VW’s Four Affordable Electric Cars

Christian Senger, head of the Volkswagen AG’s marque electric-car project announced a few goals and advancements in Shanghai this week, while the brand revealed its first battery-powered crossover named “I.D. Crozz.” By 2018, VW hopes to have small battery-powered vehicles on the Chinese market and more globally shortly thereafter. Altogether, VW’s battery-powered I.D. line will include two SUVs, a sedan, and a hatchback, and as …

DBFC: Jenks

With a sound reminiscent of New Order and Dandy Warhols, Paris-based duo DBFC unveils “Jenks,” a new single from their forthcoming debut LP. Even with its electronic flourishes, there’s a tactile, grimy old club dance vibe here that manages to be both liberating and nostalgic. And at six-and-a-half minutes, the track’s a bit of a journey itself. DBFC’s album of the same name, Jenks, releases …

Chef Chuck George Turns MREs into Michelin Plates

Photographer Henry Hargreaves and videographer Jimmy Pham capture Army meals being plated as if they were served at top restaurants

It’s hard to deny the impact of food styling on our perception of a meal. The barebones packaging of MREs (military-issued meals, ready to eat) tends to indicate that what you’ll find within is nothing more than essential. But when NYC-based chef Chuck George began plating them as if they were dishes from Michelin-starred restaurants, viewers can’t help but reconsider first impressions. George grew up …