Premium tea to become the next big beverage

Tea, sodas, vermouth, sour beer and pressed juices are the beverage trends of 2014 identified by Baum + Whiteman‘s New York team of of influential restaurant consultants. Tea: With Starbucks committed to converting America to tea, look for others to amplify the attention. Teavanna opened a tea bar/cafe in Manhattan … with more to come … Read more

Marina Abramovic, The Current, 2013, new fine art print edition

EJAF and Artist Marina Abramović unveiled New Fine Art Print Edition.   Marina Abramovic, The Current, 2013, Fine art pigment print on cotton paper. The Elton John AIDS Foundation (EJAF) and renowned artist Marina Abramović have worked together to produce a special new photographic print in a limited edition of 300. Sales of the prints … Read more

Sub-7-minute Nurburgring lap achieved by McLaren P1

McLaren P1 vs. the Nürburgring.   The road legal McLaren P1 achieved a sub-7-minute Nurburgring lap completing the most grueling of circuits, christened “The Green Hell.” A new video posted to McLaren shows how the hybrid electric/V8 powered hypercar tamed the Nürburgring-Nordschleife circuit and its 20.83km and 154 bends. Unfortunately, McLaren confirmed that it has … Read more

Great golfing experiences: the IAGTO Awards 2014

The IAGTO Awards 2014 – the official annual awards for the golf tourism industry.   The golf tourism industry recognised its 2013 winners at the annual International Association of Golf Tourism Operators awards (IAGTO). Each year IAGTO recognises the performance of three of the world’s leading Golf Resorts, the flagships of the industry, together with … Read more

23 designers (and mothers) to create BORNFREE collection

BORNFREE – for a world where no child is born with HIV by 2015 More than 90% of HIV infections in children result from mother-to-child-transmission during pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding, and 260,000 children were newly infected with HIV in 2012. An AIDS-free generation begins by making sure moms do not transmit the virus to their … Read more

World AIDS Day: See the World Turn (RED) for an AIDS Free Generation

This Sunday, December 1st, make sure you take a look up and around your city. Once again, iconic landmarks around the world are turning (RED) for World AIDS Day. 46 buildings will cast red lights across 12 cities this year, incorporating new partner cities such as Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and new partner landmarks such … Read more