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The album, the stadium tour, the poster, the fragrance, the t-shirt, the tea-towel, the Sunday supplement interview, the doll, the chat show appearance. Just when you thought there were no cross-promotional stunts left to pull in the name of...
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Usually when a photographer misses half of their subject's body from a shot, that would be judged a failure destined to be discarded in the darkroom bin. Not so with Mark Cohen, whose work stands apart precisely because of his unusual crops, which...
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We know what you're like. You love a bit of old school Hollywood glamour, the beautiful people, the famous names, the top down and the sun out, the tipsy giggle of an ingenue, the scent of California in the evening, and the musky odour of power...
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Photographer Bruce Davidson got on board with the Civil Rights Movement early – before it even had a name. In the Spring of 1961, the then 28-year-old American took his seat amongst anti-segregationist campaigners on a Freedom Riders bus from...
Journal
If only life was like a Disney film - a world filled with big-eyed innocents whose innate goodness always triumphs in the end, and where even the evil witches have pretty good skin. Jeff Hong knows all about those kind of fantasy worlds, as he...
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This year heralds the 10th anniversary of the Helmut Newton Foundation, set up by the photographer's widow June Newton, an acclaimed photographer herself. To mark the occasion, Mrs Newton has returned full circle to the first exhibition the Berlin...
Publications
Since the height of his fame in the 1970s, the name Evel Knievel has become a byword for daredevil lunacy. The American stuntman finally pegged it in 2007 from lung disease – a highly improbable way to go for the man who broke a world record 433...
Journal
Where do you stand on Katy Perry? On her head?? Come on now, don't be haters. Everyone loves Katy Perry, just look at her Twitter stats. Perry is the most followed person in the Twitterverse - more than 51 million people have signed up on purpose to...
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Balanced somewhere between a spiritual adventurer and an adrenaline junkie, the surfer is a Californian icon and the hero of Raymond Pettibon's symbolic works, currently being revisited at Venus Over Manhattan, New York. The artist has a gift...
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Crank up the rock'n'roll nostalgia klaxon and let it rip for Both Sides Now: Moments in American Music from the Corbis Photographic Archive. You can't get a much more explanatory title than that, so assuming you've got the gist, I'll fill in some...
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God broke the mould when he made Sister Mary Corita Kent, a teacher, philosopher, political activist and pop artist with a most extraordinary story. In fact if it were any closer to 1 April you'd be forgiven for suspecting mischief, but it just...
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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...
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...