On an island in Venice, 500 artisans and 700 objects lead visitors through a slow and sensory exploration of the handmade
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Co-founder Laura Dellamotta on the invisible digital architecture that makes museums, hospitals and castles speak
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Hennessy spent a year as presenting partner of the DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS World Tour, which ended this weekend with two surprise hometown nights in a San Juan ballpark
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The Maison’s third year at the US Open brings a redesigned Suite, a postcard drawn from the archive and a champagne poured to order in a tennis ball can
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This is the second product collaboration between M Quan and Pure Heart Studio (we featured the Space Hoodie in December 2025). Both were sparked by a twenty year old dream, friendship, Woodstock, NY art and collaborative manifestation. Faded black, clean front, cozy to the touch with a loose fit, the Space T proudly wears its stars, crescent moon and celestial sparkle. Made with 6.5 oz jersey 100% reclaimed waste cotton, preshrunk with a tubular body. Made in LA and dyed with low impact dyes, it’s also biodegradable.
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Though we typically read the books we recommend the urgency to celebrate the release of Marlon James’ The Disappearers feels more important than our ability to complete it in a timely manner. The recipient of many awards including the American Book Award and The Booker Prize (for A Brief History of Seven Killings), The Disappearers is one of the dozen books shortlisted for this year’s Booker Prize.
The book is a journey with pop culture and music as its muses, about Jamaican homophobia, sex, violence, colonialism, AIDS, domination, submission and life in the margins, told by several of its characters. The reviews, unanimous in their praise for the book, speak to it better than we could:
“This Masterpiece Is the Novel of the Decade, if Not the Century” (The New York Times)
“The unrelentingly raw and profane vision is enlivened by the energy of the writing, and in particular its infusions of Jamaican slang. Mr. James does not simply reproduce the island’s singular patois; he uses it to create abrasive auditory rhythms.” (Wall Streeet Journal)
“…this polyphonic 640-page doorstopper is an emotionally bruising narrative that roves “uptown, downtown, ghetto and gully” through Aids-era Kingston with sidetrack excursions to 1950s England and a closing leap to 2000s United States.” (The Guardian)
“The Disappearers ends up as a violence-driven protest, a scream of rage—like Nirvana’s final album—against a world that keeps trying to kill people like him and then pretends that they asked for it, or that they never existed.” (The Atlantic)
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Crazy Mountain is a new non-alcoholic beer brewed that way (thanks to a proprietary yeast) instead of brewing and removing the alcohol, which uses electricity and can change the taste. Made by the team behind Casamigos (George Clooney, Rande Gerber and Mike Meldman) who know a thing or two about creating new brands in the beverage space, it’s certainly not the first but it is one of the better tasting. Available in original and lime flavors, it’s a recommended addition to your NA line up. Price is for two six packs (you can mix the two flavors if you like). Also available in retail and delivery outlets.
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Japan’s allure cannot be attributed to any one specific trait. Be it cuisine or culture, design and architecture, cities of the future or soothing reprieves, the island nation offers unparalleled experiences across …
Co-founder Laura Dellamotta on the invisible digital architecture that makes museums, hospitals and castles speak
Hennessy spent a year as presenting partner of the DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS World Tour, which ended this weekend with two surprise hometown nights in a San Juan ballpark
The Maison’s third year at the US Open brings a redesigned Suite, a postcard drawn from the archive and a champagne poured to order in a tennis ball can
The new museum, next to the Yeonhui-dong studio where Seo-Bo lived and worked, incorporates nature and honors his artistic values with its first exhibition
The designer behind 1X’s NEO threw out the visual language of science fiction, then put his studio to work on the robot's clothing, furniture and a backgammon board
Health trackers have taken over the ring finger with clean and simple bands meant to blend in more than draw attention. Yoreh’s ring jackets are sterling silver sleeves that turn an Oura or RingConn into something worth looking at. Founded in 2023 by Fin Matson, the label casts everything in recycled 925 silver by traditional lost-wax method, drawing its sensibility from skateboarding, rock music and art rather than from the common jewelry counter. Each jacket is a solid shell—unplated oxidised silver or finished in 18k gold—shaped on the interior to clear the sensor array so heart rate, temperature and sleep tracking continue uninterrupted. Eight designs run from faceted and architectural to simply textured, and sizing follows the ring beneath it exactly: order a nine for a nine. Compatibility covers Oura Gen 3, Gen 4, Gen 5 and Oura Ceramic along with RingConn 2 and RingConn 3. Silver being silver, it will patina unless polished—a slow darkening that flatters the more sculptural styles. Handmade to order and dispatched within 14 to 21 days, prices range from $339 to $509.
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The Dutch artist and designer bends our sense of time with a monumental, participatory clock
Heineken 0.0 reactivates tickets from six championship runs in Flushing Meadows and puts their artwork on a set of collector cans
The introduction of one new element of furniture or decor—whether that’s a lamp, textile, mirror or another object—can change an entire room. And while everyone’s design preferences are distinctly personal, gifting design …
There’s no better barometer of brands and the future of ultra-luxury cars than Monterey Car Week
The brand that has always leaned into optimistic futurism swings from the voluptuousness of the CELESTIQ sedan to the lean savagery of a race car for consumers
