Interview: National Geographic Photographer, Stephen Alvarez
Two decades of near-death experiences, changing technology and the creative process that emerges
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Covent Garden’s Huge Balloon-Filled Cloud
French artist Charles Pétillon is synonymous with his use of white balloons, adding them to cars, golf courses and two-story houses for a humorous take on the mundane. Now, he’s installed his …
Here We Go Magic: Ordinary Feeling
While Here We Go Magic got the locals at Rockaway Beach dancing with the energy in “Falling,” they juxtapose it with their second offering from their upcoming album Be Small (out 16 …
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The Most Timeless Songs
Polygraph, a publication that prides itself upon “thoughtful, data-driven storytelling” has complied a remarkable investigative report on which songs, through the decades, are truly timeless. By tracking data from hit songs’ release …
Courtney Barnett: Nobody Really Cares If You Don’t Go to the Party
Summing up the weekend vibe (or maybe even adult life) is Courtney Barnett’s “Nobody Really Cares If You Don’t Go to the Party,” and the Melbourne singer-songwriter shared the message with Londoners …
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‘Most Muscular’ Captures the Reality of Bodybuilding
Leading up to the 2003 Mr Olympia competition—the world’s preeminent body building contest—photographer Brian Finke spent a year and a half traveling across America to photograph local and large-scale competitions in preparation …
How To Dress Well: Precious Love
How To Dress Well’s gorgeous, lush album What Is This Heart? has passed its one-year anniversary, but he’s released a video for one of the record’s standouts, “Precious Love” (the one which …
Caffeinated Podcasts with Cat & Cloud
Two pro baristas inform, entertain and make specialty coffee more accessible with this new series
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Banksy’s Massive New ‘Dismaland’ Exhibition
Banksy has just opened his largest art project to date—a 2.5 acre “family theme park unsuitable for small children” in England’s Weston-super-Mare seafront. The massive Disneyland-inspired exhibition, aptly titled “Dismaland,” features the …
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Novels that Reference NYC Neighborhoods, Mapped
There’s no doubt that New York City has inspired more movies, novels and music than just about anywhere else—and now the New York Public Library has mapped out exactly which books have …