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As artists Andi Schmied and Sofia Valiente are both interested in community and society, but the latest projects from the two photographers show very different – albeit complimentary – viewpoints on those themes. The pair are exhibiting together...
Journal
Maybe it's the hardcore at CBGB; Reed waiting for his man; Warhol's Factory; Blondie pioneering new wave, disco giving guitars groove. Maybe it was watching '80s TV movie The Children of Times Square as a kid, seduced by the grit, the lights, the...
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As a photographer and picture editor for some of Iran's leading newspapers, Abbas Kowsari has been uniquely placed to see every side to what appears (from the outside at least) to be an impenetrable country. Although many of the papers he has worked...
Publications
By 'eck, you see it all at Butlin's. Once the preserve of the average British family looking for a summer escape in the pre-package holiday era, Butlin's guest numbers dwindled as cheap foreign flights to exotic locales tempted away their core...
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For some, the prospect of notching up 50 years with a significant other is incredibly romantic, while other couples will just be wondering how they are going to get to the end of the week without killing each other. It doesn't take long studying the...
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What do you think when you see a skinhead? Thug? Racist? Can I outrun him/her in those boots? I'll charitably speculate that most of our readers are too young to remember the subculture's roots in the West Indian-influenced fashion and music of the...
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Photojournalism in the second half of last century played a pivotal role in reporting the human cost of conflict around the world, bringing into sharp focus issues which would normally be out of sight, and so out of mind, to the rest of the world....
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Until the Second World War, young people went directly from childhood to adulthood with no messing about in between. After the war though, youth was treasured anew as a reaction to the deaths of so many young people during the conflict, and freedom...
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Park Güell; La Sagrada Família; La Rambla; the beach; the booze; the stag parties and the selfie sticks. Guiris Go Home! Or so reads the occasional scribbling you'll see on walls around Catalunya's famous capital - guiri is a byword for...
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The career of Robert Doisneau, the French photographer celebrated for his work in the photographie humaniste style which rose to prominence in the 1950s, enjoys its most comprehensive review to date in a new book from friend and author Jean Claude...
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In 1945 Japan was a broken nation. The once proud empire lay in ruins, its cities razed by American bombs, and its people humbled. Yet by 1964, when Tokyo hosted the Olympic Games, Japan was reborn and well on the way to becoming a global economic...
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The prevailing wisdom seems to be that we don't make anything in the UK anymore, and that all our goods are imported from foreign factories paying their grateful slaves tuppence ha'penny. It's not like in the halcyon days of British manufacturing,...
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,...