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Whatever Germany is doing, everyone else should be copying. With an economy a good deal less disastrous than the rest of Europe, and (get this) a capital city that's actually affordable to live in without selling bodily fluids on the black market,...
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When it comes to hair, you've either got it or you haven't, and this new book from Bumble and bumble guru Laurent Philippon has got it - huge luxuriant cascading tresses of the stuff. Hair: Fashion and Fantasy has a total follicle fixation,...
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Silly hats and suggestive balloon animals all round - Project Zoltar is 10 this year! Dan Macmillan and Kieron Livingstone's “antidote to the dying art of British eccentricity” has come a long way since started out as a curiosity shop, growing...
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To the casual observer, American hip-hop culture seems to have been traditionally polarised between the East and West Coast scenes – L.A. And New York rappers were certainly the ones calling each other names and shooting each other most often at...
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Need a break? Run down? Fed up? Pissed off? Feeling discontented, dehydrated or generally discombobulated? We hear you, and to help get you back on form is Oasis: Wellness, Spas and Relaxation, a guidebook to the world's most sumptuous, luxurious...
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The role of technology in the arts has never been more significant. Computer Aided Design was a game changer and continues to develop apace, and more recently 3D printing and computer machining has opened up new possibilities in production. The...
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On paper, wrestling just shouldn't work. A travelling circus of oiled-up, overly muscled men (and women) with long wet hair, squeezed into spandex budgie smugglers, jumping around a boxing ring-slash-trampoline performing choreographed “fights”,...
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Where to start with the living art project that is Genesis Breyer P-Orridge? That's a bit of a tricky question when discussing someone with a few different incarnations all happening in one lifetime... The first version came into the world in...
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The problem with being at the very pinnacle of your profession is that you are there to be shot at, constantly under the microscope, with plenty of people secretly hoping you'll fall flat on your face. Well there's that problem and about a hundred...
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If the NSA happen to be skimming this very site and come across images of naked women and donkeys, alongside words like seductive, alluring, and provocative, then we could all be sailing on choppy waters. Yet, for this, we'll take our chances....
Art & Culture
The beautiful Canary Islands are packed with fascinating wildlife. Whales, lizards and lobster are all to be found in abundance, and that's just the British tourists. Every year visitors from other European countries such as Germany and Russia join...
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The Industrial Revolution and heavy metal music. Divided by time, united in so many ways. The ear-splitting crash of the foundry, and the deafening explosion of a power chord. The choking factory chimneys and the belching stage smoke machines. The...
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,...