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Art & Culture
The surviving subjects of photographer Jeanette Montgomery Barron's nostalgia trip/retrospective Scene, published by powerHouse Books, have probably all given up the cigarettes they once so cooly dangled from their mouth corners and are in bed by...
Journal
Eyesore, or irreplaceable; these are the two most commonly held views on Preston's undoubtedly iconic bus station. There's some debate on whether or not it's Europe's largest too, and the most fervent wrangling is that of if the famous Brutalist...
London
London’s eagerly anticipated landmark, The Shard is set to open its doors to the public on the 1st February. The View from The Shard as it’s so fittingly called is about to become prime location for both Londoners and visitors from all over the...
Music
Oh look, here's Iggy Pop after a gig, slumped in a chair with his pubes hanging out, rehydrating with a bottle of mineral water and two pints of lager. You don't see that every day. And therein lies the point of this book, capturing musicians as...
The Edit
William Seward Burroughs II had more than a bit of strange about him; as an artist he often scoured his own work with a magnifying glass, looking for signs of “intelligent allies”. Years of heroin addiction is liable to do that to a person,...
Journal
Stanley Kubrick. And that should really be the end of our input on this retrospective, such is the stature of the cinematic colossus' renown, reputation and back catalogue. However, it's only polite that we indulge you with a few more facts about...
The Edit
As the drink and drug-fuelled skeletons formerly known as The Rolling Stones prepare to exhume their weary corpses, and rake in another few million quid from just short of a handfull of gigs - it's hard to imagine a time when the rebellious...
The Edit
There are very few brands around with such history and heritage in design and visual aesthetic than Herman Miller. With more than a century in the game, the furniture manufacturer - who have released products from iconic designers through the...
Philadelphia
I spoke in Monday's Philadelphia art piece of how it's a city embracing art at street level; and, although I love visiting museums and galleries as much as the next person, it's an ethos that really sits well with me... I find myself being much more...
Journal
With the run up to Sir Peter Blake's 80th Birthday next week, I popped over to the V&A for an evening talk with the legend himself and Wayne Hemingway. I love the V&A, wonderfully resilient and steeped in history - it simply is the world's greatest...
London
The Royal Festival Hall has always been one of my favourite spaces in London. When I first moved to London and hardly knew a soul, I would often wander along the Southbank and find myself there. But it was only much later, when I learnt more...
Journal
Blink and you missed it. This collaboration between fashion giant Prada, architecture icon Rem Koolhaas' research studio - AMO, and celebrity obsessed artist Francesco Vezzoli, opened on January 24th and - as the name suggests - was gone by the...
City Notes
In the heart of downtown Zapopan, a neighbouring city of Guadalajara Mexico, Zorra Zapopan is the second outpost of Cervecería Zorra, a stunning project brought to fruition by esteemed studios Taller Dinamita and Taller Binario that combines a...
City Notes
Soft-launched 15 March, following an intensive restoration, Barcelona’s Grand Hotel Central has emerged as a triumph of contemporary luxury; a homage to its own weighty history and grandeur, yet breathing the fresh air of modern Catalunya....
City Notes
Opening just last month on Barcelona's Via Laietana, the road that separates the city's El Born and El Gòtic neighbourhoods, restaurant Can Bo completes the reimagined Grand Hotel Central; the street-level gastronomic concept focussing on tapas and...
City Notes
From first stepping into the kitchen aged 10, to creating supper club 'Eureka' in the family home, Flynn McGarry went on to open his first permanent fine dining restaurant, Gem, in New York City's Lower East Side at 19 years old, before going on to...
Dispatches
Can you get free real estate classes online in Georgia? Absolutely. Online platforms offer a wide range of free learning materials across various industries; including real estate education. If you are just starting out and looking for free or...
Dispatches
Whether you want to start sewing for the first time or you want to upgrade your current sewing machine, you might be wondering what’s on the market. Wouldn’t it be great if sewing machines were a one-type-fits-all kind of thing? However, the...
Dispatches
Getting the perfect hair color can be tricky, especially when using hair dye shampoos. Uneven color results are a common issue, but there are strategies to avoid them. To minimize color unevenness, it's important to prep the hair beforehand, ideally...
Dispatches
Dogs are more than just pets; they are part of the family. Keeping them healthy and active requires attention to their diet and gut health. Many dog owners are turning to digestive probiotic chews for dogs as a practical solution to support their...