Are crystals the new blood diamonds?

Gwyneth loves them, Adele can’t sing without them and Kim Kardashian uses them to deal with stress. Many of us are lured by their beauty and promise of mystical powers, but are ‘healing’ crystals connecting us to the earth – or harming it?

One hell of a city: how Birmingham embraced its heavy metal legacy

A new exhibition about Black Sabbath finally cements the Midlands’ reputation as the home of a global musical phenomenon

The Latest Design Trends in Luxury Homes

      The passing of every New Year means welcoming a slew of new interior decor trends to your already-extensive feng shui palette. 2017 was marked by brass accents, cerused wood, and lively terrariums while rose gold and exposed lighting fixtures dominated home trend magazines in 2018. 2019 has given design-lovers plenty to ooh … Read more

Stirling prize 2019 shortlist: from a cork creation to a Teletubbies-style whisky distillery

Energy efficiency is a priority this year as a railway station, visitor centre, social housing project and opera house vie for the RIBA award for British building of the year

Best true wireless earbuds 2019: AirPods, Samsung, Jabra and Anker compared and ranked

Our updated list of great bluetooth truly wireless earbuds – at the best prices right now

Virgil Abloh: the red-hot renaissance man shaking up fashion

Virgil Abloh is fashion’s hottest designer. We meet the man whose orange brick has people queuing round the block