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Drawing cracking great burly men for his own diversion since a teenager, the artist who would become known as Tom of Finland destroyed much of his early work upon being conscripted to World War II (in a time where homoerotic material could have...
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There's a sense of timelessness to surfing, a belief that surfers have an inherent connection to the past; their practise a unique bond with nature and not much else. Using a 19th century wet-plate collodion process, with large-format camera,...
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Free-form jazz and German opera: two musical genres that always polarise opinion, but surely punk holds the crown as the most divisive movement in music history. Punk is a “love it or hate it” sound like no other, but even its fiercest critics...
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As a veteran of both the American Civil War and the Indian Wars, the great American General William Sherman knew more than most about the realities of the battlefield. “War is Hell,” the commander famously declared, and though the intervening...
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Flâneur, (noun): A man who saunters around observing society. So says the Oxford English Dictionary, but in the case of Rik Moran, it's less about aimless, leisurely loafing as it is about rigorous exploration, documentary photography and...
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They say the secret to a good party is knowing when it's over, but photographer Christian Reister paints a picture of Berlin that “seems to have succumbed to a state of everlasting party”. Has the German city taken too much, and stayed out too...
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Go forth and invest in the sunglasses industry. This is the future of Europe. And the future is bright. The Europe that Hugh Frost and Leon Sadler are theorising over is, anyway — but it's not a metaphor ... the duo's latest edition of Mould Map...
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Teenagers and young adults of every generation since the mid-20th Century have rebelled against societal norms, but even as they reject the constraints of the mainstream, they often choose a sub-culture with its own set of conventions, uniforms, and...
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There's a palpable sensation of restless tension that seems to permeate the atmosphere at airports, and the bigger and busier the terminal, the more that tension is felt. There's simply too many people all trying to do the same thing in too little...
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Industrial buildings from the Victorian era are some of the hottest properties around nowadays, but back in the 1960s you couldn't give them away. It took courage and imagination to see past the obvious problems at the old Waltham Brothers brewery...
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Things started to go very wrong for Detroit — formerly the most muscular of the USA's industrial powerhouses — in the 1970s. The collapse of the city's manufacturing sector led to large scale migration of Detroit's workforce and the companies...
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The space race between the USA and the Soviet Union captured the world's imagination in the 1960s, with the two superpowers trading blows through their scientific brilliance, pioneering bravery and boundary-defying imagination. America's space...
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
Paintings have transcended their origins as the crown jewels of galleries and museums. Today, they hold a central place in homes worldwide, where they not only decorate but also communicate personal taste, style, and emotion. Whether chosen for...
Dispatches
When it comes to your child’s health, dental care is often the one that gets overlooked. After all, baby teeth fall out so why bother? But establishing good habits and visiting the dentist from an early age is crucial for your child’s health and...
Dispatches
When buying a used car, you need to know the car’s history. The last thing you want is to buy a car with hidden problems, whether it’s been in an accident, has outstanding finance or has been stolen. A full car history check can make or break...
Dispatches
Escape rooms are a popular team building activity, but they’re more than just an hour of fun. They create a high pressure environment where communication is key. Working together fast, sharing ideas and solving problems under time pressure shows...