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Gentrification might continue to sweep New York City's most populous borough, but Brooklyn still refuses to be defined by it. A cultural capital with artists, designers, writers, musicians, and creatives from the world over calling it home, Brooklyn...
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The rise and rise of indie publishing is a beautiful thing. In many ways—as a rebuttal to the inane online culture of writing for algorithm over reader, as an antidote for the perma-connected generation whose mental health is increasingly at...
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Photographer Harvey Stein's eighth book has been released by publishing house Kehrer Verlag marking Mexico's Independence Day (celebrated annually on 16th September), and showcasing a body of work from the New York-based veteran shot between 1993...
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Monocle editors have compiled a list of their top 100 hotels, which they present in the gestalten-published The MONOCLE Guide to Hotels, Inns and Hideaways. A travelogue for excursionists, hoteliers and entrepreneurs alike, the tome is cited as "a...
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Largely rebuilt after a devastating earthquake in 1963, Skopje—the Republic of Macedonia's capital and largest city—became home to one of the most potent architectural movements of the 20th century, Pritzker Prize-winning Japanese architect...
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Disinterested holidaymakers, the selfie-stick brigade, and cheap souvenirs make for a chucklesome—and frequently shake-my-head-worthy—collection of photographs in Laurence Stephens' latest photo book, Bored Tourists. After a visit to...
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Nikolai Vassiliev, an author and historian specialising in architecture and urban history, has collaborated once more with Blue Crow Media. Following the 2016-published Constructivist Moscow Map, the publisher's ongoing series of architecture and...
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Due to unbridled success following its 2012 launch, including a billing as one of the ‘Six of Belgium’s Best Travel Guides’, publishing house Luster have released a new edition of Best Buildings - Belgium, fusing a mix of well-known...
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Creating an image that Chris Dorley-Brown says he wants to be "harmonious, melodic and truthful, matching the memory of a moment that never occurred", the photographer shoots a matrix of smaller pictures on a Nikon DSLR—using a prime 85mm lens or...
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Karl Hab’s latest photo-book, 24H HONG KONG, sees the talented Parisian switching his lens to the daily comings and goings of the city’s people from the ground to the sky; documenting through day and night a vibrant, densely-populated urban...
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The 1990s were a bit mad, weren't they? There seemed a perverse cuddliness to consumerism at the time, but retrospection reveals a stench of malevolence. The Mickey Mouse Club or Marky Mark in his underpants, the soft focus of Dawson's Creek and the...
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"Toronto is beginning to redefine itself through its concrete heritage," write an editorial team from the city's ERA Architects, "the fabric of our post-war growth—the architecture of our schools, universities, libraries and mass housing. Many are...
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...
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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...
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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,...