The Edit
'Who was Jack Smith?' is a question you might still be asking yourself on the way out of this Jonas Mekas and Johan Kugelberg curated retrospective, Wait for me at the Bottom of the Pool, comprised of artwork, photography and other assorted stuff...
City Notes
George Orwell had an informed and interesting take on the Spanish attitude to orderly organisation; his time fighting the right-wing General Franco as a volunteer in the ranks of one of the opposing socialist militia groups left him with an...
Journal
Beckmans College of Design's Never Mind the Object was one of my personal highlights from last year's Stockholm Design Fair, and this year's graduates' group show is equally as impressive. Cynics (that know me) will say that using a bulldog in last...
The Edit
They seek him here, they seek him there - Liu Bolin is a celebrated artist, but he's rarely one to make his presence known. Taking blending into the background to a whole new level, Liu dressed and painted himself to match backgrounds he found...
City Notes
The new year has brought with it a new lease of life for trendy local bar and restaurant John Salt, and what better way to kickstart a relaunch than to pinch an acclaimed chef to head up your kitchen – enter Pitt Cue Co's Neil Rankin. He's...
City Notes
If you don't like rum, you're not likely to be challenging for the mayorship of this place on Foursquare; the Caribbean liquor infuses every inch of The Rum Kitchen in London's Notting Hill. It was a natural progression for rum appreciation to come...
Journal
It's no wonder the stevedores in season two of The Wire were struggling to find work – the problem wasn't Baltimore's canal dredging project after all, but simply that these days there aren't many shipping containers left in existence that are...
The Edit
Happy Waitangi Day to all our New Zealander readers - for those of us north of the Equator, today is an annual Kiwi holiday, celebrating the signing of the country's founding documents; the Treaty of Waitangi. Now, to prove we're not a bottomless...
The Edit
Neon is back with a bang of late (not literally of course, as it's an inert gas - damn I miss Bob Monkhouse), but back from the wilderness of squalid kebab shops and seedy nightclub signs, no longer flickering uncertainly but grabbing you by the...
The Edit
Debbie Harry, the face that launched a thousand furtive boyhood fantasies, and spawned a sea of new wave copycat peroxide hairdos in the 1970s and '80s. Singer, style icon, sex symbol, frontwoman and trailblazer for hook-laden pop-punk outfit...
City Notes
Don't get me wrong, I like Greek food as much as the next person, but that aphorism about variety being the spice of life caught on for a reason. The owners of Souk are adding their own seasoning to Athens' diverse culinary pot with the opening of...
City Notes
Just when we thought the recent explosion of high-end coffee shops had venerable tea wobbling on the ropes, back comes the old favourite with a hefty wallop of its own in the form of the O5 Rare Tea Bar in Vancouver. Both beverages have now been...
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...
Dispatches
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...
Dispatches
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...
Dispatches
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...