Book now and save on tickets for the coolest bike show to hit the UAE Gulf Bike Week 2015 eturns to Dubai on 22-24 October, and promises to be the biggest and best yet at it’s brand new home for 2015 – The Dubai Autodrome. There are savings to be made for this action packed event through …
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Yasalam 2015 Line Up Announced | Enrique Iglesias In Dubai
[box]Worldwide music star Enrique Iglesias, global chart-toppers Florence + The Machine and iconic British band blur are revealed as part of the Yasalam After-Race Concert line up exclusive to race ticket holders.[/box] Arabic night announced earlier returns on the first night of the race with star-…
Closer To The Edge : 30 Seconds To Mars In Dubai
The atmosphere was electric, the crowd high on excitement and decibel levels rapidly escalating as the lights come on and a messiah runs on o the stage to the front of the ramp waving the white flag with the familiar triad logo on it. Few musicians have a stage presence as powerful as Jared LetoR…
This, That & Other Nonsense Vol. XXIII: Disturbing Dreams | PG Bhaskar
Last night I had this dream. A nightmare, rather; one in which I was an employee in a multinational technology firm – possibly one of those which aims to place servers on the moon or enable cell phones drive cars … that kind of thing. Of course, that is aspiration for some but personally, technology…
Don’t Wanna Go Home: Jason Derulo At Dubai Music Week | #DMW2015
My excitement knew no bounds as America’s Pop Prince Jason Derulo walked in centre stage, taking the lead ahead of his dancers, swinging his white jacket, twirling and jumping right into the chorus of In My Head. His grand entrance set the tone for Dubai Music Week 2015(DMW) with crowds screaming &a…
GoT King Joffrey Baratheon Headlines IGN Convention on Yas Island
Pop Culture celebrities are set to grace fans with their presence at Abu Dhabi’s first IGN Convention – a gathering of pop culture and gaming enthusiasts. The IGN Convention aims to elevate the pop culture experience for gamers, comic enthusiasts, cosplayers, movie buffs and all citizens of th…
DXBeach Returns In October With Clean Bandit & Klingande At Zero Gravity
It was the music festival Dubai had been waiting for. The 5,000-strong Zero Gravity beach party Mark Ronson called: “Incredible. With speakers literally blowing up,” and Jess Glynne declared she was “so, so grateful to have played at.” Now… DXBeach is back, with another eye-popping line-up. He…
WIN Black Mass Premiere Tickets
Warner Bros. Pictures,Cross Creek Pictures, RatPac Entertainment, Shooting Stars and B-Change invite you to the Premiere Screening of Black Mass In 1970s South Boston, FBI Agent John Connolly (Joel Edgerton) persuades Irish mobster James “Whitey” Bulger (Johnny Depp) to collaborate with the FBI and …
Win A Signed Copy Of Mad In Heaven By PG Bhaskar
We’ve got a treat for you, book-lovers. The relatable HarperCollins India -published author, #PGBhaskar‘s new book ‘Mad In Heaven’ is out in stores now; a side-splitting tale of an arranged marriage based in the colourful city of Chennai, India. What happens when Ravi and …
This, That & Other Nonsense Vol. XXII: Fast Cars| PG Bhaskar
Some men are ‘car men’. They talk cars, read about cars and stare at pictures of cars. They drive cars with relish. If a car stalls, they take great pleasure in fiddling about inside its hood. They keep changing their cars. If their car has a flat, they produce a new tyre from the boot …
The Mysterious Egyptian Queen Nefertiti In Tut’s Tomb?
In November 1922, somewhere in Egypt’s famous Valley of Kings, archaeologist Howard Carter descended the steps of a formerly unknown chamber. When Carter announced that he had actually stumbled upon the mummy of Pharaoh Tutankhamun, Egypt’s famous boy-king who died prematurely, the world went into a…
Win Premiere Passes To The Intern
Warner Bros. Pictures, Shooting Stars and B-Change invite you to the Premiere Screening of The Intern In “THE INTERN”, Ben Whittaker (Robert De Niro) is a 70-year-old widower who has discovered that retirement isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. Seizing an opportunity to get back in the gam…
Five Must-Buy Titles From Demos At GAMES 15!
Featured Image by Anete Thomas It was a roaring 3-day event. At GAMES 15, the B-change team got their hands on upcoming games along with the latest in technology, like the Oculus rift, which brings the games to life with its brilliant 3D display. Most of the games at the venue were demos and doing …
This, That & Other Nonsense Vol. XXI: Smart Phone People | PG Bhaskar
Look, I admit don’t know what will eventually lead to the end of the world. But I’m pretty sure that the seemingly uncontrollable use of smart phones is one very solid contender. I read a report recently about a chap in India who fell into a manhole while staring into his phone. One minute he …
This, That & Other Nonsense Vol. XX: Nobody’s Business | PG Bhaskar
When my wife, son and I left for New York three weeks ago, we briefly fantasized about buying business class tickets. I checked the price, uttered a horrified yelp and quickly abandoned the thought. So reconciling ourselves to aches, cramps, bruises, stiffness, crick in the neck, numbness of the pos…
Jason Derulo To Headline Dubai Music Week 2015 Opening Night
Dubai Music Week 2015 has announced that award-winning singer, songwriter and dancer Jason Derulo will take to the stage of its opening night on September 23, Ellie Goulding has also been recently confirmed to perform on September 24 and Thirty Seconds to Mars on September 25. With over 50 million s…
Abu Dhabi Music & Arts Foundation Announces 2016 Headline Artists
Heralded by the New York Times as the ‘hottest artist on the classical music planet’, Lang Lang, pianist-extrodinaire, will be headlining the the 13th edition of Abu Dhabi Festival in April 2016. Get ADF16 will also welcome France’s most famous symphony orchestra, Orchestre de Paris, as it celebrate…
Is There A Better Political System Than Democracy? – Vol. I
Is there really such thing as a perfect political system? At the moment, no matter where in the world you look, it seems like there is perpetual turmoil and anger – against the “system”. What kind of alternative system would work such that everyone is happy? We’ve tried democracy, we’ve tried dictat…
This, That & Other Nonsense Vol. XIX: Basements & Brawn| PG Bhaskar
I was at a friend’s house in Long Island in New York yesterday. He was proudly showing me around the house. He took me to the living room, the bedrooms, the guest room, the kitchen and the room. We spoke of this and that. It was all very pleasant and cordial. Then suddenly, a chill …
Bringing Back Classics: The Palace Of Illusions Book Review
Like most children in India, I grew up with enchanting stories full of gods, demons and kings. I still reminisce about those hot summer afternoons when my grandmother would deftly slice juicy mangoes and tell us stories from the great Indian mythological epics: Ramayana and Mahabharata. As a kid, I …
This, That & Other Nonsense Vol. XVIII: The Big Apple | PG Bhaskar
So in a sudden change from being comfortable and complacent in good old Dubai, I have, this week, plunged headlong into the rush of life in the Big Apple. I’m still trying to come to terms with it. Stung after having to pay the equivalent of almost three hundred dirhams as cab-fare from the airport …
Should You Watch It? | The Man From U.N.C.L.E. Review | What A Guy!
With Guy Ritchie at the helm of the movie, does The Man From U.N.C.L.E deserve your AED 35? Here’s our The Man From U.N.C.L.E. Review: Basically… The movie, inspired from the 1960’s TV show of the same name, begins with a beautifully re-constructed Germany, set in the year 1963. We have …