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Los Angeles
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...
The Edit
Have you ever tried that visualisation tool that comes with most computer media players – the one that makes changing psychedelic patterns that alters with the music and is aimed squarely at the stoned teenager market? A bit crap isn't it? Imagine...
Music
These days any old Tom, Dick or Harry can foist their dubious artistic talents onto the unsuspecting general public. If you've got enough patience to write 90,000 words that more or less relate to one another, you can self-publish your book. Are you...
Journal
Joining a growing roll call of metropolitan festivals in 2007, celebrating the city's 800th birthday, we dropped in on Live at Leeds as it hosted its 7th annual session over the May bank holiday. The festival may be a mere puppy in festival years -...
Journal
Japanese people are mad about Western classical music. They love it. Love it almost as much as torturing people on TV game shows. Which is only a surprise until you hear their traditional music, as heard being played on flutes during the mesmeric...
Journal
Everyone must have heard the story about Mariah Carey insisting on a bowl of solely blue M&Ms being provided in her dressing room before a show, but these contract “riders” as they are known are often exaggerated or distorted to the point where...
The Edit
Tasmanian art-agitator Tom O'Hern produces work that looks like the eponymous opener of Black Sabbath's eponymous 1970 debut sounds: an ominous, creeping, dark and foreboding introduction to another world. As gleefully frightening as the Birmingham...
The Edit
It's a popular criticism of art that it takes itself too seriously – not a charge that can be levelled at illustrator Jack Hudson and set/prop-design magicians Lord Whitney regarding their project Mock 'N' Roll. Inspired by famous album covers...
Portmeirion
As we embark once again on our Mazda road trip, we're surprisingly only forty miles from our next destination - albeit through some mightily impressive twists and turns, as the journey from the contemporary spectacle of MOSTYN Gallery in Llandudno...
Journal
Fresh from trying to reintroduce good old manners to his fellow New Yorkers as part of his Subway Etiquette and Metropolitan Etiquette Authority series, artist Jay Shells returns to his familiar street sign reinterpretations (that echo the brilliant...
Southsea
The folks at Pie and Vinyl have got more sides to their business than the vinyl selection they stock – the sleevenotes alone would run to novella length – but the two main tracks, music shop and café, are so well mixed that you'd have to...
Fashion
Part of the enduring appeal of Fred Perry's signature polo shirt is its simplicity – the iconic piece of casual wear remains instantly recognisable 60 years after the first appearance of the famous laurel wreath. Such a milestone anniversary...
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...
Dispatches
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...
Dispatches
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....
Dispatches
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,...