Art & Culture
The re-unification of Berlin was of course the headline event when the infamous Wall fell in Germany in 1989, but in the aftermath of that momentous night it was the sudden emergence of an underground scene in the deserted no man's land that helped...
Publications
Even for those who have travelled in India, the ornately decorated lorries documented by photographer Dan Eckstein will probably be a revelation despite being a common presence on the roads of the sprawling country. That's because to survive a...
Art & Culture
Sheila Rock's essential punk-era photography is currently tearing things up in Asia on a touring exhibition championed by fashion designer Agnès B. It's a natural meeting of genres for Agnès, as the 1970s movement was hugely influential in...
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Scrag End co-founder Sascha Rust met a lot of unsung food heroes in his time as a young chef in Australia. As he mentions in his foreword, Sascha was forever crossing paths with forward-thinking orchard growers, chocolatiers, apiarists and farmers...
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The word count. The faceless dictator and yard stick to the writing masses, whether they be churning out meandering pontifications to fatten their copy up with word-water retention or fine-combing their prose to pick out each and every letter and...
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I'm pretty susceptible to an earworm, and people naming their magazines after Cliff Richard songs don't help matters any, but I'll let The Young Ones' Petrea Dickinson and Katarina Matic off. After all, who doesn't love a bit of Sir Cliff? The...
Publications
Boy, has this neighbourhood changed. Nowhere exemplifies the modern phenomenon of gentrification like New York's Meatpacking District – a few square blocks of warehouses on Manhattan's eastern Hudson waterfront that once ran slick with the...
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The pin-up – an idealised painting or drawing of the female form designed for public display – is one of the key elements of 20th Century Americana, but can trace it's roots back to the erotic portraiture of fine art. Nell Gwynne, a mistress...
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Beer, for a long time plagued by negative associations, now enjoys a status to rival wine in the sophistication stakes, and the rise in the number of microbreweries springing up all over the place is evidence of a huge surge of interest in the...
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Why do you do what you do for a living? Was your job an ambition from an early age, something you were born to do, or something that you fell into while you were waiting for life to start for real? What is the irresistible pull that gets you out of...
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Douglas Coupland must have at least three brains. The Canadian graduated from the Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design in Vancouver in the mid-1980s, and continued his studies in that field in Japan and Italy. Then came a change of direction;...
Publications
After a bit of a heavy weekend, I can certainly sympathise with Camille Renée Devid's concerns about the ageing process. However, the Dutch photographer's angst goes deeper than most people's, taking hold to such an extent that it became an...
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
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...
Dispatches
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...
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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 Eight: Restorative Home Design. In the pursuit of wellness, many people are turning their attention homeward....
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Austin’s housing market has seen a significant boom in recent years, with many homeowners looking to boost their property’s value through home improvement projects. In a city where home prices continue to rise, updating key areas of a property,...