In the darkness, they rose. More than 150 men and women advanced warily through the ice, grasping lines that had been anchored into the mountainside just hours before. Some had waited months for this ascent. They had a small window: Winds had finally calmed on the morning of July 26, giving teams their first chance to summit K2, the King of Mountains, in the Pakistani-administered area of the Kashmir.
THIS INSTALMENT OF 10 IMAGES features snapshots from Kyiv, Ukraine by Nastia Poberezhna. There are glimpses of her home, the door open to the terrace; a bouquet of bright pink roses against a raindrop-covered car window, a blurry glimpse of the city just beyond. There are hard boiled eggs and Saint Laurent coffee cups, pizza and peonies and the everyday moments of a life...
In this, the first instalment of TIG TV of the year: we journey to Japan’s most remote ramen shop; look at how to name a product; and discover the reason why coffee shops all around the world are beginning to look the same; explore the idea of guaranteed basic income, see how happy Finland really is, and as always, much much more. –P
Time again for our fascinating new series, 5 Words to Learn this Month, and for the month of February,...
HAVE THIS HABIT of collecting perfectly pretty recipes that I never make — fanciful recipes such as Smoked Salmon Macarons and Brown...
[slideshow — if arriving from bloglovin’, click here] It’s the weekend! And it’s rainy at the moment, but we don’t...
Cook the pasta in a large saucepan of salted boiling water for 7–8 minutes or until al dente. Drain, reserving 1 cup (250ml) of the cooking liquid. Set aside. Heat the oil in the saucepan over medium heat, add the garlic and cook for 30 seconds. Add the cream and reserved water and cook for 1 minute.
One very sunny morning in London not long ago, P and I stopped by a favourite terrace café in Belgravia...
. . . and while on the topic of palm trees, came across the work of sonya khegay, a lifestyle, portrait and...
. . . and if you have been reading for a while, you will know about the long-time love affair with carrara, and while it is currently adorning the fireplace in the sitting room, adore it most in the kitchen, especially when paired with gold . . .
. . . it is the holidays, and hopefully you’ve had some time for sleeping late and for luxuriously leisurely...
monday morning: toasted pistachio and honey yogurt . . . after sunday’s luxuriously languid ways, monday mornings are often a...
