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Okay come with me, we're going to explore every inch of this hotel built inside the deserted grottos of an Italian mountain village from the Middle Ages. The cliffs of the Gravina River Valley in Matera Italy are believed to be the site of the first human settlements in the country. So let's begin o

Image: Tim Henson No one quite knew what to do with Generation X (born from the late 1960s to the early '80s), but marketers were especially stumped at how they could appeal to this new, generation of globalisation that was disillusioned with the status quo. The heart of the matter was, and remai

Messy Nessy Chic uncovers the Pearly Kings and Queens, an English style subculture, with their colorful feathered hats and hand-sewn pearl button suits.

The mystery isn’t just who made them or where they came from, but why they’re still so affordable.

A review of Ruth Reichl's Delicious! and a giveaway for Canadians.

Can the lips and dig the crazy Beatnik jazz...

Doppelgängers are just fascinating, celebrity or not. And there's always that question: how is it possible? How can two people who are not genetically related look nearly like twins? But I suppose the question we should really be asking ourselves is: on a planet of seven billion people, how can some

Wouldn't it be wonderful if life just looked like one long vintage French photo album? I've found just the go-to online treasure trove for such day-dreaming occasions. Packed with a staggering collection of vintage photos that might have anything to do with Paris, France or the French, naturally I h

Behind the number 12, rue Chabanais, a typical building on a typical back street not far from the Musée du Louvre in Paris, used to be one of the most notorious and prestigious bordellos of the golden era. Today, it's an apartment building, but just across the road at number 11, an inconspicuous lit

Ever wondered whose job it is to make all those fabricated newspapers, letters, photographs, posters or books used by characters on our favourite TV shows and in the movies? It's a peculiar and curious career niche, but I've found someone that does exactly that for a living... Ross MacDonald neve