From co-creating with Rihanna to helping Puma take a new direction, Yassine Saidi has become one of the most influential people in style and streetwear. Yassine Saidi has one of those jobs that didn’t really exist until fairly recently but is now among the most important in his company. He’s Puma’s head of select, the…
At 69, Samuel L Jackson is looking good. He’s softly spoken for the most part, with a voice that’s instantly recognizable. He’s also, of course, one of the biggest movie stars on earth. But it’s been a long journey to get to this place – his success was hard-fought, coming later in his career than…
To many outsiders, doing stand-up comedy in Saudi Arabia sounds like a forfeit, or at best, a potentially risky thing to do if you plan to say anything of interest. But the Kingdom is opening up, reforming, and for Saudi stand-up comedians like Fahad Albutairi it’s only going to help the comedy scene there. “The…
The rise in popularity of Peruvian food actually happened quite a while ago now, so has the idea of what Peruvian food is changed in the last decade? It’s changing a lot. We are a bit concerned about this explosion of or national food because actually we’re really not ready for that much global attention.…
You’ve probably seen the Maldives already, even if only in magazines and on websites. You may have actually visited. Felt pretty special, right? But there are lots of places in the Maldives that can give you roughly the same thing, while for those who can afford it, there is one place that’s a true exclusive-use…
Sometimes there’s a man… I won’t say a hero, ’cause, what’s a hero? But sometimes, there’s a man. The Big Lebowski turns 20 years old on March 6, and the Coen Brothers comedy take on the great Los Angeles noir films of the past is rightly considered a classic. It’s even a true cult classic with…
In 1983, Seiko debuted the 7A28 as the world’s first analog quartz chronograph watch. But it became best known as the watch that was worn by Sigourney Weaver’s Ellen Ripley in the film Aliens. Featuring a chunky panel sticking out on one side with two big chronograph buttons, it has that quasi-military futuristic look that director…
