Well served
Ahead of Eid al Adha, a look at the many forms of sacrifice and love – and how they relate to the way we eat.
Gorillas in our midst
The effects of the modern world can be felt even in Uganda’s Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. Susan Hack reports on a unique initiative which aims to balance the needs of primates with people.
Essaouira's riches from the past
Tahir Shah takes his son to Morocco’s western coast to dig out boyhood fantasies of pirates and buried gold.
Motoring
Restoring more than metal
A project to restore an old Pontiac in Tennessee is helping a group of teenage troublemakers win back their self-esteem.
To the manor born
Neil Vorano travels to the country seat of landed gentry to tour the Rolls-Royce factory and finds you can’t rush quality and refinement
House & Home
The shop of the new
The choice for interior comforts is expanding at an alarming rate and seems to contradict the endless talk of economic gloom.
‘Tehran is where my heart lies’
Home in the life of John Alexander Smith, a professor of architecture and interior design at the American University in Dubai.
Fashion
Tom Ford's new focus
The designer Tom Ford speaks about life in fashion and his directorial debut, A Single Man.
What makes for a stylish woman
Last time I wrote what women need to eliminate from their wardrobes; this week it is to say what they should wear more often; a top 20.
Join the feast
An indepth look into Thanksgiving lore and help for those re-creating Turkey Day in the UAE.
Health
The bare bones about calcium intake
The British television presenter and lifestyle coach Amanda Hamilton shares her views on fruit and vegetables.
Persistent debate
Multi-symptom illnesses such as chronic fatigue syndrome can cause misery among those afflicted, but many medical experts insist the conditions are all in the mind.
Food
Give thanks for cranberries
In a new weekly column, the author and pastry chef Denise Roig focuses on a single ingredient, drawing on her experience and that of UAE-based chefs and home cooks to share tips and easy-to-follow recipes.
Cupid with a skillet
Jamie Oliver is launching a new lonely hearts section on his website, www.jamieoliver.com. A joint venture with Match.com, one of the world’s biggest online dating services, it aims to unite singletons through their shared love of food.
Columnists
Observing life
Pinned down by plastic
Katie Boucher: My cover has been blown in spectacular style – by a text message from my bank. Not to me, you see, but to my husband.
Dad matters
The games babies play
Robert Carroll: Toys and playtime are about more than materialist desires. They can shape the way a child develops.
Teen life
The vagaries of friends, romance and vampires
Lavanya Malhotra: There’s nothing quite like a sanguivorous boyfriend who never dies to make your life complete.
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Oasis
Focus on green
- Today, Canon Middle East announces the four winners in its Go Green competition, from 230 entries. UAE-based photographers of all abilities were invited to submit images taken within the country that inspire environmental awareness.
Travel focus
- The effects of the modern world can be felt even in Uganda’s Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. Susan Hack reports on a unique initiative which aims to balance the needs of primates with people.
Features
- In hard times it is easy to cut the corporate publicity budget, as the UAE’s advertising industry is finding as it deals with the uncertainties of a global economic crisis.
Hotel reviews
- If not for the palace, this would be just another nice, comfortable and modern hotel with a magnificent position on the Bosphorus.
