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Stoic Words: Quotes to Rise and Grind To
When we were tasked with the job of collating our favourite quotes from the stoics we thought it would be amusing to just publish two blank pages as it might be more in line with […]
Half These Tech Reviews Have Ludicrous Screens
One Guy Three Screens Now that we’ve had every possible iteration of screen sizes as well as some pretty novel double screen layouts it’s time to boldly venture to new frontiers. THREE MONITORS. Laptops offer […]
Who Cares About Ballet
In a recent interview with Matthew McConaughey in a Variety & CNN Town Hall Timothée Chalamet talked about how the craft of movies is changing, and having to meet the audience where it is. One […]
Time Pieces
The Tank is Back: The New Tank Louis Cartier
Brutalism meets horology With Cartier’s latest release. Sandwiched between two world wars Cartier designed a watch that could survive all of them. It was just six years after the debut of the original Tank Louis […]
The Best of Grand Seiko at Watches & Wonders 2025
1There’s a season for everything, and by the looks of it there’s a Seiko for every season. This year Grand Seiko came out swinging at Watches & Wonders with a range of new expressions. Here’s […]
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 […]
M2 AI Summit
How to Future-Proof Your Organisation Amid Accelerating Change
In a wide-ranging fireside discussion, Mark Bregman explored the growing tension between the accelerating pace of technological change and the organisational structures that struggle to adapt to it. Drawing on decades of executive leadership at […]
The Talent Needed to Fill the AI Skill Gap
James Laughlin, High-Performance Leadership Strategist & Executive Coach A globally recognised expert in high-performance leadership and personal mastery, based in Christchurch, James is a seven-time world champion musician. He now channels his exceptional mental discipline […]
AI & Cybersecurity – What You Need to Know
Simon Jordon, cybersecurity consultant at Resilient IT, gave the audience a mild panic attack with his talk on how AI is accelerating both the sophistication and scale of cyber threats. He described a shift in […]
Cars
Winning Formula With Brendon Hartley
New Zealand boasts a rich history of names in the realm of motorsport – Chris Amon, Bruce McLaren, Possom Bourne, Greg Murphy, Scott Dixon and Mitch Evans are just a selection of names in the […]
Prancing Horse, Hidden Dragon
Ferarri has celebrated its 30th anniversary of having a presence in mainland China in the most appropriate manner by unveiling a one-of-a-kind Ferrari Roma Tailor Made. The new Ferrari Roma draws inspiration from traditional Chinese […]
Cadillac – F1’s Newest team
Cadillac is the newest team to join Formula One, making 11 teams and 22 cars on the grid. F1 is a very sophisticated operation these days, an elite franchise with restricted entry. How the most […]
Fashion
Let’s Talk About The Prada Fall Winter 2023 Collection
Prada has taken the modern sensibilities of reduction and simplicity and crashed them right up against exaggeration, comfort and intimacy in this new collection by Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons. With Raf Simons closing up […]
Backgammon: Back In Style
The history of backgammon goes back 5000 years and it’s had some low points along the way, including being banned by the Catholic Church in the middle ages. But it came back and had a […]
A New Jewel In Sydney’s Luxury Scene
Cartier, the prestigious French luxury jeweller, has opened its latest flagship store in Sydney, Australia. Located on the corner of King and George Streets, the 749-square-metre, two-story store features an impressive level of local customisation, […]
Drink
Why You Should Have A Wine Cellar
If you are worried that out of control global inflation might be eroding the value of cash and are looking at other investment options, now might be the time to stock up on some wine. […]
This 50ml Bottle of Scotch Just Sold for £6440
We’ve covered expensive liquor here before. Usually these expensive drams have had to gussy themselves up by bedazzling their bottles with jewels to be worth anything at all. But not Scottish distiller Springbank’s single malt […]
James Bond 60th Anniversary Release
James Bond and The Macallan—two icons that have that unmistakable air of Scottish heritage and a kind of timeless appeal that never really goes out of style. Bond’s been spotted with a glass of The […]
Success
The Structure of Success
Chef, restaurateur, entrepreneur, father and new Samsung ambassador, Josh Emett, has achieved a lot in his life already, but by the way that he maximises his time, we can be sure that there is more […]
Crushing the SailGP
Tom Slingsby Is a hard man to get hold of. But we managed! Captain of the Australian SailGP Catamaran, competitor in America’s Cup, International man of mystery, all round bloody nice guy. We asked him […]
How to go from Operator to Business Leader
In any industry, being good at the work does not mean you are good at the business. Going to market, pricing properly, building systems, maintaining standards, hiring and developing people, and keeping enough work in […]
Man Made
A Place of Worshop
Unless there is a particularly hot out of season price on nashi pears, supermarket shopping is not generally a spiritual experience. Tell that to the Dutch designers of the SuperHub though. SuperHub is a new […]
How to Get Started Racing With the OK Cup
Fast cars and race cars are everywhere, yet motorsport can seem remote – even elite to enter. Thankfully it doesn’t have to be that way. The OK Cup in New Zealand is a highly accessible […]
Gelände and Straße
Normally I find it hard to get up at 8am, but this was not a normal day. The opportunity to ride a 2024 R 1300 GS for several hours got me excited to the point […]
Innovation
Man On The Street – Robert Hughes
Age: 33 Occupation: Head of Supply Chain at My Food Bag What’s your morning routine? Hit “snooze” once (or twice), feed the dog then shower and off to work. What are the top three things on […]
Dua Lipa is ‘hotter than hell’
Dua Lipa is hitting all the right notes with her debut eponymous album and she’s definitely got our attention. The 20-year-old British pop singer has gained a spot on BBC’s coveted Sound Of 2016 list […]
Daniel Ek, The King Of Sound and the Best Things Ever Said
As a teenager Ek built websites for pocketmoney but was quickly earning 50k a month. Later he was involved with the popular Torrent program UTorrent. Barely in his 20’s, he had enough money to retire. […]
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