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Journal
Having been regularly attending gigs in Manchester for 22 years (a mixture of showing my age and starting early), there's scant that can surprise in terms of the city's venues. I've encountered the great, the not-so-great and the down-right shoddy...
Journal
100 things you'll never hear a DJ shout during a set #69: "somebody call this party an ambulance"... Ambulances at raves typically mean all's not well, however, the one we stumbled across at this year's Sónar was more about dancing than...
The Edit
The Toulouse Art Festival is a festival with a difference: under the stewardship of a new director, trends are out, and artist and setting are back in. This is not a statement of the direction that art is going, but rather an exploration of the...
Journal
We may be risking a couple fewer Christmas cards this year by saying we're not massive fans of beaming images onto buildings as an art form, but it's only June so we're hoping people will forget our distaste for projection mapping by December. And...
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
Joining a growing roll call of metropolitan festivals in 2007, celebrating the city's 800th birthday, we dropped in on Live at Leeds as it hosted its 7th annual session over the May bank holiday. The festival may be a mere puppy in festival years -...
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
We love Derby here – not only is the city a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and once employed Brian Clough as its football club manager, but it's also home to We Heart's technical guru who could temporarily end our existence with a few angry...
Journal
Much unlike their sophisticated sibling, the gig poster, festival posters are - by and large - some of the most painfully designed pieces of marketing on the circuit. Cramming countless band names, logos, amenities and contractual obligations onto...
Zagreb
‘The Mediterranean as it once was’. Selling countries are the preserve of the tourist industry, and while I somehow doubt the veracity of the Croatian tourist board’s claim, the point is well made: Croatia’s recent history, its decades under...
Journal
Remember the awe when you first saw a bit of projection mapping - the 3D video projecting technique that brings architecture to life? Remember how shortly after, what seemed to be every single design and tech website on the entire planet had...
Journal
We Heart are partnering with Nintendo to present a series of features that focus on activities surrounding the launch of their New Art Academy game. The first of these exciting events takes place this weekend, as the V&A play host to Big Draw, Big...
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,...