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Los Angeles
When Mary Pickford, Charlie Chaplin, Douglas Fairbanks and D.W. Griffith broke away from Paramount Pictures in 1919 to form United Artists, it was a bold statement of intent. Throwing off the shackles of the studio system, wresting back control of...
The Edit
We've all got mates who think they're rock stars – you mostly just have to grin and bear their delusions. Moroccan artist Hassan Hajjaj has got different ideas. He's positively encouraging his chums, dressing them up in the blingiest bling and...
Journal
We've just snapped the hand crank off our vintage klaxon in a frenzy of nostalgia-fuelled excitement at the opening of No Vacancy, a Hollywood nightspot with so much history you can practically smell it. You can certainly see it – this is the...
Los Angeles
Anything with four legs would do well to steer clear of Bestia in downtown Los Angeles lest it ends up in chef Ori Menashe's “aggressively maintained” charcuterie consisting of more than 60 cured meats. That's an impressive amount of meat by...
Los Angeles
Between its heyday as a seaside resort in the first half of the 20th Century and the gentrified neighbourhood it is today, the Los Angeles version of Venice went through a bit of a rough patch, but the cloud of hard times came with a silver lining....
The Edit
A Day Away from Kristofferson San Pablo and Vacancy Projects is a collaborative exhibition featuring the Californian San Pablo, Mary Vu and a host of other contributors, and comes with a wonderfully erudite explanation of the works tracing...
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They say that the key to getting the crowd on your side at public appearances is to open with a joke, and Kevin Lyons has opened with a big one for his new show – taking over the whole front of HVW8 art and design gallery in Los Angeles as well as...
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Ever get the feeling you are being manipulated by the media? Lied to by the elite? Forced to block alien mind control using a tin foil hat? The latter might need an adjustment of medication, but it's undeniable that film, television and...
Journal
You know how people put disposable cameras on the tables at their wedding so all the drunk guests take incriminating photos of themselves without the need for employing an expensive professional photographer? The Disposable Camera Project is...
Los Angeles
For those avid viewers of Salvage Hunters like me, wondering where all the green and white pendant factory lights that Drew is always buying end up, the answer is places like Bar Amá in Los Angeles. There's a big white van full of them at the...
The Edit
It's the beginning of October, so Christmas decorations will have been up for several weeks in supermarkets around the country, but if you think that is unseasonal, have a look at what happens when somewhere very hot and sunny tries to get all...
The Edit
Warning: Many, many magazines were harmed in the making of this next collection. Judith Supine must have made his newsagent's year harvesting the images that have been reassembled as the 70 miniatures and six large scale works that make up this...
City Notes
In the heart of downtown Zapopan, a neighbouring city of Guadalajara Mexico, Zorra Zapopan is the second outpost of Cervecería Zorra, a stunning project brought to fruition by esteemed studios Taller Dinamita and Taller Binario that combines a...
City Notes
Soft-launched 15 March, following an intensive restoration, Barcelona’s Grand Hotel Central has emerged as a triumph of contemporary luxury; a homage to its own weighty history and grandeur, yet breathing the fresh air of modern Catalunya....
City Notes
Opening just last month on Barcelona's Via Laietana, the road that separates the city's El Born and El Gòtic neighbourhoods, restaurant Can Bo completes the reimagined Grand Hotel Central; the street-level gastronomic concept focussing on tapas and...
City Notes
From first stepping into the kitchen aged 10, to creating supper club 'Eureka' in the family home, Flynn McGarry went on to open his first permanent fine dining restaurant, Gem, in New York City's Lower East Side at 19 years old, before going on to...
Dispatches
Can you get free real estate classes online in Georgia? Absolutely. Online platforms offer a wide range of free learning materials across various industries; including real estate education. If you are just starting out and looking for free or...
Dispatches
Whether you want to start sewing for the first time or you want to upgrade your current sewing machine, you might be wondering what’s on the market. Wouldn’t it be great if sewing machines were a one-type-fits-all kind of thing? However, the...
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Getting the perfect hair color can be tricky, especially when using hair dye shampoos. Uneven color results are a common issue, but there are strategies to avoid them. To minimize color unevenness, it's important to prep the hair beforehand, ideally...
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Dogs are more than just pets; they are part of the family. Keeping them healthy and active requires attention to their diet and gut health. Many dog owners are turning to digestive probiotic chews for dogs as a practical solution to support their...