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Among the many humanitarian problems facing war-torn Afghanistan is the impact that the conflict there has had on the country's schoolchildren; many poor and displaced families have been forced to take their children out of school, signalling major...
Publications
As Mia Fineman reminds in the introduction to Snapshots of Dangerous Women, “bad girls ain’t no good, and good girls ain’t no fun”. There's certainly plenty of fun being had by the girls in this archival collection of found photography —...
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Can a roll of photographic film be considered inherently racist? Filmmaker Jean-Luc Godard thought so; he claimed that Kodak film of the 1960s was better suited to photographing white skin than black, and therefore the stock reflected an biased...
Art & Culture
As the UK, wading through the mire of Austerity, prepares to choose between the best of a very bad bunch of self-serving bastards in the forthcoming general election, we could be forgiven for wondering if we deserve to call Great Britain “Great”...
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Things we already knew: It gets cold in Eastern Europe, and people in cold climates have traditionally worn animal skins to keep warm. However, I can't help being surprised at seeing Tamas Dezso's photograph of a Romanian boy, who seems to have...
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The lynching of black Americans in the pre-Civil Rights Movement era has been well-documented, and even mainstream Hollywood cinema hasn't shied away from portraying the barbarous practice in film from the spaghetti westerns of the 1960s to recent...
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There must have been times when we've all had the urge to throw our mobile phones down the toilet and escape to somewhere remote, and get some peace away from the pressures of a society which is always clamouring for our attention in one way or...
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Anyone who's used to big city living will know the feeling of claustrophobia that can creep in from time to time, and even in suburbia it can feel like we're living on top of each other. On the other side of that coin, those living out in the sticks...
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HAIR PEACE. BED PEACE. From an unkempt bed in the Amsterdam Hilton, John Lennon and Yoko Ono peered upwards through their flowing locks at the camera of Cor Jaring, and one of the 20th Century's most enduring images was born. The Lennons' “bed-in...
Art & Culture
"We're waltzing in the wonder of why we're here", Howard Dietz. The lyricist's 1931 song Dancing in the Dark, music by Arthur Schwartz, has been performed by them all: Fitzgerald; Sinatra; Bennett; Crosby, Astaire; Krall — but it's embossed on the...
Art & Culture
As a renowned portrait photographer, Jenny Lewis has worked with some of the world's most famous beauties — even a former Miss World — but I doubt any of her celebrity subjects would be brave enough to step in front of the camera for such an...
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The V&A has recently completed a seven-year mission to plug something of a hole in its photographic archive – images of or by black people in Britain in the second half of the 20th Century. Teaming up with the Black Cultural Archives heritage...
City Notes
Chefs Karina Mejía and Israel Montero combine the tradition of Provençal cuisine with the soul and passion of Mexico in Saint Jacques Bistrot, their new gastronomic spot in the capital city's affluent Polanco neighbourhood. Allowing diners to...
City Notes
Located next door to Hotel Wilmina, which is housed in a former Berlin-Charlottenburg women's prison, Lotta Tagesbar has opened its doors, the café cum deli and bar designed by the same team behind Wilmina and serving an exquisite menu of healthy...
City Notes
With an enviable seafront location close to Barcelona and its airport, and having undergone a recent refurbishment, AC Hotel Gavà Mar is a 69-room hotel that is ideal for the business traveller, but also a surprising destination for the discerning...
City Notes
With interiors inspired by the Art Deco of Palm Beach County in Miami, and serving delicious ice cream on a newly pedestrianised street just off Barcelona's renowned Passeig de Gràcia, Amiko is not simply a 'heladería', rather it's a sensory...
Dispatches
Minimalism and elegance, too, are gaining fast as popular choices for serene, sophisticated interiors. Simplicity, clean lines, and curative approaches to decor are all that these two styles are made of, bringing home really calm and clarity within...
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Finding the best Botox experts in Toronto can feel overwhelming, given the many options available. To focus your search, consider professionals with extensive experience and positive client reviews. A key step in identifying top specialists is...
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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 Eight: Restorative Home Design. In the pursuit of wellness, many people are turning their attention homeward....
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Austin’s housing market has seen a significant boom in recent years, with many homeowners looking to boost their property’s value through home improvement projects. In a city where home prices continue to rise, updating key areas of a property,...