The Science of Resting Easy: The SmartSleep Deep Sleep Headband
Remember when the simple task of brewing morning coffee required one to groggily crawl out of bed, fumble to the kitchen, fill the water…
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A Tiny Holiday Home in the Netherlands
i29 interior architects, an award-winning studio based in Ouder-Amstel, the Netherlands, places a special emphasis on brick and mortar experiences within the context of…
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A New Era for the Iconic Imperial Hotel Erskineville
In 1993, the cast and crew of a low-budget feature rolled into the Imperial Hotel Erskineville in Sydney, Australia. The structure, originally built in…
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October Buying Guide: All About Design
As our avid readers will know, KHACHILIFE is a publication dedicated to the art of living well — and that means navigating this world…
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Crown Heights: A Modern Twist on a Classic Brownstone
Think of the words “New York brownstone” and real estate dollar signs no doubt swirl through the mind. The architectural style earns its name…
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VAND: A Sophisticated, Game-Changing Shower System
We wake in the morning. We groggily turn on the shower. We check the temperature. Warm enough? Good. Aside from our brief thermal assessment,…
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Archetypes and Existentialism: The Works of Jeff Chester
Jeff Chester is a Winnipeg-based painter with a career path that could be considered quite unusual. A former educator with both a background in…
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Bond’s New Rides: A First Look
In 1962, James Bond drove into the cultural fabric of western cinema (and society) in a lake blue Sunbeam Alpine Series II. That first…
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Light for the Literary: Helsinki Central Library Oodi
The northern city of Helsinki, one of Europe’s youngest capitals, is known around the world for its impressive and varied architecture. From Neoclassical and…
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Going Gourmet: Tech Gadgets for the Culinary Arts
Chalk it up to the convenient access to foodie content, but we often find ourselves itching to get more creative in the kitchen. If…
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September Buying Guide: Cool Weather Fashion
We’re just going to boldly declare it: fall is our favourite season for fashion. The layers, the colours, the textures… We’re fully prepared to…
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The Burj Residence: Minimalism in a Maximalist World
Dubai has a world-wide reputation for daring, ground-breaking architecture. Its skyline looks like the civilizations of our sci-fi fantasies, cityscapes we may have one…
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Xenoma: The Future of Smart Apparel?
The prefix “xeno” denotes foreignness or strangeness, a four-letter word for the unfamiliar. The words “man” and “machine,” despite naming completely polarized entities, share…
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Jing’an Prime Land: Tradition & History in Shanghai
The works of Toronto-based Mason Studio, led by partners Stanley Sun and Ashley Rumsey, are scattered across almost every continent. Sleek vegan eateries, posh…
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Looking to the Legends: Dan Aykroyd on Crystal Head Vodka
If there was ever a man who could be accurately described as a “jack of all trades,” it’s Dan Aykroyd. The writer, comedian, actor,…
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The Method of Musicality: In Conversation with Jordan Waraksa of FIDDLE + HAMMER
Jordan Waraksa is the multitalented force behind FIDDLE + HAMMER, a Milwaukee-based company that crafts heirloom quality furniture. An artist and musician, Waraksa channels…
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Beauty Is In The Eye Of…This Smart Selfie-Taking Mirror
Remember those clunky mirrors from the 1970s and ’80s, the pinnacle of technological advances within the beauty industry? Specifically, we’re talking about those plug-in…
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Luxurious Safari: An Adventure in Namibia
Namibia is quickly becoming one of the hottest luxury destinations in the world, and it’s clear why. Its varied landscape is jaw-droppingly beautiful. Mostly…
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The Divine Transformation of an Old Quebec Church
The Canadian province of Quebec boasts no shortage of old and beautiful churches. Montreal alone has earned itself the nickname “City of Saints” for…
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Are CDs the New Vinyl…Again? Three Minimalist CD Players That Make Nostalgia Look Stylish
“Music, at its essence, is what gives us memories,” iconic musician Stevie Wonder once told Oprah as they sat in his Hollywood music studio,…
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THE CRAFT BEER BOOM: Celebrating Microbreweries Across Canada
The past few years have brought a boom in microbreweries across Canada, particularly in the country’s more rural towns. Craft beer has become the…
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Orlando Bloom Selling in Beverly Hills Before Wedding Katy Perry!
With his wedding to Katy Perry on the horizon, English Lord of the Rings actor Orlando Bloom is selling the house he bought in…
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The Digital Works of Sheila Elias
Hundreds of years from now, when historians study and contextualize the current epoch, it will undoubtedly be said that our age represents a particularly…
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Want to Spend the Night at Ikea? In Älmhult, You Can!
Entering IKEA can sometimes feel a bit like stepping through the looking glass into another world. The sprawling, maze-like stores are easy to get…
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Surfing Innovation From Northern Waters: The Awake Rävik Electric Surfboard
When you think of surfing, chances are high that warm climates come to mind: the waves of Oahu, the beaches of Southern California, the…
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Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth Hotel: A Stunning Transformation
In the golden days of North American train travel, railway companies engaged in fierce competition to entice passengers, both on the tracks and beyond….
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70 Years Strong: Hauser Celebrates Its Anniversary by Doing What it Does Best
All in the family? When it comes to the furnishings line Hauser, absolutely! This Canadian company is today operated by two generations of the…
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Electric Love: Dexquisite’s DX eBike is About to Change the Game
We here at KHACHILIFE are no strangers to electric vehicles in their multitudinous forms. From the 2.6 million dollar Automobili Pininfarina Battista to a…
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July Buyer’s Guide: Summer Essentials
Whatever your plans are this summer, we have you covered. Get in the right state of mind with these summer product picks that will…
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The Other Place: Escher-Inspired Accommodations in the Heart of Guilin
Guilin is a city in southwest China that boasts an otherworldly landscape; dramatic limestone karst hills, fragrant osmanthus trees, and the glassy Li River…
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Duo: The Power of Music Meets the Science of Bone Conduction
At the dawn of the 19th century, one of the greatest composers of all time was facing a frightening reality. Ludwig van Beethoven, whose…
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The Most Beautiful Celebrity Wedding Venues
Calling all brides and grooms-to-be! Looking for a little wedding inspiration? Look no further than the stunning venues below. Not only are the properties…
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Heating Things Up In Miami: In Conversation With Diego Colmenero and Charlie Porchetto
Diego Colmenero and Charlie Porchetto, the savvy young developers behind Urbanica The Hotels, have been creating a splash in the Miami hospitality scene since…
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Clocks with Purpose
Who would have thought, as little as ten years ago, that bedside alarm clocks would one day become an archaic symbol of the olden…
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Must-See Films on the Newly Launched Criterion Channel
Decades before the advent of streaming services, the Criterion Collection was the home video distribution company for cinephiles. Founded in 1984, it was, in…
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Colour & Light in The Duke by Acton Ostry
Mount Pleasant, one of Vancouver’s oldest neighbourhoods, has also become one of its trendiest in recent years. Eclectic and hip, the area boasts cafés,…
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Elvis & Kresse: Upscale Accessories From Unexpected Places
Elvis and Kresse has been reimagining the world of luxury since 2005, transforming the most unlikely of materials into high-end handbags and accessories. A…
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Samsung Thinks Bigger (Much Bigger) With The Wall
Ever since its advent and subsequent introduction into the home, the television has inarguably been something of an eyesore. From the boxy RCA 630-TSs…
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The Best TV Shows To Binge Watch This Summer
Game of Thrones is officially over, much to the chagrin of its roughly 45 million viewers. Creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss were openly…
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La Chance: Daring Duality From the Heart of Paris
Ever since its inaugural collection was presented in Milan in 2012, there’s been an inherent duality in the works of La Chance. That debut…
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Open & Bright: A Masculine Parisian Flat by Humbert & Poyet
Originally built in the 1970s, this apartment in Paris was not without promising bones. Situated on the top floor of the complex, with views…
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The Starliner: Boeing Is Raising Its Gaze To Space
Ever since the 1916 maiden flight of Boeing’s first aircraft, a seaplane built from wood and wire and linen, the company has been consistently…
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Great Forms of TRANSIT in Montreal
With its cobblestone streets, famously beautiful balconies, and a plethora of iconic architecture, there’s plenty of exploration to be done in Montréal. Whether you’re…
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Great Ways to Have SUMMER FUN in Montreal
Ask almost any Montréaler what they love about living in the quintessentially French city and the first thing out their mouths — likely before…
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Great ARCHITECTURE to See in Montreal
Montréal is home to a unique combination of both historic and modern architecture, making it a simply fascinating city to explore. While wandering the…
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Great NIGHTLIFE in Montreal
Montréal may be an extraordinarily beautiful city to experience on a balmy summer afternoon, but it’s also one of those metropolitan hubs that truly…
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June Buying Guide: Father’s Day
Gift-giving is a tricky business — especially when it comes to fathers. Dads can be notoriously hard to shop for, and it’s difficult to land…
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Great Places to SHOP in Montreal
When it comes to shopping in North America, there’s no hub quite like Montréal. Buzzing with a quintessentially European level of sophistication, the old…
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Great Places to DRINK in Montreal
The French may be known for their fine wine, and on that front, Montréal doesn’t disappoint. However, the city is also known for its…
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Great Places to EAT in Montreal
Montréal is rich in history and (foodie) culture, which is why a food guide is necessary to ensure that you don’t miss any of…
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Great Places to STAY in Montreal
Montréal has been a global epicentre of culture since the 1960s — chalk it up to Expo 67 putting the gorgeous French city on…
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Great NEIGHBOURHOODS to Visit in Montreal
The neighbourhoods of Montréal are like the guests at a spontaneous Montréal house party — an eclectic bunch with fascinating backgrounds and stories, whose…
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Drew Barrymore Flower Home: Glamour in Boho Vintage
Drew Barrymore may have been born and raised with an acting pedigree — the 44-year-old is a member of the Barrymore family of actors…
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nreal: The Stylish Face of Mixed Reality
When virtual reality glasses first appeared on the scene, the wonder and excitement they stirred were largely caused by the technology they housed. These…
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The Integratron: Science, Sound, and Sci-Fi in the California Desert
The Mojave Desert is one of the most mysteriously enchanting and storied landscapes in North America. The arid, rain-shadow desert is home to the…
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Brokis: A New Take on Old Traditions
Based in the Czech Republic, premium lighting brand Brokis was founded in 2006 by an entrepreneur and engineer by the name of Jan Rabell….
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May Buyer’s Guide: Great Grad Gifts
Ah, ’tis the season — for tossing caps in the air! For those with loved ones making that proud walk across the stage this…
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History & Speed at the Porsche Cars North America Experience Center and Headquarters
Not far from the Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta, another web of runway can be found gleaming in the hot Georgia sun, hemmed in…
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Ford Is Keeping Sleepers In Their Own Lanes With This Inventive Bed
“Stay in your lane” — it’s a phrase you’ve no doubt muttered at an errant driver on crowded downtown streets, or perhaps even heard…
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The Universal Language of Food: In Conversation with Vikram Vij
In 1994, Vikram Vij opened a restaurant in Vancouver that would forever change the Indian foodie scene — in the beautiful coastal city, certainly,…
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Humbert & Poyet: Timeless Elegance in A 10th Anniversary Collection
The extraordinary creations of Paris-based agency Humbert & Poyet first captured our imagination thanks to its breathtaking renovation of a Paris landmark; Beefbar, a…
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May Book Club: Surviving Graduation
Spring can be a time of gentle awakenings, a period for revelling in milder air and longer light — but for many, it can…
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Toronto’s Shangri-La Hotel: Downtown Luxury by B+H
Ever since the first Shangri-La hotel opened in Singapore in 1971, the name of the now multinational hospitality company has been synonymous with luxury….
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Is Drake’s Watch The Sexiest Time Piece Ever Made?
This may just be the first time that the words erotic messages, Tibetan prayer wheel, and Drake all belong in the same sentence. What…
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Created for Change: The Works of Pritzker Prize Winner Arata Isozaki
The Pritzker Prize is known as the Nobel Prize of architecture for a reason. The prestigious award, given yearly, is designed to honour a…
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Wiping Out Waste: How Winnow Is Making Kitchens Smarter
Our readers in Toronto and Ottawa may be familiar with the exhibit Anthropocene, a multidisciplinary project that investigates human impact on Earth and its…
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Celebrating the Spring Mill Distillery – Sleeman Part II
Last year we spoke with John W. Sleeman about the Hollywood-worthy story of his family’s brewing business. Secrets, smuggling, gangs — such is the…
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Labours of Love and Learning: In Conversation with Chef Jason Morris
Chef Jason Morris has a reputation for obsessive, uncompromising perfection. He and restauranteur partner Kabir Kapoor achieved considerable success with their first shared venture,…
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Yellow Steel House: A Pop Of Colour In London’s Hampton Hill
Located in London’s Hampton Hill, a short walk from the lush and sprawling Bushy Park, Yellow Steel House by Woodrow Architects is a ground…
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Fit For Champions: The Scuderia Ferrari Spring/Summer 2019 Line
There’s a certain level of prestige that one can expect from Scuderia Ferrari, the racing division of luxury Italian brand Ferrari. It’s not only…
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April Book Club: The Hottest Nonfiction Books To Read in 2019
If the warmer weather has you dreaming of those delicious days spent at the beach with a good book, readers: we hear you, we…
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The Small And Splendid Structures of the Backcountry Hut Company
What image does your brain conjure when you think of the word ‘hut’? The simple recreational structures of the Backcountry Hut Company are very…
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Luxury Down Under: Chef David Lee of Pretty Beach House
Situated on the lush Bouddi Peninsula in New South Wales, Australia, surrounded by ancient angophoras and fragrant eucalyptus, is a slice of luxury in…
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April Buyer’s Guide: Great Guy Gear
Gentlemen, you know we love a well-designed gadget or product; if it looks great, works well, and enhances our lives just a little, we’re…
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LiveWire: Harley-Davidson’s Electric Thrill
Harley-Davidson, juggernaut of the motorcycling world, produces bikes that are distinctly recognizable not just by their hulking frames, but by sound. The deep purr…
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Inside The Whimsical World of Joost & Kiki
Kiki van Eijk and Joost van Bleiswijk are the duo behind Joost & Kiki, a Dutch design firm that is simultaneously a collaborative and…
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The Pleasure of Eating: In Conversation with Chef Romain Avril
Chef Romain Avril is one of those in-demand figures of the foodie world with a resume that would make a mouth water; not only…
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Jessica Biel, Gaiam’s New Brand Ambassador
Jessica Biel is a woman of transformations. As a performer, her work covers a broad spectrum that makes it difficult — impossible, really —…
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March Book Club: The Gardener’s Guide
Earlier this month we brought you a curated list of tools to help get your garden growing — and now that you’re well equipped…
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Where Modernist Design Meets Nature: Monument Channel Cottage
Located in Monument Channel, a narrow body of water that neighbours Galbraith Island in Canada’s Georgian Bay, this cottage by CORE Architects is the…
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Crystallizing a Concept: Spotlight on Chanthy Yen of Montreal’s Fieldstone
Montreal is rivalled by few other Canadian centres for its pride in homegrown talent. And perhaps with good reason; when it comes to the…
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Choreography for an Exhibition: Remembering Robert Mapplethorpe
The works of iconic and controversial American photographer Robert Mapplethorpe have continued to hold relevance in the art world decades after his untimely passing….
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March Style Guide: Inspired by Gardening
Farewell, chilly days of hibernation; we’re celebrating spring in full force by, in the words of Joni Mitchell, getting “back to the garden.” Whether…
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Finding Inspiration in the Abstract: In Conversation with Matthew Hufft
Matthew Hufft isn’t just interested in creating spaces that are simply personal and functional; a guiding principal of the architect’s U.S.-based design and fabrication…
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Astrid & Gastón: Peruvian Cuisine With A Rich History
Plenty of restaurants have been established in repurposed, reimagined buildings. The factories, storehouses, mills, and mansions of antiquity now house some of the world’s…
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Somnox: The Cuddly Robot Designed To Help You Sleep
Our common perception of robots is one largely informed by our cultural fictions. The Jetsons, Star Wars, and the various sci-fi blockbusters of the…
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Orion Inspires The Ziad Nakad Spring/Summer Line
Ziad Nakad began his fashion house/atelier in 1997 with a vision of marrying timeless femininity with bold, dramatic flair; now, over twenty years later,…
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This New Vape Replaces Nicotine With…Vitamins
Ever since the mid-2000s, e-cigarettes have seemingly dangled from the hand of at least one smoker in any given crowd. The smell of tobacco…
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The Best Art House Cinemas in Canada
The Great Escape isn’t just the name of one of the greatest films of all time; it’s also a spot-on description of the medium…
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El Diablo: The Restaurant Built On Top of An Active Volcano
In the south of Lanzarote, Spain, a series of ochre-coloured, rocky mountains rise above the Parque Nacional de Timanfaya. Formed between 1730 and 1736…
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The Byton M-Byte Concept: This Insanely Smart Car Is All About Screens
Sitting on the show floor of CES this past January, surrounded by curious onlookers and auto enthusiasts, was a gleaming, cream-coloured vehicle. With the…
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The Pink Phenom
As we saw in Gucci’s fiery 2019 cruise show, pink is here to stay; Pantone may have named “Rose Quartz” its colour of the…
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Skiin: Is Clothing The Future of Smart Wearables?
We’re well accustomed, by now, to wearables that monitor everything from our steps to our heartbeats to our blood alcohol levels. They come in…
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February Buying Guide: Romantic Gifts for Valentine’s Day
As you’ll know from our recent book club, we’re all about looking for the unexpected this Valentine’s Day. Nothing says you truly care about —…
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Beefbar: A New Look for An Art Nouveau Gem
Nestled in the leafy, luxurious Golden Triangle of Paris’ Champs-Elysees is a particular gem of Parisian culture and history. In a neighbourhood with iconic…
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The Blue Room: Serious Luxury In A Secret Ice Cavern
Foodie culture isn’t just about food. It isn’t even about the presentation. Rather, it’s about the experience; a memory, intrinsically tied to each of…
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February Book Club: Romantic Poetry Collections for Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day is almost upon us, and with it comes that seasonal barrage of ads promoting lovers’ gifts: chocolates, roses, diamonds, anything pink or…
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“Curiosity Is My Guide”: An Exclusive Interview with Andrew Peek
Andrew Peek is trying to read the future. And no, we don’t mean that in the tea-leaves-and-crystal-balls sense; Peek’s methods are more exacting, the…
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2019 HEALTH & WELLNESS BUYERS GUIDE
New year, new you. Now that we’ve rounded up our extensive January reading list to help launch us on the path to a healthier,…
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Stellina by Vaonis: This Beautiful Smart Telescope Is Your Window To The Universe
For as long as humans have populated the Earth, our eyes have been fixed on the universe beyond. Our earliest cultures based their deities…
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