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Professor Skate

Iain Borden is a professor of architecture and urban culture at the prestigious University College London. But his teaching is also about skateboarding –...
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‘Bigmouth’ speaks again

In the Brighton Dome, Valentijn Dhaenens stands onstage, ready for his monologue. He wears an expensive suit and in front him, there are five...
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Ingredients of tradition

Kotor, Montenegro is a town with many culinary traditions. This feature takes a brief look at where the people of Kotor get their food...
He plays in many different bands to make a living

Jazz in his veins

A little girl dances happily, following the rhythm of the music. She looks excited, like the rest of her friends. They all are interested...
Ange le Demon strolls past the Le Mille Pattes in the Noailles neighbourhood of Marseille.

Marseille’s hip-hop hegemony

Marseille by Numbers Population (2009): 850,602 Unemployment – Marseille (2009): 17.3% Unemployment – France (2009): 9.1% Homicide rate – France (2009): 1.1 per 100,000...
Swantje Wendt welcomes visitors to her co-sewing space Nadelwald.

What you sew is what you get

What is co-sewing? Paula Koski travelled to Berlin to find out.
Marco and Fabio Coppola in front of the bar

Living the Yellow dream

Running a hostel in a city where tourism is the most important economic factor, means you have to be very special to be on...
Serny Carpvik and Louise Tidestad, the two founders outside their school.

Europe’s first transgender locker-room

  Sweden markets itself as the most tolerant nation of Europe, but with the new rise in the gender-debate, are they quite as advanced...
Newcastle's best Geordie speaker? It might be Shaun the Butcher.

Meet the Geordies

The Geordie dialect is as typical for Newcastle as the river Tyne. The melody of this accent is soft and friendly and it has...
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“I am art.”

Multimedia artist Daliborka Kordić Bajrović displays her newest exhibition this month in Kotor, Montenegro. The space is covered from floor to ceiling in painted...