Wakefield
As you should already be aware, our current partnership with Mazda, entitled Think Differently, is part road trip, part cultural treasure hunt. We're sprinting around the fair British Isles in both a Mazda6 and a CX-5, getting a feel for the cars...
Gateshead
Proverbial tanks refuelled, we clocked up more mileage on our Mazda Think Differently road trip this weekend - switching to our CX-5 and setting the compact SUV's satellite-navigated sights on the North East. Sitting on the southern bank of the...
Bangkok
Intense, overwhelming, expansive and always perpetually relentless, Thailand's hyperactive capital is everything everybody has told you it is, and substantially more. Street hawkers selling food, fake designer bags, animals or ladyboy shows are...
The Edit
Sometimes, in the interest of decency, it's wise to err on the side of caution when thinking up puns to express ones erudite wit within a write up - when a show goes by the name of Girl on Girl, it's positively tiptoeing around a room filled with...
The Edit
Tasmanian art-agitator Tom O'Hern produces work that looks like the eponymous opener of Black Sabbath's eponymous 1970 debut sounds: an ominous, creeping, dark and foreboding introduction to another world. As gleefully frightening as the Birmingham...
Journal
Everyone collects something, no matter how menial - and yes, your bottle top collection is menial. But then most collections would seem humble in comparison to London-based photographer Antony Nobilo's stockpile of over 300 (and counting) vintage...
Journal
There's a school of thought that a lot of contemporary art is "a load of hot air", at least that's what the oxygen-wasting Mail readers will tell you about the latest Turner Prize nominees, but there appears to be somewhat of a trend for art that...
Portmeirion
As we embark once again on our Mazda road trip, we're surprisingly only forty miles from our next destination - albeit through some mightily impressive twists and turns, as the journey from the contemporary spectacle of MOSTYN Gallery in Llandudno...
The Edit
To be honest, the photographic career of Dennis Hopper had hitherto completely passed us by. We knew him as the poppers-huffing* lunatic of Blue Velvet, the bomb-planting lunatic of Speed, and, yes, the camera-wielding lunatic of Apocalypse Now,...
Llandudno
It's the first real sunny day of the year, at least in the north, and we're setting off in a spangly new Mazda6 for the Welsh seaside, as part of our Think Differently road trip. The seaside? We hear you cry. But you promised 'breathtaking...
Journal
Free: the most distrusted word in the dictionary. Similarly, gratis or kostenlos are equally likely to be treated with scepticism by even the most naïve of Spaniards or Germans respectively. It doesn't take a hardened cynic to know that...
The Edit
Occupying an art gallery with photographs, scrapbooks, letters and memorabilia is a feat capable by only those of a certain gravity, to be sure. And they don't come with much more weight than Kenneth Wilbur Anglemeyer, aka Kenneth Anger, aka...
Dispatches
With works spanning the design of buildings, landscapes, installations, exhibitions and objects, the projects of Asif Khan MBE explore sites of complex narratives, community empowerment and questions of identity. Collaborating with Canada Water and...
City Notes
Inspired by the golden age of nightlife, Calgary's Sweet Loretta Bar nods to the throbbing energy of 1970s discos and vintage sound studios, the late-night venue situated in the city's design and arts district and offering an inclusive space for...
City Notes
Located within Newson’s Yard — a recently conceived design hub on the Pimlico Road in London’s Belgravia — Wildflowers is a new neighbourhood restaurant, wine bar and deli with a focus on seasonal, high-quality ingredients cooked over...
City Notes
Chef Santiago Lastra's latest venture sees London-based A-nrd Studio create a metaphorical home-away-from-home, where the locally inspired fare and affable atmosphere of family-owned Mexican restaurants unite with a contemporary twist informed by...
Dispatches
Leeds is a vibrant city known for its culture and growth, often regarded as the capital of the North of England. It is a lively bustling hub of activity, filled with friendly and approachable people. The city also offers a healthier, more...
Dispatches
While Louisiana roads aren’t exactly death traps, safety can be an issue. The Pelican State is seeing an uptick in the number of vehicle crashes each year. In 2023, 60 crash fatalities in Orleans Parish were reported and around 7,690 people were...
Dispatches
Spanning 7,500 kilometres of Greece’s 16,000 kilometres of coastline, the Greek Archipelago is vast, with figures on the number of islands it comprises at some 6,000; 227 of which are inhabited. Which is a lot of islands, many of which are packed...
Dispatches
The field of medicine is changing rapidly, altering how healthcare professionals diagnose, treat, and care for patients. Innovations in digital health, artificial intelligence, and personalised medicine are transforming patient experiences and...