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The Artist Who Sells Neither Art Nor Produce: Inside Dan Colen's Zero-Revenue Farm Experiment
Visual artist Dan Colen made a career pivot into farming, giving away every harvest for free and funding the operation through his own apparel company. Located in New York's Hudson Valley, this nonprofit farm gave away nine tons of produce and over four thousand dozen eggs last year.
11 Things To Do in Bangkok This August: Film Cameras, Resin Nails, and the Tactile Pushback of the Joystick Era
From a film photography exhibition at BACC to a secondhand clothing market at Central Embassy, Koktail Kurated rounds up eleven exhibitions and markets happening in Bangkok this August. The content varies wildly, but they all point to the same thing: keeping things in your hands.
Draining and Cleaning Your Blood: The Most Extreme Wellness Retreat at Germany's Lanserhof Tegernsee
Robb Report Lifestyle Editor Justin Fenner traveled to Germany's Lanserhof Tegernsee medical resort to experience a "blood washing" treatment called Inuspheresis. After eight days, he discovered that the real takeaway wasn't detoxification—it was finally quieting his mind.
Moon's Shadow to Sweep Over Karnak Temple: 2027's "Eclipse of the Century" Triples the Darkness of This Year's Show
The 2026 eclipse has barely wrapped up, but the real highlights of the "Iberian Peninsula Eclipse Trilogy" are still to come. In 2027, Luxor, Egypt will see totality last a full 6 minutes 23 seconds, while 2028's ring of fire over Brazil will stretch to 10 minutes 27 seconds — neither visible from Taiwan.
Bangkok Riverside Book Fair Sets Up a "Book Blind Date," Plus Food Stalls to Boot
BOTLC Book Fair 2026 hits the Bank of Thailand Learning Centre riverside from July 10-12, free admission. Beyond browsing the book market, there's also a "Book Blind Date" where you wrap up an old beloved book and hand it off to a stranger.
Thailand Forest Resort Launches "Reader in Residence": Bring a Book, Get 4 Days 3 Nights Free Stay
Writers get residencies to write books, so when do readers get the chance to actually finish one? Thailand's Kanchanaburi forest resort PRY1 is now accepting applications for a reader residency—four days, three nights, all food and lodging included, plus a 2,000 baht dining credit.
Art Skips the Museum, Sets Up Shop Along Bangkok's Canal Sidewalk Instead
L'On Bangkok is bringing Bangkok Art Walk back to the banks of Khlong Lod Wat Ratchabophit, running daily until 9pm from July 24-31, with live painting, craft stalls, and food vendors lining the waterfront. Free admission.
STUDIO DOE Summer New Arrivals: Fitted, Not Sculpted—Flare Pants That Lengthen Legs Starting Below the Knee
STUDIO DOE launches its Perfect Fit collection, from waist-defining camis to low-rise flare pants, using neckline cuts and fabric stretch to follow the body's natural shape rather than reshaping curves through tailoring.
StockX H1 Report: Saucony Dethrones Asics — Retro Kicks and Trading Cards Are the Real Winners
StockX just dropped its H1 2026 resale trend report, and the top spot didn't go to some hyped new drop — it went to a "dad shoe" from Saucony. From skate shoes to Pokémon cards, this report maps out a growth story nobody saw coming.
Chow Tai Fook Pops Up at Taipei 101, Zhao Lusi's Necklace Debuts a New Chapter in Eastern Aesthetics
Chow Tai Fook has opened a limited-time boutique in Taipei 101's luxury enclave, styled with warm black walnut and champagne gold tones. Brand ambassador Zhao Lusi's DAWN Collection necklace makes its debut alongside the pop-up, emerging as the standout piece worth a closer look.
The First Japanese Watch from 1913, Reimagined by Seiko in Enamel and Lacquer
Seiko has launched two Presage Craftsmanship watches paying tribute to the 1913 "Laurel," recreating the same face in white enamel and black lacquer respectively. Pre-orders open August 13.
Aston Martin Valen: The Experimental Beast That Swapped Its Glass Rear Window for a Trunk
Aston Martin gave an early look at Valen at its Gaydon headquarters—a 150-unit limited front-engine supercar armed with color-shifting paint, 3D-printed titanium components, and an exhaust system that sounds like a pipe organ, answering the question of just how wild Special Vehicle Operations can get.
Cadillac V-One: A Concept Car Wearing a Race Car's Bones, Waiting for a Buyer
This single-seat concept, finished in a silver-to-deep-blue gradient paint, borrows its skeleton almost entirely from the Le Mans-conquering Cadillac V-Series.R. It's not a flight of fancy—it's a design experiment built around one rule: you don't mess with the proportions.
Gunther Werks GXR-Evo: They Ditched the 993's Rear Window for a Shark Fin
Gunther Werks unveiled the GXR-Evo at Monterey Car Week, limited to 15 units, with a full carbon fiber body that ditches the rear window for a shark fin, paired with a 9,000-rpm naturally aspirated engine and six-speed manual.
30 Years After the F1, McLaren Brings Back the Manual with the McL 6GT Concept
McLaren has unveiled the McL 6GT concept, featuring a true manual transmission and an orange clutch pedal — the first hint of a manual production car since the F1. It's slated to arrive in 2028 with an estimated price of $1.5 million.
Waymo Gets Green Light Across 18 California Counties, But Official Records Haven't Caught Up to This Tweet Yet
The CPUC has approved Waymo's expanded robotaxi service area, with Sacramento and San Diego joining the service zone for the first time, while the Bay Area and LA also get wider coverage — though the company itself says the rollout will be "gradual."
A 1909 Prewar Building Hides a Downtown Loft Inside: Central Park West Penthouse Asks $10.2 Million
A newly renovated penthouse at The Turin, a prewar building on Manhattan's Upper West Side, keeps its classic exterior but swaps in an open-plan loft layout inside. With 65 feet of frontage facing Central Park, it's asking $10.2 million.
106 Feet Isn't the Point: Wanderlust95 Turns Every Inch of Deck into Double Duty
Italian designer Franco Gnessi unveils explorer yacht concept Wanderlust95—at 32.49 meters, it packs in the spatial presence of a much larger superyacht, and the trick lies in every deck level pulling double duty.
Stick Shift Returns: Porsche 911 Carrera S Saves One Manual Gearbox—Just for North America
The 2027 911 Carrera S introduces the MT Package, pairing a six-speed manual with a 473-hp twin-turbo flat-six engine, exclusively for the North American market, starting at $169,450.
Mike Ashley Bought a 200-Year-Old Institution for the Price of a Sports Car — Can He Actually Save Harvey Nichols This Time?
Frasers Group snapped up Harvey Nichols from administrators for €46 million, but the buyer's track record with Matches Fashion and Flannels makes this deal look more like a gamble than a rescue.
More Watches Than Guests: Hodinkee Happy Hour Moves to One Vanderbilt for the First Time
The real star of this happy hour wasn't the food or drinks—it was what everyone had on their wrist. From a vintage Omega to a Nike x Tudor collab, a casual Happy Hour turned into an impromptu industry wrist-tour.
Aston Martin Valen Debuts: The 838-HP V12 That Turns Vanquish Into the Hero's Foil
Built on the Vanquish and limited to 150 units, the Valen was unveiled at Monterey Car Week, with its own design team framing it as an "antihero." This marks one of the rare occasions Aston Martin has openly admitted to playing the villain.
Taylor Swift Gets a New Neighbor: Watch Hill Penthouse Sells for $18.5 Million, Setting State Record
The only penthouse at Rhode Island resort Ocean House has sold for $18.5 million, with the buyer being Alexander Clark, founder of a college admissions software company. His new home sits just steps away from Taylor Swift's mansion, High Watch.
Only 22 Pounds Heavier With the Roof Off: Czinger 21C Spyder Goes Topless Without Losing Downforce
Czinger unveiled its first convertible supercar, the 21C Spyder, at Monterey Car Week — 1,250 horsepower, 0-60 mph in 1.9 seconds, only 30 units worldwide, starting at $2.75 million.