The books on the shelves of Bliss and Paper bookshop have been on a long journey. The bookshop has withstood several location and name changes before re-opening in August 2021 in its current location in Dasman co

“The Jarracharra: Dry Season Wind” exhibition opened on Saturday April 16 bringing the work of 25 artists from the Bábbarra Women’s Centre located in Maningrida, in the Arnhem Land region of Australia, to

It has been 5 years since the book “Modern Architecture Kuwait 1949–1989” was published, a collaboration between Portuguese architect couple Ricardo Camacho and Sara Saragoça Soares and Italian architect R

Meanwhile in Kuwait Salman Al Kandari, was looking for talent for a new event called  Thirteen Zones which has the aim to re-kindle life into  the Green Island, a Kuwaiti  landmark built in 1988. He searche

Spark, the 21-year old Lebanese parkour athlete who grew up in Kuwait gained notoriety in 2017 after vlogging about climbing the tallest building in Kuwait, Al Hamra. He had already climbed it three times. Like t

There has been a growing subculture in the fitness world that shifts focus away from the amount of weight one can lift or how far one can run. The focus is movement and the patterns the body can create. This phi

Driving along the Arabian Gulf road, the sweep of the sparkling, blue waters is a constant reminder that Kuwait is geographically blessed with proximity to the sea. But the long coastline is underutilized by t

Suspended in the air from the ceiling is what looks like a big, steel hula-hoop with a reassuring crash pad under it. I have just learnt the hoop is called aerial Lyra and it is my first lesson. “Place your righ

Editors note: This post has been updated as of November 2018. “Vegan” was the buzzword in Kuwait in 2017. It was a year that saw more dedicated vegan eateries open up, restaurants offering clearly labeled vega

“It’s fun, it’s festive and when it is sad it’s like the blues,” is how musician and ethnomusicologist Ghazi Al-Mulaifi describes Kuwaiti music. Ghazi, Assistant Professor at the Department of Music at

I meet Reham Alsamerai at Jumo café at Sadu House, opposite the National Library, where the first edition of the Kuwait Film Festival she produced was held. It is a day after the closing ceremonies and Reham is e

Ahmad Jafar’s (aka Empty Kuarter) star is rising: he had a first release last year of a collaborative track with Kuwait musician Alter Sal with French record label Work & Consume and a solo installation at Z