be heard!
Check out www.beheard.ae … I saw a series of outdoor hoardings advertising it while driving along Beach Road this morning. I first had an idea for a website just like this about a year ago – but did nothing about it. 
It’s such an excellent way to have your finger on the pulse of a region! People can post questions and answer them anonymously. The yes-no answers are available for all to see. You can look up results of overall respondents and also split by gender, age and ethnicity. I’m so excited to see this in effect. Not only is it a good idea, the site is well-designed.
Anyone aware of who the originators of this website are? There is no webmaster or contact information. I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s The National that’s behind it, but I could of course be wrong. I’d so like to know either way!
deck the wall
I have a friend, a highly talented art director, who’s created an amazing series of Dubai cityscapes. It’s not glamor-and-glitz but down-to-earth and often gritty stuff that he captures. Most of it is done on used, flattened cardboard boxes, although he does have a fruit paper-tray or two in the mix! Click on each for a closer look at these two pieces of his art, now happily mine. He has more, so if you like what you see, let me know and I will gladly get you in touch with Fabo.
