Dubai must crack down
Dubai must crack down on rampant smuggling, and the U.A.E. federal government has significantly stepped up pressure. Elliott Abrams
Dubai
You meet a lot
You meet a lot of people [in Dubai] coming from a lot of different places. Even me, I’m always in transit. I don’t stay anywhere too long. I like the energy that I found when I came here the first time. I start knowing people, and people start knowing me as well. eL Seed
The tallest building in
The tallest building in the world is now in Dubai. Fareed Zakaria
The tallest building in
The tallest building in the world is now in Dubai, the biggest factory in the world is in China, the largest oil refinery is in India, the largest investment fund in the world is in Abu Dhabi, the largest Ferris wheel in the world is in Singapore. Fareed Zakaria
No one’s forcing you
No one’s forcing you to do this. You willingly tie yourself to these leashes. And you willingly become utterly socially autistic. You no longer pick up on basic human communication clues. You’re at a table with three humans, all of whom are looking at you and trying to talk to you, and you’re staring at … Read more
Omg. My long time
Omg. My long time teammate on the Nadadores and team USA, Fran Crippen, passed away today while racing in Dubai. Chloe Sutton
It’s going to be
It’s going to be really interesting to see what the heroin market does in the next two years or so. One thing you can be pretty sure of. The Afghan peasants who grow poppies won’t get rich. The money will end up in places like Dubai. Bruce Sterling
For Donald Trump’s business
For Donald Trump’s business partners around the world, including the developers of this luxury golf course in Dubai, what some in the U.S. may see as a conflict of interest is, for them, money in the bank. Brian Ross
Art is consumed in
Art is consumed in so many different ways. You could say people don’t stop to appreciate art. On the other hand, people can consume art more quickly. Twitter, videos posted online – how do you utilize that? How do you identify yourself as an individual when you’re sitting at this massive dinner table of the … Read more
Dubai,I think is a
Dubai,I think is a big bore – a city deliberately built to appeal to tourism, and only built for that purpose, and not possessing a valid culture or history of its own. Arthur Frommer