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

Anatomy of a Manouche: When Akkawi Cheese is Hard to Come By

As people move, recipes travel with them – stretching, adapting and carrying the weight of memory, longing and belonging

Watching From the Sidelines

Why I watch the world cup If I don't really care about football

My Favourite Neuroses: Mapping the Ecstasy and Comedown of Romance Across the Arab Love Song

Please Mind the Gap: Amine Habki’s Tender Epics of Desire

Paris-based artist Amine Habki works between painting, drawing, and embroidery, building scenes where ordinary moments slip into something surreal, and quietly charged

Pilates Was Actually Created for Men

So why are so few of them doing it?

Garwasha: On Finding the Beauty in Chaos

To the Western World, growing up in Saudi Arabia might not sound like the most opportunistic start for a career in live music, but like many other Saudi musicians, Jazz fusion ensemble Garwasha are proving anything is possible in the Kingdom

All the Best Dressed Men at the 2026 Oscars

A star-studded night, and brooch-studded blazers