Hazy crazy days: with dad in Amsterdam’s coffee shops

‘Listen, I don’t want to do any of that cultural stuff,” my dad, John, said, as we planned our trip to Amsterdam, “I just want to get baked.” I had gone but a short distance further when what seemed to be an excellent trail opened up around the face of…

Twitter’s new CEO is Jack Dorsey

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]My first knowledge that I was on the wrong trail came when I heard the yells of the pursuing savages suddenly grow fainter and fainter far off to my left. I had gone but a short distance further when what seemed to be an excellent trail opened up around the…

Lara Croft’s uses new tech to tackle mysteries

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Nor was it his unwonted magnitude, nor his remarkable hue, nor yet his deformed lower jaw, that so much invested the whale with natural terror, as that unexampled, intelligent malignity which, according to specific accounts, he had over and over again evinced in his assaults. More than all, his treacherous…

The Runway Trend That Doesn’t Require Getting Dressed In The Morning

Had someone told Cristobal Balenciaga that 78 years after he opened his namesake couture house, models would be strutting down the runway to Biggie Smalls, I'm not quite sure he would have believed them. But that was the reality of Friday evening's spring/summer 2016 show — the last for Alexander Wang, who…

Selena Gomez: Revival Is The Best Revenge

Here is a young woman who, at just 23, has lived more than half her life in the spotlight, having grown up on the Disney series Wizards of Waverly Place, starred in more than a dozen movies, and sold nearly 12 million records. She’s famous around the world — and famously…

Friends Of ITG Share Their Brow Selfies

Right now, ITG is all about the brow. In celebration of Glossier's upcoming product launch, we're hosting Brow Month—a time to explore where those arches have been, where they're going, and how best to care for yours. Like everything else, selfies are subject to trends. The main point of reference…

Assassin’s Creed Syndicate Review

After completing my second ghost hunt with Charles Dickens, I decided it was about time to shut down the last factory forcing children into labor. As I made my way across Westminster, zipping between rooftops with my rope launcher, a notice popped up indicating I was approaching a bounty hunt.…

You can pre-load the Street Fighter V Wii beta now

The second Street Fighter V beta is scheduled to start this weekend, and if you happen to be a part of the Wii festivities, you can pre-load it now. Just redeem your code, head to Steam, and download the latest build, which clocks in at 1.9GB. Although the beta doesn't unlock Karin…

Avoiding assault and slavery now we are all cyborgs

It is a bold statement, but Balkan has a point: we already extend our biological capabilities through technology every single day, although this has yet to really impact how we see ourselves in relation to technology. Perhaps that needs to change. This creates an "economy of influence", says Balkan, the…