EXCLUSIVE: Cultured Magazine to Launch Cultured at Home in October

EXCLUSIVE: Cultured Magazine to Launch Cultured at Home in October

HOME RUN: Cultured Magazine, the independent art, design and architecture magazine that broke onto the scene in 2012, is gearing up to launch its first volume of Cultured at Home. Slated for October, the new annual design-focused print edition will be guest edited by Alexandra Cunningham Cameron, curator of contemporary design at the Cooper-Hewitt, Smithsonian…

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This $550 Dive Watch Breathes New Life Into a Scuba Classic

This 0 Dive Watch Breathes New Life Into a Scuba Classic

Dive watches, much like crustaceans, cephalopods, and other creatures of the deep, come in a myriad of different species and subspecies. These include sleek desk divers (pro-spec underwater watches that are refined enough to wear with a suit); beefy ultra-deep divers (ones whose XXL cases are water-resistant to 500m or more); GMT divers (ones with…

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These Seven Albums Created Modern Stand-Up Comedy

These Seven Albums Created Modern Stand-Up Comedy

Early in his career in New York, playing Village basket houses, he was a crossover act, popular with largely white crowds, performing a cerebral, conceptual act that a modern viewer would understand as improv play. He hadn’t ever quite fit in the Chitlin Circuit tradition of Black comedians playing to mostly Black audiences, like his…

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Fellas, It’s Time to Secure the Gucci Bag Mom Deserves

Fellas, It’s Time to Secure the Gucci Bag Mom Deserves

Moms—the really good ones—spend all year long thinking about you. If you’re emotionally fulfilled and intellectually nurtured. If you’re stretching yourself just enough to squeeze the good stuff out of life. If you’re eating your veggies, texting your dates back, and wearing sunscreen. So for Mother’s Day, it’s worth returning the favor—even just for a…

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BasicNet Names Alessandro and Lorenzo Boglione Co-CEOs

BasicNet Names Alessandro and Lorenzo Boglione Co-CEOs

MILAN — The Italian BasicNet, parent to K-Way, Superga and Sebago, among other fashion companies, has set in motion its succession plan — and it’s all in the family. The publicly listed company said Thursday that Alessandro and Lorenzo Boglione, sons of BasicNet founder and president Marco Boglione, have been appointed co-chief executive officers of…

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Jonathan Anderson’s Dior Men Debut Is Sooner Than You Think

Jonathan Anderson’s Dior Men Debut Is Sooner Than You Think

During the annual LVMH shareholders call on Thursday, Bernard Arnault confirmed the news that the fashion world has been anticipating for months: Jonathan Anderson is the new artistic director of Dior Men. The LVMH kingpin also disclosed an unexpected scoop: Anderson’s debut is only two months away. The designer is set to unveil his vision…

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This Plaid-Wrapped Asics Collab Is a Picnic Blanket for Your Feet

This Plaid-Wrapped Asics Collab Is a Picnic Blanket for Your Feet

When it comes to selecting collaborators, Asics doesn’t copy any other sneaker brand’s playbook. Despite its recent mainstream hits, the Japanese maker has always largely catered to a niche audience and seems to value finding collaborators with the same ethos. Whether that’s eclectic brands like Bentgablenits or gorpy gods like Haven, they’ve got a great…

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