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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...
The Edit
He's rude, he's crude, he's a Swedish skate art dude, and Jacob Ovgren is on his way to London to scandalise the natives with his risque cartoonish tomfoolery. The artist is best known as a key graphic designer for Polar Skateboards, but the wheels...
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Believe it or not, this is the 150th year of diplomatic relations between Japan and Switzerland. Who knew? While the ambassadors don black tie and start dishing out the Ferrero Rocher, Museum für Gestaltung Zürich has put together an exhibition...
Publications
As Egg looks out from his hiding place among the trees, the cars and buses sit rusting in the ruined streets. There's no sign of life. What has happened to this city? Has it fallen victim to a zombie apocalypse? Or have the machines risen and taken...
Fashion
One for the extroverts among you this, Craig Redman and Karl Maier have collaborated with Aussie eyewear firm Le Specs on an exclusive new range due to hit the shops this month. The collection is called For Eyes, and there are 15 wild and wacky...
The Edit
Three Chilean artists comprise a group exhibition currently being exhibited at Merry Karnowsky Gallery in Los Angeles. Victor Castillo, who now lives in L.A. after moving there in 2010, returns to the gallery with Pure Pleasure. The collection...
Journal
If the influence of Monty Python ever dims even a little in our collective consciousness, it's never for long. When they aren't being cited as major influences on modern comedy writers, they are being brazenly ripped off by them. Their sketch shows...
Publications
Whatever Germany is doing, everyone else should be copying. With an economy a good deal less disastrous than the rest of Europe, and (get this) a capital city that's actually affordable to live in without selling bodily fluids on the black market,...
Journal
Speech bubbles were once the preserve of the comic book, attributing punchy dialogue with a carefully considered style and keeping the story moving along apace. But with the evolution of digital communication, these iconic communicative burps have...
The Edit
Think Damsel in Distress, and who springs to mind? There are plenty in literature, film and popular culture to choose from. For me, it has to be Penelope Pitstop, sqealing “hay-ulp” while struggling in the grasp of The Hooded Claw (boo hiss)....
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“I'm never shopping here again” is the pathetic parting shot of the disgruntled customer, illogically reasoning that promising to disappear forever will deliver a hammer blow to the armour of total indifference worn by the minimum wage lackey...
Publications
On paper, wrestling just shouldn't work. A travelling circus of oiled-up, overly muscled men (and women) with long wet hair, squeezed into spandex budgie smugglers, jumping around a boxing ring-slash-trampoline performing choreographed “fights”,...
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
Stand-up comedy has given several up-and-coming performers their way from the legends. Examples of famous stand-up comedians who honed in their craft for success at top comedy clubs are Richard Pryor, Steve Martin, Bill Burr, Chris Rock, Taylor...
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...