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Berlin
The fine old Bötzow Brewery building in Berlin has had its fair share of ups and downs. Opened in 1885, it was soon a huge enterprise pumping out beer as fast as the Germans could drink it (which is pretty fast), and although it sustained damage in...
Marseille
It wasn't long ago that we were showing you around MuCEM, Marseille's harbour-front leviathan of a museum, and at 40,000 sqm the place is so big that it's only natural visitors are going to need somewhere to refuel as they take their extended walks...
Journal
When a creative studio is at work, it's important to do so in a conducive environment, so when the Plusminusarchitects team from Bratislava got their hands on a four room flat in the city centre and set about making it their own, it wasn't going to...
Melbourne
“Live for the day, and let tomorrow take care of itself,” said Aussie bushranger Captain Melville, who ended his days hanged in a prison cell. Before that unfortunate end, however, he packed in a whole lot of adventuring, and it's the larrikin...
Purmerend
We've no idea at what twisted point in history people skinned cats, but to this day we're reminded that there's more than one way to do it. There's more than one way to cross the canal in Purmerend, The Netherlands, as well – on foot or on a...
New York
101 Spring Street in SoHo, New York, is an important house on many levels, even beyond the obvious magnificence of its five-storey, cast iron colonnaded design. Built in 1870 by Nicholas Whyte, each floor has a different design of column which goes...
Marseille
More than ten years in the making, Marseille's MuCEM museum on the site of a former harbour pier stands like a symbolic beacon of regeneration for France's second city created through a mighty imposing design by architect Rudy Ricciotti. The...
Melbourne
It might sound like the name of a comedy club, but Howler is not limiting itself to just funnies. Instead it's going to be a multi-disciplinary performing arts centre, located in suburban Melbourne, beginning with the opening of phase one - a...
Berlin
We had a great canal holiday when I was younger, and from what I remember the chief advantages of renting a narrowboat are travelling miles between pubs without getting your collar felt, and enjoying a mode of transport which leaves you more relaxed...
Journal
Having been regularly attending gigs in Manchester for 22 years (a mixture of showing my age and starting early), there's scant that can surprise in terms of the city's venues. I've encountered the great, the not-so-great and the down-right shoddy...
The Edit
Los Angeles isn't always in the headlines for the right reasons – we certainly don't hear a lot of great things from outside the USA - but flying in the face of negative opinion is this exhibition showing the city's best side and proving that...
Tokyo
The wow factor of this restaurant in Tokyo begins before you even arrive at the door. As one approaches the black, contoured ribs of Yutoku Soba look like a solid surface from an acute angle, the gaps opening up to let out light and let in the...
City Notes
In the heart of downtown Zapopan, a neighbouring city of Guadalajara Mexico, Zorra Zapopan is the second outpost of Cervecería Zorra, a stunning project brought to fruition by esteemed studios Taller Dinamita and Taller Binario that combines a...
City Notes
Soft-launched 15 March, following an intensive restoration, Barcelona’s Grand Hotel Central has emerged as a triumph of contemporary luxury; a homage to its own weighty history and grandeur, yet breathing the fresh air of modern Catalunya....
City Notes
Opening just last month on Barcelona's Via Laietana, the road that separates the city's El Born and El Gòtic neighbourhoods, restaurant Can Bo completes the reimagined Grand Hotel Central; the street-level gastronomic concept focussing on tapas and...
City Notes
From first stepping into the kitchen aged 10, to creating supper club 'Eureka' in the family home, Flynn McGarry went on to open his first permanent fine dining restaurant, Gem, in New York City's Lower East Side at 19 years old, before going on to...
Dispatches
Sure, none of us think constantly about potential disasters that could strike our home, such as floods, fires, storm damage and similar. But, things happen. And, when they do, we have to find a way to resolve the situation. Of course, in those...
Dispatches
Your interior walls stand empty like a blank page that requires your transformation into personal expression and memorabilia. Handmade decor creates the ideal solution to introduce personal touch and home appeal whether your style direction is...
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Keeping dogs healthy goes beyond feeding them nutritious meals and taking them for regular walks. Oral hygiene is crucial to their well-being, yet it is often overlooked. Poor dental care can lead to bad breath, gum disease, and even serious heart...