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Issue 129. September 2026 Lifestyle Photography Culture
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Five essentially French classic cooking ideas.
The Rolling Stones’ fashion/ accessory store.
l French cuisine
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l Brain exercise
Massage the mind. l Eco in mind!
Power your home. l Ferrari Style
Spring/Summer 2026. l South of France
Puisserguier/Bezier. l Solid Sound
Marshall retro but new. l Jenny Saville
A very British artist.
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Taking a seat reimagined in pure design.
Cover image: Ferrari Spring Summer 2026 Campaign.
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Brain exercise is good
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ive your brain a workout! The simplest brain games and cognitive exercises can boost memory, help you think clearer and help your mind work faster. Your brain’s fitness depends on how much it is used. Every time you do something new or different, you create new neural pathways and simple tricks can help give your brain a workout! Despite being an organ, the brain has some powerful similarities with muscles. It can be worked on, developed, tested, and have its endurance and capacity increased. Just like physical exercise, it’s about training the brain to ensure its happy and healthy. Something as simple as using your nondominant hand more in your day to day life will cause your brain to lay down new pathways and rethink daily tasks. Staying engaged with the tasks at hand is also a good way to test the brain. For example instead of relying on a list to remind us what we need to do or get, only use it when you have completed all the tasks you can think of, this keeps the brain active.
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Refreshing your head space.
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Puzzles are like weights for the mind, deciphering abstract concepts, performing math problems, and working to find answers helps your brain develop new neural pathways. Even something as simple as practising to remember a loved ones number, can start off a good habit of retaining knowledge,
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for the mind which you may also need in the future. Conversations with people about something recent or from the past is also a great method of jogging past memories and exercising the brain. Face-to-face social interactions force our brains to think and act on the spot. Conversations, discussions and exploring ideas challenges your brain to accept new concepts and entertain abstract thoughts. Mental exercise is something we all do daily without sometimes noticing. For instance observing things, people and situations, problem solving, organising our schedules, the list goes on. Doing these things gives our brains something to think about and therefore keeps it active
Wake up to being mindful.
by Sophie Fitzjohn. and alert. Routine is usually what keeps us all moving forward; however mixing it up every now and then is a good thing! For example, drive or walk a different way to wherever you normally go. This little change in routine helps the brain practice memory and directions, and also changes up your day and makes mundane things more interesting for you. Another aspect of your daily routine which is also important is ensuring you are getting enough good quality sleep! It’s a must for a healthy brain, to schedule in rest. Learning or doing something new or even rekindling an old hobby is a great exercise for the brain. Its engaging and gives the brain new experiences and information to work with. Picking a book on a completely new subject you don’t know anything about is a great start. Keep entertained as well as informed and educated. These methods keep your brain active and also enable you to pick up and develop new skills, it’s a win, win!
Quote - “The brain is muscle. If you don’t exercise it, it will get slow.” Rachel Riley
“I don’t always enjoy curating, but I do believe it’s part of my job. It’s a good exercise for my brain, like warming up.” Takashi Murakami
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Eco in mind! fresh eye
Tesla Tesla Energy The Tesla Powerwall is a rechargeable lithium-ion battery stationary home energy storage product manufactured by Tesla Energy. The Powerwall stores electricity for solar self-consumption, time of use load shifting, and backup power. The Powerwall was introduced in 2015 as Powerwall 1 with limited production.
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Power your home, save money Powerwall is a compact home battery that stores energy generated by solar or from the grid
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You can use this energy to power the devices and appliances in your home day and night, during outages or when you want to go off-grid
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With customizable power modes, you can optimize your stored energy for outage protection, electricity bill savings and more.
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Keep your home and all appliances powered during an outage.
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When severe weather is forecast, Storm Watch will automatically charge Powerwall to its maximum capacity to prepare for an outage.
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When an outage occurs, Powerwall will help keep your solar system running or, if using grid power, will transition your home to stored energy instantly.
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Time Based Control mode optimizes your stored energy. With variable rate plans, you can program Powerwall to use your stored energy when prices spike, saving money over time.
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Powerwall can power your entire home with one unit, making whole-home backup protection more affordable.
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Each unit is self-contained with an integrated solar inverter for added efficiency, resulting in fewer parts and faster installation.
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Drive style allure! fresh eye
Ferrari The Ferrari Spring/Summer 2026 ready-to-wear fashion collection, designed by Creative Director Rocco Iannone. Eclectic Mood Board: Iannone drew inspiration from iconic cultural intersection points with the brand. Key references included Pope John Paul II waving from a red Ferrari Mondial in 1988, Frank Ocean’s stark white Blonde album cover, and the white Testarossa from Miami Vice
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Creativity meets craftsmanship, design, and innovation at the heart of the brand.
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Ferrari Evolution of Colour: Monochromatic “shades of white” (optic, sand, ivory) to highlight natural, untreated yarns. Transitioning into deeper hues like cocoa, rust, and Ferrari’s signature magma red.
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If Ferrari’s cars embody speed, Iannone’s SS26 clothes embody focus. The collection shows a brand increasingly comfortable in its fashion identity.
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Ferrari Textile & Form: Silhouettes were elongated and vertical, featuring relaxed tailoring, silk canvas, tussah silk, cashmere gauze, sponged leathers, and acid-etched denim. Industrial Hardware Details: Accessories mirror automotive workshop tools, showcasing square-toed driving shoes, jewelry shaped like padlocks and bolts, and the Ferrari Tool Case bag.
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More than an extension of automotive glamour. It is an assertion of purity, clarity, and timeless design - luxury engineered for living, not just driving.
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France... Occitanae experience by Dennis Sterne.
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he face of France is southern. Temperatures approaching the late 30s - with mid-August marking festivity and bright celebrations (2003).
Puisserguier My stay was in Puisserguier at my friend and host’s sizeable, charmingly rustic, and comfortable maison. Russell is very English but most passionate about French sensibilities, hence his holiday home since 2016. His knowledge of local wine and its nurturing, perfect for an enhanced and rounded appreciation of French culture and living. Views of the town and surrounding landscape are a palette of salmon, terracotta, hot amber, dusty grey, yellow and green. The code of politeness is Bonjour with a smile. As you navigate the back streets, smokey home cooking and barbecue punch the air. Evening
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golden hour is a photographer’s pleasure, make no mistake. Béziers Béziers is a 20-minute drive from Puisserguier. The festival Féria de Béziers delivered a plethora of cultural displays from Spanish/ French dance, bull running, circus horses and riders, to marching bands, and live music all accented with people wearing red and white, red neckerchiefs a plenty. The warm evening air invited a walk through the park centre, with oversized sculptured textile flowers, cobbled back streets, and distinctive boutiques. An evening laser light projector show at the cathedral. Then back through the center for large stage live rock anthems. The whole experience granted me everything I wished to see in the south of France in one day.
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Puisserguier is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France. It benefits from a micro climate. Photography - Dennis Sterne, iphone 11
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Above: Backstreet boutique Béziers. Endless intrigue of independant retailer and artisan. Right: Ryanair - Grab Amazing Discounts on Flights from 950+ Airlines.
Top: Béziers cityscape.
Travel Trip to Saint Chinian - Rustic views once again, this time with a noticeable injection of renovation modernity that purposefully echoes local traditional design by way of iron railings and architecture. It’s easy to forget rest period from 12pm up to 3.30pm. So don’t be surprised to be met with ‘sleepy town’ in the villages.
Above from left to right: Local produce compiled for a snack, Rosé on the side. Local vineyard, vineyard black grapes. Béziers centre at night. Right: Stall holder Puisserguier street market. Every Wednesday, at city center.
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It doesn’t matter if you’ve been before or if you’re a first-timer – the South of France is one place that’s guaranteed to be an easy yes when it comes to deciding where to holiday.
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Travel Trip to Valeras-Plage - A much welcomed overcast day made for a cooler time out. Despite my Caribbean decent I prefer a mild mooch. Classic coastal scenes with better than average market shops leading toward shore. Terracotta sand and doc inlay. Some slightly overpriced restaurants, but a choice of cheaper eateries and the surprising note was the healthy queue for the LEGO toy shop Musee Du Jouet. An example of some kind of universal transcendence perhaps.
Top: Housing in the Puisserguier region. Above left: River Orb. Above : Townscape Puisserguier. Above right: Cirque National Alexis Gruss in Beziers. Left: Back streets Puisserguier Right: Valera -Palge.
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The Béziers Feria, an internationally famous bull fighting festival celebrated for five days attracting millions of people every year.
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Solid Sound Marshall is synonymous to sound what seasoning is to food.
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arshall, one of the most legendary brands in the music industry. They have always been best known for their guitar amplifiers, but now Marshall has gone
Retro influence If you are looking for an expert in sound and design within audio equipment, then oyu ought to opt fpr a model from the Marshall Speakers family. Every speaker unit is made with the utmost skill and finesse evident in its craftsmanship. With over 50 years in the industry, the company has technologically evolved to enhance your music experience, all the while maintaining its signature classical retro design. Different kinds of Marshall speakers One of the reasons Marshall Speakers have
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continuosly stayed on top of their game is because of their ever evolving innovative technology without compromising on their signature classy looks and high quality merchandise. 1. AC powered Marshall speakers Some of the most innovative models by Marshal are the ones that are AC powered. These speakers come with a strong reproduction capacity which means that you don’t have to worry about running out of juice. 2. Compact and portable Marshall speakers If one of the things you seek out in a pair of speakers is portablility, then it is always a good idea to opt for Marshall speakers with rechargeable batteries. The lithium charged ion batteries have a sturdy 25 hours life with a single charge. They are easy to charge with a USB port. Most models are AC powered as well. u
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Above right: Marshall Stanmore II is a rockin’ Bluetooth speaker that improves on the original. a slightly gritty, powerful profile that is most tuned for its genre of choice. Rock is clearly that target here. Stanmore II sounds strong, with substantial room-filling bass but not overwhelming like speakers designed for pop and rap.
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Portable - Ready for life on the road. The Marshall portable range means you get take your sound on every journey.
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3. Multi-room Marshall speakers This in-built system allows multiple speakers within the same model family to come together play in the same vicinity. You can play the same track on different speakers or different tracks on each of the connected speakers. 4. Marshall speakers with Multi-host functionality This technology allows multiple Bluetooth host devies to be connected to the speakers simultaneously and move between host devices without having to connect and reconnect multiples times.
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Marshall Voice “Play my chillout playlist.” The most helpful speakers in the collection. Marshall Voice speakers combine the authentic Marshall sound and voice activation technology. You can play your music, schedule reminders and control your smart home, just by using your voice.
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Retro design and high tech functionality features, Marshall speakers have found a special place in the heart of music lovers. www.marshall.com/lifestyle/speakers
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Jenny Saville Saville’s work invokes a deep fascination in the palpability of flesh, extremities of anatomy, and the grotesque combined with a masterly and yet intuitive instinct for the handling of paint.
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Jennifer Anne Saville RA is a contemporary English painter and an original member of the Young British Artists. Saville works and lives in Oxford, England and she is known for her large-scale painted depictions of nude women. Jenny Saville: The Anatomy of Painting continues at the National Portrait Gallery (St Martin’s Place, London, England) through September 7. The exhibition was curated by Sarah Howgate. Jenny Saville
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Enormous in scale, Saville’s uncomfortably close-cropped depictions of women’s faces and nude bodies abound in the joy of painterly modeling.
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Jenny Saville graduated from Glasgow School of Art in 1992 and was appointed as lecturer at The Slade School of Fine Arts, London between 2000 - 2006.
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Saville is probably best known for her large scale oil paintings of fleshy, obese female figures.
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Jenny Saville, “Hyphen” (1999), oil on canvas; Private Collection (courtesy Gagosian © Jenny Saville)
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More recently Saville was the subject of an indepth survey exhibition at the Museo d’Arte Contemporanea, Rome (2005) and the renowned collector Carlo Billoti commissioned Saville to produce 3 artworks for the inagural exhibition of the Museo Carlo Bilotti, Rome (2006).
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By 1994 Saville’s increasing profile enabled her to exhibit in several notable group shows: Young British Artists III, Saatchi Gallery, London (1994), Contemporary British Art ’96, Museum of Kalmar, Stockholm (1996) and the iconic Sensation: Young British Artists from the Saatchi Collection, Royal Academy of Arts, London (1997), positioning Saville as one of the foremost painters of her generation.
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Installation view of Jenny Saville: The Anatomy of Painting at the National Portrait Gallery, London.
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In 1999 Saville produced her first major solo exhibition; Territories for Gagosian Gallery, New York and subsequently her second solo show; Migrants, also for Gagosian Gallery, New York (2003).
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Jenny Saville lives and works between London and Palermo, Italy.
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French Cuisine In the 14th century, Guillaume Tirel, a court chef known as “Taillevent”, wrote Le Viandier, one of the earliest recipe collections of medieval France. In the 17th century, chefs François Pierre La Varenne and MarieAntoine Carême spearheaded movements that shifted French cooking away from its foreign influences and developed France’s own indigenous style.
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Oysters To this day the French still can’t get enough for them and they are the food of choice at times of celebration like Christmas and New Year.
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Crêpes Above: Savory crèpes called galettes are from the region of Brittany. Right: Crèpes are considered to be one of French’s traditional dishes that stands out from the rest. Served either as a dessert or a savory dish, crèpes are made from a very thin batter of eggs, flour and milk. It is a paper thin shell that can be stuffed with fruits and cream.
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Onion Soup Above: As if caramelized onion soup isn’t already insanely delicious, the French go ahead and add bread and cheese.
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Snails Escargots Bourguignonne is a traditional French dish originating from Burgundy. The dish consists of snails that are baked with garlic and butter. If using fresh snails, they should be blanched in boiling water and rinsed in clear water. The snails are then cleaned with a small brush in a mixture of water and vinegar, and rinsed again.
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Beef Burgundy Above: Beef Burgundy is a comfort food that is stewed and slow-cooked. The dish is usually cooked with onions, carrots, parsley and garlic.
Ratatouille Left: This vegetarian French stew is robust enough to serve on its own, but also perfect to pair with roast chicken or pot roast. The traditional recipe uses eggplant, zucchini, onion, and peppers, though any number of veggies would fit in well.
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Take a Seat When sitting down becomes a mundane experience. Raise your seat game and add a little design to your motion.
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Right: Angel Chair - Contemporary Furniture by Tom FaulknerTom Faulkner. Angel is a sleek cantilevered dining chair designed to go with our Angel dining table. It is available in a selection of our standard and specialist finishes and can be upholstered in customer’s own fabric, including leather. Above right: The Vienna carver chair combines elegant Art Nouveau inspired curves with a mid Century Modernist aesthetic. It is beautifully proportioned with a dynamic silhouette, and it is wonderfully comfortable. The legs are water cut from steel plate, providing a strength that belies the carver chair’s delicate design.
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Vienna Carver Chair Contemporary Furniture by Tom FaulknerTom Faulkner
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Above: Dining Wire Chair Cafe & Dining Chairs. Famous Designs UK. The renowned Wire Chair, designed in 1951, was, and still is, an innovation. It combines strength and durability with style and comfort to create an all-round fantastic chair for your interior.
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Right: Amelia – a light and modern take on the classic wingback lounge chair that softens the lines between office, hospitality and home settings, elegantly alighting wherever you choose.
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Rosa - Inspired by the functional elegance of Marcel Breuer and Mies van der Rohe’s classic tubular chair designs, Rosa exudes the easygoing versatility of outdoor furniture, without compromising on comfort. Rosa’s flowing lines and proportions were refined through an iterative prototyping process resulting in slim, sophisticated forms, alongside maximum comfort and durability.
Human centric furniture. www.bossdesign.com
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Left: Barcelona Classic Designer Chairs. Above: Kosa Chair Designed by Ian Felton. Above right: Velvet Fleri Quilted Dining Chair Famous Designs UK. Right: Cashmere Arne Jacobsen Egg Chair. Vertigo Interiors The UK Home of Designer Eames Chairs.
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Vertigo Interiors - ‘Seating is our favourite design category, because we absolutely love the sheer range of varying mid-century designs that we offer and there is something for literally every occasion.’
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Some Satisfaction The new album Foreign Tongues features standout performances from Jagger, Richards and Wood, alongside their core collaborators including Darryl Jones, Matt Clifford and Steve Jordan. the legendary drummer and celebrates.
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Foreign Tongues, the incredibly vibrant 14-track new album from the rolling stones, follows less than three years after the band’s universally acclaimed, grammy award-winning hackney diamonds, which topped charts worldwide and achieved multi-platinum success. The Rolling Stones Store is on Carnaby St, London W1.
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