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American design may be a bit moribund,
but Gotham attracts the talent anyway—from everywhere else. Three kings of New York design point out the best in town and name the future stars.
It's a Small World After All
Can you click it? If it’s out there, Google Earth will show the way. Everyone’s favorite graphic maps are changing how we travel.
USA Compass: Google Earth
North Stars
The stunning new Oslo opera house (you can walk on its roof) and its equally gorgeous two-year-old Copenhagen neighbor are just the latest chapters in the rich history of Nordic opera.
Sweden Norway Denmark Compass: Scandinavia
Vasarely's Victory
Victor Vasarely's nearly
forgotten Op-art utopia outside Aix-en-Provence is a charming window into the 1970's —with plenty of scandal thrown in.
Keeping the Faith
The sixth generation of the Hermés clan prints art on scarves and believes it’s vanity to be expensive. Can impeccable craftsmanship save civilization as we know it?
France Compass: Paris
When in New Orleans
Where to hear the coolest jazz, eat the best Cajun food, and drink a perfect Sazerac during the debut of the Prospect 1 biennial.
Oldies But Goodies
A sweet trio of refurbished crack houses in Venice Beach isn’t just Deco; it’s eco.
USA Compass:
Venice Beach
Skyline of the Imagination
A novelist ponders journeys past while walking through Matteo Pericoli’s epic mural at JFK’s Terminal 8.
When Science and Handicraft Met on the Reef
Twin-sister crocheters are trying to save the Great Barrier Reef one knot at a time.
The revival of Tangier’s old art-house cinema is about more than just watching good movies. It’s got history in its walls.
Tangier Compass: Tangier
Down with the sleepy lecture. Pecha Kucha’s edgy design and architecture gatherings can be found in 200 cities, and counting.
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