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Mercedes-Benz Admits It: Touchscreens Had Their Moment, But Physical Buttons Are the Real Non-Negotiable
CEO Ola Källenius admits the brand prioritized tech over convenience, and Mercedes-Benz is bringing physical buttons back to future models — but the 56-inch MBUX Hyperscreen isn't going anywhere.
Spend HK$300, Stamp Your Own Name: MUJI's Leather Luggage Tag Workshop
MUJI's "Travel Companion" campaign puts the spotlight on a leather luggage tag workshop offering 15-minute letterpress stamping for qualifying purchases, touring six stores across three weekends in August — plus limited-edition stickers with luggage purchases.
ATARASHII GAKKO! Take Over Kansai Airport's Departure Terminal for a 10-Day NEW KIX MATSURI This August
From the Kohaku stage to Coachella, and now to a pop-up counter in Kansai Airport's Terminal 1 departure area — ATARASHII GAKKO! have become the last faces travelers see before leaving Japan. Running August 15–24, the NEW KIX MATSURI shopping festival is using stamp cards and prize draws to squeeze in one last round of spending.
G-SHOCK GRAVITYMASTER's Latest Drop Name-Checks Supersonic Jets, Ditching the Vague Sky Talk
The GWR-B3000 series marks a rare moment where GRAVITYMASTER gets specific about its inspiration. Three colorways, starting at NT$23,000, drop August 4 via CASIO's official webstore and concept stores.
Mooncake Meets Butterfly Puff: Yue Collection Marks 4 Years in Taiwan with Exclusive Mid-Autumn Boxes
Hong Kong bakery brand Yue Collection is launching three Taiwan-exclusive Mid-Autumn gift boxes, mixing mooncakes with butterfly puffs and cookies for the first time. The 18-piece box is bigger yet cheaper than the 6-piece one, with early-bird 5% off pre-orders running until August 30.
Sapporo's Cult Coffee Cult MORIHICO. Opens First Overseas Location—And It's Deep in Nantou's Mountains
A 30-year-old coffee house the New York Times once called Sapporo's cult-favorite brew spot is going global—not in Tokyo or Taipei, but tucked into the forested peaks of Jiujiu in Nantou, complete with a Taiwan-exclusive blend.
When Someone Trashes Your Job at a Party, Here's Which Zodiac Sign Defends You First (No Matter the Backlash)
When someone mocks your job performance in front of the group, Aries cuts them off instantly and Leo fires right back — and even Virgo, the friend who nags you the most, might be the first one to stand up for you.
Century-Old Heritage House Gets a New Chef: Craig Yang Rewrites His Taiwanese Story Through Fried Rice Noodles and Red Bean Soup
Historic residence Hui Room welcomes Chef Craig Yang and his new team. This season's menu weaves together night-market grilled corn, the fried rice noodles he despised as a child, and his teacher's wife's red bean soup — layering his own memories into the time and space of the former residence of Dai Yan-hui.
Detective Conan Takes Over a Taiwan Resort: Janfusun Fancyworld Debuts Island's First Overseas-Exclusive Character Rooms
Janfusun Fancyworld Resort has teamed up with Detective Conan for Taiwan's first overseas-licensed themed stay — five character rooms, an exclusive afternoon tea, and a shuttle from Douliu Station that drops guests straight into the anime.
NOT A HOTEL AOSHIMA Just Got a Glow-Up — By the Same Architect Who Built It
CHILL 2.0 stretches the resort's signature villa with a 21-meter infinity pool and sauna suite, while COAST merges the best of SURF and GARDEN into a new pet-friendly layout. The seaside restaurant also gets a redesign courtesy of A.N.D.
Van Cleef & Arpels Relocates to Alexandra House, Letting Studio Jouin Manku's Hand-Carved Plaster Petals Push Back Against Central's Noise
Moving from Landmark Mandarin Oriental to Alexandra House, Van Cleef & Arpels reunites with longtime collaborator Studio Jouin Manku, answering two decades of the city's clamor with a single expanse of hand-sculpted plaster petals.
India-Built Jimny Just Helped Suzuki Beat Mercedes-Benz on Its Own Turf in Japan
The five-door Jimny Nomade is built exclusively in India, yet it drove Suzuki straight to the top of Japan's imported vehicle market in the first half of 2026 — orders topped 50,000 before the brand had to hit pause.
This V16 Supercar Bears Giorgio Moroder's Name But Will Never Hit the Street
Chassis 001 is the only prototype to carry the full "Cizeta-Moroder" badge, a collaboration between the godfather of disco and a former Lamborghini engineer, now heading to RM Sotheby's auction block.
Pippa Pitches Illustrators on a Spotify-Style AI Royalty Deal — Only 4 Artists Have Signed On
Generative AI startup Pippa wants to replace unauthorized data scraping with royalty sharing. Subscriptions run up to $99.99/month, but artists are paid just $0.005 per image — and the underlying model is still built on scraped web data.
Spider-Man: Brand New Day Opens to $355M Domestic, Smashes $900M Worldwide in Week One
Sony and Marvel Studios' latest team-up pulled in $168M on opening day alone, topping even Avengers: Endgame's single-day record, and closed out its first weekend with $355M in North America and $927M globally.
Tadao Ando's Green Apple Watch Leads designboom's August Drop of Architectural Time
designboom shop's August edit centers on "structure and temporal precision," spanning Tadao Ando's collaborative Cauny timepiece to CNC-milled stone rings and 3D-printed necklaces, bringing architectural language to wrists and fingertips.
Not Changing His Flavor for Taipei: Three-Michelin-Star Chef Paul Pairet Brings Parisian Everyday Life to Anhe Road
From Ultraviolet, which serves only ten guests a night, to French Café, open all day for steak frites, Paul Pairet has transplanted Shanghai's original POLUX to Taipei. The one thing he's not willing to compromise on: his trust in diners' palates.
Checksy Choi's Eotieum: A Hanji Fishing Boat Docks Inside a Seoul Cold War Bunker That Never Lets Anyone Land
Taking her grandmother's escape boat from North Korea as its origin, artist Checksy Choi builds a breathing vessel of welded steel and hand-torn hanji paper inside a Cold War anti-tank bunker in Seoul—letting separation and longing remain unresolved, rather than rushing to patch memory whole.
Virgin Mary Meets Betty Boop? Palace's Fall 2026 Lineup Turns Workwear and Worship Into a Full-On Fever Dream
Avirex leather jackets, GORE-TEX technical outerwear, a Betty Boop collab, and neon-embroidered Virgin Mary hoodies — Palace's latest drop puts religious iconography and cartoon characters on the same rack, rolling out in phases starting August 7.
From Stovetop to Campfire: ADDI's STEKA Aluminum Pan for Mozambique Is Built to Last a Lifetime
Swedish design studio ADDI teams up with Japanese outdoor brand Mozambique to launch STEKA, an octagonal aluminum frying pan designed to go seamlessly from the gas stove to the open flame.
Why People Who Swear Off Group Travel Are Booking Private Jet World Tours: The Real Clue Is in the Aircraft and Headcount
From a 75-seat retrofitted 757 to a 16-passenger Airbus A319, TCS, National Geographic, and Aman each carve out their own clientele through aircraft type and group size — flying you to Antarctic ice caves or a private tour of the Sistine Chapel, then handing you back your own driver and guide once you land.
Sober But Still Wild: Coffee Raves Are Turning 10AM Coffee Shops Into Nightclubs
No alcohol, no midnight countdown — just espresso shots and heavy beats. Coffee Raves are moving the club scene into daylight hours, rewriting what "partying" actually means.
How Each Zodiac Sign Claps Back at "It's For Your Own Good" — Accept the Love, Reclaim the Choice
When family, partners, or bosses drop the line "it's for your own good," it sounds like care but often lands as your decision being taken away. Here are three ways each of the 12 zodiac signs can say thanks while keeping the choice for themselves.
Why Did the World's First Alain Ducasse Chocolate x Ice Cream Dual Concept Store Choose Taipei? Red Oolong Hazelnut Is Part of the Answer
French star chef Alain Ducasse's Le Chocolat and La Glace have joined forces for the first time ever in a dual-brand concept store, landing in Taipei's NOKE at Dazhi—and bringing with it two Taiwan-exclusive flavors: red oolong hazelnut and cilantro sorbet.