Culture
Frieze Seoul director Patrick Lee on the galleries not to miss at the 2025 fair
Looking to experience Frieze Seoul like a local? Patrick Lee has shared his expert guide to the fair’s top galleries, museum shows and even the city’s most talked-about Korean barbecue.
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How streaming platform Deezer is striking a chord with music fans – and fighting AI in the process
Paris-based Deezer is winning people over with its support for emerging musicians and a progressive business model.
How one fax led to Jaime Daez building the Philippines’ fastest-growing bookstore
He became a print distributor almost by chance. Now he runs one of Philippine’s leading bookshop chains.
The entrepreneurial trailblazers revitalising Guadalajara’s art scene
The western Mexican city is back on the world’s creative map thanks to these go-getters.
As family tourism booms in Asia, Thailand is putting kids first
With the summer-holiday season now under way in the northern hemisphere, Thailand is giving families the business-class treatment. The country’s immigration department has created special lanes at the four main airports to fast-track visiting…
What happens when a city decides that its cultural scene is worth saving?
London’s cultural crisis hotline is rescuing studios, theatres and music venues from closure – and New York is taking notice. Could this be the future of urban creative survival?
Summerhouse rules: Scandinavian nuances and where the smart money is spent
The annual shift of Scandinavians to their summerhouses has begun. How the nationalities choose to holiday is subtly revealing.
Hollywood is undergoing an economic revolution. Is cinema’s future on course for a plot twist?
Is Hollywood’s age of infantilisation coming to an end? Economic shifts suggest there’s cause for optimism. Cue drama.
Sou Fujimoto’s first retrospective will change the way that you look at cities
What stands out most in this architecture exhibition isn’t a building – but a reflection on the philosophy of built spaces.
