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The Ethiopian Fashion Tribe that turns Nature into Haute Couture

Remember when you tried to get creative and bejewel your jean shorts or decorate your new tennis shoes with a Sharpie pen? Well this is not that. In the Omo Valley of southern Ethiopia, the Surma and Mursi people don’t have glue guns, sewing machines, sequins or Sharpies to accessorise with. Inspired by the tools and textiles…

The Hush Hush Celebrity Cult Restaurant of Paris

The facade of 12 Rue de Richelieu, a nondescript Chinese restaurant ironically called Davé, looks like its seen better days. One could easily mistake it for a questionable massage parlour hiding behind clandestine red velvet curtains; but you would never guess that it’s one of the most legendary celebrity haunts in Paris, counting such icons as the late Yves Saint…

A Billionaire’s Fairytale Replica Chateau Sitting Empty next to Versailles

Parisians would probably like to think they know of all the major Châteaux in their vicinity. There is of course Versailles, the Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte, Fontainebleau, and the hunting palace of Chantilly. But just a fifteen minute drive from the heart of Paris, nestled deep within thick forest walls, lies a jaw-dropping chateau, or a not-so-mini version of Versailles,…

The Last Globemaker

Ever wondered about the world behind those spinning globes that fascinated you so much as a kid?! No, me neither, but a mini documentary about Peter Bellerby and his London-based company that manufactures fine handcrafted globes is an unexpected delight. How does one get into the globe-making business? Bellerby, started out when he made one for his…

13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. CXL)

1. A “Sky Ladder” made of Fireworks Igniting as It Drifts into the Sky: On June 15, at the break of dawn, artist Cai Guo-Qiang set off a giant white balloon filled with 6,200 cubic meters of helium. As the orb ascended above Huiyu Island Harbour in Quanzhou, China, it carried with it a 500-meter-long…

The Original Hilton Sisters

Before Paris and Niki graced the tabloid headlines, it was the siamese sisters of Vaudeville – Daisy and Violet Hilton – who were the talk of the town. Are you in for some glamour? Deception? Love scandals? Intrigue? The original Hilton sisters had it all… Daisy and Violet were born in Brighton, England, in 1908. Their…

Frida Kahlo’s Greenhouse Garden Party

Margaritas in hand amongst a sea of succulents, fresh tacos devoured under string lights while the mariachi band plays, flora headbands against terracotta blues, reds and yellows of the beloved Casa Azul, reimagined inside a domed glass forest. Sound like your kinda night out? Well thank God it’s Frida. She’s throwing a Frida Al Fresco party at the New York…

Hollywood’s Original “Bad Girl”: The Tragic Muse of Kurt Cobain

Even before she was famous, Frances Farmer had a bad girl reputation. In high school, she won a writing contest for her essay, “God Dies”, and was awarded a trip abroad to the Soviet Union in college, which she earned by selling subscriptions for a left-wing paper. She was a force to be reckoned with, heading straight…

Colombia’s Beloved Jeeps Loaded with Everything but the Kitchen Sink

In the Coffee Triangle of Columbia, the locals worship an unlikely icon– the Willys Jeep, America’s military vehicle of choice during World War II. Every year in the small towns of Quindío, there’s a big folkloric parade celebrating the utility vehicles, loaded with (literally) everything but the kitchen sink. They call them “Yipaos” (loaded Jeeps) and they have become…

Congo High, Class of ’72

I still cringe when I look back (usually against my will) at my high school yearbook pictures. It’s probably because I can see how utterly lost I was at that age, in every sense of the word. But these school portraits, taken at a Protestant secondary school in Mbandaka, Congo in 1972, are in another league from your…

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