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Stop reading this. You are wasting your time. Go outside. Talk to someone. Poke them. They're fucking real. This screen is not real. Stop reading this. You wake up. You pick up your phone. Your iPad. Sit on the loo? Social checkup. What...
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Unless you suffer from a condition that forces you to look no higher than your feet when in public, you have seen them Apple ads: shot on an iPhone 6 ... blown up to the size of a small African nation. They're brilliant. The hoover salesman dumping...
Technology
Remember that golden yet short-lived period when mobile phones still fit comfortably in your jeans pocket, battery life was measured in days rather than hours, and we didn't all walk around with a stoop, incessantly swiping and poking at the damn...
Technology
Philipp Schmitt is a designer/artist, studying Interaction Design B.A. at Hochschule für Gestaltung Schwäbisch Gmünd. And I like the cut of his jib. I'm bored of your stupid pictures. Everyone is bored of your stupid bloody pictures. So is...
Fashion
Amongst the flurry of technological merriment at Apple's San Francisco event last week — S updates for the iPhone 6/6 Plus; Apps arriving through your tellybox; watchOS 2; and a ruddy big iPad — one announcement was interesting for its...
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You all love Instagram don't you? Not even its Dark Ages, militant approach to the female nipple can deter 44.4 million of you from stalking Kim Kardashian. Over 300 million of our planet's inhabitants simply can't get enough of selfies, brunches...
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First off it was something I'd seen on newsgroups (ask your dad) for literally decades, then it was something that kids started doing — obsessively — on text messages, before it filtered onto the newly born social networks, soon it was...
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In a stark reminder of how sad the human race is, a hitchhiking robot — whose travels were entirely dependent upon the kindness of people — has painfully discovered that people are pretty fucked up. A quick watch of the video below, in which...
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6,400 mechanical, colour-changing spools of thread; over 200,000 total parts. 200 whopping metal and thread spool thingies, buffeted together into an aluminium 'superstructure' that fashion retailer Forever 21 are calling "one of the most complex...
Technology
Who made a pact with their teen self that they'd never say "in my day"...? I did, and I'm just about to break it. But rules are there to be broken, right? Music — both in its making, and consumption — was a very different beast in my day. I...
Technology
It's great when you find an object that is exactly what you have been looking for, isn't it? When someone has designed and made something just how you had imagined it in your head. It doesn't happen too often though, and often compromises are made....
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Packing some serious punch from its svelte frame, the KAZAM Tornado 348 - cutting a silhouette of just 5mm - is a smartphone operating in the budget end of the market, but sans any of the pitfalls you'd usually associate with that word. We took it...
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...
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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...
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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,...