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Journal
Knackered old theatres lying dilapidated in a pile of their own rubble are sadly nothing new – if anything they are growing in number. It's tough times for fading stage stars, but it's not all doom and gloom though; even when things get really...
The Edit
Experiencing an entire funfair in one go may sound like a surefire shortcut to Vomitsville, but it turns out to be an absorbing way of looking at things when presented by James Dive of The Glue Society. His latest work Once, on display at Denmark's...
The Edit
The heavy-handed oil paintings of Richard Combes ROI (Royal Institute of Oil Painters, in case you were wondering) are a love letter to the deteriorating and the decrepit, the painting equivalent of a Ken Loach film. Manchester-born, yet now...
Journal
This year's Venice Biennale, the 55th so far, has received a lot of UK press coverage for Jeremy Deller's somewhat controversial British pavilion. With slow-mo videos of endangered birds, a series of portraits hand-drawn by veteran prisoners, an...
Journal
How does a stethoscope become an '80s ghetto blaster plugged into a lamp shade? Inspired by the Surrealist process of exquisite corpse, or cadavre exquis, that sees art created collectively - each collaborator adding their own strand, all based on a...
Journal
For those of you who think the trailers are the best bit of a trip to the cinema, whatever you were going to do this lunchtime, forget it. Get your minion to pick up your fancy salad, hold all your calls and fix your eyes on the screen for a preview...
Journal
The chaps behind the world’s biggest character design festival - Pictoplasma – are the hard-to-pin-down duo Lars Denicke and Peter Thaler. Not surprising really, they are busy celebrating the art of animation, illustrator and toy design all...
Journal
Did you know that Clerkenwell in London has the highest number of architects per square mile in Europe? If you're a London architect, you probably did, otherwise we bet you didn't. By our reckoning thousands of people have just learned something. We...
Journal
One way of making sure you don't get too homesick and always know a good place to go for a drink when you're away in New York City is to recreate your favourite bar from back home in one of the American hotels. That's what Tobias Rehberger has done...
Portmeirion
As we embark once again on our Mazda road trip, we're surprisingly only forty miles from our next destination - albeit through some mightily impressive twists and turns, as the journey from the contemporary spectacle of MOSTYN Gallery in Llandudno...
Journal
Children of the seventies. Listen: Mazda. I’ll say it again: Ma-z-da. Tell me, child of the petro-plastic, of Kodak, the Chopper, of Pong and, um, the Erector Set... What do you see? I’ll tell you. A Japanese saloon car called the Mazda 616. The...
Interiors
Taking "the road less travelled" is something that Stockholm-based studio Very Very Gold say they'll always do, artist Farvash Razavi (whose CV declares a background in Chemistry and Experience Design) and designer Michel Bussien striving to create,...
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,...