Millennial Optimism, a terrible phrase, perhaps oxymoronic. But to be fair we did have some cool things going for us.

It's time to say goodbye to the Aussies, and the Southern sojourn is at an end. The Golden Flower will be emptier, sadder.

Dhevi opens with a jarring AI sequence following a chicken running, towards where only Allah knows, for some minutes before ending up on a horrified Kopee Isse’s face. Rishmee is giving birth, hauntingly and clearly possessed. Perhaps this is why our birthrates have plummeted.

There are no easy answers to matters of exploitation in the contemporary world when our everyday existence is itself profoundly incriminated. The system ensures this by making us the beneficiaries of other people’s suffering.

an Zalif’s graduate collection “Sea by the Waves” nominated him as a finalist in the European Fashion Award FASH 2025, without a doubt, a remarkable achievement for a Maldivian fashion designer working in Europe.

Our writer explores 'kuni haavaa' people or what they affectionately term as Male's 'urban gleaners' - what do they look for, where is it sold, for how much?

Photo credit: Mickey Nattz We're docked in Gadhdhoo's harbour and by the time I finish some urgent work, everyone's gone off to the mainland. Chatura makes me an omelette, which I eat on the stern. It's typical Chatura excellence. "Why didn't you go?" asks Chatura. "I had some urgent work," I tell him. "What urgent? You're on holiday," he says. "I still have to pay rent Chatura," I say and he grins. "Buy a house," he replies. Huh. Chatura goes to the kitchen, and Sadies, the

We interview Maldives artist Ehab Abdulla to have a chat about what it takes to create, if creation can be achieved without self-destruction and more.

The return of Maatu comes in ebbs and flows, with his sophisticated sophomore LP taking a more daring, experimental direction than his raw, street-heavy 2018 debut album “Maaroakaa”.

A writer spends time with some Australian surfers on a boat in the pristine Huvadhoo Atoll, in the Maldives' South.

Playgrounds have existed for decades. They are socially acceptable places for little children to go and obviously; play. Not a new or odd concept for anyone. However, I strongly believe that even the things that seem very normal, should regularly be questioned, improved and documented.

Mamdhuh's work has always reflected his reading at the time, he says. The years between 2013-18 had him creating political pieces; a turbulent period which he aptly references as his ‘reactive period’. Images of politicians, depicting them as evil, cut-up excerpts from leftist literature all come together in righteous anger, a direct message aimed at the government and the likes of them.

Our writer goes deep into techno territory, covering This is Techno held at Crossroads last Friday.

A young man's journey from the confines of his island to the anonymity of the big city. Life in Male is something most of us take for granted but it could be worse, at least for some.

We refuse to die without proving our existence. Thus follows an insatiable greed to adorn, be adorned and continue adorning.

Adhineynge dropped their first LP, and we have a listen and take notes.

You walk a little more to be greeted with tiny models of the resorts - where you can see the progression of their architectural history manifest in real time. The exhibition was rich with historical knowledge, much that I learned for the first time. It was also curated in a manner where you feel like you’re walking from the past right towards the future. Every element of the exhibition was done with finesse and dedication.

credit: Mirah Ally Upstairs at Jazz Café, some musicians are on stage playing a jazzy cover of Michael Jackson’s “Human Nature”. It is mid-morning and the mood couldn’t have been brighter at this session of Fannugedharin. The bass is groovy, the keyboard runs executed deftly, the drums are muted and at times unsteady, but one can forgive that. At least I can. To bear witness to a gathering such as this, where one of the great art forms of the twentieth century is being inte

How the Taslaafa gig went down in Rasfannu Male with Symbolic Records, Foahfihaara and more.

Rappers are doing way more to keep Dhivehi alive and relevant than the ossified Bahuge Academy: read more to learn how.