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Ah the art of foraging: pick some berries, pick some nuts... I've always been a fan of free stuff. Most of us have at some point, picked the odd something that was deemed safe by someone in the know (usually mum). From blackberries on hedgerows to...
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Update: The Sharing House is now closed. Assemble hundreds of wooden blocks and thousands of Lego bricks, screw on one cavernous metallic roof – the result is the marvellously put together restaurant The Sharing House in Melbourne. The South...
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The cornershop has made some new music. But if that has got you in a nostalgic rush, digging out your Now! 39 CD for a listen of Brimful of Asha, stop right where you are. We're careful with our capital letters, and this cornershop is with a lower...
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Armed with hundreds of paper stickers, corrugated Marios and holographic Luigis, artist/designer Camille Walala transformed Spitalfields' The Breakfast Club into a kitsch-laden Mario Wonderland. Celebrating the launch of Paper Mario: Sticker Star on...
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The popularity of all things Scandinavian just keeps growing; first they came with their furniture, then their gloomy but gripping detective series, and now their food is making the journey to mainland Europe at brasserie Björk (no relation to the...
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Adam Towner and Katy Gray Rosewarne are The Dead Dolls Club. An artist's studio in Hackney, a bar in Dalston and the design label/studio Tinker Tailor - The Dead Dolls Club, brand/collective/promoter, is somewhat hard to define. I tracked down...
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Stark minimalism is taken to the nth degree at this Osaka hair salon. Continuing the trend for hairdressers you could easily mistake for art galleries; this little treasure - located sans façade on the second floor of a building in the city's...
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Anyone familiar with the space-bending trickery of MC Escher's art will have no trouble spotting his influence in this room by Joey Ho Design. Located in Kowloon, Hong Kong, this restaurant - at the city's Olympian City shopping centre - wears...
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* Please note: Catch has now closed. Catch possesses an invigorating mix of old and new. Baroque framed mirrors, and stained glass windows grace the walls of the restaurant, black chalkboards and large jars of preserved goods continue the olde...
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Take one part Upstairs at The Ten Bells, two parts Hendrick’s gin, with a dash of F. Scott Fitzgerald, and you have yourself an Unusually Literary Banquet. Sat upstairs at one of the 19th Century’s most notorious London pubs, we cosied-up by...
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Growing up, the closest I came to an EMF was stage-diving at one of their Manchester gigs in the mid-1990s - of course, my only contact with a 'mobile phone' was then my old man's carphone... a far cry from the 21st century's ubiquitous smartphones....
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That old-fashioned but quintessential summer cocktail, the gin and tonic, is one half of a very quirky concept from Edward Godden and Joseph Lewis, who - thanks to an old bike and a bit of Instagram magic - could have stepped out of the 1940s...
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...
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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...
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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...