Whilst hovering near a bus stop somewhere in East London’s Dalston at 4 on Sunday morning, it occurred to me that once again, I’d found myself in the midst of the long-fabled, most-despised/revered walk of shame. As black cabs whizzed by on account of my hooker shorts—somewhere between the length of Alexa Chung’s and Amy [...]

The clever and hilarious Allie Brosh at Hyperbole and a Half has created a delightfully low-fi Microsoft Paint-illustrated comic strip discussing how she best copes with grammatical errors in internet forums and YouTube comments. Always the eternal optimist, she presumes that missing apostrophes or single-letter punctuation can be attributed to the possession of talons or [...]

If you’re anything like me and the idea of actually looking after a child is putting you off having them, then the natty Japanese have the solution for you—the Tokyo Baby Café. Located in the Aoyama prefecture of Tokyo, the café  is designed by Japanese designer, Nendo to allow parents and their offspring coexist without destroying [...]

For our American brethren, according to tradition, the fourth Thursday in November marks a day of gratitude, feasting and sharing. What tradition refuses to recognise is that it’s also a time of overindulgence to the point of bursting, despair due to parental criticism and tolerance of other inebriated and flatulent—both figuratively and literally—family members. Did [...]

When will the madness cease?! First there were bacon-flavoured envelopes, then bacon shoes and now bacon candles! David Burke’s Primehouse in Chicago has created an edible bacon candle made from rendered bacon fat to be used as a garnish on certain dishes. David Burke recommends pouring it over “dry aged beef, scallop sashimi or any other [...]

Former Acne art director, Daniel Carlsten is pounding the virtual pavement with his impressive online portfolio of visual communication. One of the gems are the invitations he designed to celebrate Acne Paper‘s fifth issue—the ‘Elegant’ issue. The gentleman’s jacket design of the custom die-cut invitation reflected the dress code of the launch event, each having [...]

I’m perplexed by a party invitation problem: I don’t want to invite losers. Unfortunately, there are a lot of them getting about; sometimes in disguise as interesting arty folk and occasionally my loser beam doesn’t pick up on it until they are within its circumference at a gathering. What’s a sure-fire question I can ask [...]

A nightclub promoter is enforcing a strict dress code in an attempt to rid violence and dance floor melees. The promoter of Dorcia, a night at Melbourne’s Ding Dong says that their policy will eradicate the “sports jock mentality” that can be found at many club nights. There have been cries of outrage saying that the [...]

20-year-old student, Geisy Arruda has caused quite the escándalo at a Brazilian university after supposedly disregarding “ethical principles, academic dignity and morality.” Miss Arruda was  expelled from Bandeirante University after wearing a pink mini dress to class, which resulted in mass hysteria from the student body. She was escorted by police guards as she was mobbed [...]

Today at 11:00am many people around the world will be observing two minutes’ silence in their respective timezones for Remembrance/Veterans’ Day, commemorating those who scarified their lives in the various wars of the past century. Given that it’s a work day for most, what’s the protocol for solemness in the workplace? 1. Take your phone off the hook. It’s only [...]