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How Tiktok Made a Generation Love Arab Music
Arabic music is helping a generation of diaspora kids reconnect with their roots – one viral track at a time
By Sumayya Tobah
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The New Balance 990v3 by JJJJound Is Back in a Stylish Beige Suede
By Néstor Parrondo

12 Best Electric Cars You Can Actually Buy in the UAE Right Now
By Fabian Rodrigues
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The Best Headphones of the Year So Far
By Megan Tomos
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Watches
Louis Vuitton Has an Answer to the Swatch Royal Pop – and It's Dope
The French fashion house just made its pebble-shaped ‘Monterey’ watch a permanent offering – and you don't have to wear it on your wrist
By Laura McCreddie-Doak

Culture
Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother Is Only the Beginning for Bassam Tariq
The award-winning director on the film, and building something beyond the screen
By Sumayya Tobah

Culture
Noor Taan on the Loofah, Material and Memory
What it means to work with a material so embedded in everyday Arab life while pushing it into unfamiliar territor
By Ruman Baig

Style
The New Balance 990v3 by JJJJound Is Back in a Stylish Beige Suede
JJJJound returns to the silhouette that marked the beginning of its partnership with New Balance. The new 990v3 swaps the mesh for tan suede and reserves black for the “N” logo and the midsole
By Néstor Parrondo

Style
How to Keep Your White Shirts White
A white t-shirt’s natural enemy? You, apparently
By Ruman Baig

Style
The Nike Air Force 1 is coming for your workboots
Rope laces, plaid lining, and absolutely no intention of doing any manual labour
By Adam Cheung

Style
Meta’s First Virtual Reality Glasses Are Half the Price of Snap’s
Meta is finally entering the virtual reality headset market with the Meta VR Glasses, a lightweight and relatively affordable product

Grooming
Dior Has Raided Its Own Archive and Brought Back 13 Classic Fragrances
Francis Kurkdjian dusted off almost 80 years of cult status icons, bringing them back to their former glory
By Megan Tomos
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Grooming
7 Products to Elevate Your Overnight Skincare Routine
Actually, the best overnight skincare for men requires almost zero effort
By Megan Tomos
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Grooming
I Went to Seoul and Tried Korea's Most Talked About Treatments
Here's what the hype is all about
By Keanoush Zargham

Grooming
Jacob Elordi Is Reviving the ’90s Goatee
The actor wore one of Hollywood’s most popular pre-Y2K facial hair styles, and could very well usher in a resurgence of the style in 2026

Culture
Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother Is Only the Beginning for Bassam Tariq
The award-winning director on the film, and building something beyond the screen
By Sumayya Tobah

Culture
Noor Taan on the Loofah, Material and Memory
What it means to work with a material so embedded in everyday Arab life while pushing it into unfamiliar territor
By Ruman Baig

Culture
5ivepillars and Your Mother, Your Mother, Your Mother Team Up For the Best Film Merch of the Year
Take a look inside the new collection
By Megan Tomos

Culture
Inside Cartier’s Marie Antoinette Party at Versailles
20 years after its controversial Cannes premiere, Sofia Coppola’s cult classic returned to the palace where it was filmed
By Amina Kaabi

Culture
IQOS and Devialet Want You to Hear Good Design
The two brands bring an exclusive Soundsorial collaboration to Jeddah
By Megan Tomos
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Culture
How Tiktok Made a Generation Love Arab Music
Arabic music is helping a generation of diaspora kids reconnect with their roots – one viral track at a time
By Sumayya Tobah

Fitness
The Best Stretch Routine, According to Experts
Regular stretching is crucial to taking your fitness to the next level. This full-body routine hits all the right spots
By Michele Ross

Fitness
Do 7-Minute Workouts Work?
Life can often get in the way of a consistent exercise schedule. Is the classic 7-minute workout a legitimate substitute for gym time?
By Michele Ross

Fitness
Can Walking Help You Feel Less Depressed?
Experts weigh in on how much and how often you need to walk to keep your spirits high
By Dean Stattmann

Food & Drink
Electrolytes Are for More Than Just Working Out
Here's what the experts say about why this hydration hack can energise your daily life – not just your gym routine
By Olivia Vaile
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Food & Drink
What’s a Dirty Matcha and Where You Can Get It in Dubai
Torn between sipping on coffee or matcha? These cafes have resolved that deliberation
By Anchaya Sinha

Food & Drink
The Making of Dubai’s Brunch Culture
Brunch was coined way back in Victorian Britain. But what Dubai built with it isn’t British at all, actually
By Megan Tomos

Food & Drink
The Best Drive-Thru Juice Spots in Dubai
The city's true juice royalty answers to a car horn and is backed by years of muscle flexing
By Megan Tomos

Food & Drink
Mohanad AlHattab Gets Serious About Sparkling Water
Thirteen years of making the internet laugh didn't prepare Mohanad for meetings about carbonation levels. With Jux, he and two friends are building the drink the UAE didn't have
By Megan Tomos

Food & Drink
Dairy Can Mess up Your Skin. But Is Oat Milk Any Better?
Common thought says non-dairy alternatives can be healthier. That might not be the case for those who want to handsome up
By Adam Cheung, Mahalia Chang, and Dean Stattmann

Food & Drink
Where to Watch the 2026 World Cup Final in the UAE
A practical field guide for the footy devotees
By Megan Tomos

Watches
Louis Vuitton Has an Answer to the Swatch Royal Pop – and It's Dope
The French fashion house just made its pebble-shaped ‘Monterey’ watch a permanent offering – and you don't have to wear it on your wrist
By Laura McCreddie-Doak
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Watches
How Swatch Learned to Break the Rules
The Swatch x Audemars Piguet Royal Pop sparked riots, broke the internet, and divided collectors. But that’s only half the story. GQ goes deep with the brand that keeps rewriting the rules of watchmaking
By Andrew Nagy

Watches
Vacheron Constantin’s New Overseas Is a Masterclass in Understatement
An all white-gold bracelet and new azure dial gave the 30th anniversary perpetual calendar a softer, easier edge
By Keanoush Zargham

Watches
Casio Just Dropped Its First Arabic-Dial Watch
Featuring Eastern Arabic numerals, an arabesque dial and a day window that’ll flop between Arabic and English
By Megan Tomos