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'I'm gonna send him to outta space to find another race.' I don't know what an iron shirt is, but Max Romeo was donning one as he and his Upsetters chased the devil outta Ert. The 1976 reggae track was immortalised into popular culture when those...
The Edit
From Herbie Hancock's Rockit to Phil Collins's Sussudio; Blue Monday to Eddie Murphy — the Oberheim DMX defined the profound and the pap of the early 1980s with its meaty, realistic drum sounds and early adoption by the hip-hop and synth-pop...
Dispatches
What’s your password? I’m not asking. If I were, likeliness is I’d be looking for the back of your hand; at least. Folk are increasingly wary of online security, that Snowden chap a nagging reminder that we all could, and should, do more. But,...
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'I stole my sister's boyfriend. It was all whirlwind, heat, and flash. Within a week we killed my parents and hit the road.' If that means anything more to you than a t-shirt in some high street shop or a tattoo on a hipster bartender, then we're...
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'From the first Andy Warhol canvases I saw,' begins Dean Stockton, better known as street artist D*Face, 'to the moment I walked into Surrey Skateboards and was hit by the heady smell of screen-printed decks, to the first envelope that arrived from...
The Edit
The US-based Irish street artist known simply as Maser is the subject of a major new exhibition at Lazarides Rathbone; the gallery founded by one-time Banksy agent Steve Lazarides. Renowned internationally for his bright and bold aesthetic, Orbiting...
Amsterdam
'You have to trick yourself sometimes into staying positive and believing in your vision, when the contrary view is held by everyone else. In a way, it’s almost like going against your own internal sense of doubt too — break your own rules, be...
Publications
Sonic Youth noister Thurston Joseph Moore once sent 25 one minute-long guitar parts to a bunch of fellow artists — the likes of Alec Empire, Mogwai, and Stereolab — in a Hoover bag. A Hoover bag. The musicians would rework his six-string...
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UNLOCKED is a weighty new publication by ATOPOS cvc, the Athens-based cultural organisation founded in 2003 by Stamos Fafalios and Vassilis Zidianakis (recently joined by Angelos Tsourapas), that 'attempts to “unlock” the depiction of the naked...
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Alexandre Farto is Vhils, the experimentalist street artist who rose to fame with an individualist reductive approach; removing layers of his walls' surface to create portraits that represent our relationships with the urban surroundings we...
Barcelona
*Permanently Closed This particular We Hearter struggles to eat without napkins; paper towels; serviettes; kitchen roll; tabloid newspapers ... anything. He likes things messy. And messy just hit Barcelona. Folk from London Town will be familiar...
Manchester
I could only imagine what Mark E. Smith would have to say about Evelyn's Café Bar in Manchester's Northern Quarter. Opening at the tail end of last year, Evelyn's feels like one of the last pieces in a bloody big jigsaw being slotted into place;...
City Notes
Trailborn, the hospitality brand inspired by the great American outdoors, opens it latest hotel: Trailborn Highlands a 63-room property situated in Highlands, NC, and within driving distance to the Blue Ridge Parkway and The Great Smoky Mountains...
City Notes
Method Co. are the prolific Philadelphia-based hospitality and development brand behind We Heart-approved projects including ROOST, Wm. Mulherin's Sons, Charleston’s The Pinch Hotel and The Quoin Hotel, Wilmington, Delaware, and are back with the...
City Notes
From Nobu Barcelona to The Riviera Maya EDITION at Kanai, New York fried chicken cathedral COQODAQ to the 1 Hotel Toronto, New York-, Madrid- and Los Angeles-based design studio Rockwell Group have a considered knack for conjuring interiors that are...
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Having his lens focused on the world of Drag since 2012, UK-based portrait photographer Greg Bailey is perhaps one of the foremost visual artists attached to this glamorous corner of the LGBTQ+ community. A gleefully colourful ode to this passion,...
Dispatches
Christmas is a time for joy, family, and thoughtful gifts that show just how much you care. For many moms, the kitchen is a space of creativity and love – a place where family memories are cooked up alongside delicious meals. If your mom loves...
Dispatches
Wellness Trends for 2025: A series of posts designed to uncover the most progressive concepts in wellness for the year ahead. Number Eleven: Digital Detox Retreats. In an era where smartphones are our constant companions, digital connectivity is...
Dispatches
Wellness Trends for 2025: A series of posts designed to uncover the most progressive concepts in wellness for the year ahead. Number Ten: Cognitive Nutrition. As wellness moves beyond physical fitness, a new area is capturing attention: cognitive...
Dispatches
Starting a home-based embroidery business can be an exciting and rewarding venture, offering a range of opportunities to tap into the custom apparel, gifts, and home decor markets. But, one of the most important decisions you’ll make when...