Chinese scientists are planing to launch an artificial moon into the sky by 2020 to illuminate one of its biggest cities. Chinese scientists plan to launch an artificial moon into orbit over Chéngdū by 2020. Image by Getty Made from a satellite coated in reflected material, the man-made moon will glow at night to replace street […]
Next summer, party on a luxury cruise with indie band Belle and Sebastian
In 1998, Scottish indie band Belle and Sebastian curated Bowlie Weekender, a DIY music festival in a holiday camp in Sussex that served as the inspiration for the iconic All Tomorrow’s Parties throughout the noughties. As the twentieth anniversary of the event nears, the band is preparing to mark the occasion with something special; a […]
Year-long Robert Mapplethorpe exhibition to kick off at the Guggenheim in January
Thirty years after his death, the Guggenheim Museum in New York will hold a year-long exhibition celebrating the renowned photographer and artist Robert Mapplethorpe. Robert Mapplethorpe, Self Portrait, 1980. Gelatin silver print, 35.9 x 35.7 cm. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, Gift, The Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation, 93.4289 © Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation. Used by permission. […]
Paris on Foot: 35 Miles, 6 Days and One Blistered Toe
A journey around the perimeter of Paris, exploring neighborhoods well off the tourist-beaten path, revealed a city at once familiar and yet startlingly new.