Art & Culture
There are some film posters that would still be instantly recognisable even if you removed the movie title – pretty much every Hitchcock film, for example – but with some films their plot and themes are more memorable than the posters that were...
Journal
Juno is Joyce, and Joyce has issues. At war with the everyday pressures of being a woman in the 21st century, Joyce is trapped deep within walls of image and femininity. Setting Joyce, a caricature that she herself admits is increasingly...
The Edit
A Hispanic cross between vaudeville and a travelling circus, carpas were tent theatres which grew in popularity during the hard times of the 1920s and 30s in Mexico and southwest America. The governments liked it as it was a good way to keep the...
The Edit
A selection of top talents from UK visual arts courses have been selected to exhibit their images as winners of the FreshFaced+WildEyed 2013 competition, set up to give extra exposure to recently graduated photography majors. The Photographers'...
The Edit
Love him or loathe him, one could never accuse David Bowie of stagnating, or of becoming formulaic. The man has had more personalities than might be considered healthy, reinventing himself on a regular basis by becoming characters of his own...
The Edit
When we say Chloe Sells has been around a bit, we mean it in the politest possible way; the American born artist has travelled extensively and uses her experiences to shape and direct her work. Her most recent collection Senescence (that's...
The Edit
While tremendously entertaining, we've never found Amsterdam a particularly healthy place to visit. That's all down to our poor impulse control, but now for the more grown up visitors to the city there's an activity that's good for body and soul...
The Edit
Despite the title, there's nothing superficial about the SURFACED exhibition – a body of photography from students of the Manchester School of Art. The collection brings together 19 vastly different artists in a culmination of their studies, the...
Journal
Read all about it! Making the headlines at Brooklyn's Metropolitan Avenue station is The Newsstand, an independent edition of the traditional paper and mag kiosk which has cancelled the subscriptions to Vogue et al and is instead focusing on zines...
Journal
Having been regularly attending gigs in Manchester for 22 years (a mixture of showing my age and starting early), there's scant that can surprise in terms of the city's venues. I've encountered the great, the not-so-great and the down-right shoddy...
Journal
It's good to have something to gawp at when one is waiting for one's Tube, it makes it so much easier to avoid eye contact with fellow passengers, which is of course a golden rule of big city commuting. Good news then a series of posters have been...
The Edit
Hot Dogs and Hot Girls, a collection of works put forth by that chap Jon Burgerman happened on June 14th. The exhibit popped up in Brooklyn as part of Aakash Nihalani and Rion Harmon's Summer Series. Hosted by 17 Frost in Williamsburg, the open...
Stuff Crush
Brutalism isn’t just about hulking façades and raw concrete shells. Step inside and another world reveals itself; geometry and light collide, concrete feels equally monumental as unexpectedly intimate. These spaces are the territories explored in...
City Notes
Zoretsvit brings a new rhythm to Lviv dining, transforming a former auto mechanics garage into a 250 square metre restaurant where contrasts define the experience. Designed by Replus Bureau, the project balances high-end cuisine with the pulse of...
City Notes
STRICHKA, a contemporary Ukrainian restaurant designed by AIIX studio, celebrates the quiet strength of cultural identity through food, craft, and design. Opened in 2024, the Kyiv project takes its name from the word for 'ribbon,' weaving together...
City Notes
Established in 1919, Hotel El Roblar has long stood as Ojai’s grande dame. After half a century closed to the public, the storied property has been reawakened by Eric Goode, Ramin Shamshiri, Warner Ebbink, and Jeremy McBride, who have given the...
Dispatches
The Adventure of Traveling Alone Travelling alone has a unique charm. You get to move at your own pace. You pick destinations without debate. You decide what feels exciting. You feel freedom in a way that group travel rarely allows. Solo travel...
Dispatches
Pregnancy is an amazing and life-changing event in a woman’s life; however, it comes with some challenges that are quite different from what the woman has previously...
Dispatches
When it comes to vision correction, many people experience challenges as they age. One of the most common issues is presbyopia, a condition that makes it harder to see objects up close, such as reading a book or using a smartphone. As a result, many...
Dispatches
An engagement ring is one of the most personal pieces of jewellery you’ll ever own. It’s not just a symbol of love, it’s a statement of identity, taste, and individuality. Finding the right style isn’t about following fleeting trends, it’s...