City Notes
The noted New York art collector, patron and socialite Peggy Guggenheim made a lasting impression on Venice with the world-famous Peggy Guggenheim Collection. Housed in the magnificent Palazzo Venier dei Leoni - a museum that was for decades her...
Stuff Crush
“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...
City Notes
If you like to work up a serious appetite before you eat, then Seattle restaurant Westward may be the ideal place to dine out. Located on the north shore of Lake Union, the venue offers a 150ft dock for boat mooring, but also suggests you arrive by...
City Notes
There are touches of the enigmatic and elusive Archer all over his Manhattan hotel, and although you won't meet the fictional custodian, his style and character inform every design choice and service. A dashing raconteur, well groomed and suavely...
Stuff Crush
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
Students of ancient Greek mythology, and moody teenagers with an unhealthy interest in death, will know the River Styx to be the dividing boundary between the mortal realm and the underworld, with a boatman waiting to ferry souls across for a small...
The Edit
You may remember Canadian artist Stan Douglas from his film Luanda Kinshasa that we featured earlier in the year. In it, Douglas faithfully recreated a 1970s recording studio from the former Columbia Records building, aka The Church, in a look at...
The Edit
When trekking through the Amazonian rainforest, you might expect to come across an Aztec ruin, or a tribal settlement, but not a piece of cosmic Indian architecture. Likewise at sea, the horizon may be broken by the rising mast of a sailboat, or a...
City Notes
There are some things that just shouldn't be rushed. You can't hurry love, for example. Beer needs time to properly ferment, and whiskey must be given ample time to distill the right way. Barbecue is another that can be added to that list of things...
Journal
The life of a model, eh? The glamorous assignments in exotic locations, showered with invitations to the most exclusive parties, great seats for the tennis and impossible tables in the best restaurants made available with a click of the maître d's...
The Edit
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...
The Edit
The Museum of Art and Design in New York City is currently hosting a major exhibition championing the city's “makers”. The MAD Biennial has gathered together examples of the best work by artists, artisans and designers from across the five...
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,...