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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:

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Comment: 12 December 2024

12 December 2024

This week’s editorial musings from magpie’s nest The quote It took me 15 years to discover I had no talent for writing, but I couldn’t give up because by that time I was too famous Peter Benchley Musical notes Dubai [… more]

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Comment: 5 December 2024

5 December 2024

This week’s editorial musings from magpie’s nest The quote Life is like a 10-speed bicycle. Most of us have gears we never use Charles M Schulz Gaza Mon Amour A group of 50+ Palestinian artists is trying to set up [… more]

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Comment: 28 November 2024

28 November 2024

This week’s editorial musings from magpie’s nest The quote The only end of writing is to enable readers better to enjoy life, or better to endure it Samuel Johnson Documenting the UAE The inaugural Dhikhr Award, launched by the NYUAD Institute [… more]

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Comment: 21 November 2024

21 November 2024

This week’s editorial musings from magpie’s nest Public art We’ve updated our sort-of guide to Abu Dhabi’s Public Art Biennial: check it out here, and we’re also listing associated public events in the Agenda The word from our people on the ground is [… more]

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Comment: 14 November 2024

14 November 2024

This week’s editorial musings from magpie’s nest More Tides The Art Gallery at NYUAD is extending Between the Tides: A Gulf Quinquennial – originally due to close 8 December, it will now stay open to 20 April. This is good news: it’s a [… more]

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Comment: 7 November 2024

7 November 2024

This week’s editorial musings from magpie’s nest The Art Fair beat Takeaways from last month’s London-Paris art fairs: Frieze London / Frieze Masters and Art Basel Paris are different enough, they both have really good satellites like 1:54 at Somerset [… more]

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Comment: 31 October 2024

1 November 2024

This week’s editorial musings from magpie’s nest Going public DCT Abu Dhabi has announced some details of the upcoming Public Art Abu Dhabi Biennial (which will be alternating with the Manar Abu Dhabi light art festival, inaugurated last year). The Biennial will run [… more]

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Comment: 24 October 2024

24 October 2024

This week’s editorial musings from magpie’s nest Spoiled for choice As usual there’s a lot going on this weekend, but we’ll be making time for The Ice Hole (best play of the year so far?) and Mute on stage, Kes and Dancing Pina on screen, and Rand Abdul JabbarandFariba [… more]

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Comment: 17 October 2024

17 October 2024

This week’s editorial musings from magpie’s nest Give for Lebanon The UAE public raised AED 110 million in the first week of the aid-for-Lebanon campaign, says The National. You can still do your bit via this link. Urban gems DCT Abu [… more]

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Comment: 10 October 2024

10 October 2024

This week’s editorial musings from magpie’s nest Give for Lebanon The official ‘UAE stands with Lebanon’ campaign has launched. There are lots of opportunities to contribute, but perhaps the simplest is a donation to the Emirates Red Crescent via this link. [… more]