Elizabeth Weinberg
Rhythm king
The Uruguayan musician on dancing with the devil and why it’s never too late to dedicate yourself to a passion.
Doing the right thing
Amid gloomy headlines, there have been slivers of good news. From businesses retooling to provide medical equipment to professionals finding creative ways to keep industries afloat, here are some heroic initiatives.
Dark stars
Perma-sunny Los Angeles is the perfect city to launch a sunglasses brand. We find six designers putting others in the shade.
Walk of fame
LA’s renaissance mayor and Democrat rising star is taking on homelessness, transport and Trump.
House music
This issue we’ve cleared the culture pages for summer to report on media companies who are doing things on their own terms, usually against the grain, and making a success of it.
Jens Risom
The Danish designer chooses a historic restaurant, full of personal memories, in his adopted US hometown as the venue for his hypothetical ‘farewell banquet’.
Back to the grind
Around the world a new generation of coffee shops are becoming community players. We meet the baristas who make their ’hoods and get their urban picks.
Free Spirits
Before digital music, labels just produced records. Now, a new approach is needed. Enter Ghostly International, with its unique brand of art, music and retail, showing how to thrive.
