We all love them. Lists. The cheesiest website-hit-driving device ever created. Well, aside from “slide shows” of kittens or puppies. After a long drought, we’re banging out a list, Today, we’re going to go a little exotic here. My sense of the 10 best soccer players in the UAE — and we’re talking about Emiratis […]

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Time for a list. I’m not doing enough of them. One thing I learned in journalism but never put into practice often enough: People love lists. They do. Even bad lists. So, you judge the merit, but here comes a list … Of the American TV shows we currently look forward to most avidly. Counting […]

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Time for a list. We all love lists. Especially if they have a level of, oh, difficulty involved. Ten ways in which a reasonable person would prefer being in Abu Dhabi of the United Arab Emirates over The City of Light, Gay Paree … blah blah blah. Let’s count them down. Here we go.

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Time for a list. Haven’t done many of late. And this is one of those days when little revelations seem to pop into my head. Not enough for a whole blog item on each of them … well, maybe … but enough for a list. I hope I’m not repeating too many of these. I’m […]

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Historically,  the Sunday paper is the big one. In the Western world, anyway. Here in the UAE, Sunday actually is Monday. The first day of the work week. But let’s make believe it’s our biggest and best section of the week. What are our top 10 stories in the paper tomorrow? Let’s count them down.

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Let’s play a little detective/sleuthing game. Examine this list of names: Doria Aura, Mitzi Laquanda, Damien Louis, Deon Cantrell, Janna Loise, Ami Despina, Nobuko Stephen, Towanda Bronwyn, Farah Drema. OK, what do they have in common? Or to put it another way, what do those names say to you?

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Paris seems to be about eating as much as anything. Sure, culture, history, fashion, ideas, government, all those matter. But most of them seem to amplified or explained or resolved … over a slow, leisurely meal. I am no gourmand.  But I know what I like, and this is what I look forward to eating […]

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My newspaper, The National, here in Abu Dhabi, has one of those “most-read” lists on its website. One for each department. News. Business. Sports. These lists are handy, whatever the news outlet. It allows you to discover quickly which stories are getting clicked on most often, and lets you catch up to stuff you might […]

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Some people can’t pass a mirror without taking a glance. Some of us like to look at old photos, when we were younger and other people were still around. Those are big topics. This is a small pleasure that I would like to share with you. A look back.

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Today, May 23, is World Turtle Day. But I suppose most of you already knew that. Turtles rank high on the list of most-huggable animals. Though you really wouldn’t want to, and the turtles will give you a pass, as well. The little ones that the senior citizens among us remember buying to live (albeit […]

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