Following Traces: Anthony Bourdain, Food, and the Politics of Travelling with Care 

Anthony Bourdain arrived in Beirut in 2006 to film a food show. Two days later, Israel bombed the city. The footage, and the Emmy nomination that followed, say something uncomfortable about the Western appetite for Arab tragedy on television. On food, travel, and the difference between loving a place and consuming it

Tawsen is Just a Chill Guy

After seven years, two labels, and one imposed silence, Moroccan artist Tawsen releases his debut comeback album Chokran, not with a grudge, but with gratitude

John Lobb and the Enduring Language of Good Shoes

In an era obsessed with what can be seen, the finest expressions of style are often found at ground level

Ahmed Emad and the Path of Desire

A desire path is an unofficial route formed when people choose the shortest, most instinctive way between two points, favouring lived experience over prescribed design. It is a path made by repetition, conviction, and quiet resistance. Based between Abu Dhabi and Sharjah, Ahmed Emad’s journey follows a similar logic. A Civil and Environmental Engineering graduate, former museum educator at Louvre Abu Dhabi, he is currently the Public Programming Specialist at the highly anticipated Guggenheim Abu Dhabi