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Crunchy vegetables, soft peas, a monochrome plate – little ones are very particular about what foods they’ll allow into their tummies. Toddlers from the age of two like sticking to food groups they’ve already seen, smelt, touched and tasted. Anything new, and mums and dads are met with a disinterested baby. Does your child stick to white-coloured foods, like milk, bread and rice? Or, are they fond of a particular texture the most? You might be tempted to add more of these to the plate, but food

There’s been a palpable shift in our approach to life since the year 2020. Rigorous fitness programmes were dialled down, work was strictly carried out during work hours and sleep hygiene rose to importance. Now, we’ve learnt that a healthy lifestyle is more than a 9am cardio class, as experts across the UAE tell us. But, what does it truly mean to be well? Circle back and check in with your mind and heart, as we often do with our body, to find the answer.

From the ancient Silk Route travelled a craft that quickly became part of the UAE’s cultural fabric – quite literally. Emirati women in traditional trousers (sirwal) and robes (kandurah) adorned their hems with fashionable braided lace made from cotton, silk, gold and silver strips. At other times, they pierced the metal strips through sheer fabric of the head veil (sheilah) and flattened them like stars pressed into the night sky. But the craft of talli was more than a fashion statement. Talli

A Bulgarian artist is selling her shadow for $985 (Dh3,618) online. It is black, ephemeral and translucent, not too different from mine or yours. But to an eclectic art collector, it could be their next rarest possession. Others thought so too when they dashed to become owners of viral memes for as much as half a million dollars in 2021. Welcome to the realm of non-fungible tokens (NFTs), where all things can be virtually owned, right down to the image of your shadow. A token that is not fungi

Dubai: Hot dog, ketchup and ice cream cone – what probably would have been odd culinary inventions to the audience of 20th-century World Expos are now irreplaceable snack staples of our generation. Expo 2020 Dubai will carry on the legacy; among its 200-plus food and beverage outlets and robot servers, there is a themed banquet awaiting diners who love a little spice, drama and adventure on their table.

Dubai: Lapis lazuli, emeralds, saffron, marble, almonds, pistachios, carpets, leather, and the list of Afghan staples goes on. With a panoply of precious yield at its disposal, Afghanistan looks to a new era. Javid Ahmad, Afghanistan Ambassador to the UAE and Commissioner General of the Afghanistan Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai, hopes to firmly realign the nation's trajectory at the upcoming world fair launching on October 1, 2021. “Afghanistan is going through a transition right now,” says Ahmad

“Sustainability is a core element. You have to rethink about what kind of material you are using and what impact it will have 10, 20, even 100 years from now,” says van Aubel, in an interview with Gulf News. The colourful panels seamlessly blend into the biotope theme of the pavilion under the banner of ‘Uniting water, energy and food’.

Dubai: It’s a rapid fluttering of the feet with disciplined upper body strength. Yet, grace and elegance exude in every stomp of the foot and snap of the head, all the while the exhilarating smiles of the skipping ensemble never falter. Falling somewhere between ballet and tap dance, the Riverdance technique is a cultural spectacle that took the world by the storm in 1994. Now, visitors of Expo 2020 Dubai will witness the vibrancy of Irish heritage with a Middle Eastern touch in November.