The End of Suffering
Traveling to Paris this Summer is now as exciting as dining in the new Buddha-Bar Restaurant New York, an outpost of the original in Paris. Opened July 13, the Pan-Asian cuisine restaurant sits in the heart of New York’s TriBeCa neighborhood...
The Secrets and Lies of the Vietnam War, Exposed in One Epic Document
With the Pentagon Papers revelations, the U.S. public’s trust in the government was forever diminished. Photo Illustration by Joan Wong. Photos: Bettmann Archive, via Getty Images; Associated Press; Bob Daugherty/Associated Press; National Archive/Newsmakers, via...
Lotus Flower
Enter Sandman
A Japanese Buddhist monk who has a penchant for singing punk, metal and rock classics, accompanied by gongs, drums and other instruments. In the past, he’s covered the Ramones’ “Teenage Lobotomy,” “Queen’s “We Will Rock...
The Punk Monk of Burma
Living as a punk in Burma is not only a lifestyle or just a copy of Western trends, it is an act of rebellion. Even though his father is a policeman Kyaw Kyaw, 26, has decided to become a punk to protest against the political and economical situation in his country....
Say Angkor, Say Wat.
Anthony Bourdain, June 25, 1956 – June 8, 2018
“Once you’ve been to Cambodia, you’ll never stop wanting to beat Henry Kissinger to death with your bare hands. You will never again be able to open a newspaper and read about that treacherous, prevaricating, murderous scumbag sitting down for a nice chat with Charlie...
YOU MAN
Scribbled Faces by Hom Nguyen. Vietnamese artist Hom Nguyen was born in Paris in His self-taught style is instinctive & uninhibited. Each one of us has a passion towards a goal that drives us, something or someone that gets us through the difficulties of life we face....
Madame Butterfly
AN EMBRACE OF DANGEROUS ILLUSIONS, STUNNINGLY PORTRAYED.
Putain de Stade
33 USA
Victory
“Smell that? You smell that? Napalm, son. Nothing else in the world smells like that. I love the smell of napalm in the morning. You know, one time we had a hill bombed, for 12 hours. When it was all over, I walked up. We didn’t find one of ‘em, not one stinkin’ dink...
Un petit morceau d’enfer
Les missionnaires locaux étaient «la colline des anges», mais aux marins occupants, Con Thien était un petit morceau d'enfer. A deux milles au sud de la zone démilitarisée, il s'agissait d'un plateau stérile et arboré de terre rouge de 525 pieds de haut et entouré de...
Marcel Wanders x Wonderglass
Calliope - The sculptural new collection by Marcel Wanders, gracefully creates spatial and versatile light installations when clustered or by itself. Marcel Wanders: “We designed this lighting system to be poetic. From overhead, it captures attention as it inspires...
Forces Supplétives
Bhumibol Adulyadej
5 December 1927 – 13 October 2016
Most Bombed
Obama in the world's most bombed country. Last year, Ben Rhodes, the Obama administration’s Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications, visited the small, landlocked nation of Laos. He traveled by boat up the Mekong River, visiting a school before...
Nón Lá
x Markus Jans for GLOBUS magazine.
Meet Suboi, the Vietnamese Rapper Who Freestyled for Obama.
2017 was definitely a huge year for non-Western rappers coming into the mainstream spotlight. The 88 Rising collective comes to mind with members Keith Ape, Joji and Rich Chigga all enjoying a serious come-up this year. Elsewhere, Vietnamese rapper Suboi has been on...
Hanoi Noodles
Anthony Bourdain and Barack Obama chat over noodles and bear in Hanoi.
Peace
x Shepard Fairey
Gold & Cabana
D&G's gold inspired Portofino bedroom.