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Nothing says “I love you” like a diamond. Valentine's Day is fast approaching, and untold numbers of lovestruck men will be pressing their noses to the jewellery store glass, wondering which diamond-topped ring will make their partner's heart...
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The girls currently on show at red-hot Melbourne eatery and nightspot respectively, Chin Chin and Go Go Bar, are the offspring of a collaboration by artist Nick Thomm and Jay Ramsay of online retailer Mercy-Merci. The models belong to the latter's...
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When times get tight, it always seems to be the creative arts that bear the brunt of government cuts. Some might say we do need people who can fix toilets more than we need people who can paint pictures, but what a grim, if sanitary, world that...
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Super Future Kid, as the name suggests, is an artist who doesn't take things too seriously. There is little room for po-faced fine-art codswallop when the very best of East and West's pop culture come colliding together like asteroids of web...
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If the influence of Monty Python ever dims even a little in our collective consciousness, it's never for long. When they aren't being cited as major influences on modern comedy writers, they are being brazenly ripped off by them. Their sketch shows...
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It's certainly interesting times for graffiti culture. The artform has never been more widely accepted, yet preserving graffiti from a heritage point of view remains a challenge. While projects such as Tour 13 in Paris are making massively...
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A street photographer from Manchester, based in Manchester, and photographing Manchester. It is fair to say that Claire Atkinson is a creative ingrained in the city that ingrains her. A city built on textile, music, football, rain... Manchester is a...
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Speech bubbles were once the preserve of the comic book, attributing punchy dialogue with a carefully considered style and keeping the story moving along apace. But with the evolution of digital communication, these iconic communicative burps have...
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Four pints of hot cider deep, I'm stood in the main square of a small but perfectly formed ancient cathedral city in the north east of England. Dozens of people gaze into a classic red telephone box full of exotic fish. Its dreamy aquatic glow...
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London address 20 Blackfriars Road has seen some interesting times in its two-and-a-bit centuries, but this latest incarnation by artist Alex Chinneck created as a finale to the Merge Festival must take the cake. The passage on the right side used...
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Amid the orderly trees of Brooklyn's MetroTech Common, a strange sight now greets morning commuters as they pass by. What are these strange technicolour shapes piled on the plaza? A crash site of a UFO perhaps. The debris of a meteorite impact. The...
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Given a whole role of 35mm film to use in her parents' SLR as a child, to document the growth and release of tadpoles, Connie McDonald's unwitting introduction into photography has clearly had a potent effect upon the young creative. A 19 year-old...
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,...