City Notes
After success with their first hotel in Paris, the folks behind Mama Shelter couldn't have chosen a more different city to set up home in for the latest in their quickly-expanding portfolio. Los Angeles may not have the romance of the French...
The Edit
The playwrights of ancient Greece take credit for developing the theatrical genres of comedy, satire and tragedy, and two and a half thousand years later the country is mired in a surfeit of the latter from which it is desperately trying to escape....
Journal
When speedboat racer James Tapp died, 27 December 1963, some may have predicted an unsettled future for Miami's latest entertainment arena; the inaugural event at the United States' first purpose-built boat-racing stadium getting off to a bad start....
City Notes
If there's one man who knows a good view when he sees it, that man is Reinhold Messner. The Italian was the first human to climb all 14 of Earth's mountain peaks over the 8,000m threshold, and the first to manage Everest without tanked oxygen, so...
Dispatches
It's the pockets of anti-capitalism; anti-austerity; anti-toffs-taking-us-all-for-a-fucking-ride remaining in London that give us hope for a future where people matter over pound. One 'hood taking things literally is an area of London that holds a...
City Notes
The ability to speak knowledgeably on the topic of brewing and distilling can put a much-needed veneer of respectability on a person's problem drinking, so three cheers for the team at Sydney booze alchemists Archie Rose for their programme of...
City Notes
Mathematics; classical art; democratic governance; street food ... the Greeks have been showing the world how it's done for yonks. Their suvlaki — grilled meats and vegetables cooked on a skewer served with an optional wrap — may not be the...
Journal
Raising a wee dram in celebration of Laphroaig’s 200-year anniversary, we recently took a hike up to their distillery on Islay, Argyll, on the west coast of Scotland. Like visiting an eccentric; adventurous; jocular old uncle ... where the single...
City Notes
East London welcomes the best that Portugal has to offer with the arrival of acclaimed chef Nuno Mendes' Taberna do Mercado to the Old Spitalfields Market. The dishes, the wine, and much of the interior comes from the Iberian country, with a small...
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...
City Notes
Breathing new life into an old neighbourhood — that was the challenge for Taiwan design agency RND as the firm approached its latest job creating Shiba Café in the Xinxing neighbourhood of Kaohsiung. The first task was to take the premises back...
Stuff Crush
Every Sunday, the London Borough of Hackney comes alive in a riot of colour and scent with the weekly advent of the Columbia Road flower market. Visitors stroll among thousands of varieties of plants, from traditional British blooms to...
City Notes
Interior design studio and creative consultancy Ste Marie has completed Olia Ristorante and Mimi Bar, a pair of hospitality venues conceived as a day-to-night sequence at the base of new residential tower Citizen on Jasper. Commissioned by Corso 32...
City Notes
On a private estate in central Ukraine, YOD Group has reimagined the traditional mazanka — the archetypal rural home — for the contemporary era. These 50 square metre guesthouses reinterpret the vernacular, translating thick whitewashed walls...
City Notes
Situated at the edge of Montmartre, where Pigalle’s energy meets Parisian rooftops, Hôtel Rochechouart is a 1929 Art Deco landmark given a contemporary pulse. Design duo Festen has restored the building’s historic details while threading a...
The Edit
Adrian Cox’s upcoming solo show at Corey Helford Gallery in downtown Los Angeles is one that demands some serious attention. The Well of Dreams, opening Saturday 21 February in the Main Gallery, presents over 20 new works from the Los...
Dispatches
There is something about watching pigment bleed into wet paper that slows everything down. The color moves on its own terms, pooling where it wants, feathering at the edges in ways you could never fully predict. For a few minutes, nothing else...
Dispatches
In 2025, India had over 65 million active merchants accepting Unified Payments Interface (UPI) payments, making it the world's largest merchant acceptance network. This scale reflects how quickly businesses are embracing digital transactions to meet...
Dispatches
Term insurance is one of the most talked about financial products in India. Yet it is also one of the most misunderstood. This article clears up the most common misconceptions. It also shows how a term life insurance calculator helps cut through...
Dispatches
A diamond bracelet is one accessory that always makes you look better when you dress up for a night out or a special event. A nice bracelet can make your outfit look more expensive and classy, whether you're going to a formal gala, a cocktail party,...