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If you’re looking for a historical series that’s set in a country other than England, then I invite you to watch Netflix’s The Cook of Castamar (2021). Set in Madrid in 1720 during the reign of...

To enhance my Spanish skills, I borrowed a poetry book called ‘Luis De Góngora: Poetic Anthology’ from a Spanish acquaintance. Studying Spanish in Andalusia meant that I had heard about the poet...

On June 5th, the Arab world commemorated the 57th anniversary of the Nasksa (setback) or what’s known to the world as the six days war or the war of 1967. Being a sentimental nation, we always link...

When I rescued a baby crow (Yep! You’ve read that right!), my Indian and Serbian friends said that he’s an immortal creature while my Sudanese doctor informed me that baby crows are so ugly that...

Remember the kid in your class who used to create rhythm from whatever he/she had in hand? In my case this kid was called Abdullah. He was the school’s only drummer who sat right behind me. ...

The Last Vermeer (2019) is one of the rare movies that I had to watch twice to judge it fairly, before its removal from Netflix last week. When watching it for the first time, I was nodding off and...

While the world was busy devising their New Year’s resolution, I was occupied with a more serious matter: the music album to start the New Year with. This is not an easy task as music – just...

When I received an e-mail form the ROH announcing an upcoming Trio Joubran’s concert, I decided to book tickets and asked my best friend and concert companion Dalia if she’d like to attend. I...

“Space might be the final frontier but it’s made in a Hollywood basement” This is a phrase from the Red Hot Chilie Pepper’s famous song Californication that I remembered while watching...

Many of my Facebook friends have been thanking 2023 for being a wonderful year. I feel as I’m missing out on something as mine was just a continuation of a big rollercoaster ride that started in...

After months of house renovations, I was given the task of helping Mom to unpack and arrange books from Dad's infamous library. Three words to describe that room: a disaster zone. Dad is an avid...

If you are looking for a movie with the quality of watching a play, then I strongly recommend Denzil Washington’s Fences (2016). Based on a 1985 play by American playwright August Wilson...

After the cat bite on my left finger that disabled me for 2 weeks, I was struck with pain again; this time on my right thumb. I did what my dad taught me to do: ignore it because it’s all mental...

Whenever I heard of Henry James’s novel The Portrait of a Lady, the storyline that always came to mind was of a lady getting her portrait painted by some artist while sharing her story. I bought...

The World According to Bahja Hattan is one of those unfriendly cats that resides in Kitzania. Although he was born and bred here, as a kitten he was one of the few ones who always ran away at my...

When it comes to TV series productions here in the Gulf, Kuwaitis are considered pioneers as their television broadcasting started in 1961 for four hours a day. Older generation of Gulf citizens...

AFTER DEALING with the three kittens that were given to me between Ramadhan and Eid (remember Hazeem, Tali and Munya?), Kitzania welcomed a litter of four kittens by Borsa the only unneutered cat in...

In 2019 while planning my artistic visit to Madrid with the sole intention of seeing Picasso’s Guernica in Reina Sophia’s Museum, my friend Peter insisted that I should visit the Prado too. He...

Lately my mother had developed a sort of addiction to Netflix series. Every evening – even if it’s nearing 11 o’clock- she’d insist on watching ‘just half an hour of the show before...

While suffering from an unexplainable stomach ache that went on for weeks, my sadistic best friend YouTube started suggesting videos that were unbearable to watch at my delicate health condition: food...