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Before hitting the top of the bestseller list with his novel Cloud Atlas, author David Mitchell lived and worked in Japan, and it is his translation of Naoki Higashida's novel The Reason I Jump, about an autistic teen who finds comfort in nature,...
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Those of you with bad eyesight, or more likely those who simply like their art on a larger scale, will enjoy the new collection from George Herms; the long-practising and influential Californian collage artist has supersized his work on the...
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Coming in with a late but very strong entry for the WTF? Moment of the Week is Eric Yahnker and his Ebony and Benghazi series of paintings, drawings and sculptures. It will be a while before I can watch the Christopher Reeve Superman films again...
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Graffiti has been around as means of personal expression and political dissent since the ancient kingdoms and empires of Egypt, Rome and Greece, but its modern guise rose to popularity more recently, in the North and South American cities of the...
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You take the blue pill – the story ends, you wake up in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe. You take the red pill – you stay in Wonderland, and find out how deep the rabbit hole goes. You take the purple pill, and before you...
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Littlefork may sound like a midwest cattle ranch, but it's actually a seafood speciality restaurant in the urban jungle of Los Angeles, named after the utensil used to winkle out shellfish. It's not typically urban though; Sean Knibb of Knibb Design...
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Los Angeles isn't always in the headlines for the right reasons – we certainly don't hear a lot of great things from outside the USA - but flying in the face of negative opinion is this exhibition showing the city's best side and proving that...
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Larry Bell is back with 22 new collages in his Small Figures series, a mind-melting collection of collages which use a fusion of multiple materials to create works that are at once coherent and yet visually confusing. The eye, sliding around on...
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Vonn Sumner aims to convey hidden depths to go with his subjects' hidden identities, somehow disconnected from their actions and surroundings, they are in fact Somewhere Else, as is the name of his latest collection of oil paintings. Aside from...
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Britain's artistic stock has arguably never been higher in America, not since the days of Cool Britannia anyway, with actors and musicians seemingly handed juicy gigs straight off the plane. Further evidence of this renaissance can be seen in the...
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British readers might take a look at The Lash in Los Angeles and associate the name with their nation's national past-time, extreme drinking. However, judging by the previous form of concept and designer Erik Hart, The Lash more likely to refer to...
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What do you buy the woman who has everything? Certainly not a handbag designed by Andrea Hasler – not unless you want to break up with them in the most severe way. The Swiss artist has had us retching with her commentary on consumerism before, and...
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...
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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....
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...