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The Edit
From Herbie Hancock's Rockit to Phil Collins's Sussudio; Blue Monday to Eddie Murphy — the Oberheim DMX defined the profound and the pap of the early 1980s with its meaty, realistic drum sounds and early adoption by the hip-hop and synth-pop...
Dispatches
Yeah, youth ... damn ... anyone else struggle with differentiating between the years when you did something? If you go back to my late-teens, then my differential buffer is probably at the five year mark ... 1999 ... 2004 ... does it...
The Edit
DJs mixing; MCs rapping; the flat-tops; the fashion; the perilously acrobatic breakdancing: what started in the Bronx and Manhattan in the 1970s soon exploded out of the New York boroughs and became a worldwide cultural phenomenon. Hip-hop was...
The Edit
They wouldn't be the first name on every parent's school-run playlist, but apparently “Wu-Tang is for the children”. At least that was the view of group member Old Dirty Bastard (just ODB for the young ones) at the 1998 Grammy Awards. He went...
Publications
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...
Journal
Fresh from trying to reintroduce good old manners to his fellow New Yorkers as part of his Subway Etiquette and Metropolitan Etiquette Authority series, artist Jay Shells returns to his familiar street sign reinterpretations (that echo the brilliant...
Journal
Bling. If you sat an infinite number of 50 Cents in a room with a load of crayons for an infinite amount of time and told them to design an apartment, they probably still wouldn’t come up with anything as bling as this. If they re-shot Scarface...
Journal
Rome, 2010, and Wu Tang are on their Reunited in Full Force tour, and with all notable Clan members onboard - bar the obvious omission of their most wild son (gone, but never forgotten by the remaining members) - this is big news for fans who've...
Journal
Unless you were festering underneath a rock last summer, you'll remember messrs Z and West rewriting the hip-hop collab rulebook with their modern masterpiece; Watch the Throne. You'll probably also remember the Otis Redding sampling, irrepressible...
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,...