Journal
If we can agree for the moment that necessity really is the mother of invention (pipe down for a second, pedant at the back), and that invention of some sort or other has played a crucial role in most things that are good or beautiful (I’m calling...
Dispatches
In case you missed the news, the Premier League has a new logo. Which means people get upset; the art of the rebrand can never just slip under the radar. Whether it is being sentimentally attached to a prior look, folk with sexual...
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Human's are in a right pickle. Will whoever it is who looks despondently down upon our race do away with us like the gods in Plato's Atlantis; are we destined to be a forgotten civilisation like the Aztecs? Unlikely. There is no god, and we are in...
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Their genetic closeness to us, their capacity for cute and killer, their intrinsic link to proverbs, significance in protest, embodiment of oppression ... street artists love monkeys, and all they represent. Laugh now, but one day we'll be in charge...
The Edit
Graduating from New York's School of Visual Arts in the mid-1990s, Brian Donnelly soon cast off a spell as an animator with Disney to begin subverting the Big Apple's streets with the cartoony skull and crossbones that would be his calling card....
The Edit
Erwin Wurm likes to fuck with things. Houses, cars, and people; a yacht melting over the roof of a hotel ... the 61 year-old Austrian has a lengthy history of subverting everyday perceptions. All that we are familiar with buckles in the mind of...
The Edit
It's as futile to talk about the emergence of craft beer as it is to point out that baristas wear long beards and dress like they've been working on a Victorian space flight program. Yet let us recap — for those who've been in a Castlemaine...
The Edit
Hands up what you think of when you hear the name Shanghai. A shiny skyline reaching up to the heavens? Of course you do. But even at the start of this century, the city was a very different place. In fact, keen eyes could probably pick out...
Dispatches
Beginning in 2014 with an Education Is Not A Crime concert in Los Angeles, #NotACrime has taken the form of an international mural campaign; dropping politically-charged street art treats off in cities like New York, Rio de Janeiro, Cape Town and...
Berlin
In a city so often celebrated as a hub of creative minds, you're naturally spoilt with galleries, project spaces, museums around each corner. One that overshadows many is the C/O gallery at Zoologischer Garten. Jean Seberg with Rainbow, 2010,...
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The most eagerly-awaited album in pop music has dropped at long last, Rihanna's ANTI finally filling a void that has only occasionally been plugged since 2012's Unapologetic; interestingly, none of those stopgaps from last year — Bitch Better Have...
The Edit
The Dark Clicks On at Erin Goldberger's gallery New Release is as gloriously New York as one could imagine; the gallery itself a barely-converted former video shop in Chinatown. Robert Davis, Can't smoke in the confessional, 2016 Ash on...
City Notes
Chefs Karina Mejía and Israel Montero combine the tradition of Provençal cuisine with the soul and passion of Mexico in Saint Jacques Bistrot, their new gastronomic spot in the capital city's affluent Polanco neighbourhood. Allowing diners to...
City Notes
Located next door to Hotel Wilmina, which is housed in a former Berlin-Charlottenburg women's prison, Lotta Tagesbar has opened its doors, the café cum deli and bar designed by the same team behind Wilmina and serving an exquisite menu of healthy...
City Notes
With an enviable seafront location close to Barcelona and its airport, and having undergone a recent refurbishment, AC Hotel Gavà Mar is a 69-room hotel that is ideal for the business traveller, but also a surprising destination for the discerning...
City Notes
With interiors inspired by the Art Deco of Palm Beach County in Miami, and serving delicious ice cream on a newly pedestrianised street just off Barcelona's renowned Passeig de Gràcia, Amiko is not simply a 'heladería', rather it's a sensory...
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...
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Wellness Trends for 2025: A series of posts designed to uncover the most progressive concepts in wellness for the year ahead. Number Nine: Emotional Fitness Coaching. As the concept of wellness evolves, so too does our understanding of mental...
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Minimalism and elegance, too, are gaining fast as popular choices for serene, sophisticated interiors. Simplicity, clean lines, and curative approaches to decor are all that these two styles are made of, bringing home really calm and clarity within...
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Finding the best Botox experts in Toronto can feel overwhelming, given the many options available. To focus your search, consider professionals with extensive experience and positive client reviews. A key step in identifying top specialists is...