The Edit
Visiting the laundrette is, from my memory of student days, usually a pretty dull experience. Despite what the TV might tell you, models don't walk in off the street and strip down to their undies in front of you. Groups of strangers don't...
The Edit
Move over Madame Tussaud, there's a new artist in town with an eye for eerily lifelike sculpture, and he doesn't even need celebrity faces to make his creations worth gawping at. Kensington Gardens may be just the sort of place you'd see the rich...
Melbourne
There's been no resting on any laurels for the crew at Operator 25 in Melbourne. Despite rave reviews and lines stretching out of the door on a regular basis, the young and dynamic owners have decided the only way to stay ahead of the game is to...
Journal
Happy accidents. Throughout history, right royal cock-ups have written an inadvertently positive epilogue for their serendipitous instigators: Penicillin; fireworks; x-rays; microwave ovens; chocolate-bloody-chip cookies — the lot of them, united...
The Edit
Back in 1971, Yoko Ono announced an exhibition at New York's MoMA which she cheekily titled Museum of Modern (F)art. When people arrived at the building, they were greeted outside by a man wearing a sandwich board which proclaimed that Ono's project...
New York
Let me pose you a little brainteaser based on the interior design of this Brooklyn restaurant. What links Brigitte Bardot, Asterix, Michel Houllebecq and Serge Gainsbourg? No prizes for pointing out that they are all French, I'm afraid. Any other...
London
If you've travelled in Asia, or even had a good look around your city's Chinatown, then chances are you'll have come across bao in some form or another. A bao is a pillowy dough bun that is steamed rather than baked, and filled with all manner of...
Journal
A byword for the banal, the Ford Mondeo has a solid reputation amongst car critics, yet is seen by many as the workhorse to ferry the family; middle-management's loyal servant; reliable and solid; loathe to complain about rough treatment and the...
The Edit
When it comes to signs, they don't make them like this any more. Vintage hand-painted signs are an endangered species in many cities — businesses come and go and premises change use, and the incessant assault by the weather means the old wood or...
The Edit
Brooklyn native Fred McDarrah bought his first camera at the 1939 World's Fair in New York, but his budding interest in photography didn't have long to blossom before he was called to action, serving as a US Army paratrooper in occupied Japan at the...
Publications
Cartoonist Robert Crumb was one of a long and continuing line of artists who used his medium as a form of confessional. In his particular case it was sexual quirks, committed to paper and, in his early career, destroyed in fits of guilt and shame....
Journal
Schwarz Flaneur is the title of a body of work by award-winning broadcaster and long-time photographer Pogus Caesar, which takes the form of an archive of 500-600 35 mm film negatives — a selection drawn from a wider archive of over 17,000 images,...
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
Have you ever thought about how some people seem to build wealth effortlessly? What if the secret isn’t about earning more but about making your money work harder? That’s where compound interest comes in, it’s like planting a tree that grows...
Dispatches
Travelers are craving fresh and new experiences in 2025. “I would dub 2025 as the year of intentional travel,” states Christina Bennet, a consumer travel expert for Priceline, who goes on to note that many travelers are in search of “bespoke...
Dispatches
Black-tie events are one of the most glamorous occasions where you can showcase your fashion sense and style. Whether you're attending a wedding, gala, or upscale party, knowing how to choose the perfect black-tie dress is essential. In this...
Dispatches
Service men and women sacrifice a great deal for the security and best interest of this nation in several ways. Besides putting their bodies on the line, as some of them do, constant relocation is something most of these men and women have to deal...