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The Edit
In the modern world, black music stars can rent out whole floors of the world's top hotels for themselves and their entourage with just a swipe of a platinum credit card, but of course things weren't always like that, especially in America. Imagine...
Barcelona
I've been dreading this review, every minute since I stepped through the doors of Passeig de Gràcia 113, Barcelona. Is my thesaurus laden with enough superlatives? How best to not give the impression of a gushing sycophant? How to do justice with...
Journal
What do you know about modern art? The answer is probably more than you think, not as much as you'd like, or some combination of the two, and to help you get started on the topic, or just smooth off the edges of your existing knowledge, is the...
The Edit
It seems like every week a new civil uprising hits the headlines, another massacre is condemned, another despot is being overthrown. Readers might mutter “it was ever thus” with some justification; The People versus The State is an ongoing...
The Edit
A Hispanic cross between vaudeville and a travelling circus, carpas were tent theatres which grew in popularity during the hard times of the 1920s and 30s in Mexico and southwest America. The governments liked it as it was a good way to keep the...
London
Dust off your topper, grab your silver handled cane and accompany us as we perambulate to the home of Mr Phileas Fogg, Jules Verne's gentleman adventurer and hero of Around the World in 80 Days, as imagined by London hospitality wizards Inception...
Portugal
Palácio Belmonte sits on the eastern fringes of Castle St George in the Alfama region of the historic city of Lisbon, a hidden Moorish gem that's not exactly what you would call a hotel. Set within a 15th Century stone house, and only recognisable...
New York
They don't make student digs like this any more – what is now The High Line Hotel in New York City was built in 1894 as accommodation for theology students, complete with a pretty quadrangle in which to sit and ponder the mysteries of life and the...
The Edit
It seems pretty tame stuff in the age of internet "erotica", but these photographs of pioneering pin-up Bettie Page were once deemed sexually explicit by a senate subcommittee during the USA's McCarthy-era crackdown on, well, everything it seems....
Leipzig
The interior of this ornate bar in the German city of Leipzig can be chopped up into three main elements: the bar on the right, the bench promontory on the left, and everything else. The first two elements at the Fleischerei Bar are recent...
The Edit
Nostalgia klaxon! Prepare to be reminded how rubbish things are for children these days compared to when we were young. Who needs Call of Duty when you could use your imagination and a LEGO gun to smite the evil-doers? And they call it...
Journal
I think I found my new favourite lunch spot, housed in an old pie 'n' mash shop on Broadway Market. The gastronomic fare was provided by the family and friends collective Sabel, it was something quite extraordinary - which is why I shed a small tear...
City Notes
“A masterclass in conceptuality,” a hotel that “takes you on a fuzzy trip of vague recollection,” and “a paradise of inimitable escapism.” That’s what we said about Port de Sóller’s impressive Bikini Island & Mountain Hotel three...
City Notes
Hidden in the quiet heart of rural Spain, La Torre del Visco Hotel offers unrivalled luxury and adventures walking in a shepherd’s footsteps across the ancient Aragonese landscape that once inspired Picasso… In the early 20th century,...
City Notes
The world’s first StandardX hotel has opened in Fitzroy, Melbourne, the offshoot of the renowned global The Standard hotels, officially touted as the brand’s “rebellious younger sibling” with an offering of “intuitive hospitality without...
Stuff Crush
See captivating, never-before-published photographs of 1970s and '80s USA cultural hotspots including New York City, San Francisco, Las Vegas, New Orleans, Miami Beach and more in Street Walker, a new publication from revered street photographer and...
Dispatches
The purpose of nursing homes is to provide older people at risk with the care and attention they require in a secure setting. For some residents, however, the truth is unsettling: abuse by doctors and other medical professionals. Nursing home...
Dispatches
China, the United States of America, and Japan do it again, the three powerhouses ranking 1st, 2nd and 3rd for the fourth consecutive year in the A’ Design Awards' World Design Rankings. Using a slick methodology for ranking countries, the...
Dispatches
It's important to pick the right company to clean your air ducts so that your home stays healthy and safe. When your air ducts are clean, the air quality inside your home is better, which is good for everyone's health. But how do you choose which...
Dispatches
We’ve all seen them. You know, rickety and rusty carports dragging down a property’s curb appeal. In fact, the eyesore is all you pay attention to. Even though carport designs have improved over the years the structures still lack some curb...