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Education

Culture

Why you have to be quick on the draw to book a place on this graphic-novel course.

  • Issue #162
  • 8 min read
Culture
Culture

Collision course

A school of hard knocks in France is sending stunt performers tripping and flipping to the silver screen.

  • Issue #162
  • 4 min read
Students practice combat choreography in a training studio with exposed brick walls and modern lighting
Residences

Domestic harmony

A power couple of Catalan design has commissioned a new home – and the result is a celebration of their scene and its people.

  • Issue #160
  • 7 min read
Modern roof terrace with glass pavilion, concrete surfaces, small pool and urban Barcelona backdrop
Culture

Golden touch

Newly renovated and redesigned, 195 Piccadilly gives Bafta the space the academy has always deserved.

  • Issue #160
  • 6 min read
Golden touch
Culture

The Opener

Deceptive dinosaurs and desperate Australian estate agents. Plus: why some of Jair Bolsonaro’s fans are appealing to a higher authority.

  • Issue #160
  • 8 min read
Person in colorful diamond-pattern sweater holding bouquet of white daisies at front door
Furniture

Fresh start

If you're hoping to settle into the new year surrounded by smart furniture and household wares, then enjoy our pick of the best design items for 2023.

  • Issue #159
  • 7 min read
Modern chess set with cylindrical white pieces of varying heights on checkered board
Retail

Printed matters

From Barcelona's cultural resistance to Tokyo's literary sanctuaries, the world's finest independent bookshops offer curated selections and knowledgeable staff for discerning Christmas gift-givers.

  • Issue #159
  • 25 min read
Smiling man with mustache in white t-shirt and dark pants standing in doorway of bookshop with blue frame
Design

Design

A Practice for Everyday Life, a clever school extension, the revamped analogue Leica, an interview with Moshe Safdie and architecture as art.

  • Issue #159
  • 9 min read
Venice Biennale poster with pink graphic design featuring stylized eyes on floating platform in Venice lagoon
Culture

Future projections

Curious about your next favourite book, film or TV series? We speak to industry insiders to uncover the passion projects and acclaimed releases that will be exciting audiences in 2023 and beyond.

  • The Forecast #13
  • 14 min read
Barbara Epler, president of New Directions publishing house, poses in her downtown Manhattan office surrounded by books and papers.

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