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Read the story: Despite appearances, this is planet Earth…
Despite appearances, this is planet Earth…
It looks like a movie stage for a Martian landscape, but Deadvlei is a real place. A stark, white expanse littered with the skeletal remains of long-dead trees against a backdrop of towering ochre sand dunes and an endless blue sky
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Read the story: Alphonse Mucha and the poster that changed art
Alphonse Mucha and the poster that changed art
One night a jobbing graphic designer had a rush-job for a client needing a poster for a play. Alfonse Mucha knocked-up the poster and inadvertently created a whole new art genre…
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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?
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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
Featured: Photography
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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: 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: Jacques Henri Lartigue: Capturing the joy of a world in motion
Jacques Henri Lartigue: Capturing the joy of a world in motion
Jacques Henri Lartigue (1894–1986) occupies a singular place in the history of photography. Often celebrated for his remarkable images of belle époque France, he began taking photographs as a child with a camera given to him by his father.
Category: Photography
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Read the story: The art and photography of Saul Leiter
The art and photography of Saul Leiter
Saul Leiter (1923-2013) was an American artist and photographer famed for his great contribution to the canon of color photography
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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?
The existence of the Force, artificial intelligence in the form of droids, interstellar travel, and diverse alien species would reshape geopolitics and our understanding of life
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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
Featured: Fashion
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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: 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: Sophia Loren: A timeless icon of cinema
Sophia Loren: A timeless icon of cinema
Sophia Loren is a name synonymous with grace, talent, and timeless beauty. She rose from humble beginnings to become one of the most celebrated actresses in the history of cinema
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Read the story: Photographer Norman Parkinson’s pilgrimage to India
Photographer Norman Parkinson’s pilgrimage to India
The 1956 Vogue photograph of Anne Gunning in a pink mohair coat, taken by Norman Parkinson outside the City Palace in Jaipur, has become an enduring icon of twentieth-century fashion photography
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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: AI-generated fantasy Citroëns
AI-generated fantasy Citroëns
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Read the story: The Lagarita: the best of both worlds
The Lagarita: the best of both worlds
This is a Lagarita. It’s not a margarita. It’s not a beer. It’s the best of both worlds, and it’s here to save you from…
Category: Booze
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Read the story: The Volkswagen SP2: The sports car you’ve never heard off
The Volkswagen SP2: The sports car you’ve never heard off
When people think of Volkswagen in the 1970s, images of the Beetle and the Kombi usually come to mind—utilitarian icons of mass mobility. Yet hidden…
Featured: Architecture
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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
Keywords: castles
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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: 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: The balconies of Valletta
The balconies of Valletta
The balconies of Valletta, Malta’s capital city, are one of its most striking and recognizable architectural features. These colorful, often ornate, structures protrude from the…
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Read the story: The balconies of Valletta
The balconies of Valletta
The balconies of Valletta, Malta’s capital city, are one of its most striking and recognizable architectural features. These colorful, often ornate, structures protrude from the…
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Read the story: Sophia Loren: A timeless icon of cinema
Sophia Loren: A timeless icon of cinema
Sophia Loren is a name synonymous with grace, talent, and timeless beauty. She rose from humble beginnings to become one of the most celebrated actresses in the history of cinema
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Read the story: The art of Leonhard FW Fries
The art of Leonhard FW Fries
Leonhard F. W. Fries (1769–1843) was a German painter and lithographer whose work bridges the late 18th and early 19th centuries, aligning with both the…
Category: Art
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Read the story: The Bloody Mary – the breakfast of champions!
The Bloody Mary – the breakfast of champions!
The Bloody Mary is the brunch superhero: tangy, spicy, and utterly customizable. With its tomato base, zesty seasonings, and a cheeky splash of vodka, it’s…
Category: Booze
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Read the story: Photographer Norman Parkinson’s pilgrimage to India
Photographer Norman Parkinson’s pilgrimage to India
The 1956 Vogue photograph of Anne Gunning in a pink mohair coat, taken by Norman Parkinson outside the City Palace in Jaipur, has become an enduring icon of twentieth-century fashion photography
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Read the story: What is a Chicago Typewriter?
What is a Chicago Typewriter?
The phrase ‘Chicago Typewriter’ emerged in the 1920s and 1930s during the height of Prohibition-era crime in the United States. It was a slang term…
Category: Design
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