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The New EPICBOOM, It’s All In The Name
Logitech today announced their brand new bluetooth speaker, the Ultimate Ears EPICBOOM. Chances are you’re already familiar with the gigantic plus and minus buttons to know what you’re getting into when you see one of these things, but after spending a few days with one myself, I’m impressed. The unboxing is a quick and easy […]
Florence Goes Atomic
Florence Pugh attends the UK Premiere of “Oppenheimer” at Odeon Luxe Leicester Square on July 13, 2023 in London, England. Oppenheimer exploded into cinemas as yet another feather in Christopher Nolan’s cap. “It reminded me of the early days when I was used to a fast-paced way of working — where, if you lost a […]
Paul McCartney on Bringing Back Lenon
Using an old tape recording of John Lennon and a dash of AI McCartney is hoping to bring an impossible track to life. Reportedly pulled from ‘Now and Then,’ a 1978 Lennon recording made shortly before his death has become the basis for a track the Beatles have chased for years. Last time the band […]
Ryan Reynolds Has a Need For Speed
Ryan Reynolds alongside Michael B. Jordan and a larger investment group have just dropped NZ$359 million on a 24% equity stake in Alpine Racing. The F1 team has been gunning it since 2021 when it was spun out by Renault. The transaction values Alpine Racing Ltd around $900 million following this investment, accelerating Alpine’s growth […]
Meet the Biggest Hummer in the World
This is the Hummer H1 X3 owned by Sheikh Hamad Al Nahyan of Dubai who owns a range of larger than life cars. The smaller hummer you see is not a toy, it’s a standard sized one. On the inside of the X3 is an entire lounge setup and staircase. The entire setup weighs a […]
Dream Of Flying Cars
We’re constantly being sold the dream of flying cars, and usually when we hear “flying car” it’s then followed by a picture of something that looks either like a car jet that definitely couldn’t find parking in town, or a VTOL, which would face similar issues parking wise. Flying cars have been a dream dating […]
Ode to the HorseBit
The Gucci horsebit loafer is one of those fashion items that is perennially old school and new school all at the same time. You can just as easily imagine Hueh Hefner swaggering around in them in the 60s as much as you could Chris Pine our Cover man this issue. Way back in 1953 […]
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 major events. Kind of the ultimate wingman in a way. BOSS was already the Official Fashion Partner of the Aston […]
Everyone’s Favourite Pony
Before the De Lorean DMC 12 there was the Hyundai Pony Coupe concept car and a small Korean car manufacturer with a dream. Hyundai was just getting off the ground and unfortunately for them there wasn’t a lot in the way of Korean car designers at the time. So they turned to the Italian […]
A Moment With Cillian Murphy
What has it meant for you to portray the lead character of J. Robert Oppenheimer in Christopher Nolan’s new movie, surrounded by such an extraordinary cast? It’s a dream, really. I never imagined to be working with all these actors in one movie. I think it’s one of the greatest modern ensembles that Christopher […]
The Spring Fit: Go (Wild) West
Is there any such thing is too much denim? Prada gives an unequivocal “No.” Where’s Britney and Justin when you need them. Kieran x COS Kieran Culkin, hot off the back of the final season of Succession is one hot property. The star features in the COS Spring […]
Here’s Your 2023 Father’s Day Gift Guide
Gentlemen, it’s time to show your dads the appreciation they so rightly deserve for putting up with us during our more difficult years, and always being around to lend a hand with a trailer in our adult years. We’ve hand picked the finest fashion, whisky, and fragrances to make this year his best Father’s Day […]
Blue Shadow: A Bespoke Journey to the Edge of Space
Imagine for a moment, the earliest of prehistoric times, when our ancestors sat around the glow of a campfire and stared up at the mesmerising dance of stars in the night sky. As they sat huddled together, eyes fixed on the celestial canvas above, a question echoed through the ages: What lies beyond those distant […]
Best Things Ever Said
“If something is important enough, or you believe something is important enough, even if you are scared, you will keep going.” – Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, Motors and SpaceX “As a founder, lay all the possible scenarios – from best to worst – in front of you, so you don’t get surprised when something […]
Non-Alcoholic Beer Actually Worth Drinking & Other Things to Keep You in Top Condition
Stay Sober with Beer Chilling with friends recently and being a newish dad who doesn’t particularly enjoy the idea of being any kind of hammered has left me in an odd spot with beverage choices. There’s all the fizzy drinks money can buy, sure, but sometimes it’s nice to have something a bit more mellow […]
All The Weird And Wonderful Tech Dropping This Spring
CyberTrucks are a thing of the present Despite a somewhat goofy reveal in 2019 resulting in a broken windscreen, Elon Musk’s Cybertruck has developed a cult following not limited to those of us here at M2. In July the first truck rolled off the conveyor at the GigaFactory in Texas. The boost in Tesla’s stocks […]
Movies to Catch This Spring
Drive-Away Dolls The Cohen Brother’s are doing their own things now, which means double the fun… and a lesbian trilogy of goofy B movies? It turns out that when you let the Cohen Brothers off the leash to do their own things they end up doing some pretty wild ventures. Joel Coen’s first solo film […]
Replace All Humans
As I write this an email just came through informing me that The Dry 2 has been delayed indefinitely until all the talent can promote the movie properly. Currently things are getting apocalyptic in Hollywood as the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (Sag-Aftra) joins forces with the Writers Guild of America […]
3 Games to Check Out In September
Starfield Xbox Series X and Series S, PC Somehow this feels like the first big expansive Bethesda RPG worth talking about since Skyrim in 2011. The world has over a thousand planets to explore, but only 10% of them will have any forms of life in them, and the world will contain the largest city […]
Politics, Boring VS Interesting
One could be forgiven for not realising New Zealand had an election coming up. At the time of writing we’re about 2 months out and there’s been hardly a peep about it. Here in New Zealand politics has taken its cues from its native wildlife. It’s shy and likes to stay out of sight for […]
Meet the Ocean Masters
If you’re going to get a dozen celebrities together to chat about cool watches and the beauty of the ocean you couldn’t go wrong with hosting it on the Greek island of Mykonos in the Aegean Sea. This stunning location was the backdrop chosen by OMEGA to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the iconic Seamaster […]
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 Cask Collection is a perfect place to start. It’s defined by new world meets old as sherry seasoned American oak […]
Maserati Is Going Track Side
This year The House of the Trident revealed the Maserati GT2 at the legendary 24 Hours of Spa in Belgium. This marks the return of Maserati to GT competitions, after previously carving a name for itself with the MC12 dominating from 2005 to 2010. This beast has been built for private teams and gentleman drivers, […]
Creating Fendi Fashion As Architecture For Spring/Summer 2024
It’s not every day a Fashion House recognises architects as auteurs, but if you can design a towering skyscraper you can design a bag, right? In the case of Kengo Kuma it appears to be true, as he’s left his mark all over the Fendi Spring Summer 24 collection. His materials of choice was […]
Kiwis Rethinking The Humble Shoe by Making Them Entirely Out of Wool
Earlier this year, NZ’s very own Allbirds announced that they had cracked the code on the world’s first net zero carbon shoe, aptly dubbed the M0.0NSHOT (hence the 0.0 in the name!) The M0.0NSHOT’s upper is fashioned in carbon-negative, regenerative wool sourced from Lake Hawea Station in New Zealand’s South Island. Wool doesn’t grow […]
10 Cities for the Rich
Henly & Partners has released its annual World’s Wealthiest Cities Report for 2023. It gives us a rare insight into where the churn of high net worth individuals are coming from, and more importantly, where they’re going. According to Dr. Juerg Steffen, CEO of Henley & Partners, “Wealthy families gravitate to the world’s leading and […]
Tiki Taane: Connection & Mahi
When one files through the Spotify playlist of artists that have helped create the artistic landscape of Aotearoa, certain names pop out, for sure. Dave Dobbyn, Split Enz and Six60. Kimbra, Marlon Williams and Lorde. Stan Walker, Fat Freddy’s Drop and Tiki Taane. All these names, admittedly, hold such huge weight on how music is […]
Bond Under the Hammer – All the Moore for Me
Later this year in October parts of the late Roger Moore’s private bond collection will be going under the hammer. As the fourth actor to play Bond, Moore brought the spy to life in Live and Let Die (1973), The Spy Who Loved Me (1977), For Your Eyes Only (1981), Octopussy (1983), and A View […]
Burning to See Rome in the Classiest Eurotrip
Brands are constantly attaching themselves to events, activities, and people in an attempt to have some of that credibility rub off on them. Brand alignment, have you ever heard anything so soulless? But when it comes to Chopard being the World Sponsor and Official Timekeeper of the 1000 Miglia I don’t get the feeling […]
New to DJing? Start here!
Ever watched a DJ at a party and wished you could do that? Well, Pioneer DJ have brought out the perfect controller to get you started, even if you’re a complete beginner. The all-new DDJ-FLX4 has a professional feel and its simple, user-friendly design makes it super easy for you to find your way around […]
The Return Of The OG, The 2024 BMW X5
Brace yourself, because the 2024 BMW X5 has landed. And this isn’t just any luxury SUV; this is the X5, revamped and roaring to redefine the rules of the game which it helped create. But for some real context, let’s go back to a year that gave us Y2K panic, the Supersystem Album by the […]
As Economies Tank, Luxury Bags Are An Unlikely Favourite
The world sits on the precipice of the largest cost of living crisis our generation has ever seen. On the very edge of this cliff is a gorgeous Hermes Faubourg Birkin bag and it’s just sold for $320,000 at an auction at Christie’s. It’s not even noteworthy. The year before a Hermes Faubourg Birkin broke […]
The latest DEEBOT from ECOVACS Wants to Clean Your House Right Now Please
The DEEBOT T20 OMNI has arrived and ECOVACS ROBOTICS has made sure to pack their latest creation full of new features making home robotics an increasingly seamless integration into modern life. ECOVACS has gone out of their way to bring flagship features into this robot, with a new Hot Water Mop Washing and the […]
NZ Isn’t Prepared for the FIFA Women’s World Cup, But You Can Be
There are just over 5.123 million people in New Zealand. In the next few days we will be co-hosting the FIFA Women’s World Cup alongside Australia. FIFA estimates that there will be 2 billion people watching the tournament. If my maths is right, and it could well be wrong knowing me, then there will be 390 times […]
Making it Suntory Time For 100 Years
When it comes to Japanese Whisky there’s none more iconic than Suntory. It’s been a house of innovation, constantly reinventing itself for several generations as it marks its 100th anniversary. It’s become known for it’s world-class spirits including Yamazaki, Hakushu, Chita, Kakubin, Hibiki, Suntory Whisky and Toki, as well as Roku Gin and Haku Vodka. […]
Future of Flight is Hydrogen?
I stay credulous when it comes to bold claims made by brand new startups. They’re there to drum up funding, and the best way to do that is to find themselves in headlines like this one. With that said Swiss startup Destinus has been hitting some milestones hard and fast and it’s gotten me pondering […]
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One We might be saying goodbye to Ethan Hunt after all these years. Mission Impossible Dead Reckoning Part One was filmed back to back with its sequel, and is intended to be Tom Cruise’s swan song for his most iconic character. Ethan Hunt must finally confront how expendable his […]
The Artful Dodgery of Green Washing
There have been very few times I have been homicidally angry in my life – in fact I can count them on the fingers of one hand: The first time was when Trevor Chappell bowled underarm to Brian McKechnie at the MCG in 1981… Grr. STILL rarked about that! The second was when Warner Brothers […]
8 Pros and Cons of The Rise of AI
When this story was dropped in my lap I initially couldn’t find any real problems with Artificial Insemination apart from perhaps some sort of eugenics program. I still managed to come up with 5000 words on the subject. After my editor saw it and informed me he meant the other AI the job got a […]
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 his brand after three decades at the top of his game he now has the space and time to put […]
McLaren Giving the Light Touch
Mclaren is getting smaller, lighter, more powerful. The brand new McLaren 750S is the lightest and most powerful series-production McLaren yet, with a dry weight of just 1,277kg. That’s 193kg less than its closest competitor, giving it a power-to-weight ratio of 587PS-per-tonne. This V8 rear wheel drive pocket rocket is available in both coupe and […]
One With the Sea
This is what Super Yachts in 2030 will look like. Well. At least one of them will with any luck. Designed by award winning designer Jozeph Forakis, meet the Pegasus. This sleek little 288 feet long beauty is pegged to be the first 3D-printed Superyacht (integrated hull and superstructure) and is designed to be “virtually […]
Words New Entrepreneurs Need to Hear
“The most dangerous leadership myth is that leaders are born – that there is a genetic factor to leadership. That’s nonsense; in fact, the opposite is true: Leaders are made rather than born.” – Warren Bennis “Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.” – Steve Jobs, Founder of Apple. “If you are not embarrassed […]
Concrete Keyboards and All the Elegant Tech You Need
Teething the Toothless The AirFly Pro brings all the devices with 3.5mm auxiliary jacks kicking and screaming into the 21st century, letting you use your airpods on practically anything. Simply plug the dongle into the 3.5mm port and pair them to your airbuds and you’re good to go. It can pair with up to two […]
Tech for the End Times
Wehead When you’re in your bunker it’s nice to know that your loved ones will be able to remotely animate a head cobbled together out of four android phones. This is the Wehead, an abomination that gives remote workers “presence” at meetings. Be the most conspicuous person in the room without even being in the […]
Hands On With The Logitech G PRO X 2
When I told my friends that I was trialling the over-ear Logitech G Pro X 2 Lightspeed Gaming Headset I got nods of approval all round, till they found out I had the white pair. Apparently when it comes to headphones my friends will haze me if I get anything other than the black ones. […]
The Steam Deck Killer? The Asus Rog Ally
There have been droves of windows based handhelds coming out in recent years, but they’ve all fallen by the wayside as the Steamdeck gobbles up attention and more importantly, marketshare. Asus is coming out swinging with the Rog Ally. It’s top of the line and offers better performance across the board compared to the Steamdeck, […]
Four Must Catch Flicks at the NZ International Film Festival In Auckland
The film festival is here and it’s time to catch some of the best movies around. Make sure you haven’t got much on from 19 July to 6 August because your calendar is about to get PACKED. There’s a massive collection to choose from, 129 full-length films and seven short films hailing from 39 different […]
Up Your Skin & Grooming Game With Bulldog
Do you have skin? Great, then let me introduce you to Bulldog Skincare. Bulldog is a no fuss, no BS range of skincare products for men that have made waves over in the UK and are already well on their way to do the same here in NZ. Bulldog is purpose built for men, and […]
Highly Acclaimed World Press Photo Exhibition Finally Returns to NZ After Years of Covid
Time flies! It seems like just yesterday the Auckland exhibition of the world’s greatest pieces of photojournalism and documentary photography was being gracing our shores. But it was 2019, and we were but innocent lambs with no knowledge of what a “red light system” was in relation to a pandemic. Honestly, judging by my commute […]
Bringing Home Robotics Into the 21st Century
Back when I was a kid the idea of robots helping around the house was limited to the Jetsons. It was a pipe dream of the future. At around this same time a small startup called ECOVACS ROBOTICS was getting off the ground (or getting ON the ground should I say) with their very […]
The Best Drinks Trolley to Upgrade Your Home Bar
You’ve got the shakers, you’ve got the muddlers, you have the measuring spoons and all that jazz. You’re just about at the peak of your cocktail and hosting game. Except one problem, you’re still shackled to your kitchen. There’s too much back and forth. Valuable moments spent in downtime toing and froing. Everything is ruined, […]
Zegler, Triple Threat
Rachel Zegler pictured on the Red Carpet Fan event and Screening in Rome of Shazam! Fury Of the Gods. Rachel Zegler has more talent than any one human has any right to. She quickly took the limelight after answering an open casting call from Steven Spielberg on Twitter for West Side Story. Dropping a couple […]
The War of Which Is the Better Star Wars Show
Once Disney got its sweaty little mouse hands on Star Wars, the franchise didn’t stand a chance. Previously left to only get the occasional cartoon here and there, Star Wars is now getting a deluge of movies and live action shows to pump Disney+ subscriptions. So let’s sort the wheat from the chaff. The Book […]
A Tight Landing
There are sketchy landings and then there’s this. 56 stories up on the Burj Al Arab Jumeirah in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, is a helipad. I repeat, a helipad. It’s no place for a fixed-wing plane to be. That didn’t stop Polish pilot Luke Czepiela going ahead and parking his customised Carbon Cub right on […]
Run the Ship
Off the coast of Thailand nearing Cambodia is a little slice of paradise, Koh Chang. On its west coast is Bang Bao Beach, which plays host to an abandoned Cruise Ship that was left there 15 years ago. Previously known as The Galaxy, this floating resort is seven stories tall with 70 guest rooms all […]
The Biggest Movies You Can’t Miss in May & June
Indiana Jones & The Dial Of Destiny In a now famous interview, when asked who would play Indiana Jones when he’s done with the role “Nobody else is going to be Indiana Jones,” Harrison Ford said, “Don’t you get it? I’m Indiana Jones. When I’m gone, he’s gone.” That absolute swagger both in and out […]
12 Startups Changing The Game
New Zealand has a ton of exciting startups and entrepreneurs shaking up their respective industries. Some are at the bleeding edge of tech and organic materials, while others are juicing other businesses with their B2B propositions. Here’s a quick crash course in the kiwis rocking the industry in 2023. Parrot Analytics If I was going […]
He’s a Triple Stitch
Emmy and Golden Globe-nominated actor Kieran Culkin has come into his own as a household name in the spectacular show Succession. Watch it if you haven’t had the chance. His efforts haven’t just been noticed by the awards boffins either. Zegna, a premier fashion house when it comes to fashion and style, has elevated him […]
The Best New Pieces From the World’s Biggest Watch Show
As various watch events in Geneva and abroad wrap up we at M2 like to just take a step back and really absorb the incredible levels of craftsmanship that goes into each and every piece brought to the event. Every year, international watchmakers push the craft to new heights. In many ways, watching making is […]
Warm Up with Lambswool
Warm up winter naturally with these pure lambswool scarves from Fellini. Checks and plaids of varying scale are just one of the season’s looks, complemented by stripes and plains in classic colours. With easy to wear bases of navy and charcoal, each scarf incorporates warm wintry highlight colours from bordeaux to caramel and olive to […]
Best Shoes For Running to the Bank
Buscemi 100mm Diamond $132,000 Jordans dominate most of this list. But a few scrappy labels make it on, the first being these Buscemi’s that are more jewellery than shoe. It’s loaded with 11.5 Carat diamonds set in 18k gold. Unlike the other shoes on this list. Since 2016 the price of these haven’t outrageously pumped. […]
MSCHF and Moscot Style News
Getting up to MSCHF MSCHF is back at it again with its shoes that are more Instagram curiosity than actual shoe. Known as BWD Shoes, this weird looking thing is actually a pair of slides. Unfortunately they aren’t truly reversible, but they do provide the most striking silhouette I’ve ever seen on a pair of […]
Best Things Ever Said
“Never assume you can’t do something. Push yourself to redefine the boundaries.” – Brian Chesky, Founder & CEO of Airbnb “If people haven’t laughed at your dreams, then you aren’t dreaming big enough. Just keep pushing forward.” – Daymond John, founder, President, and CEO of FUBU “If you broke a lot of rules as a […]
Smart Homes? How About A Smart Life With These Gadgets
The Wonderboom Is Back The Ultimate Ears Wonderboom first went on sale in 2013, and has been a mainstay in the portable Bluetooth speaker market ever since due to its high bar of quality, great sound, iconic look, and robust design. Now on its third iteration, the Wonderboom three maintains the high quality set by […]
3 Games To Grab This Winter
Street Fighter 6 PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X and Series S, PC Coasting off SF5 released in 2016, we now have a new numbered entry in the series. The roster has new and returning characters and unique resource mechanics for each hero, outside of the usual drive mechanics. A new World Tour mode mixes up […]
The NFT “Situation”
In the November 2021 issue of M2, I was tasked with writing a piece about NFT’s to keep an eye on. NFT’s were the latest in a long line of snake oils being hawked online thanks to the ever mysterious secret sauce of blockchain technology. To this day, nobody really knows what the blockchain is […]
I Can See Clearly Now with the ECOVACS WINBOT W1 PRO
Sure, I can get AI to do my homework, and even this article (probably), but what about more practical things that would actually improve my life, like cleaning the windows. ECOVACS ROBOTICS, a global leader in consumer robotics is way ahead of me there. 25 years ahead of me in fact. To celebrate their anniversary, […]
Experience the End of Days with the Latest Release from Audemars Piguet
Believe it or not, the End Of Days arrived in 1999. The limited edition timepiece made in collaboration with Arnold Schwarzenegger, I mean. Its DNA is now infused with the brand new black ceramic Royal Oak Offshore Selfwinding Chronograph. It itself is made in celebration of the 30th anniversary of the Royal Oak Offshore. This […]
In Auckland? Everything to Eat, Watch, Experience this April
April is fast approaching. It’s time to sort out your date nights, your weekends, and your social calendar in general. By the end of the month you’re going to be twice as cultured as you are now. Or at the very least, finally know the difference between all these IPA’s the microbrewers love so much. […]
5 Comedy Gigs Coming Soon You Can’t Miss
I wanted to write something about the silly season being upon us, but it made me cringe out of my own skin. I now sit here, as a disturbing skeleton in my office, to offer you a plethora of comedians descending upon New Zealand to celebrate the 2023 Best Foods Comedy Gala. I think we […]
Elevate Your Look with these Pops of Colour from Monti Castello
Monti Castello – Made in Italy The Italians use the French term ‘pochette’ to differentiate them from the ‘fazzoletto’. In English too, the practical ‘handkerchief’, should not be confused with the delicate square of silk that serves purely to elevate the aesthetics of one’s jacket – the ‘pocket square’. From parrots to paisley, terrazzo to […]
Auckland Whisky Enthusiasts Shouldn’t Miss The Macallan Harmony II Experience
The Macallan are bringing their latest creation to New Zealand shores, but before they do, they’re offering limited spots in an exclusive experience for those wanting to try it for themselves before it hits Kiwi shelves. If you consider yourself an aficionado of the dram, then you’re going to want to put this event on […]
Bailey Bass: The Bass Drop
Bailey Bass is fresh to Hollywood but she’s already managed to hit some of the biggest franchises out there to date. On TV she’s finding success on Interview With the Vampire, and on the big screen she is now part of the third most highest grossing film of all time, Avatar: The Way of Water. […]
Clothes for The Last of Us
Pedro Pascal has gone from transporting animatronic baby mascots for Star Wars to transporting tweens for HBO. HBO’s take on The Last of Us has been nothing short of a triumph. It has succeeded where all others have failed, successfully adapting a video game into a critically acclaimed show. That’s a tall order, but if […]
Movies to Watch This Mar/Apr 2023
SHAZAM! Fury Of the Gods The Sequel to DC’s most fun movie to date. Our boy in a man’s body joke is still going strong in this one as Shazam (Zachary Levi) attempts to find his place in an uncontrolled super hero team. Meanwhile Helen Mirren and Lucy Liu step in as the villains of […]
24 Frames Isn’t Enough Anymore
This is an intervention, we need to talk about your frame rates. The film industry has been stuck on 24 frames per second since 1930. As movies have started to thrash around more, this low frame rate is starting to show its age. Action can become an indecipherable smudge over the screen. If you’ve seen […]
The Power Of H20
Kiwis need no reminder about how dangerously powerful large bodies of water can be at the moment, but it’s nice seeing someone conquering the surf in a place where the surf is supposed to be, at a beach, and not inside our homes. Riding this particular wave is Izzi Gomez at Cortes Bank, California, United […]
The Grand Kazakh Canyon
Find two very tall objects extremely far apart and Jaan Roose has probably slacklined between the two. This particular stunt was pulled off in Bozzhyra, Kazakhstan, just 160km from the Caspian Sea. This basin was once an ancient ocean, but now, as its name ‘Bozzhyra’ translated into English suggests, it’s just a ‘Grey Land’ now. […]
CES 2023 – The 15 Pieces of Weird and Wonderful Tech Defining Our Future
CES has had a rocky few years as Covid has ravaged the live gathering scene. Now we’re back in full swing and we can finally check out all the devices that will send us into a digital reality in person! Reality was overrated anyway. Virtual Reality made a big showing this year in just about […]
Style News in the Director’s Chair
Pharrell Williams is either everywhere, or nowhere at once. Remember exactly ten years ago when he seemed to be in everybody’s music videos (Daft Punk, Robin Thicke)? Then put himself in a fridge for a decade to maintain freshness? Well he’s out now and last issue we reported that he was collaborating with the MONCLER […]
3 Foods to Revive, Supplements to Refresh
Fight Ageing Right Keep your body in good nick by putting the right things into it to keep it well tuned. NZ company SRW Laboratories are known for their state-of-the-art lineup of cellular nutrition supplements and their product, NMN, maintains this high standard of quality. NMN is a naturally occurring molecule that uses Nicotinamide adenine […]
The Best Things Ever Said: No Half Measures
Tony Hsieh was a fast moving entrepreneur and venture capitalist who caught the internet wave in 1996 when he was just 23. His first project was LinkExchange, if you can remember that. Before being able to Google everything, you had to rely on discoverability via everyone else through linking with each other, either by straight […]
Seven Pieces of Tech to Spy and Entertain With
Bird Buddy Smart Bird Feeder See a hot bird you like the look of? Wanna get up close with a camera but don’t know how to do it without scaring them away? The Bird Buddy Smart Bird Feeder solves all these issues by being fully rigged with cameras and microphones. It has solar charging, a […]
3 Games To Solo This Mar/Apr 2023
System Shock Remake PC, macOS, Linux, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S. Kickstarted back in 2016, this legendary title finally gets its remake. Backers who’ve already had hands on time with the various demos have been happy and impressed with the love put into this remake of the 1994 classic. Without System Shock, there […]
The Rise Of ChatGPT, And How to Fix It
ChatGPT has been stunning my friends and I with its unique ability at pretending to be the most average person in existence. A perennial fence sitter that couldn’t tell a good joke to save its life. In short, the perfect person for acing rote learning at school. A recent survey by an online course provider […]
Monáe Master Artist
LOS ANGLES, CA – NOVEMBER 14: Janelle Monáe attends Netflix US Premiere of “Glass Onion:” A Knives Out Mystery” at the Academy Museum on November 14, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. Emilio Madrid/Netflix © 2022.
There’s now Disaster Tourism for US Elections
Engage with politics for any amount of time and chances are you’re going to be inextricably drawn away from local politics toward the giant electromagnets of American elections. The American obsession is understandable of course; the trends of everything American politics has to offer leaks into every other Western democracy in one form or another. […]
The Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race is a Sight to Behold… BEHOLD.
An important part of the yachting calendar each year is the Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, which is commencing its 77th edition on the 26th December 2022. Starting out from Sydney Harbour, the fleet then goes on the move with yachts ranging from 30 feet (9.14 metres) to 100 feet (30.48 metres) and crews […]
The Right Grind Set
Brazilian skate superstar Leticia Bufoni pulled off a daring grind out the back of a C-130 Hercules at 9,000 feet. This particular C-130 was used in the Fast & Furious movies, and to fully capture this stunt required, aerial film cameramen who worked on Mission: Impossible – Fallout were employed to properly capture the stunt. […]
Everything to Watch this Summer 2023
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania In Cinemas 16 February When Ant-Man first released it felt like one of the first B-Grade heroes earning their wings. Now three films later, Ant-Man is going from strength to strength. This latest movie officially kicks off phase 5 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe bringing back Peyton Reed to direct […]
The Best of the Monaco Yacht Show
If anywhere says you’ve made it, it’s living in Monaco, the 2 square kilometre kingdom on the French Riviera. 1 in 3 people who live there are millionaires and no doubt the total number there explodes this time of year thanks to the Monaco Boat show, one of the premier events that puts this tiny […]
Build Your Own Billionaire Daily Routine
‘What you think, you become. What you feel, you attract. What you imagine, you create.’ So said Buddha long ago and it still resonates just as much today as, at its heart, what the great man was talking about is that you can become what you want to be, just by thinking or behaving like […]
The Golden Moments of Mohi
Creating a work of art, for anyone, is a big deal. It takes time (lots of it), passion, drive, and commitment. For any artist, the language is their driving force. Many paths and tracks are taken with their languages, sometimes even interwoven. In recent years, Many artists are championing our native language of Te Reo […]
The Timeless Core of Louis Vuitton
For the Louis Vuitton Spring-Summer 2023 collection, imagination was the order of the day. At the timeless core of the Louis Vuitton studio is the belief that imagination – creatorship, craftsmanship, showmanship – can move and unite its spectators around the world. Showmanship was on full display with a wide variety of experimentation. The premise […]
Remix the Iconic
Pharrell Williams teamed up with Moncler for their 70th anniversary celebrations as one of seven designers reinterpreting their iconic Maya jacket. He did this by using molded polymeric material, dotted with embossed logo branding. “How do you define the last 70 years? Getting to design the iconic Maya jacket with my own twist was a […]
Summer Style News
Monti Castello – Italy A new year demands a fresh injection of style. Monti Castello delivers effortless elegance in quintessential Italian fashion. One of their masterfully woven silk ties will elevate any outfit, pairing just as comfortably with a crisply cut suit as it will with the casual texture of denim. For an extra touch […]
Best Things Ever Said – M2 Jan/Feb 2023
“Instead of wondering when your next vacation is, maybe you should set up a life you don’t need to escape from” – Seth Godin (Author, Entrepreneur & Teacher) “Fail quickly and cheaply.” – Rod Drury (Founder, Xero) “The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you […]