The Sandy Times

Your Week In Dubai: What To Do, November 4–10

Dubai Design Week takes over d3. A new spot with mind-blowing sandwiches is opening. New art shows on the way

by Alexandra Mansilla

3 Nov 2025

Fashion

Dubai Insiders: Rusty Beukes On Work–Life Balance, Friendship, And Fashion

Dubai’s ups and downs, the creatives who inspire, and the perfect all-day look to wear

by Barbara Yakimchuk

3 Nov 2025

Lifestyle

Interview

How To Speak So They Will Listen: Dana Alhanbali On the Power Of Self-Presentation

This piece is essentially a collection of life hacks to help you improve your public speaking and self-presentation skills

by Barbara Yakimchuk

31 Oct 2025

Art You Can Live With: Interior Pieces For Serial Aesthetes

A breezy round-up of hedonistic homewear

by Sana Bun

29 Oct 2025

Your Week In Dubai: What To Do, October 28–November 3

A lot of new cinema, unique exhibitions, and stunning new spots to eat in

by Alexandra Mansilla

27 Oct 2025

Lifestyle

Dubai Insiders: Fathima Mehreen On Style, Food, And the City

Dubai’s best ramen spots, DJs to soundtrack your Friday nights, and the creatives to know — all told by Fathima

by Barbara Yakimchuk

27 Oct 2025

People

Time Travel Through Music: The Childhood Of Najla Said

A journey into Najla’s childhood, told through her favourite songs

by Barbara Yakimchuk

22 Oct 2025

The Sneak Peek To Downtown Design You Haven’t Seen Before

We have a guy in the DDW team and we can gossip with you a bit…

by Sophie She

22 Oct 2025

Your Week In Dubai: What To Do, October 21–27

Spoiler: this week, everything (almost) leads back to Alserkal

by Alexandra Mansilla

20 Oct 2025

Dubai Insiders: Chloe Barakat On Music, Community, And Life

Dubai’s best DJ sets, perfect outfits for every occasion, and the city’s most Dubai-style secrets — all told by KLO

by Barbara Yakimchuk

20 Oct 2025

Inside Dubai’s Art Season: The Exhibitions You Can’t Miss

Hurry up, because the art season has officially started, and this is what you should see!

by Sophie She

17 Oct 2025

Sport

From Ramps to Raves — Dubai’s Coolest Run Lands On October 18

Jumeirah Johns Running Club invites you to join LEVEL 7 — a vertical run that turns out to be so much more

by Dara Morgan

15 Oct 2025

Your Week In Dubai: What To Do, October 14–20

There is a lot happening this week — and among it all, the long-awaited Moist Paper Party finally returns

by Alexandra Mansilla

13 Oct 2025

STR Read

Everything You Wanted To Ask About Vinyl (But Never Did)

With Kito Jempere, we explore the most common — and a few unexpected — questions about vinyl

by Barbara Yakimchuk

9 Oct 2025

People

5 Iranian Artists You Should Follow. Part 2

You loved part one — now it is time for round two, featuring more cool and talented Iranian creatives

by Barbara Yakimchuk

1 Oct 2025

People

Time Travel: The Childhood Of Mohammad Jaffar

A journey into Mohammad's childhood, told though his favourite songs

by Barbara Yakimchuk

30 Sept 2025

Weaving Stories: Kris Balerite’s Art Lands At Dubai Mall

“The Thread” shows tradition and contemporary design weaving into one striking artwork inside the IQOS Boutique

by Dara Morgan

27 Sept 2025

Lebanon

The Legacy Carried By Lost Stones: How the Fragmenta Project Was Created

See how the project transforms what was once considered waste into a canvas for imagination

by Alexandra Mansilla

23 Sept 2025