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Jun 18, 2024 | unfiltereddxb.com | Jessica Combes

Why must we scream at each other over entrees? Dubai’s restaurant scene boasts riches from dazzling skyscrapers casting long shadows over open-air terraces, world-class chefs conjuring culinary masterpieces, and a vibrant energy that pulses through every district. But a stealthy villain lurks in these chic haunts, a sonic saboteur threatening to turn your dream dinner into a shouting match: ear-splitting music.

Feb 3, 2024 | unfiltereddxb.com | Jessica Combes

Sometimes you just need 400kg of Epsom saltsI think we can all agree that 2023 was a LOT. I came out of it burned out and managing a lingering health scare so by the time Christmas rolled round, I was truly running on fumes. I had a lot of time to reflect on my life in 2023 and what I wanted to do differently in 2024. If I had to sum up my goals for this year, they fall under the umbrella of self-care.

Oct 24, 2023 | unfiltereddxb.com | Jessica Combes

There is a lot to be said for being a woman in 2022For many of the women in my generation and those preceding it, we were taught to behave like ladies, not to be too loud, and not to inconvenience anyone at the expense of our own well-being. Thankfully, a lot of those constraints are being obliterated. Continuing in the steps of the women who came before us, we’re better able to vocalise our wants and needs, and we’re doing it with less guilt.

Aug 6, 2023 | unfiltereddxb.com | Jessica Combes

Axel Andre explains how he developed his love of art, encouraging it in his daughter and tapping into the creativity of his youthWest Indian artist Axel Andre started painting when he was around 14 years old, after years of his parents taking him to galleries and museums and developing his love for it. “When I was in the Caribbean and I wanted to paint but didn’t have paper, I found a box of books that belonged to my dad. He’d read them and he wasn’t using them.

Aug 6, 2023 | unfiltereddxb.com | Jessica Combes

Ahmad Al Rashid talks about developing Talk Curated Creatives to provide a space to foster artists across all mediaWhen Ahmad Al Rashid left Kuwait at 17 to study in France on a scholarship, it was years after being desperate to get out and see the world to satisfy a curiosity he says he was born with. “I always loved art and I always wondered how I could see art, touch art, and meet people who made art,” said Al Rashid.