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      William Mullally

      William Mullally

      Arts & Culture Editor
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      William Mullally is Arts & Culture Editor at The National. An award-winning culture writer, he’s lived in the UAE since 2009 and chronicled the rise of the region’s diverse creative scenes. He’s served as Dubai Eye 103.8’s film critic since 2013, and has contributed to Arab News, ET Bil Arabi, The Insider Arabia, GQ Middle East, Esquire Middle East, Al Arabiya, Savoir Flair and Harper’s Bazaar Arabia. His long-running celebrity interview series has achieved more than 50 million views across his YouTube and TikTok channels.

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      Beit Beirut, a renovated mansion used as a snipers' nest during the Lebanese Civil War, is now a Unesco-protected museum. AFP
      Unesco grants enhanced protection to 39 cultural sites in Lebanon as war rages

      Hermel Pyramid, Beit Beirut Museum, Omari Grand Mosque and Saint Nicholas Church among those added

      CultureApril 01, 2026
      Rendering of the planned Guggenheim Abu Dhabi building, scheduled for completion in 2026. Photo: Gehry Partners
      Guggenheim Abu Dhabi opens applications for youth arts programme

      Contemporary Makers is free and available to UAE citizens and residents aged 18 to 25

      Art & DesignApril 01, 2026
      Shida Bazyar's shortlisted novel was first published in German. Photo: Booker Prize Foundation
      Iranian novel The Nights Are Quiet in Tehran on International Booker shortlist

      Shida Bazyar’s book follows one family from revolution to the Green Movement

      CultureMarch 31, 2026
      Actors Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn have been together since 1983. AFP
      Kurt Russell: 'The Madison is the first role that reflects my own life and love'

      Actor had a 'hard time going through the scripts' because they mirrored his long relationship with Goldie Hawn

      Film & TVMarch 31, 2026
      A tourist poses in front of a street mural by artist Jason Grech of Punch, the baby macaque monkey and his stuffed orangutan toy, in a Melbourne. AFP
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      A comprehensive history of viral animals

      For decades, online culture has transformed pets and zoo fauna into global public figures and social avatars

      Pop CultureMarch 30, 2026
      Neel Jassani founded Gunk as a deliberately imperfect art journal, documenting Dubai’s underground creative scene with all its rough edges intact. Photo: Jayr Edora
      One Last Thing: Gunk magazine founder on everything from Dostoyevsky to bad data

      The Iraqi artist documenting Dubai's underground culture takes our quick-fire questionnaire

      TN MagazineMarch 29, 2026
      Vince Vaughn, far right, plays a man who goes back in time to save his friend, only to face off with the past version of himself. Photo: Disney
      Two Vince Vaughns is harder than one, says Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice director

      Filmmaker and actor on the genre-bending action film, plus why Swingers may still be due for a sequel

      Film & TVMarch 28, 2026
      Art Basel Hong Kong 2026 includes 240 galleries from 41 countries. Getty Images
      Arab artists and galleries draw attention at Art Basel Hong Kong

      Asia’s largest contemporary art fair begins with creatives and galleries from across Middle East and North Africa represented

      Art & DesignMarch 27, 2026
      Iris Projects inaugurated its MiZa Abu Dhabi gallery space with the work of Emirati artist Alyazia Al Nahyan. Photo: Iris Projects
      Art as investment: UAE galleries keep cultural life moving in difficult times

      Art spaces are extending exhibitions, adapting events and drawing closer

      Art & DesignMarch 27, 2026
      Sharjah's museums play an integral role in community building, according to adviser Dr Manal Ataya. Antonie Robertson / The National
      Sharjah museums adviser on community and culture amid conflict

      Cultural institutions play an important role in strengthening bonds during difficult times, says Dr Manal Ataya

      Art & DesignMarch 24, 2026
      The upcoming Guggenheim Abu Dhabi will complete Saadiyat Cultural District. Photo: Baccarat Residences
      Why UAE’s cultural districts are becoming a model for cities worldwide

      Dubai and Abu Dhabi's balance of international reach and local engagement is influencing arts hubs worldwide

      CultureMarch 23, 2026
      Art Basel Hong Kong 2026 begins this month. It was established in 2013. Reuters
      Art Basel Hong Kong 2026: Who are the Mena artists at this year's fair?

      Creatives and collectors from the region will be prominently presented at Asia's largest art fair

      Art & DesignMarch 22, 2026
      Cillian Murphy stars as Tommy Shelby in Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man. Photo: Netflix
      What freedom means for Tommy Shelby: Cillian Murphy on Peaky Blinders ending

      Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man closes the story by bringing together the past, the family and the choices that defined it

      Film & TVMarch 20, 2026
      Art Dubai will return in May with a revised format. Antonie Robertson / The National
      Art Dubai 2026 shifts to May with 'more focused and flexible format'

      Events marking 20th year will be developed in consultation with galleries, artists and cultural partners, organisers say

      CultureMarch 19, 2026
      Hoppers, the latest film from Pixar Animation Studios, pushes the boundaries of humour and character development. Photo: Disney
      Flipping the script: Animation Hoppers feels like Pixar of old, risks and all

      Chaotic creative process leads to one of the studio’s most distinctive films in years

      Film & TVMarch 19, 2026
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