Deepika Padukone's ground-breaking Louis Vuitton deal, Balenciaga's huge style misstep and Tom Cruise's box office mega-hit are among the pop culture highs and lows of 2022. Photos: Getty Images, Balenciaga, Paramount Pictures
Deepika Padukone's ground-breaking Louis Vuitton deal, Balenciaga's huge style misstep and Tom Cruise's box office mega-hit are among the pop culture highs and lows of 2022. Photos: Getty Images, Balenciaga, Paramount Pictures
Deepika Padukone's ground-breaking Louis Vuitton deal, Balenciaga's huge style misstep and Tom Cruise's box office mega-hit are among the pop culture highs and lows of 2022. Photos: Getty Images, Balenciaga, Paramount Pictures
Deepika Padukone's ground-breaking Louis Vuitton deal, Balenciaga's huge style misstep and Tom Cruise's box office mega-hit are among the pop culture highs and lows of 2022. Photos: Getty Images, Bale

The best (and worst) of 2022 pop culture, including Eddie Munson, Morbius and Mastodon


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The worlds of entertainment and film, music and art have been through countless highs and lows this year.

Alongside the triumph of superhero reboot The Batman, there was Morbius, which rather impressively flopped twice in a mere three months. And, alongside the countless underdog stories at Qatar's World Cup, there was Tom Brady's fall from grace, as the American football hero's NFL career, marriage and even cryptocurrency investments collapsed.

Here are some of the best and worst moments of pop culture in 2022.

Good year for…

Eddie Munson from Stranger Things

Eddie Munson became a fan favourite in season four of Stranger Things. Photo: Netflix
Eddie Munson became a fan favourite in season four of Stranger Things. Photo: Netflix

When you become one of the year’s most popular Halloween costumes, you know you’re doing something right.

Joining season four of Netflix’s monster hit Stranger Things, British actor Joseph Quinn ensured Eddie Munson, the bad boy with a golden heart, became the internet’s hero when he not only took Mike, Dustin and Lucas under his wing in the Hellfire Club, but then (spoiler alert!) died a valiant death battling Demobats in the Upside Down to save his friends.

Bad year for…

Don’t Worry Darling

Don't Worry Darling wasn't quite the career boost Harry Styles had hoped for. Photo: Warner Bros Pictures
Don't Worry Darling wasn't quite the career boost Harry Styles had hoped for. Photo: Warner Bros Pictures

It was supposed to be the film that put Harry Styles on the map as a serious actor and Olivia Wilde as a commendable director.

However, the movie, which flopped at the box office, imploded under the weight of its own terrible PR. It included an online battle between Wilde and Shia LeBeouf, with the actor claiming she hadn't "fired" him from the film as she previously asserted, Wilde referring to her female star Florence Pugh as “Miss Flo”, Styles and co-star Chris Pine being forced to dismiss rumours of "spit gate" and Pugh’s apparent unhappiness with Styles and Wilde’s on-set romance.

Good year for…

Deepika Padukone

Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone became Louis Vuitton's first Indian brand ambassador. AFP
Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone became Louis Vuitton's first Indian brand ambassador. AFP

The Bollywood actress’s profile soared on social media when it was revealed she would become the first Indian brand ambassador of Louis Vuitton in May. The impact of the partnership led her husband Ranveer Singh to tweet: “Serious flex, baby.”

Bad year for…

Balenciaga

Balenciaga came under fire for their holiday season advertisement campaign. Photo: Balenciaga
Balenciaga came under fire for their holiday season advertisement campaign. Photo: Balenciaga

The cutting-edge brand was hauled over the coals on social media for its controversial winter advertisement campaign featuring children cuddling teddy bears, which were dressed inappropriately. Kim Kardashian was one of the lead voices who criticised the fashion maison.

The brand soon pulled the campaign and creative designer Demna Gvasalia apologised.

“I want to personally apologise for the wrong artistic choice of concept for the gifting campaign with the kids and I take my responsibility,” he wrote.

Good year for…

Mastodon

Elon Musk’s messy takeover of Twitter was the best thing to happen to the social media platform, Mastodon.

Graphs shared online showed the non-profit, advertisement-free platform gained users with every misstep by Musk. Business of Apps reported that downloads of Mastodon soared more than 6,000 per cent globally after the Tesla chief executive took over Twitter.

Bad year for…

Justin Bieber’s NFT

Justin Bieber reportedly invested seven figures in an NFT. Photo: Bloomberg
Justin Bieber reportedly invested seven figures in an NFT. Photo: Bloomberg

Along with a whole host of vocal celebrities, Justin Bieber invested in a Bored Ape NFT in January, shelling out $1.3 million for a digital artwork of a cartoon monkey.

Cut to December and his investment is estimated to be worth around $70,000 in the wake of the industry-wide collapse of cryptocurrencies, exchanges and NFTs. “Out of 10,000 Bored Apes in existence, Bieber’s January acquisition ranks the 9,810th most rare,” wrote Artnet News.

Good year for…

Tom Cruise

Tom Cruise reprised his role as Captain Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell in Top Gun. Photo: Paramount Pictures
Tom Cruise reprised his role as Captain Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell in Top Gun. Photo: Paramount Pictures

Tom Cruise returned to his place at the top of the box office with the critical and commercial hit Top Gun: Maverick.

Earning $1.48 billion at the global box office, the film not only introduced Goose’s son Bradley "Rooster" Bradshaw and Admiral’s daughter Penny Benjamin, but fan favourite Val Kilmer returned to the big screen as Ice Man. Kilmer's battle with throat cancer made his and Mav’s scene all the more poignant.

Bad year for…

Kanye West

Kanye West suffered a miserable year of divorce, social media bans and anti-Semetic rants. AP
Kanye West suffered a miserable year of divorce, social media bans and anti-Semetic rants. AP

The rapper’s very public downward spiral has continued with his divorce from Kim Kardashian being finalised and West being ordered to pay $200,000 a month in child support for their four children.

In addition to his myriad legal and business woes, such as the termination of his lucrative Yeezy partnership with adidas, he was also suspended from Twitter, with Elon Musk tweeting: “He again violated our rule against incitement to violence.”

Good year for…

MrBeast

The American content creator unseated gamer PewDiePie as the YouTuber with the most subscribers — a title he has held for almost 10 years.

MrBeast, whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson, has 115 million subscribers thanks to stunt videos such as “Last To Take Hand Off Jet, Keeps It!”

Bad year for…

Tom Brady

Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen finalised their divorce, ending their 13-year marriage. AP
Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen finalised their divorce, ending their 13-year marriage. AP

American football’s golden boy lost a lot of his shine this year.

The sporting legend came out of retirement with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, only to lose five out of six games for the first time in his career. He also became the NFL's most-sacked quarterback. In the NFL, "sacked" is when the quarterback is tackled before he has the chance to throw the ball.

Not to mention his equity deal with cryptocurrency exchange FTX, which crumbled at remarkable speed losing an estimated $14.6 billion of customers' holdings overnight last month.

Brady, his ex-wife and nine other FTX celebrity endorsers are being sued by investors, who claimed they only put money into the failed crypto exchange on the back of advertisements by leading public figures.

According to Forbes, Brady owned 0.15 per cent of FTX, which was worth $45 million at the peak before its collapse.

Good year for…

Underdogs at the World Cup

Saudi Arabia stunned eventual champions Argentina by beating them in their opening game. Photo: PA
Saudi Arabia stunned eventual champions Argentina by beating them in their opening game. Photo: PA

Everyone loves a global sporting upset, unless it’s your team on the receiving end, of course.

The World Cup in Qatar served up some jaw-dropping results as the underdogs took on the best in the world ... and won. Saudi Arabia’s 2-1 victory over Argentina, Japan beating both Germany and Spain 2-1, South Korea’s last-minute 2-1 win over Portugal and Morocco's historic run to the semi-finals had the world sitting up and taking notice of these footballing minnows.

Bad year for…

Ned Fulmer of The Try Guys

Ned Fulmer, from the popular YouTube group The Try Guys, was known for being the family-orientated member of the four as he often posted videos with his wife and children. However, he was forced to issue a public apology and was kicked out of the lucrative business after being photographed with another woman.

Good year for…

Britney Spears

Britney Spears won her conservatorship battle and married Sam Asghari. EPA
Britney Spears won her conservatorship battle and married Sam Asghari. EPA

The singer had big things to celebrate this year.

In June, she married Sam Asghari. And, in November, her 13-year conservatorship ended following a lengthy court battle.

The icing on the cake was Hold Me Closer, a duet with Elton John, as it became yet another top 10 hit in the US for her.

Bad year for…

Rebekah Vardy

Coleen Rooney, left, and Rebekah Vardy. PA
Coleen Rooney, left, and Rebekah Vardy. PA

An online spat between footballer's wives Coleen Rooney and Rebekah Vardy captured global headlines thanks to the former's social media detective work, which coined the term "Wagatha Christie" by the British tabloids.

After Rooney went public accusing Vardy of selling stories about her to The Sun in 2019, the battle went to court as Vardy cried foul and sued her rival for defamation.

However, Vardy lost the dramatic case and was ordered to pay up to £3 million ($3.6 million) in legal fees for her and Rooney.

Good year for…

The Batman

Robert Pattinson's portrayal of Batman breathed new life into a stale franchise. Photo: Warner Bros
Robert Pattinson's portrayal of Batman breathed new life into a stale franchise. Photo: Warner Bros

When The Batman, starring Robert Pattinson and Zoe Kravitz and directed by Cloverfield’s Matt Reeves, was announced, there was a collective sigh of bat-fatigue across social media, given how Ben Affleck had previously underwhelmed in the role since 2016.

Raking in $770.8 million globally, The Batman achieved commercial and critical success, offering a fresh take on the Caped Crusader, who has been around for 83 years, and propelled Nirvana's album track Something in the Way to the top of the charts.

Bad year for…

Morbius

The film failed to impress audiences when it was released in April. It features Jared Leto in the title role of Dr Michael Morbius, who splices his blood with that of vampire bats in a bid to cure himself of a blood disorder.

Morbius’s flop meant Leto and the movie were ridiculed in one of the most widespread memes of the year, featuring the fictional phrase: “It’s morbin’ time.”

The popularity of the meme was misinterpreted by the studio as renewed interest in the movie and it was re-released in June, only to fall flat all over again.

The specs

Engine: four-litre V6 and 3.5-litre V6 twin-turbo

Transmission: six-speed and 10-speed

Power: 271 and 409 horsepower

Torque: 385 and 650Nm

Price: from Dh229,900 to Dh355,000

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Timeline

2012-2015

The company offers payments/bribes to win key contracts in the Middle East

May 2017

The UK SFO officially opens investigation into Petrofac’s use of agents, corruption, and potential bribery to secure contracts

September 2021

Petrofac pleads guilty to seven counts of failing to prevent bribery under the UK Bribery Act

October 2021

Court fines Petrofac £77 million for bribery. Former executive receives a two-year suspended sentence 

December 2024

Petrofac enters into comprehensive restructuring to strengthen the financial position of the group

May 2025

The High Court of England and Wales approves the company’s restructuring plan

July 2025

The Court of Appeal issues a judgment challenging parts of the restructuring plan

August 2025

Petrofac issues a business update to execute the restructuring and confirms it will appeal the Court of Appeal decision

October 2025

Petrofac loses a major TenneT offshore wind contract worth €13 billion. Holding company files for administration in the UK. Petrofac delisted from the London Stock Exchange

November 2025

180 Petrofac employees laid off in the UAE

Gertrude Bell's life in focus

A feature film

At one point, two feature films were in the works, but only German director Werner Herzog’s project starring Nicole Kidman would be made. While there were high hopes he would do a worthy job of directing the biopic, when Queen of the Desert arrived in 2015 it was a disappointment. Critics panned the film, in which Herzog largely glossed over Bell’s political work in favour of her ill-fated romances.

A documentary

A project that did do justice to Bell arrived the next year: Sabine Krayenbuhl and Zeva Oelbaum’s Letters from Baghdad: The Extraordinary Life and Times of Gertrude Bell. Drawing on more than 1,000 pieces of archival footage, 1,700 documents and 1,600 letters, the filmmakers painstakingly pieced together a compelling narrative that managed to convey both the depth of Bell’s experience and her tortured love life.

Books, letters and archives

Two biographies have been written about Bell, and both are worth reading: Georgina Howell’s 2006 book Queen of the Desert and Janet Wallach’s 1996 effort Desert Queen. Bell published several books documenting her travels and there are also several volumes of her letters, although they are hard to find in print. Original documents are housed at the Gertrude Bell Archive at the University of Newcastle, which has an online catalogue.
 

How to watch Ireland v Pakistan in UAE

When: The one-off Test starts on Friday, May 11
What time: Each day’s play is scheduled to start at 2pm UAE time.
TV: The match will be broadcast on OSN Sports Cricket HD. Subscribers to the channel can also stream the action live on OSN Play.

The specs

Engine: 2.0-litre 4cyl turbo

Power: 261hp at 5,500rpm

Torque: 405Nm at 1,750-3,500rpm

Transmission: 9-speed auto

Fuel consumption: 6.9L/100km

On sale: Now

Price: From Dh117,059

Who's who in Yemen conflict

Houthis: Iran-backed rebels who occupy Sanaa and run unrecognised government

Yemeni government: Exiled government in Aden led by eight-member Presidential Leadership Council

Southern Transitional Council: Faction in Yemeni government that seeks autonomy for the south

Habrish 'rebels': Tribal-backed forces feuding with STC over control of oil in government territory

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IF YOU GO

The flights

FlyDubai flies direct from Dubai to Skopje in five hours from Dh1,314 return including taxes. Hourly buses from Skopje to Ohrid take three hours.

The tours

English-speaking guided tours of Ohrid town and the surrounding area are organised by Cultura 365; these cost €90 (Dh386) for a one-day trip including driver and guide and €100 a day (Dh429) for two people. 

The hotels

Villa St Sofija in the old town of Ohrid, twin room from $54 (Dh198) a night.

St Naum Monastery, on the lake 30km south of Ohrid town, has updated its pilgrims' quarters into a modern 3-star hotel, with rooms overlooking the monastery courtyard and lake. Double room from $60 (Dh 220) a night.

 

Getting there

The flights

Flydubai operates up to seven flights a week to Helsinki. Return fares to Helsinki from Dubai start from Dh1,545 in Economy and Dh7,560 in Business Class.

The stay

Golden Crown Igloos in Levi offer stays from Dh1,215 per person per night for a superior igloo; www.leviniglut.net 

Panorama Hotel in Levi is conveniently located at the top of Levi fell, a short walk from the gondola. Stays start from Dh292 per night based on two people sharing; www. golevi.fi/en/accommodation/hotel-levi-panorama

Arctic Treehouse Hotel in Rovaniemi offers stays from Dh1,379 per night based on two people sharing; www.arctictreehousehotel.com

The specs: 2018 Ford F-150

Price, base / as tested: Dh173,250 / Dh178,500

Engine: 5.0-litre V8

Power: 395hp @ 5,000rpm

Torque: 555Nm @ 2,750rpm

Transmission: 10-speed automatic

Fuel consumption, combined: 12.4L / 100km

COMPANY PROFILE

Name: Xpanceo

Started: 2018

Founders: Roman Axelrod, Valentyn Volkov

Based: Dubai, UAE

Industry: Smart contact lenses, augmented/virtual reality

Funding: $40 million

Investor: Opportunity Venture (Asia)

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MATCH INFO

Syria v Australia
2018 World Cup qualifying: Asia fourth round play-off first leg
Venue: Hang Jebat Stadium, Malayisa
Kick-off: Thursday, 4.30pm (UAE)
Watch: beIN Sports HD

* Second leg in Australia on October 10

In-demand jobs and monthly salaries
  • Technology expert in robotics and automation: Dh20,000 to Dh40,000 
  • Energy engineer: Dh25,000 to Dh30,000 
  • Production engineer: Dh30,000 to Dh40,000 
  • Data-driven supply chain management professional: Dh30,000 to Dh50,000 
  • HR leader: Dh40,000 to Dh60,000 
  • Engineering leader: Dh30,000 to Dh55,000 
  • Project manager: Dh55,000 to Dh65,000 
  • Senior reservoir engineer: Dh40,000 to Dh55,000 
  • Senior drilling engineer: Dh38,000 to Dh46,000 
  • Senior process engineer: Dh28,000 to Dh38,000 
  • Senior maintenance engineer: Dh22,000 to Dh34,000 
  • Field engineer: Dh6,500 to Dh7,500
  • Field supervisor: Dh9,000 to Dh12,000
  • Field operator: Dh5,000 to Dh7,000

Trolls World Tour

Directed by: Walt Dohrn, David Smith

Starring: Anna Kendrick, Justin Timberlake

Rating: 4 stars

How to protect yourself when air quality drops

Install an air filter in your home.

Close your windows and turn on the AC.

Shower or bath after being outside.

Wear a face mask.

Stay indoors when conditions are particularly poor.

If driving, turn your engine off when stationary.

THE SIXTH SENSE

Starring: Bruce Willis, Toni Collette, Hayley Joel Osment

Director: M. Night Shyamalan

Rating: 5/5

Who was Alfred Nobel?

The Nobel Prize was created by wealthy Swedish chemist and entrepreneur Alfred Nobel.

  • In his will he dictated that the bulk of his estate should be used to fund "prizes to those who, during the preceding year, have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind".
  • Nobel is best known as the inventor of dynamite, but also wrote poetry and drama and could speak Russian, French, English and German by the age of 17. The five original prize categories reflect the interests closest to his heart.
  • Nobel died in 1896 but it took until 1901, following a legal battle over his will, before the first prizes were awarded.
What is graphene?

Graphene is extracted from graphite and is made up of pure carbon.

It is 200 times more resistant than steel and five times lighter than aluminum.

It conducts electricity better than any other material at room temperature.

It is thought that graphene could boost the useful life of batteries by 10 per cent.

Graphene can also detect cancer cells in the early stages of the disease.

The material was first discovered when Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov were 'playing' with graphite at the University of Manchester in 2004.

TERMINAL HIGH ALTITUDE AREA DEFENCE (THAAD)

What is THAAD?

It is considered to be the US's most superior missile defence system.

Production:

It was created in 2008.

Speed:

THAAD missiles can travel at over Mach 8, so fast that it is hypersonic.

Abilities:

THAAD is designed to take out  ballistic missiles as they are on their downward trajectory towards their target, otherwise known as the "terminal phase".

Purpose:

To protect high-value strategic sites, such as airfields or population centres.

Range:

THAAD can target projectiles inside and outside the Earth's atmosphere, at an altitude of 150 kilometres above the Earth's surface.

Creators:

Lockheed Martin was originally granted the contract to develop the system in 1992. Defence company Raytheon sub-contracts to develop other major parts of the system, such as ground-based radar.

UAE and THAAD:

In 2011, the UAE became the first country outside of the US to buy two THAAD missile defence systems. It then stationed them in 2016, becoming the first Gulf country to do so.

Expert input

If you had all the money in the world, what’s the one sneaker you would buy or create?

“There are a few shoes that have ‘grail’ status for me. But the one I have always wanted is the Nike x Patta x Parra Air Max 1 - Cherrywood. To get a pair in my size brand new is would cost me between Dh8,000 and Dh 10,000.” Jack Brett

“If I had all the money, I would approach Nike and ask them to do my own Air Force 1, that’s one of my dreams.” Yaseen Benchouche

“There’s nothing out there yet that I’d pay an insane amount for, but I’d love to create my own shoe with Tinker Hatfield and Jordan.” Joshua Cox

“I think I’d buy a defunct footwear brand; I’d like the challenge of reinterpreting a brand’s history and changing options.” Kris Balerite

 “I’d stir up a creative collaboration with designers Martin Margiela of the mixed patchwork sneakers, and Yohji Yamamoto.” Hussain Moloobhoy

“If I had all the money in the world, I’d live somewhere where I’d never have to wear shoes again.” Raj Malhotra

The Buckingham Murders

Starring: Kareena Kapoor Khan, Ash Tandon, Prabhleen Sandhu

Director: Hansal Mehta

Rating: 4 / 5

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Sri Lanka-India Test series schedule
  • 1st Test India won by 304 runs at Galle
  • 2nd Test Thursday-Monday at Colombo
  • 3rd Test August 12-16 at Pallekele
The specs

Engine: 1.5-litre, 4-cylinder turbo

Transmission: CVT

Power: 170bhp

Torque: 220Nm

Price: Dh98,900

ESSENTIALS

The flights 
Fly Etihad or Emirates from the UAE to Moscow from 2,763 return per person return including taxes. 
Where to stay 
Trips on the Golden Eagle Trans-Siberian cost from US$16,995 (Dh62,414) per person, based on two sharing.

Skoda Superb Specs

Engine: 2-litre TSI petrol

Power: 190hp

Torque: 320Nm

Price: From Dh147,000

Available: Now

MATCH INFO

Fixture: Ukraine v Portugal, Monday, 10.45pm (UAE)

TV: BeIN Sports

Updated: December 29, 2022, 4:44 AM