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We live in turbulent times, which arouses a longing to pare down to the essentials in many people. The trend towards minimalism is reflected in the worlds of home living, environmental awareness, and mindfulness, to be sure, but it is also reflected in art and photography. The minimalist photographer’s eye directs the viewer’s gaze to […]

It is impossible to imagine American popular culture without Marvel Comics. For decades, Marvel has published groundbreaking visual narratives that sustain attention on multiple levels: as metaphors for the experience of difference and otherness; as meditations on the fluid nature of identity; and as high-water marks in the artistic tradition of American cartooning, to name […]

‘From a Bloody Mary to a Death Flip, each recipe is easy to follow and comes with a detailed description and facts of the drink. The handy book lets you navigate by base spirit, flavour and style – so it’s ideal for those who know what kind of mix they want to learn.’ The Evening […]

In early 77 I asked Grant if he’d form a band with me. ‘No’, was his blunt reply.  Grant McLennan didn t want to be in a band. He couldn’t play an instrument; Charlie Chaplin was his hero du jour. However, when Robert Forster began weaving shades Hemingway, Genet, Chandler and Joyce into his lyrics, […]

Like a long winter’s dream, this new novel by Han Kang takes us on a journey from contemporary South Korea into its painful history. ‘Han Kang is one of the most powerfully gifted writers in the world’ Katie Kitamura, author of Intimacies One morning in December, Kyungha is called to her friend Inseon’s hospital bedside. Airlifted […]

Skämt eller geni? Radikal konstnär eller social klättrare? Andy Warhol var kontroversiell och full av motsägelser. Denna heltäckande biografi borrar djupt i Warhols liv och person och beskriver hur han kom att revolutionera populärkulturen.

From the pre-war Viennese Werkbund Estate (designed by the likes of Gerrit Rietveld and Adolf Loos), the post-war Swiss Siedlung Halen (by Atelier 5) to more recent builds such as the Medina Complex in Eindhoven (Neave Brown), Modernist Estates: Europe showcases 15 housing schemes through archival and contemporary photography, alongside a series of interviews with current residents. […]

Sail away on the most stylish of booze cruises, all from the comfort of your own home! In his World Cocktail Atlas Olly Smith serves up the best cocktail recipes the world has to offer. From the prohibition-inspired speakeasy drinks of the US to the art of the Japanese Izakaya, Italian spritzes and amaro, Mexican margaritas, Korean […]