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Gemma White

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Gemma White is a contributor for The National working across a range of topics for the Arts & Culture and Lifestyle departments. She moved to the UAE in 2005, and has worked as an editor for the past 10 years, including for Ahlan!, Scene and OK! Middle East. Her writing has appeared in Time Out, Grazia, Gulf News, Khaleej Times, Cosmopolitan, Emirates Woman, Vogue Arabia, and more.
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Helping the environment and fighting climate change are important conversations that should be reinforced at home. Getty Images
Want your kids to be climate warriors? Go to the beach, not the mall

With UAE schools at the forefront of teaching children about climate change, parents can strengthen the message with simple conversations and activities

WeekendDecember 01, 2023
The Post Ranch Inn in California draws water from wells and bans TVs and single-use plastics. Photo: The Post Ranch Inn
The world’s most eco-friendly resorts

These hotels prove that luxury and sustainability can work hand in hand

TravelDecember 01, 2023
Disgraced surgeon Paolo Macchiarini is the subject of new Netflix documentary Bad Surgeon: Love Under the Knife. Photo: Netflix
Where is Paolo Macchiarini, the disgraced doctor in Netflix series?

A string of patient deaths, false reports and lies brought down the man once lauded as a visionary medical pioneer

Film & TVNovember 30, 2023
There have been several attempts to unmask the artist behind the pseudonym Banksy ever since his work first started appearing in the UK in the 1990s. AFP
Why we need to call off the hunt for Banksy

What if we just enjoyed this modern mystery without feeling the need to solve it?

Art & DesignNovember 27, 2023
British actor Nicholas Hoult is set to play one of cinema's most memorable villains, Lex Luthor in Superman: Legacy. AFP
Nicholas Hoult set to play Lex Luthor in Superman reboot

The X-Men and Mad Max: Fury Road star will take on the role previously played by actors such as Jesse Eisenberg and Gene Hackman

Film & TVNovember 21, 2023
Stocking fillers are traditionally small, inexpensive gifts. Donna Spearman / Unsplash
Christmas stockings history, traditions and filler ideas

Loading them with gifts (for those on the nice list) is a tradition that dates back to the Middle Ages

Home & GardenNovember 21, 2023
Former first ladies Jackie Kennedy, Rosalynn Carter and Michelle Obama all made their mark on the role with their initiatives. Getty Images
What does the first lady of the US do?

To date, 46 women have served in the position – which is unofficial – leaving these trailblazers to define their own role

LifestyleNovember 20, 2023
Make-up from Charlotte Tilbury and stories for children are two options for advent calendars. Photos: Charlotte Tilbury; Usborne
The 12 best advent calendars this year

From luxury to budget, beauty to bizarre, here are the highlights this year

Home & GardenNovember 19, 2023
From left, Madame Web stars Isabela Merced, Dakota Johnson, Sydney Sweeney and Celeste O’Connor. Photo: Sony Pictures / Marvel
Who is Madame Web, the latest Spider-Man spin-off?

The superhero, played by Dakota Johnson in the coming film, pre-dates Peter Parker's narrative

Film & TVNovember 16, 2023
From left, Friends stars David Schwimmer, Lisa Kudrow, Matthew Perry, Courteney Cox, Jennifer Aniston and Matt LeBlanc in 2002. AP
'Rest little brother': Friends stars' tributes to Matthew Perry

Tributes follow recent posts by co-stars Courteney Cox and Matt LeBlanc

Film & TVNovember 16, 2023
Left, Greece's fourth-century Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus; right, Scotland's Standing Stones, which date back to 1800 BC. Photo: Exodus Travels; Bright Water Holidays
Time travel with these historical holidays

Eat a prehistoric meal, follow the final route of Rome’s ill-fated three legions and visit ancient caves and medieval castles

TravelNovember 15, 2023
Best Actor Oscar nominee Ralph Fiennes attends the 2025 reception for nominees of the 97th Oscars. Reuters
Surprising Hollywood stars who have yet to win an Oscar

They might have directed or starred in some of the biggest films of all time, but these famous names still haven’t got a coveted golden statuette

Film & TVNovember 14, 2023
Coats in classic colours and simple, unadorned dresses epitomised Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy's acclaimed timeless style. Photo: Getty Images, Shutterstock
Who was 'ghost influencer' Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy?

The publicist and wife of John F Kennedy Jr still exerts huge influence in fashion almost 25 years after her death

Fashion & BeautyNovember 12, 2023
Tom Blyth as Coriolanus Snow, and Rachel Zegler as Lucy Gray Baird in The Hunger Games prequel, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. Photo: Lionsgate
Everything we know about The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

The long-awaited prequel to the hit series shines a light on the origin of the games and introduces a teenage President Snow

Film & TVNovember 08, 2023
Florence Pugh in 2019's Midsommar. Photo: A24
What is folk horror, the genre increasingly creeping into cinemas?

It is increasingly creeping into cinemas while delving into ancient practices and exploring myths, folklore and legends

Film & TVNovember 06, 2023
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