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      Rupert Hawksley

      Rupert Hawksley

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      Abu Dhabi
      Rupert writes about books, art, comedy and, whenever possible, horse racing. He used to work at The Telegraph in London as an arts writer.
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      Articles

      Author Lewis Hyde’s next book is due out in June.
      Author Lewis Hyde: 'You have to think about what feeds your soul'

      The author about his seminal work, the impact of the internet on the art world, and why it is important to find your artistic purpose in life

      BooksApril 03, 2019
      Commuters at Canary Wharf in London will soon be able to print out a free short story from a vending machine
      Short-story vending machines installed at London tube station

      Commuters can now print off short works by Charles Dickens and Virginia Woolf for their journey home

      BooksApril 02, 2019
      James Corden has announced he and Ruth Jones have written a new script for 'Gavin and Stacey'. AP
      James Corden says 'chubby' actors are excluded from roles

      The actor claimed the message seems to be that, 'if you are big, you never really fall in love'

      FilmApril 02, 2019
      Horse Racing - Dubai World Cup - Meydan Racecourse, Dubai, United Arab Emirates - March 30, 2019 Dubai's Ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, Prime Minister and Vice-President of the United Arab Emirates gestures during the trophy presentation for the Dubai World Cup Sponsored By Emirates Airline alongside trainer Saeed bin Suroor REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah
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      A night of Godolphin glory at Dubai's Meydan racecourse

      Sheikh Mohammed’s global racing operation makes history as its horse, Thunder Snow, wins Dubai World Cup for second consecutive year

      UAEMarch 31, 2019
      Illustrator Cath Donaldson sketches spots in Abu Dhabi people may not notice, like this fruit and vegetable shop in Al Mina. Cath Donaldson
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      One artist's mission to sketch everyday life in Abu Dhabi

      Illustrator Cath Donaldson talks to us about documenting a side of the capital that people might not often see

      ArtMarch 30, 2019
      Ty Tashiro, author of 'Awkward: The Science of Why We’re Socially Awkward and Why That’s Awesome'. Courtesy Brandi Nicole
      Feeling embarrassed? Why social awkwardness is actually awesome

      Relationship expert Ty Tashiro tells us why the ‘eek’ doesn’t have to be bleak

      BooksMarch 30, 2019
      ‘In Heaven’, part of a performance series in which she writes Arabic words using her tongue and date syrup.
      Shamma Al Amri on why Emirati artists need to branch out

      The Emirati artist has a new show at Warehouse 48, Alserkal Avenue

      ArtMarch 29, 2019
      The Spanish Riding School perform the Quadrille at the Winter Riding School in Vienna.
      Chief rider at the Spanish Riding School on training the famous Lipizzaner stallion

      The imposing, half-tonne horses move with the grace of a ballerina, as they carry out intricate pirouettes, flying changes (when a horse switches its lead leg at a canter) and a series of extraordinary jumps

      On StageMarch 24, 2019
      'The Weave of Life' by Mioara Corozel Cherki (left, sitting) and Fleur Antoine Hindermeyer at the Sikka Art Fair.
      Five artworks to see at the Sikka Art Fair in Dubai

      Curiosity is the key at Sikka but here are a few artworks to seek out as a way of getting started

      ArtMarch 20, 2019
      Egyptian poet Gamila El Alaily is being honoured by Google today.
      Who was Gamila El Alaily? Google Doodle honours Egyptian poet

      Today would have been El Alaily's 112th birthday

      March 20, 2019
      Ayesha Jatoi's 'Residue' (front) and Kamruzzaman Shadhin's 'Haven Is Elsewhere' at Concrete, Alserkal Avenue in Dubai
      Fabric(ated) Fractures, review: 'a defiant riposte to religious and racial division'

      Borders and the very idea of nations are challenged in this sparingly composed show featuring artists from Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Thailand

      ArtMarch 19, 2019
      A detail from Johannes Vermeer's 'The Concert', which was stolen from Boston's Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in 1990
      The story of art's biggest unsolved heist, 29 years on

      On this day in 1990, two thieves dressed as policeman arrived at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston. What happened next continues to baffle investigators

      ArtMarch 18, 2019
      NYU Abu Dhabi professor Philip Kennedy
      NYU Abu Dhabi professor wins a Sheikh Zayed Book Award

      Philip Kennedy was nominated in the Arab Culture in Other Languages category

      BooksMarch 18, 2019
      Pascale Martine Tayou's sculpture, which was unveiled at Manarat Al Saadiyat on Saturday
      Six public artworks unveiled to celebrate the Special Olympics

      The artworks will form part of a permanent exhibition at Manarat Al Saadiyat

      ArtMarch 17, 2019
      Andy Warhol's 'Silver Clouds' at the Dubai Mall
      An exhibition in a shopping mall: artistic flair or foe?

      A collaboration between the M WOODS Museum and the Dubai Mall takes risks that pay off

      ArtMarch 13, 2019
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