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Bong! The dope on Denver: modern art, craft beer and Rocky Mountain oysters

Bong! The dope on Denver: modern art, craft beer and Rocky Mountain oysters

by Derek Guthrie

"Acronym fever nearly spread to Five Points, but FiDo would never have caught on. Too barking"

Why it’s all about Malta

Why it’s all about Malta

by Derek Guthrie

"It's about time there was some good news. Malta's chequered, bloody history of invasion and war continued into the 20th century when package-tour Brits turned up in droves to drink lager and scarf fish'n'chips before throwing up outside macabre discos"

How to do Valentine’s Day if you hate it

How to do Valentine’s Day if you hate it

by Karen Krizanovich

"Does Valentine’s Day make love cheap? Thankfully yes … and so do I"

Shock treatment in Bavaria | Marina O’Loughlin stops eating

Shock treatment in Bavaria | Marina O’Loughlin stops eating

by Marina O'Loughlin

What happens when a food writer is denied food?

Nights on the tiles | Why I’m not moving to Lisbon just yet

Nights on the tiles | Why I’m not moving to Lisbon just yet

by Mark C. O'Flaherty

"A pianist. At breakfast. Playing the love theme to Tootsie"

About The Face | The magazine that invented everything

by Pippa Brooks

"Kate from Croydon and Naomi from Streatham, not glamazons from Manhattan"

Take a dive

Take a dive

by Molly Delaney

"He discreetly threw up behind the bar and kept serving"

Lost in Lebanon

Lost in Lebanon

by Suzanne Moore

"It is dark, we are in the mountains and our phones won’t work …"

How to enjoy polo when you hate it | Karen Krizanovich rides again

How to enjoy polo when you hate it | Karen Krizanovich rides again

by Karen Krizanovich

"Polo can be as stealth as nicotine, more expensive than cocaine and as addictive as success"

Print is dead, long live print

Print is dead, long live print

by Mark C. O'Flaherty

Civilian launches its first print edition - issue zero is out now