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Journal
Read all about it! Making the headlines at Brooklyn's Metropolitan Avenue station is The Newsstand, an independent edition of the traditional paper and mag kiosk which has cancelled the subscriptions to Vogue et al and is instead focusing on zines...
Publications
It is said that a picture paints a thousand words, which might be true, but why not have some words with the pictures to make sure the message comes across? Can't hurt, can it? Photographers' agents Horton-Stephens thought they'd put the “text”...
Journal
There is, of course, a long association between prostitutes and art - the working girls often being employed as models when business was slow, or had fallen asleep. Rubens' models didn't have quite so many tattoos, it's true, but the link is still...
Publications
This escapade starts with a group of 15 chefs disappearing into a Nordic forest together, and what ensues is not a horror film or a reality TV show, but something that has been described as the most important event in culinary research happening...
Art & Culture
If you're a dog lover you're going to be licking yourselves over this special edition print publication from online canine and culture obsessives Four&Sons. Cat people, not so much. We know all about launching into the print world from the internet...
The Edit
Readers who watch a lot of Casualty might, like us, be worried about the girl's hairsprayed barnet going up in flames off that gas hob. But then we all realise these are photographs, frozen moments in time, and THERE'S NOTHING WE CAN DO ABOUT IT....
Music
These days any old Tom, Dick or Harry can foist their dubious artistic talents onto the unsuspecting general public. If you've got enough patience to write 90,000 words that more or less relate to one another, you can self-publish your book. Are you...
Publications
The people and places of the Mississippi Delta so completely captured the heart and imagination of documentary photographer Magdalena Solé on her first visit in 2009 that she felt compelled to revisit the region which she says has never left her....
The Edit
It's perhaps a testament to the skill of artist Dan Witz that the viewer has trouble making out which parts of his compositions are digital and which use traditional oil painting techniques, such is the seamless transition of his hyper-real...
Publications
It's all very well letting the architects go nuts with their crayons to create mind-blowing and visionary home design statements, but what's it like when the tradesmen have packed up their Thermos flasks and you get down to the business of living in...
Interiors
Two years. One hundred and twenty artists, designers and illustrators. One enormous art project, a paper mill and a dog called Gerald. What do you mean you don't get it? Do I have to explain everything? OK, in this case I probably do, so let's...
Publications
The simple ideas are always the best, as London-based Dutch photographer Sipke Visser proves in his exhaustive project, Return to Sender. Now compiled in a beautiful little hard-backed, 480-page book - designed by studio Kummer & Herrman - Return to...
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...
Dispatches
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...
Dispatches
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....
Dispatches
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,...