Life

Eva Beach x GUESS brings Friday-night brunch energy to Palm West Beach, with free-flowing drinks, live music and a lively crowd that’s more about dancing than dozing by the sea

“E Mark Windle, author of The Hundred Year Hunger, warns that famine and the weaponisation of food and water are pushing Gaza’s civilians, especially women and children, towards catastrophe.”

Dubai’s biggest wine festival, The Big Taste, is back at the Mandarin Oriental Jumeira on 24–25 September, 2025, with over 100 producers from more than 20 countries. Beyond showcasing iconic vintages and rare finds, this year’s edition highlights how vineyards are adapting to climate change

Bavaria meets the desert as Oktoberfest 2025 rolls into Dubai and Abu Dhabi, complete with steins, oompah bands, and plenty of plant-friendly bites

Streets aren’t just infrastructure, they show who is supported, who is left behind, and how resilience is built block by block

From upcycling old fabrics into something new, to choosing handmade gifts or capturing memories in a printed photo book, keepsakes create objects that carry stories and memories

Make the gifts at the end of your child’s party mean something – from home-made cookies to photos and flowers to grow at home, you’ll be making lasting as well as precious memories with eco party bags

From shopping locally to growing your own fruit and veg, using organic beauty products and buying organic or vintage clothing, going organic helps wildlife, people and the planet

Jellyfish, air-grown bacteria, lab-grown beef burgers, thistles and leaves of a Mexican shrub that must be cooked because they’re highly toxic raw will all be on the menu in years to come as we battle to feed the world’s growing population