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Woman Arrested For Taxi Sex Swears She's Innocent
Shift Buzz Dubai authorities say British recruiter Rebecca Blake had sex in the back of a taxi there, and now she could face three years in jail for having extramarital sexual relations. However, she says she never had sex in the taxi, and was in fact alone when she was arrested.
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Synchronized Fountain Tribute To Whitney Houston
Music Buzz These fountains in Dubai are synchronized with Whitney Houston's “I Will Always Love You”. This is a beautiful way to honor her.
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Dubai's Dancing Fountains Tribute To Whitney Houston
Set on 30-acre manmade Burj Khalifa Lake, the Dubai Dancing Fountains pay tribute to Whitney Houston. This was filmed a few months ago, but it takes on extra poignancy following her death.
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Big Spender At A Dubai Club
This bill for $108,357.80 (387,988 in UAE) was rung up in just two hours at the Cavalli Club in Dubai. No idea if it was one person or a group of people, but it seems like they had one hell of a night.
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2012 Fireworks In Burj Khalifa, Dubai
Culture Buzz If you have been drinking last night and have a hangover, I highly recommend turning the volume down a little.
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Dubai Airport Flash Mob
Culture Buzz Dubai has become a bustling, high tech tourist attraction. The airport is a busy travel center accommodating travelers with their most basic of needs: food, gift shops, bathrooms and flash mobs.
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Video: The Malls Of Dubai
This video contains the makings of an internet superhit: an autotuned geeky rapper, low-budget editing, and casual racism. And tons of t-shirts. (via putthatshitonthelist.com)
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Tom Cruise Floating in Front of a Window
Celebrity Buzz Don't invite him in! He can't enter your house unless you invite him in! This is Tom Cruise filming “Mission: Impossible 4” in Dubai. A family who are surprisingly not freaked out that a dwarven Scientology vampire is hovering in front of their window had the presence of mind to document the occasion. You can also see video over at Bauer Griffin.
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Video: Dubai Is A Difficult Place To Drive
Or: Driver's Ed in Dubai includes learning a number of stunt-driving skills. Between this and that insane high-speed metro video, Dubai's quickly becoming my go-to destination for adventure transit.
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Image: Arab Versions of Packaging
An awesomely interested Flickr gallery that compares certain brands in Arabic and English. It's great that they sell Capri Sun in Dubai — do we even still sell Capri Sun in America? Can I get some?
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Versace’s Refrigerated Beach
Science Buzz In an attempt to be awful and support environmental collapse, the fashion house is creating “the world’s first refrigerated beach” at the Palazzo Versace Hotel in Dubai. Said the hotel's president, “We will suck the heat out of the sand to keep it cool enough to lie on [because] this is the kind of luxury that top people want.” You hear that, Top People? Amid economic crises and the global warming epidemic, the world's douchiest resort will soon be at your very fingertips!
