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Why do you do what you do for a living? Was your job an ambition from an early age, something you were born to do, or something that you fell into while you were waiting for life to start for real? What is the irresistible pull that gets you out of...
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Douglas Coupland must have at least three brains. The Canadian graduated from the Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design in Vancouver in the mid-1980s, and continued his studies in that field in Japan and Italy. Then came a change of direction;...
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After a bit of a heavy weekend, I can certainly sympathise with Camille Renée Devid's concerns about the ageing process. However, the Dutch photographer's angst goes deeper than most people's, taking hold to such an extent that it became an...
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Everyone needs a place where they can go to get away from it all. Whether that is a physical place, or just a mental zone where everyday pressures are forgotten and scrambled thoughts can converge on one single action, and things slow down, or get...
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It was only a few weeks ago that I was trying to figure out how to remove the remnants of a wine gum that was fused to the leather of my sofa after it had been sat on for six hours during a particularly fiercely contested FIFA marathon. The answer,...
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Little doubt remains that the information revolution has changed the human psyche forever more. Unanswerable conundrums used to plague our Saturday nights round the telly: what's he been in before? She's dead isn't she? Why exactly do dogs chase...
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Scott Caan is a man who knows what it's like to feel the full glare of photographers' flashbulbs. The actor grew up with Godfather actor James Caan as a father, and became a star in his own right as part of Clooney's rebooted Rat Pack on the three...
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Travel photographers often benefit from being able to see a place with fresh eyes, and so gain a fresh point of view; conversely, no one can access a place quite like a local. The Gambia as seen by young Gambians is the perspective offered by See...
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How would you like to be remembered? Is living a decent life and being known as a pretty good egg enough, or do you yearn to leave more of a legacy behind? Guerilla artist Ron English is a believer in the theory that all art is a futile attempt to...
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At the height of it's power, the Soviet Union was an awesome force. Stretching across Russia and Eastern Europe, the USSR was a vast bureaucracy, an industrial powerhouse, a mighty military machine, an innovator in science and technology, and a...
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“You are being lied to. Everything you know is wrong. It's all a conspiracy. It's a government cover-up. Aliens walk among us. Wibble wibble.” If any of that sounds like you after a couple of pints, then consider tracking down a copy of Jim...
Art & Culture
It all started with a Louisiana man called Earnest Beaumont-Gannt. Earnest was an intrepid young fellow and sailed the south Pacific in the early 20th Century, absorbing the culture of the Polynesian islands he visited on the way. What he saw fired...
City Notes
Located within London's Westfield Stratford City, decidedly decadent diner Super Club Roma serves up Roman-style pizzas (complete with their crispy and charred crusts) and fritti including lasagne, spaghetti and nduja bombs; the simple menu allowing...
City Notes
Lifestyle brand Miiro continues its expansion with the opening of Borneta, a breathtaking new hotel for Barcelona's charismatic El Born neighbourhood. Located among the iconic Porxos de Fontseré arches, the design tells a story of local tradition...
City Notes
With a striking 1970s Brutalism-meets-botany aesthetic, a Peruvian-inspired restaurant, and a rooftop bar and taqueria with extensive views over this vast city, The Hoxton Brussels offers a stylish and eclectic stay in the Belgian...
City Notes
Holloway Li has completed the remodelling of Club Quarters Hotel St Paul’s, the 265-room property embracing the architectural integrity of the original mid-century structure, nodding to post-war modernism along the way. Club Quarters called...
Dispatches
If you want to compete effectively in the market, you’ll need to get a website. This is important for both online-based businesses and traditional brick-and-mortar businesses. You should remember that most people nowadays use the internet to find...
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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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Getting the perfect hair color can be tricky, especially when using hair dye shampoos. Uneven color results are a common issue, but there are strategies to avoid them. To minimize color unevenness, it's important to prep the hair beforehand, ideally...