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Art & Culture
Pop quiz: what is vexillography? Vexwhat? Vexillography, my friends, is the art of designing flags. But then the perennial pub-quizzers among you knew that already, so let's move on. Marking a little-known chapter in America’s vexillographic...
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Heavy night? Hard day at the office? Plain can't be arsed? Sometimes doing the square root of f-all is utter bliss. Embrace the nothingness. Jean Jullien is an artist whose work regularly resonates with our inner psyche and social interactions;...
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Aguascalientes, Mexico. The city and region of the same name don't come with major international recognition, but a new 200 acre cultural project set in former railway workshops is changing that. Macro Espacio para la Cultura y las Artes (MECA) is...
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Leaving serial doper Justin Gatlin in his wake once again, that man Usain Bolt ran 9.81 seconds in his final Olympics to set himself up for a historic treble-treble; having notched gold in the 100m, 200m and 4x100m relay at both 2008 and 2012's...
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Us Brits have had plenty of soul-searching to do this summer. In sharp contrast to the positivity that imbibed London's hosting of the Olympic Games in 2012, things have been entirely different four years on. As Team GB compete in Rio's...
Art & Culture
The Olympic Games (are we allowed to say that without getting a court order?) are so much more than a meeting of international sportspeople and fans — since the dawn of civilisation, they have captured imaginations, hearts and minds; the Games are...
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Symbol of freedom, emblem of status or identity, the car has been the machine that man has most connected with since Henry Ford's Model T first rolled off the newly-imagined production line; petrol and pistons sparking creativity in artists from...
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Aside from the obvious (Glastonbury, Green Man, WOMAD ... ), it's always surprising how few major music events go beyond the token gesture towards sustainability. But if you think about how many other lacklustre ingredients unite hordes of...
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Famed for his 'liquidations' of iconic brand logos, renowned French street artist Zevs has moved on to liquidating a Pop Art icon in his latest body of work, The Big Oil Splash — showing now at Lazarides Rathbone. Zevs. Courtesy,...
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Brining cultural activity in the French city of Nantes under one umbrella since 2011, Le Voyage à Nantes unites unique permanent public art like Estuaire, 29 riverside artworks from the likes of Erwin Wurm and Felice Varini, and François...
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From Sol LeWitt’s 1960s conceptual art structures to Rocky IV, Chicago-born New York-based artist Rashid Johnson's Within Our Gates is a living, breathing romp through high- to low-culture influences and interjections. Evolving since...
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London's nightlife has taken a bit of a battering of late — Madame Jojo’s, The End, Plastic People, The Joiners Arms, and Turnmills just some of the familiar names for whom the death knell has rung. Stuck in a perpetual battle with well-financed...
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,...
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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
Stand-up comedy has given several up-and-coming performers their way from the legends. Examples of famous stand-up comedians who honed in their craft for success at top comedy clubs are Richard Pryor, Steve Martin, Bill Burr, Chris Rock, Taylor...
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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...
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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...
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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...