Getting measles ‘resets’ the body’s immune system

Author:  AFP ID:  1572576163792827400 Fri, 2019-11-01 05:41 WASHINGTON: Measles, the contagious childhood disease that is once more on the rise globally, is more harmful than previously thought. A new analysis of 77 unvaccinated children from the Netherlands carried out by an international team of researchers led by scientists at Harvard has found that the virus erases the body’s memory of previous pathogens — effectively...

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Where We Are Going Today: Oah Amal

Author:  Fri, 2019-11-01 04:05 During a short visit to the Sharqiah Season festival in Eastern Province, a colleague took me to “a place where you’ll experience the real Al-Ahsa region.” He was not wrong; the moment I stepped through the gate of Oah Yamal restaurant in Dammam, my hands moved instinctively to take photos of every detail, from the intricately carved gate and glass-cased antiques such as cameras and radios, to the colorful...

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What We Are Reading Today: Protest! by Liz McQuiston

Author:  Fri, 2019-11-01 00:46 Throughout history, artists and citizens have turned to protest art as a means of demonstrating social and political discontent. From the earliest broadsheets in the 1500s to engravings, photolithographs, prints, posters, murals, graffiti, and political cartoons, these endlessly inventive graphic forms have symbolized and spurred on power struggles, rebellions, spirited causes, and calls to arms. Spanning...

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Cirque du Soleil promises unforgettable Riyadh Season show

Author:  Aseel Bashraheel ID:  1572535978267728700 Thu, 2019-10-31 18:30 RIYADH: Set in a white tent at Riyadh Front, the international team of artists and crew behind the sensational Cirque du Soleil gathered to prepare for their opening night on Nov. 1 as part of the Riyadh Season. The show’s publicist Nicolas Chabot told Arab News about Cirque du Soleil Bazzar, which will tell the tale of a maestro and a floating woman...

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ESMOD Dubai graduate handpicked for Gucci fellowship program

Author:  Thu, 2019-10-31 10:07 DUBAI: Fashion designer Lorena Alonso Molano- a graduate from the UAE-based fashion institute Esmod Dubai- was selected by the luxury fashion house Gucci as one of 11 designers worldwide to have earned a place on the Gucci Fellowship Program. Gucci’s Design Fellowship Program is part of the brand’s diversity and inclusion initiatives and has been created to amplify opportunities for underrepresented...

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Roni Helou brings sustainable fashion to Fashion Forward Dubai

Author:  Thu, 2019-10-31 09:31 DUBAI: Lebanon’s Roni Helou is a regular at the region’s definitive fashion platform Fashion Forward Dubai (FFWD), which kicked off on Thursday. The designer is a graduate of Creative Space Beirut, and has shown at FFWD twice before. This time he is showing along with Hazem Kais at a presentation that showcases talents from his alma mater. As one of the few designers from the Middle East to address...

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Sonia Ben Ammar gets candid about her music career

Author:  Wed, 2019-10-30 15:11 DUBAI: Tunisian model Sonia Ben Ammar — a rising star in the fashion world — just sat down with Paper magazine to talk more about her foray into the world of music. The 20-year-old budding singer grew up in Paris before moving to Los Angeles and has walked the runway for the likes of Chanel and Carolina Herrera. Her first passion, however, seems to be music — the model unveiled her debut single...

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Why luxury shopping platform Farfetch is so serious about the Middle East

Author:  Wed, 2019-10-30 10:36 DUBAI: Luxury e-retailer Farfetch launched in the Middle East last year to fanfare from fashionistas from across the region. We sat down with Edward Sabbagh, managing director at Farfetch Middle East, to understand more about the platform’s offerings in the region. According to Sabbagh, localizing content to the region at hand — in addition to offering a shopping experience in both English and Arabic...

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What We Are Reading Today: Artificial You by Susan Schneider

Author:  Wed, 2019-10-30 02:19 Humans may not be Earth’s most intelligent beings for much longer: The world champions of chess, Go, and Jeopardy! are now all AIs. Given the rapid pace of progress in AI, many predict that it could advance to human-level intelligence within the next several decades. From there, it could quickly outpace human intelligence. What do these developments mean for the future of the mind? In Artificial...

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From Paris, with love: Rodin’s Thinker at Abu Dhabi Louvre

Author:  AP ID:  1572382636560963000 Tue, 2019-10-29 13:12 ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates: His head bent down, chin resting on one hand, a furrowed brow and pressed lips: The Thinker, possibly one of the most famous sculptures of all time, has found a new home at the Louvre Abu Dhabi. The bronze sculpture, on loan for a year from the Rodin Museum in Paris, is one of the original castings made by Auguste Rodin, sometime between...

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Gigi Hadid collaborates with Reebok on 90s-inspired line

Author:  Tue, 2019-10-29 16:05 DUBAI: The US-Palestinian model Gigi Hadid has collaborated with the sportswear brand Reebok to design a new footwear collection released earlier this week.   The textile and faux leather of the “DMX 2k Zip” sneakers are inspired by the brand’s 90s “Boundless” line. The silhouette comes in beige or black and grey.  The 24-year-old model wrote to her 50.4 million Instagram followers: “For #REEBOKxGIGI Season...

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What We Are Reading Today: The Europeans by Orlando Figes

Author:  Tue, 2019-10-29 01:25 This is a long, involved and interesting biography of Ivan Turgenev, the singer Pauline Viardot and her husband, Louis Viardot, alongside a passionate social history of “European Culture.” Author Orlando Figes is a British historian of Russia, and a professor of history at Birkbeck, University of London. “Figes, who previously wrote an excellent cultural history of Russia, Natasha’s Dance, now looks...

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Moroccan-born Alber Elbaz returns to fashion with brand new label

Mon, 2019-10-28 15:12 DUBAI: Iconic Moroccan-born designer Alber Elbaz has announced that he is returning to the fashion industry with a new brand, AZfashion. The designer has kept a low profile since the end of his 14-year tenure at Lanvin. His latest venture is in partnership with Richemont, the Swiss luxury conglomerate that owns Chloé, Yoox Net-a-Porter group, Cartier and Van Cleef & Arpels.  According to a released...

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Meryl’s brilliance sets Soderbergh financial dramedy Streeps apart

Author:  Mon, 2019-10-28 14:57 MUMBAI: American auteur Steven Soderbergh began with a bang. His 1989 feature debut at Cannes with “Sex, Lies, and Videotape” fetched him the Palme d’Or, and he went on to create a revolution in the independent film movement. Later, in what was then Calcutta (now Kolkata), his work caused a near stampede at the International Film Festival of India, which had camped there that year. A story about a troubled...

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Giorgio Armani to present his Cruise 2021 collection in Dubai

Author:  Mon, 2019-10-28 14:36 DUBAI: Italian fashion house Giorgio Armani is heading to Dubai to present its Cruise 2021 collection in the city in April.   The show will coincide with the reopening of the brand’s store at The Dubai Mall. “I’m very happy to be back in Dubai after 10 years, especially on the occasion of the Expo 2020 which will place a great emphasis on the city,” Armani said in a released statement. “Dubai...

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J. Lo outshines Oscars statuette on the red carpet in Lebanese gown

Mon, 2019-10-28 12:58 DUBAI: US singer and actress Jennifer Lopez stole the show on the red carpet at the 2019 Governors’ Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday, wearing a statuette-like column gown by Lebanese designer Reem Acra. Lopez resembled a golden Oscars statuette in the silky, golden-hued gown, which came complete with an oversized bow on the back. The singer accessorized her red carpet look with diamond-encrusted jewelry and wore her hair...

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