So Beautiful or So What
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“How terribly strange to be 70,” sang Simon & Garfunkel on Old Friends back in 1968. Simon is almost 70 himself now, but this playful, sometimes deeply searching album sounds anything but jaded.
Striking a neat balance between the more traditional fare of Simon’s early solo records and the world-music tropes of later works such as Graceland, its cast includes a pilgrim contemplating a billboard poster of Jay-Z while crossing the Brooklyn Bridge, and a would-be scriptwriter working at the car wash.
Fans will adore the exquisitely orchestrated Love in Hard Times and the joyous, Malian kora-infused Rewrite.
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Other ways to buy used products in the UAE
UAE insurance firm Al Wathba National Insurance Company (AWNIC) last year launched an e-commerce website with a facility enabling users to buy car wrecks.
Bidders and potential buyers register on the online salvage car auction portal to view vehicles, review condition reports, or arrange physical surveys, and then start bidding for motors they plan to restore or harvest for parts.
Physical salvage car auctions are a common method for insurers around the world to move on heavily damaged vehicles, but AWNIC is one of the few UAE insurers to offer such services online.
For cars and less sizeable items such as bicycles and furniture, Dubizzle is arguably the best-known marketplace for pre-loved.
Founded in 2005, in recent years it has been joined by a plethora of Facebook community pages for shifting used goods, including Abu Dhabi Marketplace, Flea Market UAE and Arabian Ranches Souq Market while sites such as The Luxury Closet and Riot deal largely in second-hand fashion.
At the high-end of the pre-used spectrum, resellers such as Timepiece360.ae, WatchBox Middle East and Watches Market Dubai deal in authenticated second-hand luxury timepieces from brands such as Rolex, Hublot and Tag Heuer, with a warranty.
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