A beautifully-designed product design website that just oozes Scandinavian influence. Reviews cover everything from very expensive-looking building cladding to toothbrush and kettle designs.
Plus, some design ideas on beating AI mass video surveillance, data scraping and deepfake scams with geometric printed clothing that looks like it's been lifted from a Stanley Kubrik film set underneath the Rotherhithe Tunnel.
Imagine a digital (hard copy versions are available) football fanzine where the creators actually knew loads about football clubs around the world and their importance to their fans and the cities where they are based. The sort of people who could, without blinking, name the Red Star Belgrade side who lifted the European Cup in 1991, before naming them in reverse.
In addition, they produce amazing graphic prints of real football superstars from days gone by who have graced tournaments without appearing to break into a sweat. If your all-time starting eleven contains names like Diego Maradona, Luca Vialli, Enzo Francescoli, Socrates, Roberto Carlos and the real Ronaldo, as well as the pioneering club sides that illuminated the early UEFA competitions, then this is for you.
Although we're not exactly au fait with the ins and outs of corporate finance, share options, hedge funds, international indices and investment banking, the FTWM is a beautiful example of editorial composition that reaches a design benchmark every week. The articles are thought-provoking, covering an unbiased view of current affairs with clever infographics.
It comes as no surprise that the editor is Simon Kuper, author of the ground-breaking geo-political book from 1994, 'Football Against The Enemy'.
Damien Deighan's weekly, late night show on Solar Radio that has, over the previous two years developed into a global audience for lovers of soulful, deep house and 'broken beats'. Each Friday night / Saturday morning between midnight and 2.00am, Damien develops a musical journey from the downtempo, atmospheric 'Loft Lounge', through to the energy of the 'four-to-the-floor' main house room with a carefully-created selection of obscure, soul-soaked, deep house tracks from all corners of the world.
Six Million Steps
Joining the dots, from soul to jazz, to disco, to house. Dave, Andrew, JJ, Alan, Richard and the effervescent Marie are all regular radio hosts, DJs, collectors and, most importantly, lovers of soulful dance music from the early 1970s to the present day.
As well as being long-time friends of ours, they have created a loyal band of like-minded cranks and obsessives to their River Thames boat parties, events and radio output on Stomp Radio every Friday night and Saturday lunchtime.