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Read the story: The Astra Gnome: a vision of a future that never arrived
The Astra Gnome: a vision of a future that never arrived
In the mid-20th Century, the 2000s was an exciting world of flying cars, robot staff and rocket ship shopping trips to Mars. What went wrong?
Keywords: concept car
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Read the story: The very best of the World Wide Waves
The very best of the World Wide Waves
Dedicated surfers happily travel around the world, endlessly hunting for the perfect wave. Here is a quick guide to where to find the best swells
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Read the story: Europe’s most fantastic castles
Europe’s most fantastic castles
Europe’s castles are the legacy of armed conflict and politics, but now they are more about medieval fantasy and Instagram. Here are the most picture-perfect
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Read the story: The accidental creation of Hot Club Jazz
The accidental creation of Hot Club Jazz
Django Reinhardt was an accomplished but unremarkable guitar player until his caravan burnt down. Out of the ashes he became one of the most iconic jazz musicians of all time
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Read the story: Baroque and roll is the thing for 17th Century teenagers
Baroque and roll is the thing for 17th Century teenagers
Dress to impress by dressing in excess! When it comes to the future of flamboyant fashion, you can’t go wrong reinventing the opulence and drama of European Baroque
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Read the story: Living life in full colour in Cape Town’s brightest quarter
Living life in full colour in Cape Town’s brightest quarter
If the psychedelic world of Alice’s Wonderland were real, it would probably look something like the crazy coloured Bo-Kaap neighbourhood
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Read the story: The rarest of the Volkswagen bus variants
The rarest of the Volkswagen bus variants
The Volkswagen Camper is one of the best-known, most iconic vehicles of the 20th Century and you might think you’ve seen ’em all, but have you seen this coachbuild?
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Read the story: Repurposing junk and culture in object art
Repurposing junk and culture in object art
Artist, Soasig Chamaillard, had fun mixing statement in recycling junk, toys and religion in his pop-art concept sculpture, Nouvelle Lune
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Read the story: Anna Ammirati’s frivolous career
Anna Ammirati’s frivolous career
Anna Ammirati’s career started with a starring role in the Tito Brass erotic comedy, Monella, but from there, she’s go on to become a talented and versatile actor in Italian television, film and theatre
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Read the story: Lupe Vélez: The life and career of the ‘Mexican Spitfire’
Lupe Vélez: The life and career of the ‘Mexican Spitfire’
María Guadalupe Villalobos Vélez, aka Lupe Vélez, was one of Hollywood’s first major Mexican film stars. Fierce, funny, and notoriously volatile, she earned the moniker ‘The Mexican Spitfire’
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Read the story: Highpoint: London’s Modernist masterpiece
Highpoint: London’s Modernist masterpiece
Architect Berthold Lubetkin, envisioned the perfect solution for the problem of dense urban living developing in Britain between the wars. Highpoint was his blueprint
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Read the story: Slim Aarons and the art of ‘Attractive People Doing Attractive Things’
Slim Aarons and the art of ‘Attractive People Doing Attractive Things’
Slim Aarons created a visual trope of the times with his photographic voyeurism of the rich and famous. It looks like a fantasy, but it was all very real
Keywords: Riviera
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Read the story: What if Star Wars was real?
What if Star Wars was real?
If Star Wars were real, humanity’s understanding of physics, biology, and history would be radically different, challenging our present scientific paradigms and potentially leading to a vastly altered technological and societal landscape
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Read the story: The enduring significance of painting in art
The enduring significance of painting in art
From the earliest cave drawings to the masterpieces of the Renaissance and the abstract works of the modern era, painting has proven to be more than just decoration; it is a fundamental mode of expression that continues to hold immense importance
Category: Art
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Read the story: Cocktails are happiness served in a glass
Cocktails are happiness served in a glass
Beer, wine and spirits take themselves seriously, while cocktails are unabashed party animals. Dressed-up, colourful, and accessorised with umbrellas, neon cherries, they are liquid frivolity
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Read the story: Tim Baggaley’s Digital Impressionism art-photography project
Tim Baggaley’s Digital Impressionism art-photography project
Tim Baggaley’s Digital Impressionism explores the digital photograph as a painterly, mood‑laden expression—capturing fleeting moments with an impressionistic blur born of light, motion, and serendipity
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Read the story: John William Godward’s Neo-Classicist pin-ups
John William Godward’s Neo-Classicist pin-ups
John William Godward painted scantily-dressed hotties lounging in their skivvies in Greco-Roman dreamscapes in a manner NSFW in 1800s, or Instagram in the 21st Century!
Category: Art
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Read the story: Thomas Kendall’s global adventure in the Landseaire
Thomas Kendall’s global adventure in the Landseaire
In 1959, American businessman Thomas Kendall embarked on an ambitious and highly publicised around-the-world journey with his family in a custom-built flying boat. It did not end well
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Read the story: AI reimagines Italian elegance in electric vehicle design
AI reimagines Italian elegance in electric vehicle design
Artificial intelligence is increasingly shaping the future of automotive design, and nowhere is this more striking than in the realm of Italian-styled electric vehicles
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Read the story: AI-generated fantasy Citroëns
AI-generated fantasy Citroëns
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