Culture
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Rough diamond
The creative residents of Sicily’s delightfully unpolished capital have claimed their home town as a hub for art and design – and a haven for anyone looking to soak up the sun and sea.
Paint the town
Auckland’s commercial art scene is flourishing thanks to agile business models and an abundance of talent. We meet the gallerists championing their multicultural hometown.
Summer hit wave
The mercury is rising and so is the standard of music. We take the temperature of the hottest new talent, from a Texan band to a Norwegian singer-songwriter, and whip through the tunes keeping…
On the record
A recording studio requires top technology and full comfort – as we learned when we launched our round-the-clock radio station in 2011. Here’s how to fine-tune yours.
New waves
The sun on your back and the slower pace of life is often best accompanied by the strains of summer tunes. But how to find them? Radio can take us to atmospheric destinations and…
The opener
Hopping on a plane and heading to a sun-soaked island? Even if you’re not, it doesn’t mean that we can’t see out the summer in style. Whether it’s Hong Kong’s sandy beaches or Toronto’s…
Life through a zoom lens
Lockdowns left our cities deserted. But the absence of the usual hubbub allowed us to see them differently. Intrepid photographers were on hand to capture the beauty and humanity of the moment.
New views
This month’s cultural recommendations will keep you in the know, from South Korean crime drama to the latest pop releases.
Showing resolve
This year’s art and design graduates have had their final shows cancelled. But their determination is unaffected, and their teachers believe this experience could be the making of them.
Armchair travel
Who better to guide us through our downtime than Kunichi Nomura, the host of weekly Tokyo radio programme ‘Travelling Without Moving’?
