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Some Things Never Change. Thankfully Offices Have. The Bath That Time Forgot
There is a famous thought experiment in special relativity involving twins. One leaves Earth in a spacecraft travelling close to the speed of light, while the other stays behind. When the travelling twin returns, far […]
Chalamet, Elordi, Harry Styles, Fashion Kings
Jacob Elordi is the new BLEU DE CHANEL man. The Australian actor has been on a meteoric rise over the past few years, going from relative unknown to suave modern heart-throb and holding his own […]
The New Face of Xbox
Xbox is in its 25th year, and a new boss is in charge. In 2026, Phil Spencer retired after 38 years at Microsoft and was succeeded by Asha Sharma, now CEO of Xbox. Sharma previously […]
Time Pieces
Watches and Wonders 2024: Baume & Mercier
Riviera 10786 Baume & Mercier have boldly stepped into their own aesthetic with the Riviera. Having four screws on the front of the 40mm Dodecagonal case with it’s architectural lines and profile makes it feel […]
The Grand Prix Of Time
For the first time ever the Monaco Grand Prix has a title partner, and it’s none other than TAG Heuer. TAG already had its fingers in plenty of high octane pies, but by becoming the […]
Waking the Iron Tiger: Oyster Perpetual GMT-Master II, 18 ct Everose gold
This year among all the new watches released Rolex was also determined to show us that iconic pieces already released are still getting a lot of love. The Oyster Perpetual Cosmograph Daytona and Sky-Dweller were […]
M2 AI Summit
The Talent Needed Fill The AI Skill Gap
Anna Mowbray, co-founder of Zuru and current CEO and founder of the job marketplace startup ZEIL has gone from being at the top of a sector to a startup. When asked why she didn’t choose […]
Stephen Kurzeja – On AI, Infrastructure and New Zealand’s Chance to Lead
As Chief Technology & Information Officer at 2degrees, Stephen Kurzeja is helping shape the digital infrastructure that underpins how New Zealand connects. With AI rapidly moving from hype to implementation, Kurzeja sees more than just […]
AI And Mining… Actual Mining
Mining veteran Bill Haylock delivered a keynote that delved into the intertwined connection between AI and the mining industry. “AI is science, right? It’s part of the science gig,” Haylock began, drawing parallels between past […]
Cars
Unleashing The Bugatti W16 Mistral
There’s something freeing about an open-top roadster. The wind in your hair, the feel of the sun, the smell of the open road. Hollywood has latched onto the concept also and once you have escaped […]
We Drove Our Toyota Landcruiser Prado 2025 Through A River So You Don’t Have To
The Toyota land cruiser Prado has been around through many iterations since 1990. The last major upgrade was 2009. Now with a new model, new chassis and new design, Toyota is keen to show the […]
The Grand Return – The GranTurismo Is Back For The Long Haul
There’s something romantic about the concept of the Grand Tourer, a vehicle designed to help liberate you from the shackles of the day-to-day routine and allow you to explore the open road in comfort, style, […]
Fashion
Outside Edge
Ermenegildo Zegna might be a luxury fashion brand that is renowned for its finely crafted suits and other clothing items. However, in its hometown of Trivero, Italy, the company is also known for its environmental […]
Fernando Alonso Accelerates As The New BOSS Ambassador
An icon on the track, Fernando Alonso is about to become an icon on the red carpet as well as he’s officially partnered up with BOSS, who’s going to be suiting him up at all […]
Close the Dior, It’s Cold
Dior’s Men’s Ready to Wear Winter 22-23 looks have made their way across the runway and into our wardrobes. Designer Kim Jones, Creative Director of Dior Homme, look back at the beginnings of the fashion […]
Drink
The Macallan Is Back: Your Two Cocktail Recipes for this Weekend
A change of seasons is upon us and it’s time to celebrate with a drop of The Macallan, care of Spey in north-east Scotland. If it’s your first time having a The Macallan the Double […]
How To Food Match Your Whisky
The other day I was asked ‘what food should I have with whisky?’ I replied that there are only three things to have with a whisky – a cigar; a little water; and yet more […]
The Coleraine ’21 from Te Mata Estate: The One
Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand is known for producing some of the world’s finest red wines, but since 1982, Te Mata’s Coleraine range has carved out it’s own benchmark and year on year it keeps getting […]
Success
Liam Lawson on Focus, Kiwi Mentality, and the Baku Challenge
Formula 1 is an octane and ego fuelled sport, so that makes New Zealand driver Liam Lawson a breath of pretense free humble air. In the days before the Visa Cash App RB driver prepared […]
Silky Insights Concrete Action
Chris Matthews wears: Emil Navy Long Sleeve Knitted Polo $299 (KPMI004) Dougie Chocolate Chino $199 (PCW005) From Working Style AI mania has swept its way through every sector and has quickly become one of the […]
The Chemistry of Chemistry
While, these days we might be sidetracked with generating ChatGPT Studio Ghibli versions of ourselves, there is still no competition for pure human creativity that cuts through the zeitgeist of the moment and has the […]
Man Made
The Lotus Eletre R
Photography by Jake Hoare The Lotus Eletre is enormous, vast, and that there’s nothing else quite like it. It’s kind of taken the sports SUV and put it on a course of aggressive body sculpting […]
Bougie Living With Bentley
Bentley enthusiasts, start your bespoke engines! As well as being one of the world’s boujie-est car brands, with their latest wheels being driven by the world’s elite, they’re also joining the club of Aston Martin […]
The Defender Journey
Pack your bags and fly to Queenstown. On arrival the team takes you to your vehicle. Bagged and tagged, this is the last time you lift your suitcase for the next few days. Head to […]
Innovation
Mahershala Ali
The US state of California is known for its stars, and its faultlines. Hollywood – the world-famous hub for the acting industry – has only one rule…if you want to make it big there, you […]
Ground Shock
Casio, certainly made the ground shake when they released their G-Shock range in 1983. The first G-Shock watch, the DW-5000C, was made for workers, and was renowned as being durable, simple and fashionable. G-Shock is […]
Some Very Good Names to Remember
What’s in a name? Well, considering many of our given or nicknames, they may seem pretty ordinary and, dare I say it, arbitrary. But there is much more to names than we give them credit […]
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