By Purva Grover
Apple TV claims that ‘It’s TV the way I’ve always wanted to experience It’ is launching on November 1. Continue reading No more online streaming for me; I have an offline life as well
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Metro rush hour felt good with four Russian grannies
By Rohma Sadaqat
Recently, the Dubai Metro celebrated its 10th anniversary and many of my colleagues shared fond memories of their first ride on the driverless rail. Continue reading Metro rush hour felt good with four Russian grannies
Are business cards still a thing today?
By Sandhya D’Mello
There was this time I witnessed my colleague cleaning his office drawer and, without any hesitation, mercilessly throwing a huge bunch of business cards in the dustbin, along with a statement: “I really don’t know what am I going to do with them.” It made me ponder how we all are sometimes desperate to give our visiting card or receive one from some important personality, who we would value or want to get acquainted with; having certain persons’ cards would be a something to flaunt. Continue reading Are business cards still a thing today?
Happy birthday, Harry Potter!
By Janice Rodrigues
Come July 31, our favourite boy wizard will be celebrating yet another birthday. But it’s probably high time we stop referencing Harry Potter as a ‘boy’ wizard; if he was indeed 12 years old in 1992 (mentioned in The Chamber of Secrets when he celebrated the deathday anniversary of Nearly Headless Nick) then the protagonist in J.K. Rowling’s magical series is — wait for it — turning 39 this year. Continue reading Happy birthday, Harry Potter!
Do you spend enough time with your grandparents?
By Purva Grover
A couple of weeks ago, at the arrival area of Dubai International Airport, I experienced a string of beautiful emotions — straight out of a Once Upon a Time book. As I walked past the placards with names of people from different nationalities and that of hotels spread across different areas of Dubai, I saw a little girl, probably four or younger, blindfolded. Next to her were her parents; her mum held a phone in her hand, ready to record a video, whilst her dad kept an eye on the people walking out of the doors. Continue reading Do you spend enough time with your grandparents?
My lesson in ‘rocket’ science had me all shook up
By Sarwat Nasir
I will never forget the night when the ground beneath me literally shook, blinding rays of light lit up the dark skies and an ear-splitting sound nearly threw me off my feet. No, it was not an earthquake, nor a UFO; it was a powerful Russian rocket taking astronauts to the International Space Station. Continue reading My lesson in ‘rocket’ science had me all shook up
It’s summer, so why don’t you just, well, chill out?
By Disha Dadlani
There’s not much that’s good about the summer. Neither the beaches and the ice creams, nor the pastels and the refreshing beverages. These are all just quick fixes to, well, ‘beating the heat’. But, let’s face it, there’s no beating the heat when it comes to the UAE’s hot weather.
Continue reading It’s summer, so why don’t you just, well, chill out?