Inside Hanoi’s gated communities: elite enclaves where even the air is cleaner

The rapid growth of Vietnam’s super-rich means multi-billion dollar developments are rising across this ancient city, separating the wealthy with walls and 24-hour private security from street hawkers, congestion and pollution

Punta del Este: is Uruguay’s uber-rich ‘gated city’ a glimpse of our urban future?

Astronomic rents and zero public housing keep the haves and have-nots apart in the exclusive Uruguayan coastal city. So is this dystopian ‘paradise’ preempting the path on which other global cities are set?

Lotus 3-Eleven. Hypercar experience at super sports car prices

0-100km/h in 3 seconds and 0-100mph in 6 seconds. With this figures, the new Lotus 3-Eleven car has the credentials to keep up with a Ferrari. Produced in a strictly limited edition, the new model without windscreen, roof, and doors is the quickest production Lotus road car ever. The new vehicle features an all-new lightweight body, … Read more

Golden Globes 2016: just rewards for The Revenant – and an incredible coup for The Martian

Alejandro González Iñárritu’s muscular, visceral movie deserves its four awards, but the Globes went a little more leftfield – and a lot more populist – when it came to the other winners

The most unmissable culture of 2016

Tarantino goes bounty-hunting, Botticelli takes you to hell, Bowie goes dark, and Jericho fills that Downton-shaped hole … in our bumper guide to the best 150 arts events to look forward to this year

Cobalt to disrupt the aviation industry with innovative Co50 Valkyrie

Finally, a personal aircraft offering speed, safety, comfort, and cool looks. San Francisco-based Cobalt, a premier manufacturer of well-designed, sleek, private planes for personal and business travel, aims to transform the private aircraft experience with a new category of planes. Cobalt air crafts are design-centric, stunningly sleek, modern, as well as super fast, safe and easy … Read more