City Notes
Airy and urban, the loft style spaces at SACO Manchester are a fine alternative to the city's hotels, providing guests a home-from-home experience combined with convenience and thoughtful design. And at the price point of a no-frills chain, with the...
Stuff Crush
"I'm not a real person. I'm a legend," Jean-Michel Basquiat once proclaimed. A showy exhibit of self-confidence from the famously outgoing artist at the time, 30 years since his untimely death, his quip would prove prophetic. Basquiat is a legend,...
City Notes
Inspired by the neon signage and hanging lanterns of kitsch 1970s Chinese-American restaurants, with a few days spying the modern day Chinatowns of San Francisco and Vancouver thrown in (side note: this podcast on the birth of the modern Chinatown...
City Notes
From the city's lifeline of transported goods—namely the eight million tonnes of coal delivered to the capital each year—to the nocturnal stomping ground of ecstasy-fuelled souls some 140 years later, today the industrial Victorian arches at...
Stuff Crush
Photographer Peter Steinhauer has made a job out of snapping all from urban architecture to natural landscapes mostly in Asia since 1993. When arriving at Hong Kong's old Kai Tak International Airport in 1994, the photographer's attention was...
The Edit
Did you get your tickets for this year’s Us By Night? If you did, then steady yourself for one of the planet’s most groundbreaking creative events, due up in just three weeks time. Missed out? Don’t let being a ticketless wonder put you off...
City Notes
Founded 24 years ago by brothers Jens and Kim Rahbek with Thor Andersen, Sticks’n’Sushi has remained committed to being a 'one of a kind' restaurant, an establishment for diners to cherish high-quality traditional sushi and yakitori from the...
City Notes
Taking its name from Israeli markets, Bar Shuka—located within Frankfurt's 25hours Hotel The Trip—is a restaurant and sake venue that harks to oriental marketplaces with their "chaotic, show kitchen." Amid the chaos, classic Middle Eastern...
The Edit
He may be one of the most celebrated fashion designers of the 21st century, current creative director of the Chanel and Fendi fashion houses, alongside overseeing creative direction of his own brand, but this hasn't stopped Karl Lagerfeld from...
City Notes
"What if the Druids had been boshing mind-bending chemicals instead of practicing witchcraft and dabbling in ancient soothsaying? What if fat Elvis was doing a residency at Stonehenge—or if summer solstice came with a side order of...
City Notes
Formerly home to a glamorous cocktail bar, Kiev joint Punkraft is now attracting a different crowd. Selling one of the widest selections of craft beer in Kiev, these days the vibe is more down-to-earth, interiors combining the right amount of grunge...
The Edit
Considering Charles M. Schulz would proclaim his iconic comic strip was "about nothing", the influence of Peanuts on popular culture has been—and continues to be—nothing short of monumental; Snoopy and his human friends inspiring artists to...
City Notes
Opened in September 2025, HYLL brings a new interpretation of country hospitality to the Cotswolds, a hotel rooted in its landscape, designed to slow the pace and dim the noise. Set within a restored 16th century manor house, the 26 room property...
City Notes
Sircle Collection, the international hospitality group behind a growing portfolio of hotels and restaurants, introduces The Cover Vienna this November, a private members’ club in the city’s 7th District. Set within the Max Brown Hotel, the club...
City Notes
In the centre of Bergen, a new chapter has opened for a concrete landmark designed by Egill Reimers in 1920. Once home to bakeries, offices, shops and social services, the building has been reimagined by architecture studio LOCAL as Bergen Camping,...
City Notes
On Barcelona’s recently beautified Avinguda Diagonal, a new kind of café experience has arrived, one that has already piqued the curiosity of both locals and visitors. Jaç Hi-Fi Café, designed by Isern Serra Studio for owners Ligia and Arnau,...
Dispatches
Florida welcomed a record 143 million visitors in 2024, and many of them booked stays in the state’s 65,000-plus short-term rentals that stretch from Pensacola to Key West. If you own one of those homes, you’ve probably juggled midnight leak...
Dispatches
Joint pain from arthritis can make even simple movements feel like a challenge. Many people face a tough choice between using a cream that targets pain at the surface or taking a pill that works throughout the body. Each method provides benefits,...
Dispatches
Ever notice how some people seem to effortlessly achieve gorgeous hairstyles while others struggle for hours to recreate the same look? The secret often comes down to understanding hair texture, a fundamental aspect of hair care that many overlook....
Dispatches
People often hope that once they decide to end a marriage, the finish line comes quickly. But divorce has its own calendar, built on paperwork, negotiations, and legal requirements. Some timelines shrink when couples agree easily. Others stretch...