinky Madam, and Adarsh Gourav as Balram in 'The White Tiger'. Netflix

'The White Tiger' takes on caste and classism – not just in India, but everywhere

Film
Singer Calum Scott will make his UAE return with a concert in Dubai Opera this week. Getty Images 

How Calum Scott overcame the stigma of making his name on a talent show

Music

Joe Biden’s inauguration: the full list of stars performing

Music

How artist Jason Seife is injecting new life into the ancient art of carpet design

Art

Filipino film ‘Fan Girl' offers a dark twist to the 'love team' tradition

Film
IN DEPTH
Conor McGregor displays the Irish flag after beating Dustin Poirier on Saturday in a featherweight fight at UFC 178. AP

'Foggy Dew': The meaning behind Conor McGregor's fight night anthem

Music
Liam Neeson had said that he will step back from action roles. AP

Liam Neeson retiring from action films - who should follow suit?

Film
+Aziz playing at a music festival in Louisiana in 2019. Keone Glover

How a Kuwaiti artist in Louisiana is realising his Khaleeji rock dream

Music
View of the Stone Garden project in Beirut, taken after the Beirut blast in August 2020. Laurian Ghinitoiu / Lina Ghotmeh 

Still standing: How this Beirut building brings hope for the future

Art
Spectators enjoy a socially distanced screening of 'Molecole' at the 77th annual Venice International Film Festival in September 2020. EPA

The show will go on: Which major film festivals are still on the calendar for 2021?

Film
The Seed, a kinetic art installation representing the journey of United Arab Emirates located on Jubail Island. Khushnum Bhandari / The National

'The Seed': Five things to know about Abu Dhabi's latest kinetic art installation
Dale Baer worked on films such as 'The Lion King' and 'Moana'. Animated Antic/Twitter

'We lost a gentle giant': Disney animator behind Simba dies aged 70
'Auntry' from Yadooh Products sells milks, cheeses and butter direct from her farm at the Sheikh Zayed Heritage Festival. Victor Besa/The National

How Sheikh Zayed Heritage Festival shines a light on traditions old and new
WhatsApp is asking its users to agree to share their personal information or have their accounts deactivated. Reuters

WhatsApp's new privacy policy: here's what it means for users
The blank books make up the exhibition 168:01, an initiative by Iraqi-American artist Wafaa Bilal to restock the lost libraries of Iraqi universities and institutions. Reem Mohammed / The National

The artist attempting to restock Iraq's libraries with blank books
Hatem Ali's funeral. EPA 

'Goodbye Hatem Ali': Stars turn out for the Syrian director's Damascus funeral
Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley from Kiss perform in Dubai on New Year's Eve. Pawan Singh / The National

Review: Why the Kiss New Year’s Eve show was the inspiration we didn’t know we needed
DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, JUNE 16, 2013. Farah Al Qasimi, an Emirati photographic artist who works from her home. (ANTONIE ROBERTSON / The National) *** Local Caption *** AR_1606_Farah_Al_Qasimi_Artist-2.jpg

The 20 Arab artists, musicians and designers who triumphed in 2020

FILM

Rajkummar Rao as Ashok, Priyanka Chopra as Pinky Madam, and Adarsh Gourav as Balram in 'The White Tiger'. Netflix

'The White Tiger' takes on caste and classism – not just in India, but everywhere

Guy Ritchie and Jason Statham film scenes for new thriller in the region

Filipino film ‘Fan Girl' offers a dark twist to the 'love team' tradition

'Older than sliced bread': Betty White turns 99

'We lost a gentle giant': Disney animator behind Simba dies aged 70

ART

During an official visit to the UK by Donald Trump in 2018, an inflatable caricature of the US President was flown in protest. The balloon is now part of the Museum of London's collection. Getty Images

Inflated art: 'Trump Baby' blimp to go on display at London museum

How artist Jason Seife is injecting new life into the ancient art of carpet design

'The Seed': Five things to know about Abu Dhabi's latest kinetic art installation

Rejected Tintin cover art sells for record €3.2 million at auction

A 45,000-year-old wild pig: World's oldest known cave painting found in Indonesia

BOOKS

Turkish-British writer Elif Shafak’s 10th novel, 'The Architect's Apprentice', has been chosen by the Duchess of Cornwall for her new virtual book club. Instagram, supplied

Elif Shafak's novel chosen by Duchess of Cornwall for new book club

Artists chosen for scholarship to create together thousands of miles apart

Malala Yousafzai and Elif Shafak among Emirates Airline Festival of Literature line-up

Something in the water: the compelling tale of London's oldest Arabic bookstore

Syed M Masood's new novel tackles pain and a sense of belonging in America

MUSIC

Singer Calum Scott will make his UAE return with a concert in Dubai Opera this week. Getty Images 

How Calum Scott overcame the stigma of making his name on a talent show

Joe Biden’s inauguration: the full list of stars performing

Nancy Ajram on Lebanon: 'It is difficult to really express this tiredness we feel as Lebanese'

'This is your time': Cher gives address during Joe Biden’s pre-inauguration concert

Justin Timberlake confirms name of newborn baby boy

ON STAGE

Blues singer Martha Redbone will give an online concert for NYU Abu Dhabi Arts Centre. Photo Craig Bailey

NYUAD Arts Centre expands line-up of online concerts and film screenings

Siegfried Fischbacher, of Siegfried & Roy, dies age 81

'Mean Girls' musical won't reopen on Broadway

David Bowie musical 'Lazarus' to stream in honour of late singer’s birthday

From concept to stage: Why theatre commissions are crucial to NYUAD Arts Centre

TELEVISION

'The Night Stalker' Richard Ramirez, Cyntoia Brown and Ted Bundy are the subjects of true crime documentaries available to stream. AP, Getty Images

Conmen, cults and clemency: 5 true crime documentaries to stream

Kuwaiti director Mishaal Al-Khalaf dies from Covid-19 aged 48

'WandaVision': Marvel's ingenious sidestep into comic-book comedy is weirdly wonderful

Freida Pinto to play WW2 spy Noor Inayat Khan in a limited series

Why Method Man is calling on screenwriters to not 'put a colour' on characters

COMMENT

Mosques have reopened with social-distancing measures in place. Antonie Robertson / The National

Pocket prayer mats to apps: 5 ways to make the most of Friday prayers in a pandemic

Augmented reality and 5G: How technology will shape our world in 2021

Facebook’s text summarisation feature to change reading habits

Tom Cruise's 'Mission Impossible' meltdown proves he is all the rage

Yes, songs are getting shorter: 10 ways technology has disrupted the music industry