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magpie Weekly, our free email newsletter, is an essential read for anyone interested in the same kind of things that engage us at magpie. It’s mailed on Thursdays throughout the year (we do take short breaks in the summer and at the turn of the year). In it you’ll find …

From the nest – key news for our community summarised, with the editor’s (usually opinionated) commentary
Five ‘not to be missed’ upcoming events selected from the full Agenda listings
Three of the latest open calls and other opportunities for artists and other creatives from our Opportunities page
As a bonus, we include a quote for the week (inspirational, entertaining or apposite, or sometimes all three); and our Earworm of the week, the tune that is currently doing it for us in magpie’s offices.

Here are the most recent From the nest sections:

magpie Weekly issue 7.25 / 2 Apr 2026

2 April 2026

This week’s editorial musings from magpie’s nest The quote: We hardly ever realise that we can cut anything out of our lives, anytime, in the blink of an eye | Carlos Castaneda … Update Five weeks and counting, and maybe a second [… more]

magpie Weekly issue 7.24 / 26 Mar 2026

26 March 2026

This week’s editorial musings from magpie’s nest The quote: Master your instrument, master the music, and then forget all that and just play | Charlie Parker … Update Four weeks into the war, and now comes the rain and the promise [… more]

magpie Weekly issue 7.23 / 19 Mar 2026

19 March 2026

This week’s editorial musings from magpie’s nest The quote: “In the dark times / Will there also be singing? / Yes, there will be singing / About the dark times” | Bertolt Brecht, Motto … Art sells We have had a happy couple [… more]

magpie Weekly issue 7.22 / 12 Mar 2026

12 March 2026

This week’s editorial musings from magpie’s nest The quote: The good man wins a victory and then stops; he will not go on to acts of violence. Winning, he boasteth not; he will not triumph; he shows no arrogance. He [… more]

magpie Weekly issue 7.21 / 5 Mar 2026

5 March 2026

This week’s editorial musings from magpie’s nest The quote: Just because you do not take an interest in politics doesn’t mean politics won’t take an interest in you | Pericles … What’s going on We’re only five days into a war [… more]

magpie Weekly issue 7.20 / 26 Feb 2026

26 February 2026

This week’s editorial musings from magpie’s nest The quote: If you don’t call it art, you’re likely to get a better result Brian Eno … Public art direction The appointment of Elvira Dyangani Ose as director of the forthcoming Abu Dhabi Public Art Biennial looked an [… more]

magpie Weekly issue 7.19 / 19 Feb 2026

19 February 2026

This week’s editorial musings from magpie’s nest The quote: Think without words Gwen John … RAK job op The National Museum of Ras Al Khaimah is looking for a Senior Museum Curator – needs a Master’s Degree, understanding of the collection [… more]

magpie Weekly issue 7.18 / 12 Feb 2026

12 February 2026

This week’s editorial musings from magpie’s nest The quote: From such crooked timber as humankind is made of nothing entirely straight can be made Immanuel Kant … No worries Not in the Gulf, anyway. That’s according to a Gallup survey which asked people in [… more]

magpie Weekly issue 7.17 / 5 Feb 2026

5 February 2026

This week’s editorial musings from magpie’s nest The quote: Playful doesn’t mean trivial any more than solemn means serious Stephen Sondheim … Louvre legacy Manuel Rabaté is leaving Louvre Abu Dhabi, where since 2016 he has been its first and so far [… more]

magpie Weekly issue 7.16 / 29 Jan 2026

29 January 2026

This week’s editorial musings from magpie’s nest The quote: Just remember: what you’re seeing and what you’re reading is not what’s happening Donald Trump … What’s a Tamaas Festival? It’s happening this evening in NYUAD’s East Plaza, it features three terrific acts (Yasmeen [… more]