David Byrne and composer Daniel Pemberton have released a new song for the soundtrack to Musk,…
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Why the Maps of London, Tokyo, New York, and Other Major Cities Look the Way They Do
If you’re trying to understand a city, its map isn’t a bad place to start. Today,…
The Best Watches of 2026 (So Far)
I really liked the Nomos Club Sport Worldtimer when they first dropped a year ago in…
A Louise Bourgeois Rug Meets a Rubber Chair in Shoreditch
London Design Festival closed this weekend, and the most quietly radical room in the city wasn’t…
17 New Songs Out Today to Listen To: Jess Williamson, Robbie Bennett, and More
There’s so much music coming out all the time that it’s hard to keep track. On…
In 1704, Isaac Newton Predicted That the World Will End in 2060
We have become quite used to pronouncements of doom, from scientists predicting the sixth mass extinction…
Inside the Subreddit Where Men Share Their Dinners—And Their Most Intimate Feelings
Can receiving that dopamine hit—hundreds of upvotes or comments about your problems—provide a kind of solution?…
Aethos Shoreditch Fuses Industrial London With Japanese Craft
Boutique hotel brand Aethos has opened its first London outpost in Shoreditch, and the interiors —…
How to Create the Perfect Movie Marathon: A Guide to Genres, Runtime & Mood
Most movie marathons fail for the same reason: they are built around one theme and nothing…
When Buckminster Fuller Proposed Putting a Dome Over Manhattan (1960)
Image via Buckminster Fuller Estate The novels of John Brunner have become a niche taste, even…