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Dispatches
Kevin McCallister has issues. Which are understandable; it's 25 years since he was left Home Alone as an eight year-old. And it seems that engaging in torture as a child leaves an indelible mark on ones psyche. Who knew? Kevin McCallister...
The Edit
Time has mellowed Roger Law. Once a raving left-winger with very vociferous political opinions, the co-creator of anarchic TV show Spitting Image is now a laid-back ceramicist, while his partner in puppetry Peter Fluck – always the quieter of...
Journal
If the influence of Monty Python ever dims even a little in our collective consciousness, it's never for long. When they aren't being cited as major influences on modern comedy writers, they are being brazenly ripped off by them. Their sketch shows...
The Edit
"Funny, heart-warming, and utterly bizarre – there’s very few people today pushing the envelope of stand-up, performance and documentary making quite like this" is what we said in October last year, and our script is largely unchanged. The...
Journal
Remember that '80s phenomenon (fad), Choose Your Own Adventure - Edward Packard's children's 'game-books', where the destiny was in your hands? I was partial to perusing the odd one or two; however, writer/poet/magician/all-round literary creative...
Publications
Mr Bingo is an illustrator who revels in the rebellious and the rude, gaily throwing caution to the wind like a gently skipping human embodiment of irreverence. The designer's no-holds-barred absurdity has seen him illustrate for any body or brand -...
Journal
"Nathan Penlington's fusion of wit, storytelling and visuals are garnering critics’ plaudits and attention" declared Time Out, and the subject of his most high-profile show to date - spoon-bending crazy man Uri Geller - clearly agrees; the...
Stuff Crush
“I am not sure whether my father totally understood my fascination with his photographs of package holidays,” explains artist Jake Clark, whose obsession with seaside resort architecture has been informed by his childhood growing up in the...
City Notes
Opening today, 28 February, Hôtel Hana Paris is the latest addition to the Adresses Hotels Collection, a fancy group of decadent boutique hotels that includes Monsieur George and Saint Tropez's La Ponche; the five-star luxury property set to...
City Notes
Passing away at the age of 60 in May 2021, Michelangelo Lovelace was a Cleveland-based artist renowned for his vibrant paintings depicting quotidian scenes of urban life, policing, poverty, war, and personal investigations of Black Identity....
City Notes
An urban sanctuary so laid back it's horizontal, Pátio do Tijolo is a truly beautiful 24-room boutique hotel that offers its guests a fusion of authentic Lisbon tradition with soothing contemporary aesthetics. Drawing on the 'slow life' concept,...
Dispatches
If you can imagine putting wheels on your favourite luxury resort you'll get an idea of what your vacation can be when you use RVshare to rent an RV in San Diego. With RV vacationing, you can combine an adventurous road trip with luxury living on...
Dispatches
The world is your oyster and the streets of many foreign cities are waiting for you to walk them, but are your feet ready for it? If you do not have the proper walking shoes, then the answer is no. Some choices in walking shoes offer little to no...
Dispatches
As a single adult male in my forties, I was exploring various adult hookup apps first. My limited offline presence and introverted nature objected to my interest in finding ladies for meetup and casual encounters. But then a good friend of mine told...
Dispatches
Recently, the broad implementation of new technologies has dramatically reshaped traditional practices across multiple sectors, increasing operational efficiency and elevating service quality. The restaurant industry is a prominent example of this...