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Canberra
When a city goes to the trouble of creating an artificial lake in its centre, they want to make the most of it, and that's what the National Museum of Australia in Canberra has done with its scenic café extension on the shore of Lake Burley...
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Extreme Measures represents Chris Burden's first major exhibition in the US for 25 years, and as if to recognise the gravity of the event, the New Museum in New York has given over all five of its floors, the façade, and even the lift space to...
Natchitoches
This building on the banks of the Cane River Lake is the confluence for two important collections: The Louisiana State Museum and the Sports Hall of Fame have been brought together under one roof in the historic little city of Natchitoches. It's the...
Sheffield
Most people who associate the name David Mellor (no relation to he of Chelsea kit indiscretion) with design will be familiar with his famous cutlery business, but not many will realise they pass by examples of his civic design brilliance everyday...
Paris
Just when you thought vintage had run its course, a stroll to the end of Quai de Jemmapes in the 10th arrondissement of Paris proves you well and truly wrong. Turn through a backyard and dive into a discreet entrance and voilà - it's another...
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Frank Laws spent a year as a labourer before he went to art school, and it was obviously time well spent. He credits the job with instilling a work ethic, but lugging hods of bricks around all day certainly gave him an eye for painting them, as his...
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You don't have to be an industry analyst to know that print publications have had an increasingly tough time of it since the internet really took off and advertisers took their money there. Of course, there will always be your fragrance producers...
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It's not very often you see street art on the street anymore – most artists seem to be beating a path to the nearest gallery and going all legit on us. Nothing wrong with that, but what we liked so much about the Street Museum of Art (SMoA) when...
Marseille
It wasn't long ago that we were showing you around MuCEM, Marseille's harbour-front leviathan of a museum, and at 40,000 sqm the place is so big that it's only natural visitors are going to need somewhere to refuel as they take their extended walks...
Journal
You just knew that summer would have a bit of a twist at the Andy Warhol Museum, but beach ball ball gags? Not exactly family friendly summer fun, but a wonderfully subversive collection of images in which traditional holiday themes have been given...
Marseille
More than ten years in the making, Marseille's MuCEM museum on the site of a former harbour pier stands like a symbolic beacon of regeneration for France's second city created through a mighty imposing design by architect Rudy Ricciotti. The...
Berlin
There's a new kid on the block of Berlin's buildings, a cutting edge addition to the popular area of Prenzlauer Berg - the Tchoban Foundation Museum for Architectural Drawing. The foundation is a joint venture between the architectural minds of...
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...
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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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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...