A French Restaurant Covered In Japanese Tattoo Art

A new restaurant in Aix-en-Provence, France called Koï is transforming the criminal notions of Yakuza tattoos through beautiful design. Major portions of the restaurant are decorated wall-to-wall with the intricate, black-and-white tattoos that are typically affiliated with underground Japanese gang. Architect Vincent Coste tapped surface pattern designer Claire Leina to draw up the bold illustrations, which are featured prominently throughout the entryway and bathrooms, with …

The Pre-Trip Rituals of Frequent Fliers

Whether it consists of procrastinated packing, tucking in for an early night’s sleep, or staying up to answer emails, everyone has their own pre-trip ritual. The travel experts at Fathom recently surveyed several frequent fliers—including our own editor-in-chief Josh Rubin—to find out which tricks of the trade they had yet to uncover. Head to Fathom to learn how some of the most experienced travelers prep …

Scientists Discover a 600-Mile Coral Reef

While bleaching is plaguing coral reefs around the world—most significantly Australia’s Great Barrier Reef—there’s one reef that seems to be flourishing. Located at the mouth of the Amazon river, a 600-mile-long reef was recently discovered below the oceans murky waters—and it’s thriving with corals, sponges, stars and other sea life. Scientists were blown away with the discovery, as they previously believed a reef couldn’t survive …