Calls for heightened accountability, improved transparency and greater sensitivity and responsiveness to economic sustainability are most welcome. There nevertheless exists a fine line between minimising deadweight loss and positioning the district as a commercial entity that finances itself with a “sound business model”, as some have suggested. As I visited the Louvre Abu Dhabi in … Read more
I don’t know if it is the intended effect, but they look like a permanently surprised cartoon character with arched, bushy eyebrows. It is supposed to last only a few weeks, and for their sake, I hope that is indeed the case. The Chinese have a unique word, dai, that specifically refers to cosmetics for … Read more
Extracted from The Light of Asia: A History of Western Fascination with the East by Christopher Harding, published by Allen Lane, January 2024 *** “Honoured emperors and kings, dukes and marquesses, counts, knights and townspeople, and all who want to know about the various races of mankind and the peculiarities of the various regions of … Read more
