Alice Griffin

Ah, the '10s. A time when celeb-endorsed festivals colossally crashed and burned; brands recommended you stick a jade and rose quartz egg up there to “balance hormones”; and podcasts hit the mainstream. Also this decade: the tone-deaf KONY 2012 campaign; ‘Making A Murderer’ mania; Egg Boy; the meteoric rise of Cardi B; Beyoncé’s Lemonade and – who could forget? – the naked selfie. We’ve seen a lot. We’re tired. And maybe a touch irritable.

For someone so divisive, Taylor’s list of sins is pretty short.

All of us go to some lengths to put out the best version of ourselves online. And why wouldn’t we? The people who get ahead online are the ones who know this and perform accordingly, and that’s okay.

But it would be remiss of us not to acknowledge a fundamental truth: that all this access, this peeking under the covers of each others’ supposed lives, paves the way for a shitload of comparison.

Forget cherry blossom motifs, Asia’s cultural principles are influencing modern bathroom designs in far deeper ways. More than ever, designers are looking to the Eastern values of simplicity, balance and connection to nature to create calming retreats in our homes, just when we need it most.

Given our increasingly frenetic lives, isolation might be the biggest luxury of all.

Are the days of diversity struggle in the fashion industry behind us? Not quite, but we’re seeing improvements. More designers from the east are rising up in the fashion ranks than ever before, with pieces to inspire, surprise and (fervently) covet.

David Bowie is …
– there are many ways to complete this sentence. The touring exhibition of the same name dedicated to Bowie’s artistry – his music, costumes, sketches, stage props and videos – gives plenty of possibles.

The daring designer who just won't quit.

While the passage of time will continue to evolve this warehouse café, a clever, considered design by Splinter Society means its industrial past won’t be left behind.

Comedian Pete Davidson is making people who go to his set sign an NDA that could leave them a million out of pocket if they break it.

I used to be judgemental about campervans. Every time I saw those branded wheels-for-hire plastered with quotes like “It’s not the destination, it’s the journey” tootling around, I’d shudder. Why would anyone endorse this driving advertisement? Sure, #vanlife looks fun, but really…? A road trip in a campervan? Recently, though, I did some tootling of my own.

We all need some Liam Gallagher energy in our lives.

A few days after the bar's big win, we chat all things Dandelyan with Mr. Lyan himself.

It’s the most extreme natural emergency we’ve faced in Australia, and the bushfires that rage across every state and territory in our country show no signs of letting up anytime soon, despite monumental, round-the-clock efforts made by firefighters across the country.

In the hope that his good vibes and killer style would rub off on us, we set about getting to know the man behind the booth.