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The Earth is peppered almost every day with meteorites crashing down through the atmosphere. Luckily most of these lumps of space rock are too small to do any significant damage, and often land in unpopulated areas of the planet — neither of which...
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French café society is renowned for its energetic character, with highly-caffeinated and pastis-fuelled opinions flying here and there in a whirlwind of debate. At the Place du Bouffay in Nantes, that energy has been given a sculptural...
Journal
Art is Trash aka El Arte es Basura aka Francisco de Pájaro has been making statements with our unwanted, unloved and jettisoned belongings for some time. Re-appropriating rubbish; trash; basura on the streets of London; New York; Barcelona — the...
Dispatches
“I was born in an autonomous zone of a Cuban family home and these works are representative of the many lives that live on the hyphen between migration and political division,” says Brooklyn-based artist José Parlá of the three...
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Pedestrians going about their business in the city centre of Karlsruhe in Germany this summer can be forgiven for wondering if their eyes were playing tricks on them. Amid the usual dust and noise of a building site in Marktplatz, a most...
Journal
Just like the guests at Alfred Hitchcock's hotel in Psycho, the fate of Los Angeles' very own Bates Motel is sealed. Officially known as the Sunset Pacific Motel, the Downtown property has been abandoned and derelict for so long that residents have...
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Major entertainment events and festivals create plenty of logistical headaches for organisers — the notorious Glastonbury toilet situation immediately springs to mind — but it was a less stomach-turning festival problem that got a team of Dutch...
Art & Culture
The landscape of public art has traditionally been dominated by sculpture, whether it be the monumental (such as Anthony Gormley's colossal Angel of the North) or actual monuments like those clustered in Trafalgar Square. In recent years, however,...
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If you go down to the woods today, you're sure of a big surprise. But it won't be a bunch of teddies enjoying a cheese and pickle sandwich. Oh no. It's the weird and wonderful “balloon invasions” of Charles Pétillon. It's not only forests that...
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Unless you're part of the deluded little group with their fingers in their ears shouting “lalalala” when anyone mentions climate change, you'll be convinced by now that Earth is in a bit of trouble of our own doing. The chickens are coming home...
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Jeff Koons is having another big year: not only is the Pennsylvanian artist the subject of a monster retrospective at the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York City, but his huge Split-Rocker sculpture has been installed at the Rockefeller...
Publications
It's no wonder Pharrell Williams is so Happy when he spends so much time in the exceptionally cheerful world of FriendsWithYou, aka Samuel Borkson and Arturo Sandoval III. The duo's artwork is like the visual equivalent of a kid munching 15...
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...
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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...
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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....
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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,...