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Debbie Harry, the face that launched a thousand furtive boyhood fantasies, and spawned a sea of new wave copycat peroxide hairdos in the 1970s and '80s. Singer, style icon, sex symbol, frontwoman and trailblazer for hook-laden pop-punk outfit...
Art & Culture
The surviving subjects of photographer Jeanette Montgomery Barron's nostalgia trip/retrospective Scene, published by powerHouse Books, have probably all given up the cigarettes they once so cooly dangled from their mouth corners and are in bed by...
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Aakash Nihalani's street art is brilliantly simple. Using little more than cunningly positioned fluorescent tape he has been making passers-by double take in New York for some time now with his mind-boggling interventions. Now he's moved into...
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Given the amount of time Japanese artist Haroshi spends dismembering and carving up skateboards, one could be forgiven for thinking he had something against the sport. In fact nothing could be further from the truth; his creations are what one might...
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Occasionally an artist takes umbrage at our opinion of their work – the more sensitive souls need only to read a single word askance before they are firing off litigious emails to We Heart HQ demanding a full retraction and a re-write that...
Interiors
Like fresh green shoots emerging from the scorched earth, UM Project's stylish collection of furnishings for the Reclaim NYC movement is testament to the adage that whenever there is destruction, rebirth will always follow. The destruction in...
Journal
Like many New York visionaries who've treaded similar waters before them, Francisco Lopez and Monica Brand - aka Mogollon (Spanish slang for 'plenty', or an 'abundance') - dance daringly across genres with the sort of nimble footwork a Studio 54...
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How stupid we used to be, how sheep-like, how easily manipulated, that one word whispered in our ear, one image flashed at the corner of our eye, and out came the wallet and we'd be buying whatever product we were being asked to. But look at us now....
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Tokyo: fast-paced, technologically advanced, industrious, commercial, five-story electronic billboards screaming at you to buy stuff. Artistic? You'd be surprised. Not so very long ago it was a capital city pulling itself from the rubble of defeat...
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As is the case with many of those making the transition from street to gallery, there's a powerful dose of politics to be had in the work of Vinz - a street art maestro who made his name wheat-pasting the walls of his native Valencia, along with...
Journal
We're not a big fan of dinner parties in general, but we'd be particularly disinclined to attend one if we thought that all we'd get to munch on would be three gerkins. Artist Nicolas Party must be a charming host as he has managed to talk two...
Journal
Romance isn't dead, at least not according to American artist and illustrator Andy Rementer. Not dead, but definitely a bit melancholy. Despite the colourful primary colours of his collection, I Wish I Knew, which debuted recently at the Mondo...
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...
Dispatches
If you’re planning a trip to Berlin and wondering what to wear for the capital’s nightlife, here’s everything you need to know. Berlin’s nightlife is fragmented across neighbourhoods and scenes. What works for a club in Friedrichshain...
Dispatches
Are you getting ready to move to a small Los Angeles apartment down the street? Maybe you or a loved one is getting ready for dorm living. Whether you’re just moving down the street or only taking the necessities, you don’t need a full-size...
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The fascinating art of psychic reading has captivated audiences for centuries. Psychics have an innate sense of otherworldly elements. Their skill rests in providing expert insights and understanding of complex material. Professional psychic...
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A good night’s sleep is essential for overall well-being, and choosing the right mattress plays a critical role in ensuring quality rest. Many traditional mattresses contain fiberglass as a fire retardant, which can cause irritation and potential...