Here is finally someone who is not scared of being edgy and sexy. We love the LaChapelle style posters of Second Chance, a vintage store (& charity!) set up by Ahu Yagtu in Galata giving you a hint of how vintage pieces are timeless and always elegant. Second...
Kelly & Hermes
posted by Antoine
In 1956, Grace Kelly, the then Princess of Monaco used one of her two favorite Hermes bag to hide her pregnant belly from the paparazzi. The picture went all over the world and all the way to the cover of Life Magazine. Even though the bag was first designed in the...
Death in Vegas
posted by Antoine
Surprisingly, Death in Vegas has never been playing in Turkey before. Richard Fearless (Richard Maguire) and Tim Holmes, the two original members of Death in Vegas are finally coming to Istanbul and will be playing at our beloved temple of Babylon this Saturday 12th of...
Arif & Norah Jo...
posted by Antoine
We already talked about the master Ahmet Ertegun (here) but in the music industry, there is another Turkish genius named Arif Mardin whose legacy will hardly be ever forgotten. He contributed, supported and brought to success names such as Queen, The Bee Gees, Anita...
Hiç
posted by Antoine
Hiç literally means “nothing“, nada, niente, rien! However, when you sneak through the bush outside of the shop (yes, the bushes!), you feel like you are sneaking into a very cosy home. Once you enter, you don’t want to leave, and all of this for...
Palaces of Music
posted by Antoine
Palaces of Music – Opera Houses of Europe – is a photography book. Temples of Knowledge – Historical Libraries of the Western World – is another one. And we love them both. Now, this is not the typical book, not even the classic coffee table book. If you are part of the lucky few how lay your hands on it, you should cherish it like no other. Edited and published by Ahmet Kocabıyık and Ahmet Ertug himself, a Turkish architect turned photographer, the books are hand bound in leather and each photographic image is printed in an artisanal technique where stunning quality images are printed in...
Babylon Istanbul
posted by Antoine
Babylon turns Istanbul on! Babylon opened its doors in 1999 as a multi-purpose performance center and is Turkey’s best live music venue. Babylon presents a monthly program featuring eclectic selections from jazz to reggae, world music to electronica, Latin to Turkish...
Star Wars alla turca
posted by Antoine
Dünyayı Kurtaran Adam (The Man Who Saved the World) is a 1982 Turkish-made adventure movie commonly known as Turkish Star Wars because of its notorious use of unauthorized footage from Star Wars worked into the film. Here is an extract of the movie, the...
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