When the World’s Ultimate Strongman competition comes to Dubai this month, Jerry Pritchett will be hoping to beat 14 other athletes to the crown in a breathtaking exhibition of superhuman strength
“It feels like people come out in awe at the sheer feat of it”
As Invisible Cities opens at Brisbane Festival, playwright Lolita Chakrabarti discusses adapting Italo Calvino’s seminal 1974 novel
The musician visualising homelessness
Karl Hyde of Underworld discusses his project inspired by homelessness – a crucial part of a festival programme that also features Idris Elba, Janelle Monae, and David Lynch
The gardener to seven million blooms
Keukenhof is one of the most spectacular gardens in the world. Open for just two months in the spring, there are over 800 varieties of tulips. Celebrating its 70th edition this year, gardener Andre Beijk explains the power of flowers
Five minutes with… Sheikha Hoor Al Qasimi
The director of the Sharjah Biennial on this year's international cohort
Five minutes with… the President of the Asian Cup
This month the eyes of the footballing world will be on the UAE as it hosts the biggest-ever AFC Asian Cup, featuring teams that range from Palestine to Australia. Asian Football Confederation President, Sheikh Salman Bin Ibrahim Al-Khalifa, explains why this event will be truly diverse
Five global events in December
From a Kiwi New Year to a 6,000 person workout in Dubai – these are five events around the world for your December calendar
Five global events in November
From the World Architecture Festival to the ASEAN summit – five events around the world to aim for this November
Five global events to aim for this October
Events to put in your diary this October
The Plan: July 2018
Global events to aim for this July