Art,Sex

Grayson Perry on Kinky Sex

Grayson Perry on Kinky Sex

An honest approach to sex is key, according to Turner Prize winner and occasional cross-dresser Grayson Perry. [Read more...]

Style

Smart buy – DS Dundee Fair Isle Socks

Smart buy – DS Dundee Fair Isle Socks

With memories of the festive season still looming large, you’re probably drowning in bad socks. Despair no longer, this Fair Isle pair from Scottish brand DS Dundee have just the right amount of zane to make a weekday outfit a bit more interesting – and, given that they’re made from wool, they’re bound to trump the black nylons that nanny picked out. [Read more...]

Style

Go for the Burns

Go for the Burns

If you’re looking for an unusual (and Haggis-free) way to toast the bard’s birthday tomorrow night, then this east London supperclub could be it. [Read more...]

What we're listening to

What we’re listening to – Man Like Me

Click to playWhat we’re listening to – Man Like Me

London-based synth duo Man Like Me kick start their UK tour at XOYO London this month and we’re pretty excited. If you don’t know them by name, they may be better recognized as “those guys from the IKEA advert.” [Read more...]

Design & Technology

Improving your sonic style

Improving your sonic style

They might sound like a Danish prog-rock band but Atomic Floyd’s area of expertise actually lies in producing good-looking and impressive-sounding in-ear headphones like these, the mini darts. [Read more...]

Style & Grooming

Shop Watch – Tachiagari at DSM

Shop Watch – Tachiagari at DSM

Like some writhing retail chameleon, Comme Des Garçons’ Dover Street Market store has – once again – undergone a ‘Tachiagari” (Japanese for “beginning”) at the hands of Rei Kawakubo and Adrian Joffe, the brand’s owners and founders. [Read more...]

How Tos

The Manual – How to winter-proof your car

The Manual – How to winter-proof your car

Don’t get excited. It’s still January and there’s more rubbish weather to come. In anticipation of the next cold snap we spoke to Vanessa Guyll – technical specialist for the AA – about winter proofing cars. Invaluable. [Read more...]

Music

Rob Da Bank’s track of the week – Alex Winston

Click to playRob Da Bank’s track of the week – Alex Winston

This young lady from detroit is a multi instrumental whizz-kid who namechecks PJ Harvey and Florence as heroines. [Read more...]