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Jeff Bark's Goldenboy is flashing the flesh in this steamy new collection set in the sultry, stultifying heat of a South Californian summer sometime in the early 1980s. Inspired by Bark's autobiography, the setting recalls Bark's own situation in...
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The presidentially-named artist Sam W Grant describes painting as second nature – half your luck – but has had to work hard to master his other artistic pursuit, photography. His two practices run in tandem, but admirers of Grant the painter are...
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When does a person become an artist? The consensus would probably be that it's an evolutionary process, but there's often a pivotal moment that sparks the creative desire into life, after which nothing is the same again. Of course, once that fire is...
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The alternative universe of Joao Ruas is a strangely familiar one – like a tracing of our own laid back upon it, but slightly askew. The Brazilian has opened the doorway to his fantastical imagination in Verso (Back), a collection of ethereal...
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You can't accuse Gary Baseman of being predictable. Although his work has a very recognisable style, the Los Angeles artist's exhibitions are always a bit different – just look at his previous show The Door Is Always Open, in which he created...
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The world can be a scary place, and in Julian Callos we find an artist capable of expressing uncertainty and insecurity in an extremely eloquent manner. His latest series, Cosmos, delves into the human condition using his distinctive blend of...
Paso Robles
Inn Paradiso isn't as old as it looks, but there is an authenticity to its aged charm that comes from the salvaged and reclaimed building materials that have been skilfully pieced together throughout this intimate B&B that evokes classic...
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Being children of the 1980s, any art collection containing a piece called Wonder Woman Bum was bound to make an impression, and we weren't disappointed with the double impact of POW! POW!, curated from works by Lora Zombie and Sandra...
Berkeley
It was back in 2003 that Eric Shelton and wife Ruthie jacked in the long hours in the sweltering heat of the restaurant kitchen for something much cooler. The Bay Area pastry chefs saw a gap in the market and set up on their own with Sketch Ice...
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You take the blue pill – the story ends, you wake up in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe. You take the red pill – you stay in Wonderland, and find out how deep the rabbit hole goes. You take the purple pill, and before you...
Journal
We're big fans of the organisational tool Evernote here at We Heart, in fact it's fair to say we'd be pretty buggered without it. The Californian firm's slogan “Remember Everything” is just what the doctor ordered for We Heart, whose slogan...
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They say all publicity is good publicity, but as a street artist you can't be delighted when, to show off his cool credentials, David Cameron chooses a piece of your work as a gift for Barack Obama. And when we say David Cameron, we mean one of his...
City Notes
Trailborn, the hospitality brand inspired by the great American outdoors, opens it latest hotel: Trailborn Highlands a 63-room property situated in Highlands, NC, and within driving distance to the Blue Ridge Parkway and The Great Smoky Mountains...
City Notes
Method Co. are the prolific Philadelphia-based hospitality and development brand behind We Heart-approved projects including ROOST, Wm. Mulherin's Sons, Charleston’s The Pinch Hotel and The Quoin Hotel, Wilmington, Delaware, and are back with the...
City Notes
From Nobu Barcelona to The Riviera Maya EDITION at Kanai, New York fried chicken cathedral COQODAQ to the 1 Hotel Toronto, New York-, Madrid- and Los Angeles-based design studio Rockwell Group have a considered knack for conjuring interiors that are...
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Having his lens focused on the world of Drag since 2012, UK-based portrait photographer Greg Bailey is perhaps one of the foremost visual artists attached to this glamorous corner of the LGBTQ+ community. A gleefully colourful ode to this passion,...
Dispatches
Wellness Trends for 2025: A series of posts designed to uncover the most progressive concepts in wellness for the year ahead. Number Twelve: The Gut-Brain Axis. In recent years, scientists and wellness experts alike have highlighted a fascinating...
Dispatches
Improving your website's SEO can feel like a daunting task, but with the right strategies, you can significantly increase your site's visibility on search engines. Let's explore each of these tactics in detail, so you can start attracting...
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Christmas is a time for joy, family, and thoughtful gifts that show just how much you care. For many moms, the kitchen is a space of creativity and love – a place where family memories are cooked up alongside delicious meals. If your mom loves...
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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 Eleven: Digital Detox Retreats. In an era where smartphones are our constant companions, digital connectivity is...