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Was Sunday school still a thing when you were growing up? If not you may need some help with the mythology surrounding the Tower of Babel — a yarn from the Old Testament, when God was an angry and vengeful old grump. The story goes that after God...
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Fox hunting in the city. The city of London. Tarquin will be overjoyed ... TALLY-HO! That's right folks, the same city inhabited by soulless billionaires enabled by Parliament's toffs, the same toffs with literal blood on their hands thanks to an...
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Nowadays there are CCTV cameras on every street in our towns and cities, so the feeling of being watched is now pretty much standard wherever we go. Visitors to the Shoreditch Design Triangle during London Design Festival may feel that scrutinised...
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London is a very different place to how it was in 1992; 23 years is a long time in most cities, in London it feels like a millennium. For 23 years is how long not-for-profit organisation Open House London have been indulging the city's voyeuristic...
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Bananas. Is there no end to the talents of this versatile fruit? Bursting with energy. Packed with vitamins and fibre. Pretty tasty too. And that's just their edible qualities. Bananas also have many other uses; the skins, for example, can be...
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How I love the month of August. The days remain long and warm, yet there’s an awareness that soon enough the crisp autumn will be upon us. August makes me think, makes me reflect and quite frankly, it makes me want more. Shame then,...
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The Cité radieuse in Marseille is perhaps the most famous example of Le Corbusier's innovative post-war urban housing design known as the Unite d'habitation. The cast concrete building, protected by the French government for its architectural...
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Brutalism. Not everyone's cup of tea is it? Even its most ardent supporters wouldn't rush to label the architectural style as “fun”, yet for many children of the post-war generation, brutalist environments was were they did a lot of their...
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Everybody’s experienced it: that moment when you walk into the bar of your dreams. The kind of bar whose napkins hosted the first notes for The Great Gatsby or A Farewell to Arms; the kind of bar where As Time Goes By was first heard or where Tom...
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Any clumsy pillock can drop a pot on the way back from the kiln, but it takes no small measure of artistic talent to break their creations on purpose in such a way as to enhance their appeal. Broken is one of the pieces in Farida Le Suavé's new...
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Ho ho ho! It's that time of year again when everyone spends far more than they can afford on Christmas presents in an effort not to appear tight. If you are already worrying about your January credit card bill, and would like a return to the old...
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Yinka Shonibare MBE is one of seven contributors invited by Carpenters Workshop Gallery to contribute to a group exhibition of practitioners operating along the border of art and design. Atelier Van Lieshout, Wendell Castle, Ingrid Donat, Vincent...
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
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...
Dispatches
We’ve all seen them. You know, rickety and rusty carports dragging down a property’s curb appeal. In fact, the eyesore is all you pay attention to. Even though carport designs have improved over the years the structures still lack some curb...