City Notes
The only Pulitzer we've previously come across gets handed out to American journalists for various feats of writing we can't remember, but this hotel in Buenos Aires that shares the name is certainly something to write home about. Built at a cost...
Journal
We're not a big fan of dinner parties in general, but we'd be particularly disinclined to attend one if we thought that all we'd get to munch on would be three gerkins. Artist Nicolas Party must be a charming host as he has managed to talk two...
City Notes
Shanghai food is all about slow cooking, so the facelift at Melbourne restaurant David's is perfectly in keeping with the cuisine being created, laid-back, mellow and traditional, but with a modern twist. David's has been delighting diners with...
Journal
Unquestionably the biggest pop star on the planet, Rihanna's seventh long player is irksomely titled Unapologetic - the 21st century rebel without a cause? A gung-ho defier of convention on a miltant mission to subvert popular culture from the...
Journal
DR.ME is Ryan Doyle and Mark Edwards, a "multi-disciplinary creative studio" - but, in reality, DR.ME is much more than that. DR.ME is an unnatural force, an uninhibited torrent of imagination, innovation, artistry and balls dropped on the boardroom...
City Notes
Lots to like about this cocktail bar and restaurant in Sydney, Australia. Like the punchy décor. Like the philosophy behind the place (which seems to be a refined and upmarket venue for a sun's-out, any-excuse, any-time-of-day session). We even...
Journal
The sacred institution of marriage. A bit strange isn't it really? People standing around in outmoded clothes, tribally arranged on one side or the other of the church like the gangs of a pitched battle, perfectly nice people throwing rice at the...
City Notes
What's DiabloRosso all about?, we hear you ask, as well you may, because at first look it's quite a disparate affair. Three distinct and seemingly unrelated spaces make up this place in Panama City – itself a location that doesn't show up on our...
The Edit
Two collections of lesser-known work by iconic photographer Cindy Sherman sewn together, The Vivisector examines the human form at its most vulnerable, pliable and downright mutilated; the result is fascinating, if a little on the side of...
City Notes
Fans of all things vintage and East coast American have a new church at which to worship - Brooklyn restaurant Prospect. You don't get much more New York nostalgic than the original Coney Island Boardwalk, and here it is, or bits of it at least -...
City Notes
Metrosexuals will be spilling their moisturiser over the news that Christian Louboutin, French shoe and bag manufacturer extraordinaire, has opened a new men's boutique in Mayfair, London. Occupying a lovely old Georgian building and sporting an...
Stuff Crush
Offering the perfect Christmas gift for those with a warped sense of humour, Angela Rossi's Beat Up Creations is creating tableware that will have Auntie Mabel choking on her festive turkey. A self-taught artist, Rossi's central premise is...
City Notes
Salon Volta is a new barbershop in Laval, Quebec, that rethinks the familiar codes of grooming through a concept centred on craft and community. Moving away from the traditional model, the project positions itself as a space where barbering unfolds...
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...
Dispatches
Scheduling problems rarely show up all at once. It starts with one double-booking. One technician running late. One patient showing up for the wrong time slot. Somebody shrugs, fixes it, moves on. No big scene. At least not yet. Then it keeps...
Dispatches
Ten kilometres west of Dubrovnik’s Old Town, on the south-facing flank of Koločep Island, there is a sea cave that briefly — and only briefly — turns the colour of liquid sapphire. The effect is physics, not folklore. For about three hours...
Dispatches
Hospitals and medical staff are held accountable for anesthesia errors through medical malpractice laws, internal reviews, and professional standards. When a mistake happens, the key question is whether the provider failed to meet the accepted...
Dispatches
A lawyer can help after a concert injury by protecting your rights, gathering evidence, and fighting for fair compensation while you focus on healing. When things go wrong in a crowded, high-energy setting like a music concert, it’s easy to feel...