beckyamylucas

NYE aboard the QE2 in Dubai

beckyamylucas — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 15:50:49 +0000

On Saturday night I boarded the QE2, berthed in Dubai and closed to the public since 2008. Was it worth the wait? Did all the A-list celebs that were being flung around Twitter as potential attendees actually turn up?

Check out my review here.

David Fincher forbids edit of The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo to be shown in UAE

beckyamylucas — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 16:47:15 +0000

This week I was disappointed to hear rumours that Daniel Craig’s new flick, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, was likely to be banned here. Especially as we had a great Craig interview all ready to go. So I looked into it a bit more, and discovered… this.

Which makes me both gain and lose respect for David Fincher at the same time.

Armani Hotel

beckyamylucas — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 08:13:35 +0000

A story about the opening of the Armani Hotel in the Burj Khalifa

World’s Tallest Cover

beckyamylucas — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 07:53:49 +0000

In celebration of the opening of the Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest tower, I thought it would be good if our issue featured the world’s tallest cover.

Kanye West

beckyamylucas — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 07:18:49 +0000

An interview with the biggest ego in pop for Time Out Dubai

Sydney In The Rain

beckyamylucas — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 06:02:13 +0000

In 2009 I flew the new Emirates A380 to Sydney for this travel piece which appeared in Time Out Dubai.

Alaa Al Aswany

beckyamylucas — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 05:55:06 +0000

Here’s an interview I did with acclaimed Egyptian author Alaa Al Aswany for Time Out Dubai.

Welcome to my blog and archive

beckyamylucas — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 05:28:47 +0000

Welcome to my blog. I’m currently based in Dubai as editor of Time Out Dubai. I’ve written for various other Time Out magazines across the globe, including Time Out London and Time Out New York, as well as UK publications such as the Guardian, Sunday Times Style, Financial Times, Mail on Sunday, Condé Nast Traveller, Design Week, Cosmopolitan, She, Company and Dorling Kindersley. In the Middle East, I contribute a regular column to Esquire, and have written for Harper’s Bazaar, Grazia and Men’s Fitness, among others. I’m also the main video presenter for timeoutdubai.com and often represents the magazine on local TV programmes.