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Journal
Those who revel in the visually chaotic aftermath of months, sometimes years, of successive flyposting - and the subsequent successive peeling away of said flyposting - are in for a treat at New York-based German artist Nikolas Gambaroff's latest...
Journal
Stanley Kubrick. And that should really be the end of our input on this retrospective, such is the stature of the cinematic colossus' renown, reputation and back catalogue. However, it's only polite that we indulge you with a few more facts about...
Publications
Street artists and a global brand icon like Hello Kitty may not seem natural bedfellows; quite the opposite in fact. The guerilla tactics, questionable legality and mature subject matter of some street art seems in direct opposition to the...
The Edit
As the drink and drug-fuelled skeletons formerly known as The Rolling Stones prepare to exhume their weary corpses, and rake in another few million quid from just short of a handfull of gigs - it's hard to imagine a time when the rebellious...
Journal
Created by an Italian, showing in Los Angeles, funded by a New York organisation and focused on China, Federico Solmi's latest work is a global concept for a worldwide audience. Chinese Democracy and the Last Day on Earth may use the next world...
Los Angeles
Who says High Street retail is dead? Certainly not Angie Myung and her husband Ted Vadakan. The pair behind online success story Poketo have made the move into real-life real estate with their first bricks-and-mortar shop in Los Angeles. The...
Los Angeles
Los Angeles doesn't say “intimate” to most travellers, in fact it probably scares a lot of people spoon-fed violent cop dramas, so guests at the boutique Palihotel are in for a pleasantly welcoming surprise. The 32-room establishment in...
Los Angeles
Presented by footwear brand CLAE, Our Favourite Shop (OFS) is a shiny new concept store; packed with the typical concept store malarkey... super-hip books, super-limited editions, super-cool accessories, collabs and entertainment. Sure, nothing new...
Journal
When is scratchy, jumpy VHS gonna be treated to the same kind of revivalist worship that analogue camera film is? Surely we can't be too far from a video Instagram, where sun-kissed filters are replaced by TV static and shifting interference. For...
Journal
Although it ended recently, Dualities, Ommissions, Loops & Ruptures - a group show of local artists Chris Engman, Cody Trepte, Samantha Roth, and John Houck at Los Angeles' Luis De Jesus - still serves as a welcome introduction to some exciting...
Los Angeles
Everyone loves cupcakes. Since their revival began in New York at Bleecker Street's Magnolia Bakery in the mid-90s, the 21st century cupcake phenomena has swept the globe with calorie-laden abundance. We simply can't get enough of diving face-first...
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You know Terry Richardson, he's the one who you're never sure whether he's an insanely talented, super-cool photographer superstar - or your semi-naked creep uncle who gets lucky with his crappy old point-and-click Kodak. You know Hollywood, it's...
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
The purpose of nursing homes is to provide older people at risk with the care and attention they require in a secure setting. For some residents, however, the truth is unsettling: abuse by doctors and other medical professionals. Nursing home...
Dispatches
China, the United States of America, and Japan do it again, the three powerhouses ranking 1st, 2nd and 3rd for the fourth consecutive year in the A’ Design Awards' World Design Rankings. Using a slick methodology for ranking countries, the...
Dispatches
It's important to pick the right company to clean your air ducts so that your home stays healthy and safe. When your air ducts are clean, the air quality inside your home is better, which is good for everyone's health. But how do you choose which...
Dispatches
We’ve all seen them. You know, rickety and rusty carports dragging down a property’s curb appeal. In fact, the eyesore is all you pay attention to. Even though carport designs have improved over the years the structures still lack some curb...