We used to write about tourism, now we write about everything.
We used to write about tourism, now we write about everything.
How Instagram turned simple food into luxury theatre
From £22 smash burgers to £8.50 chocolate strawberries at Borough Market, simple food is becoming algorithmic spectacle. When did lunch turn into performance?
How a country's currency lost 98% of its value and daily life just… continued
Since 2019, the Lebanese pound has collapsed by more than 98%, banks froze savings, electricity largely vanished and yet daily life persists. How does a country absorb economic freefall and keep moving?
Ace, Hoxton and CitizenM figured it out first. Now every hotel is redesigning its ground floor for people who never check in.
Once a transitional space, the hotel lobby has become the most valuable square footage in the building. As remote work reshapes cities, brands are monetising presence — not just overnight stays.
56,000 people caught between Danish sovereignty, American ambition, and Chinese mining interests. What do they actually want?
Greenland is discussed in Washington, Copenhagen and Beijing as a strategic prize. But beneath the Arctic rhetoric lies a quieter question: how does a nation of 56,000 build independence without becoming someone else’s asset?
Superyacht marinas, private islands, and the quiet land grab reshaping Southern Europe's coastlines
From Côte d’Azur marinas to Greek island concessions and Spanish Golden Visa developments, capital is quietly redrawing the Mediterranean. The coastline remains public in theory — but increasingly controlled in practice.
Arc'teryx and Salomon conquered the city. Now what?
From Shoreditch to SoHo to Le Marais, technical outerwear became the urban uniform. But every aesthetic cycle plateaus. Outdoor-luxury has stabilized — and workwear is emerging as the next serious signal.
Phoebe Philo's return, Loewe's rise, quiet tailoring, anti-streetwear — men's fashion is having its most creative moment in a decade
After the streetwear decade, menswear is shifting from logos to language: cut, fabrication, restraint, and ideas. The money is moving too — and the creative director chairs suggest this isn’t a trend but a structural reset.
From Somali remittances to Afghan markets and Western terror investigations, hawala remains one of the world's most resilient financial systems — informal, trust-based, and still moving billions beyond the reach of modern banking.
From streaming to software to groceries, recurring payments quietly reshaped how we consume, commit and forget.
Budgets keep climbing, yet the work feels flatter: safer scripts, noisier spectacle, rushed finishing and fewer films that genuinely divide opinion. Streaming didn’t kill cinema outright. It rewired what movies are for.
Why citizenship, tax, and geography are becoming business decisions
Residency visas, tax arbitrage and mobility incentives have turned nationality into strategy. In 2026, where you live is less about identity and more about optimisation.
How a neighbourhood becomes a business model
Shoreditch didn’t collapse. It professionalised. The numbers, the language, and the leases explain why — and what ‘cool’ costs once attention turns into yield.
How streaming killed cinematic risk
Budgets keep climbing, yet the work feels flatter: safer scripts, noisier spectacle, rushed finishing and fewer films that genuinely divide opinion. Streaming didn’t kill cinema outright. It rewired what movies are for.
How a country's currency lost 98% of its value and daily life just… continued
Since 2019, the Lebanese pound has collapsed by more than 98%, banks froze savings, electricity largely vanished and yet daily life persists. How does a country absorb economic freefall and keep moving?
Superyacht marinas, private islands, and the quiet land grab reshaping Southern Europe's coastlines
From Côte d’Azur marinas to Greek island concessions and Spanish Golden Visa developments, capital is quietly redrawing the Mediterranean. The coastline remains public in theory — but increasingly controlled in practice.
Why citizenship, tax, and geography are becoming business decisions
Residency visas, tax arbitrage and mobility incentives have turned nationality into strategy. In 2026, where you live is less about identity and more about optimisation.
“We started this thing because every city guide felt like it was written by someone who'd been there for a weekend. We live here. We eat here. We get ripped off here.”
— Wills Mayani, Editor
