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The Edit
With so many different identities, it's a wonder Kalup Linzy can keep track of who he is supposed to be at any one time. The New York-based artist has no less than 22 alter-egos that he has carefully developed since he began the ongoing project in...
Publications
It's hard to believe, when you see their portrayals in film and on TV, that American public housing was once a good news story. The “projects”, as they are known, have become indelibly stained with the stigma of anti-social behaviour, crime,...
Publications
Squatters are usually portrayed as pests — no better than the vermin that also make their homes in abandoned buildings — but a new book from a former squatter shows how organised, skilled inhabitants in dire straits took control of a section of...
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Fleshy sacks of skin and bone known as “Mounds” engage in the age old battle of good and evil in the work of Trenton Doyle Hancock, currently the subject of a mid-career survey at The Studio Museum in Harlem. Part of a larger series of events...
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Belgian street artist ROA specialises in portraying animals — especially those who have been pushed out of their natural habitats by the encroachment of urban developments. For his latest show, at Jonathan LeVine Gallery in New York, Ghent-born...
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As far as allegations of objectification go, I can't offer anything in the way of credible defence for these classic examples of American pin-ups other than to say that if I spent the majority of my day with my head stuck under a car bonnet, I'd...
New York
In a city overflowing with great coffee shops, it's a bold statement to claim you have the freshest beans — not just in New York, but in the whole country. That's exactly what Botica del Café in Williamsburg is trumpeting thanks to their supplies...
Journal
Give any hedonist worth their hydrochloride salts the chance to revisit the great nightclubs of history, and I'd wager the majority would make their first stop on the timewarp in late 1970s New York, and the cultural phenomenon that was Studio...
The Edit
If you were a groovy musician from the West Coast of America in the late 1960s and '70s, chances are you called in the services of Victor Moscoso. The Grateful Dead, Jimi Hendrix, and The Doors all collaborated with the revolutionary Spanish-born...
The Edit
Petra Cortright's practice has largely evolved over the internet; the Californian artist is known for the creation and dissemination of digital files. Videos created on a home computer, recorded via webcam and featuring special effects made using...
New York
The team from BHDM Design had a regular trek from their mid-town offices up to Hamilton Heights in Harlem for their latest job — the ground-up renovation of Hogshead Tavern — and the subway journeys left an impression on Dan Mazzerini and his...
The Edit
Sex! Murder! Rampaging beasts, heaving bosoms and little green men from outer space! Who wouldn't want to read a book that promised the reader lurid delights like that?! We're in the realm of pulp fiction of course, which really hit its straps in...
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
Stand-up comedy has given several up-and-coming performers their way from the legends. Examples of famous stand-up comedians who honed in their craft for success at top comedy clubs are Richard Pryor, Steve Martin, Bill Burr, Chris Rock, Taylor...
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...