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Dispatches
What started with a billboard takeover at Leeds’s Hyde Park Corner has become a much grander initiative, local street art project In Good Company now counting 150 sites across the city that renowned designers and artists have given a splash of...
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Known for her bright and bold designs, Morag Myerscough has created a message of thanks for the frontline workers in Leeds, the colourful collaboration—led by curated street art project In Good Company, with support from Leeds-based advertising...
Journal
When folk think of British creativity outside of London, Manchester is often the first name to roll off anyone’s tongue; Cottonopolis’s status as the global epicentre of the textile trade its foundations, music and art the byproduct of that...
Leeds
Although on the wane these days, the working man's club was once a thriving institution in every northern English town and city. With cheap beer and live entertainment, these low-rent boozers filled with notoriously hard-faced patrons were the...
The Edit
Life is a mystery sometimes, one group of people cuts up newspapers and magazines and it's called art, another does it and all of a sudden the police are involved. Bah. Well to be fair, the results of the scissor wielding by this bunch are a sight...
Leeds
Any pillocks who still think it's grim up north obviously haven't been paying attention for the last couple of decades, and in Open Lifestyle Store we have another piece of compelling evidence that style doesn't stop at the Watford Gap - or any...
Journal
Vending machines. Wait! Before you start cursing under your breath about the one in the cafeteria, the huge electronic vault of junk food that swallowed your 60p and left that pathetic bag of McCoy's hanging on its corkscrewed hook like a metaphor...
Journal
Joining a growing roll call of metropolitan festivals in 2007, celebrating the city's 800th birthday, we dropped in on Live at Leeds as it hosted its 7th annual session over the May bank holiday. The festival may be a mere puppy in festival years -...
The Edit
It's a popular criticism of art that it takes itself too seriously – not a charge that can be levelled at illustrator Jack Hudson and set/prop-design magicians Lord Whitney regarding their project Mock 'N' Roll. Inspired by famous album covers...
The Edit
Traditional print's resurgence seems to just keep on going. We were rather besotted with Out of Print at last year's London Design Festival, and equally taken by the brilliant fuoriMICRO at Via Tortona's OCA Officine Creative Ansaldo last week, an...
Leeds
Situated in a major metropolitan city, but with the quaint charm of a Miss Marple mystery, comes Village, a bookstore and publishing house that's not only a thoroughly commendable enterprise but an extremely attractive one in the visual sense....
Journal
Can you remember what posters you had on your walls as a student? For those of you who are still at university, get a job you scrounging bastards. Everyone else who is a productive member of society, cast your minds back. The ones I came up with...
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
Long-time perusers of these pages will know about our love affair with Barcelona’s convention shattering Sónar festival; having just completed the musical programme for its forthcoming 32nd edition, We Heart can already feel the sticky spirit of...
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Hotels around the world are constantly searching for new ways to improve the guest experience, and innovation has become a key part of their strategy. Modern travellers expect more than just a clean room and a comfortable bed. They are looking for...
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A solid financial plan combines both security and growth, and whole life insurance plays a key role in achieving this balance. By opting for whole life insurance, you not only provide your loved ones with financial protection but also build a...
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Wellness Trends for 2025: A series of posts designed to uncover the most progressive concepts in wellness for the year ahead. Number Fifteen: Mental Health for the Planet. As awareness of climate change and environmental degradation grows, an...