Why I am staying away from Game of Thrones … for now!

The much anticipated new season of Game Of Thrones is here, and the internet has exploded with relief that the show is back on air. But for me, it's a painful reminder of what becoming emotionally involved in a TV show can do to you.

The Beauty in the Calm

London photographer Mark Sanders is a regular contributor to well followed periodicals including Vanity Fair, Kinfolk and Esquire, among others. His style captures both observed and voyeuristic angles that echo the quiet and the calm.

Istanbul’s Great Coffee Revolution

Third Wave craze hit the city. We could read its fate from a Turkish coffee cup but instead listened to the leading voices.

Stories Behind a Fading Haze

Some of the best photographs are the product of feeling rather than following rules. These are the type of images that evoke an atmosphere, pictures that lure out emotions you didn’t even know you had.

Travel Lessons from Coffee-Stained Cinema

Whenever I move to a new place, I feel the urge to explore its café scenery. Why prioritise this? A film poster made me cottoned on it the other day.

Capturing Distant Dreams of the Past

Katrin Braga is a Vancouver based photographer with roots in Iceland - roots that can be felt in her starkly bewitching images of. We spoke to her about her inspirations and her desire to capture distant dreams of the past.

Dreamy Afternoon

This playlist is carefully selected to be a soundtrack for spring. It's inspired by the light warm breezes, the flowers that start to pop up and the feeling of hope and love that this wonderful season brings on. It's a multiple genre list, with...

Sweden’s Got Soul – Introducing Singer Paul Mac Innes

Sweden is a world renowned export of ‘Don’t bore us get to the chorus’ hits- whether it be from powerhouse studios that produce precision-cut candied pop for the teenage and Eurovision set, or indie bands that have a sly knack

Is this the end of the starving artists?

Patreon is a different kind of crowdfunding platform, where fans pay a set amount of money per month or project to their favorite creatives and artists. Shayla Maddox, tells us how she manage to live of her art, with the help of her followers.

Dial ‘M’ For Minimalism

Feeling like there is too much clutter in your life? Mininalissimo is the online magazine to guide you through the laid-bare world of minimalism. We meet the editor.

Making Cutting Boards From The Family Tree

If you feel like you should spend more time with your relatives, maybe you should consider creating a family company, that’s what Ugglan & Eggen did and it seemed to work for them.

Hyde & Seek: Finding the Best Art Books in London

When The Serpentine Gallery teamed up with a German bookshop, a treasure trove of collectable art books were brought to the heart of London in the city's central Hyde Park. We find out how...

Heartbreaking Photos Depict Sad Tails From the World’s Zoos

The more we look, the more focused we become. Swedish photographer Julia Lindemalm uses her keen eye to highlight the lonely and bleak world of animals kept in captivity.

Cultural Agenda: For Every Culture Vulture & Connoisseur in Almaty, Kazakhstan

'Almaty' translates to 'Apple city', so here's some local knowledge to help you get to the cultural core of the largest city in Kazakhstan!

Swedish Photographer Creates White Magic

In a world obsessed with Swedish photography, may we introduce you to the next generation which will keep that fascination fuelled?

Modern Etiquette: When Manners Are No Laughing Matter

There's no point in being polite about it, good manners can ruin comedy.

The Godfather of Indie Film Has Come of Age

Director Richard Linklater has made some of the most memorable films of a generation. We talk all things cult culture with Michael Dunaway in the opening week of his documentary exploring the work of the legendary film-maker.

Digital Art: iPaints & iPads

The digital age may be racing ahead, but there is no reason why art cannot keep up. While the internet is stockpiling images of smug selfies and cutesy cats, meet the artist who is finding his way via his iPad.

Nishane: The Turkish Sultans of Scent

There's a whiff of success in the air, and it is sent from Istanbul... or should we say 'scent' from Istanbul!?

This Week’s Agenda: For the Music Obsessed Globalist in Oslo

Are you feeling that global itch? This week Oslo is serving up a mixed menu of ethnic and ethical treats for the radical, the well-travelled and the forever-curious music fan.

Animation – It CAN Be Child’s Play

Norwegian animator Sverre Fredriksen never wanted to grow up, and through his craft he found a way of keeping the child in him alive. Sverre lets us in on his naïve, handmade signature style of stopmotion animation

Museum Charges Increase Stupidity. Probably.

Museums are built to preserve and display our artistic, social, scientific and political heritage. So why is it we continually limit access to them?

The Bug-Out Bag: What To Wear During a Zombie Apocalypse

There's only so much you can worry about when your best mate is trying to gnaw your face off. Be prepared for the inevitable with our bug-out bag for the moment the undead rise up.

MOOD Magazine: Discover How Your Dinner Should Sound

Read how a news hound and a web designer discovered Brussels to be the perfect place to start a magazine combining food and music, and New York was the best place to keep it fresh.

What is Sour Beer and Why Would You Drink it?

There's a whole bunch of foods and drinks which come with the prior warning of 'you're gonna either love it or hate it', so here's our guide on sour beer - to be forewarned is to be forearmed!

Wasbar: A Laundrette Cafe On a Mission

Trends come and go, some become engrained into our everyday lives, but some entrepreneurs don't let the dust settle before they innovate and improve. Meet the Belgians who took the laundrette cafe to a whole new level.

This Week’s Agenda: For the Gentleman Gay Publisher in Paris

Does a week in Paris await you? Here's a highbrow guide to some of the more cultured pursuits the city has on offer right now - and some for centuries past and centuries to come! Your guide, a French-born gay publisher.

Modern Etiquette: The Despicable World of Spitting

Is the revolting habit of spitting on the street on the rise? How is it regarded in different cultures, and how on earth did it find itself into the world of art?

Carb Dodging on the Island of Pizza and Pasta

As we collectively get fussier about what we eat and opt for a healthier option, we may find that travelling can be quite the stumbling block. Trapani in Sicily offers some orgasmic carb-loaded dishes, but there is hope for the disciplined diner.

Rules for Modern Day Heroes and Pioneers

Confused about what makes for being heroic or pioneering these days? Let us help with our new diagrammatic guide!

Three Argentine Film Directors Not To Miss

Explore the world of Argentine cinema next time you plan a night in with a glass of wine and a quality DVD. Here are three of the finest directors we think you should look out for.

Modern Etiquette: Let’s Not Scare Off Street Performers

In his latest Guide to Modern Etiquette, The Dippylomat looks at the worst crimes against street performers.

Why Does Fashion Ignore Tea Drinkers?

Fashion designers and drinks companies have been collaborating for years. Why has this trend been so successful and why do fashion designers work with soda and water retailers, as opposed to the original high market, elite drink – tea?

The Ever-Changing Face of Home Decor

Items and curious design solutions have partly replaced the traditional artworks that used to fill the walls of our family homes, and we are left wondering what happened and when it happened. Have paintings become outdated?

Modern Etiquette: Cafes Battle Laptop Layabouts

Resident grump and etiquette know-it-all, The Dippylomat, Esq., seems to have a bit of a problem with us bringing our laptops into cafes… and it looks like he might not be alone. What do you think?

Dwarves on Screen: From Jesters to Heroes

Not too long ago, the role little people played in the film and TV-industry was merely curious or comical. After series such as Game of Thrones, this is slowly changing and a new and better representation of little people is seeing the light of day.

Localising the Global with Sweet Magic

The Tiramisu Hero in Singapore is combining classic Italian tiramisu with local flavours and a branding that has already gone beyond the borders. Is it just a fad, or is it here to stay?

Colouring The Streets of Buenos Aires

Meet Marino Santa María, an artist devoted to public art who has transformed the streets of Buenos Aires into amazing canvases of Venetian mosaics.

The Lost Arts of Rome

In an era when technology rules and progress is king, old artistic methods are often left to die out as more efficient techniques take over. Some inhabitants of the Eternal City are, however, of the mind that new doesn’t necessarily mean better.

This Weeks Agenda: For Every Yuppie Sustainability Consultant in London

In London, a contrasting movement is observable in the ever-evolving hype around local produce, urban hangouts, and obscurity in general. In short: organic avocado-kale smoothie, micro brewed beer and local art is the new yuppie conduct of London.

Extreme Eats – Hákarl

Are you the one that always chooses the hottest curry on the menu? Or maybe the diner who opts for the one dish they have never tried or never even heard of? Then maybe here is a dish for you... best of luck finding these ingredients though!

9 Free E-magazines That You Have to Read This Summer

With some 15 million titles creating a buzz on the online publishing platform ISSUU, it can be hard to get straight to the good stuff. Here's 9 free magazines for the culture nerd, to kill time in the shade this summer.

Fusion Cooking In Land Of Meat

What happens if a corporate New York banker decides that working 12 hours a day is not for him and opens up a restaurant of Asian cuisine in the very meat-dominated region Mendoza, Argentina instead? Chef Mun won the hearts and palate and is...

10 Reasons To Keep On Moving In Africa

There’s a lot to take on when you consider a trip to Africa: it covers more than 20% of the entire land mass of the planet, it is home to more than one billion people and it is host to some of the most extreme and diverse environments. Our man...

Before Pussy Riot, There Was Voina

Pussy Riot claimed worldwide fame after their stunt in a cathedral in Moscow in the beginning of 2012. But less known is the fact that the group is sprung from an even more radical russian art group, Voina.

Welcome to the Scandinavian Embassy

Has Swede Jens Lennartsson found a culinary home away from home in the heart of Amsterdam? Maybe, but this Scandinavian outpost is untamed and unchecked – and all the better for it! Sit down at the Scandinavian Embassy.

Tumblr Therapy – Making Mental Health Approachable With Art

Struggling with mental ill health since her early teens, twenty-year-old Londoner Ruby Elliot, AKA RubyEtc, has cultivated her own artistic method of therapy to help herself and others to heal. All the evidence is there that she's been...

A blast from the past in a modern city, Buenos Aires

Away from the crowds of San Telmo, La Boca, and Palermo, the quiet Buenos Aires neighbourhood of Barracas retains an echo of the city’s past. On the sleepy corner of Suarez and Arcamendia, stands La Flor de Barracas, a historic cafe that has...

Coffee With a Fashionista – Nairobi Style

While western styles can be seen on every channel and in every gossip magazine, the Kenyan fashion scene is still unknown grounds for most of us. We met with Franklin Saiyalel, Kenyas leading male fashion blogger to get us up to speed with this...

Is Austin Kleon Talking Too Much?

First and foremost, Austin Kleon is an artist. But since his book Steal Like An Artist started to spread like wildfire a few years ago, he is facing a problem - when does talking about being creative start to take its toll on actually being...

American As F*ck

Jon Feldman—photographer, motorcycle and tattoo enthusiast, and co-owner (along with designer, and older brother Dan Feldman) of American made clothing brand, Feltraiger. The brand started in 2010 and first opened up shop in the Lower East Side...

The Printing Pioneers

As co-owner of Aesthetic Apparatus, a small but wide-reaching design studio in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Dan Ibarra is not simply a designer. He is also a practitioner of a once-outdated art that is experiencing a resurgence – screen-printing.