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Who Knew Candy Could be So Damn Sexy?

“I had a dream when I was 12, that if I buried my mixtapes in the ground, they would turn into candy”, remembers Mayaan, who used to be the Creative Director of a lingerie brand and now makes candy for adults. Maayan’s candy line, Sweet Saba, is named after her Hebrew grandfather with whom she spent years…

We can now Hang Out in Jimi Hendrix’s 1960s London Flat

Number 23 Brook Street in Mayfair of London, is the only officially recognised Hendrix residence in the world. And for the past 13 years, it’s been used as an administrative office. Updated from an article originally posted in 2014 following an announcement of plans to restore the Hendrix residence. Coincidentally located next door to the…

Meet the Bizarre Youtuber dropping the Best Undiscovered R&B Songs of the Year

If you don’t know who Justin Kuritzkes is, until a few minutes ago, I was in the same boat. On my daily aimless scroll through the depths of internet forums, I was randomly drawn to a link titled “Falling in Love with a Photograph”. Just listen to this… It’s pretty damn catchy right? At first I thought…

The Man who Lost his Memory and Rebuilt his Imagination

People heal in so many different ways, but Mark Hogancamp’s story has to be right up there for the most unique and fascinating choice of therapy. Thirteen years ago, Mark returned from hospital after coming out of a nine-day coma, his memory stolen; erased. Back at his home in Kingston, NY, he discovered a closet full…

This is what Leonardo DiCaprio’s Private Uninhabited Island Looks like

Ten years ago, Leonardo DiCaprio bought an island in Belize with plans to build the world’s first eco-restorative resort that would “restore” the over-fished waters, eroding coastline and deforestation. The island is called Blackadore Caye. Leo discovered it while vacationing on a nearby resort in 2004. Fishermen would use this island to manage their catches and chop…

Kid Brothers were too Poor to buy Card Games so instead, they Made their Own

For those of us that grew up with the means to buy the commercial card games, do you know where they ended up? I know most of my mediocre board games and card collections gathered dust in the parents’ basement for years before they finally inevitably ended up in the trash. But for two brothers who couldn’t…

Inside Sophia Loren’s Roman Villa, 1964

I don’t think Sophia Loren gets enough credit as a 20th century screen icon. Her curves and beauty could certainly rival that of Marilyn Monroe and Brigitte Bardot, not to mention her career and lifestyle choices. While Monroe’s and Bardot’s talents were questionable outside of their looks, Sophia won 50 awards during her career including an…

Step inside the Incredible Speakeasy Hidden behind an Umbrella Boutique

I was feeling as if the speakeasy concept had been somewhat overplayed in recent years and become slightly predictable. But a new lounge-bar in Hong Kong has successfully proved me wrong, raising the bar and bringing back the mystery and romance of it all… FoxGlove opened in November of 2015 and pays homage to the fantasy of the British spy. Designed by…

California Dreaming on the Last Hippie Houseboats

Hippies and houseboats; they seem to go together almost like wine and cheese. At least, they used to, especially in California in the 1960s when a mix of old beatniks and young hippies formed a community of whimsical water homes in the Bay Area… I found this photostory lurking in the depths of the LIFE archives, titled “Floating-Houses-California”…

Paris, the Film Set

So you want to see Paris, just like she is in the movies. Of course it’s no wonder why cinema so often chooses Paris as its leading lady, the Audrey Hepburn of film sets, but what if it really became one? Imagine all those facades were fake and when the cameras stopped rolling, all the actors and…

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