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Mexico's new voice
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 11/10/2025
» After landing the day before, Mariachi Bonitas de Dinorah, an all-female band from Sacramento, California, did not show any signs of jet lag. Instead, they fired salvos of energetic notes and staccato rhythms on the Saffron Cruise that was gliding down the Chao Phraya River, enlivening the night with the traditional flavour of Mexico.
A new era is Born
Life, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 10/01/2025
» At the Singapore-based Michelin-starred Born, chef Zor Tan introduces his brand of contemporary cuisine. With an identity rooted in the "Circle Of Life", the cuisine is governed through nine guiding principles -- birth, roots, memories, craft, relationship, vicissitudes, time, progress and legacy.
Because time isn't constant
Life, Kanokporn Chanasongkram, Published on 30/08/2024
» Precision is paramount and even more so when combining complications with timekeeping. Jaeger-LeCoultre optimises the marriage via its patented Duometre, which gave rise to a collection of sophisticated models in 2007.
A measure of perfection
Life, Published on 03/05/2024
» Based on its first series-produced calibre, the Labrador, the Brandt brothers devised the 19-ligne Omega in 1894. The success led to renaming their company, founded in 1848, after the movement with a groundbreaking combination of winding and time-setting via a stem and crown.
Lick your summer lips with Hermès
Life, Published on 16/05/2023
» For over a century, Hermès has embraced and promoted every permutation of the stripe.
Independent in Indonesia
Life, John Clewley, Published on 21/12/2022
» Interest in recorded music, led by DJs and "crate-diggers", has shone a light on some fascinating popular music genres over the past 20-odd years. Soundway Records, set up by Miles Claret in the UK, released its first compilation in 2002 on Afrobeat, funk and fusion from Ghana in the 1970s, and since then has released compilations on African, Caribbean, Latin and Asian music (mainly focusing on the period from 1950s to 1980s, when popular genres were being created by newly independent countries).
Expressive minimalism
Life, Noko, Published on 29/04/2022
» A clock that intriguingly runs on air, Atmos steals the spotlight from the swivelling Reverso and other Jaeger-LeCoultre timepieces.
Swarovski channels Klimt
Life, Noko, Published on 07/10/2021
» After her first collection for Swarovski, Giovanna Battaglia Engelbert continued exploring the brand heritage and properties of crystal to design the new Collection II.
Heavyweight champ
Life, Jedd Sreshthaputra, Published on 04/10/2021
» The S-Class from Mercedes-Benz is a top-class model that has represented luxury since 1903 with a "long wheelbase" for customers who want luxury cars.
From mansions to mangrove forests
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 22/07/2021
» Like many others, I am not in the mood to travel during the partial lockdown but that will not stop me from exploring. From my computer screen, I can explore various sites in Bangkok and also other parts of the country. This will at least give me an idea of places to add to my itinerary in the future.