New York
We've featured a few cinemas lately that have toyed with convention, Weltspiegel in Germany kept much of its historic grandeur, whilst descending into playful futurism in many of its interior spaces - Polish picture house New Horizons Cinema rewrote...
Brandenburg
If you love film (which we do), you love the preservation of historically important buildings (which we do) and you hate cinema multiplexes (which we do), you will love this renovation project of the Weltspiegel picture palace in Cottbus, Germany....
London
New theatrical productions, new theatre – the former sounds like a good enough reason to undertake the building of the latter, and it could all have been so straightforward. But luckily for the patrons of the Southbank's National Theatre, a bit...
Southsea
The folks at Pie and Vinyl have got more sides to their business than the vinyl selection they stock – the sleevenotes alone would run to novella length – but the two main tracks, music shop and café, are so well mixed that you'd have to...
Amsterdam
This may be what is known in journalism as burying the lead (or LED in this case), but we're going to begin with telling you not about the traffic-stopping looks of LED Clouds in north Amsterdam, but the idea that brought about the project in the...
Amsterdam
I was recently very lucky to spend a day in Amsterdam on a design walk curated by Dutch interiors magazine Eigen Huis & Interieur. Days don’t come much better than that! One of the stops on the walk was The Frozen Fountain and we were treated to a...
Amsterdam
In the past the workers at the NDSM wharf in Amsterdam concerned themselves with shipbuilding, but these days the creative energy of the folk in the dock is focused on more artistic endeavours. Where once were industrial units, we now find a commune...
Paris
Yikes, we wouldn't like the electrician's bill if this place needed a weekend call-out for a fried fuse-box - still, if you can afford a 1000sqm penthouse with Eiffel Tower views in Paris, you probably aren't too worried about the running costs. And...
Rome
With its incredible wealth of ancient monuments, historical buildings and classic art, Rome is rightly viewed as one of the world's most important heritage centres. What doesn't get a lot of attention is the more modern aspects of the city's...
New York
Kinfolk Studios Brooklyn is something of a different animal at night than during the day – not like your alpha-male, three-piece suit wearing boss who goes home at the end of the day and puts on a gimp suit, but perhaps more like one who puts on...
New York
Being a perpetually hungry bunch, we hate to see good restaurants closing their doors, especially those of celebrated but short-lived diner M. Wells' calibre. The major silver lining to this apparent rental dispute tale of woe though is that the...
New York
It's always nice to feel like your improving yourself while drinking – it takes the edge off the guilt a bit - so three cheers and a bottoms up for Culturefix in New York. Depending on which way you want to spin it to yourself, or your other half,...
City Notes
“A masterclass in conceptuality,” a hotel that “takes you on a fuzzy trip of vague recollection,” and “a paradise of inimitable escapism.” That’s what we said about Port de Sóller’s impressive Bikini Island & Mountain Hotel three...
City Notes
Hidden in the quiet heart of rural Spain, La Torre del Visco Hotel offers unrivalled luxury and adventures walking in a shepherd’s footsteps across the ancient Aragonese landscape that once inspired Picasso… In the early 20th century,...
City Notes
The world’s first StandardX hotel has opened in Fitzroy, Melbourne, the offshoot of the renowned global The Standard hotels, officially touted as the brand’s “rebellious younger sibling” with an offering of “intuitive hospitality without...
Stuff Crush
See captivating, never-before-published photographs of 1970s and '80s USA cultural hotspots including New York City, San Francisco, Las Vegas, New Orleans, Miami Beach and more in Street Walker, a new publication from revered street photographer and...
Dispatches
Stand-up comedy has given several up-and-coming performers their way from the legends. Examples of famous stand-up comedians who honed in their craft for success at top comedy clubs are Richard Pryor, Steve Martin, Bill Burr, Chris Rock, Taylor...
Dispatches
The purpose of nursing homes is to provide older people at risk with the care and attention they require in a secure setting. For some residents, however, the truth is unsettling: abuse by doctors and other medical professionals. Nursing home...
Dispatches
China, the United States of America, and Japan do it again, the three powerhouses ranking 1st, 2nd and 3rd for the fourth consecutive year in the A’ Design Awards' World Design Rankings. Using a slick methodology for ranking countries, the...
Dispatches
It's important to pick the right company to clean your air ducts so that your home stays healthy and safe. When your air ducts are clean, the air quality inside your home is better, which is good for everyone's health. But how do you choose which...