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Rupert Hawksley

Rupert Hawksley

Journalist
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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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
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
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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