Furiously Happy

Dylan Jones’ definitive oral history of The Velvet Underground draws on contributions from remaining members, contemporaneous musicians, critics, film-makers, and the generation of artists who emerged in their wake, to celebrate not only their impact but their legacy, which burns brighter than ever into the 21st century. Rebellion always starts somewhere, and in the music […]

Klockan sju på kvällen ska Valborgsbrasan traditionsenligt tändas på Nytorps gärde i Stockholms södra förorter. Scoutpatrullen ska tåga in med fanor och facklor. Marknadstälten är resta, scenen står färdig

I Gangsters har Patrick Radden Keefe samlat sina mest minnesvärda reportage från The New Yorker, där han varit verksam i mer än ett decennium. Han skriver om visselblåsare och vapenhandlare

Explore the heart of Japanese daily life through its iconic convenience stores! For any visitor to Japan, it becomes immediately clear how central the convenience store (or ‘konbini’) is to everyday life. Different to our understanding of the convenience store in the US, Japan’s three huge chains – 7 Eleven, Family Mart, Lawson – are […]

Optic explores optical effects in contemporary graphic design. Some art forms have had more of an impact on the language of graphic design than others

A definitive, fresh and approachable collection of 150 traditional recipes from an authoritative voice on Middle Eastern home cooking, Salma Hage’s new book is in line with the current Western trends of consciously reducing meat, and the ancient Middle Eastern culture of largely vegetarian, mezze style dining. Traditionally, the Middle Eastern diet consisted largely of […]

Every relationship has one beginning. This one has two endings. Andy loves Jen. Jen loved Andy. And he can’t work out why she stopped. Now he is. . . 1. Without a home 2. Waiting for his stand-up career to take off 3. Wondering why everyone else around him seems to have grown up while he wasn’t […]

Pelle ska gå till morbror Sven med pannkakor. Han är lite rädd för det är mörkt, men han har ju sin ficklampa så det ska nog gå bra. Han tar en genväg över skrotupplaget, och där ser han ett läskigt troll! Nej, när han lyser med ficklampan visar det sig bara vara några gamla tunnor […]