Books
Bulaq 38: ‘Insufficiently Westernized’
In Bulaq Episode 38, we discussed a picaresque, surprisingly joyful tale set in an evacuated village during the Iran-Iraq war; the TV adaption Elliott Colla’s Baghdad ……Read More
Lifestyle
Books
Palestinian Playwright Dalia Taha Wins Royal Court Theatre Commission
The Royal Court Theatre announced today that Palestinian playwright Dalia Taha is the recipient of the Elyse Dodgson Commission for the Middle East: This commission ……Read More
Daily Life
Throwing a House Party: How to Survive
The modern world is snowed under lots of tasks and it is rather difficult to find time for meetings with friends or family. We are ……Read More
Fashion
I Used To Suffer For The Sake Of Fashion
How far would you go for fashion? Here, one writer takes cold-weather dressing to the extreme with a not-very-seasonal (nor advisable) approach. For the rest ……Read More
Shopping
21 Comfortable Heels You Can Actually Dance In
Is there anything more upsetting — both physically and emotionally — than having to hold back on the dance floor when your jam comes on ……Read More
Shopping
45 Amazon Fashion Steals That Are Sort Of Twisted But So Good
Despite being the biggest e-tailer known to man (with something like 300 million users), Amazon isn't exactly easy to navigate. Anyone who's spent hours scouring ……Read More