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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR I had a vision – to create the greatest, most stylish, innovative, authentic, conscious, inspiring lifestyle magazine/media movement on the planet. No small feat but one made easier by an extraordinary team bringing together a collective of like-minded, passionate game changers, thought leaders, style makers and rebels from all over the world to deliver inspiration and leadership and force you to keep asking the questions, ‘why?’ and ‘why not?’ So, what’s it all about? In a world full of imitation and replication, we wanted to do something different. Something extraordinary, something that would stand out, be authentic and we could take beyond the pages of a print magazine. We scoured the planet for original thinking and genuine human connection; people with a willingness to share and speak out, to strip back the spin and hype. Our goal was to uncover those truly being courageous enough to be all that they can be and willing to bare their souls. People who were living, not just existing. Who are emotionally invested and not just ‘Working for The Man’ who believe their voice means something and that corporate logic or rhetoric isn’t always logical. That sometimes there is indeed a better way. We wanted the stories behind the story to inspire you but also to provide the how-tos and resources so that your own vision, goals and dreams would become attainable to you in your unique way. With all of these in mind we present you our very first issue of HUSH magazine. We hope you enjoy it as much as we did. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for purchasing the first issue of HUSH magazine. You’re a part of our team now and we look forward to walking the journey with you. I want and will welcome your feedback and input. I just want it to be the very best that it can be. Stelios Demaki

URBAN EXPLORATION

VINYL RESURRECTION

CHEAP VACATIONS

INDONESIA GUIDE

What is it, who does it and is it legal?

Back in the groove

8 ways to have cheaper vacations

There's no better place to go off-grid

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4 reasons to spend less time on social media

COCKTAIL TRENDS

HEALTHY EATING

Fall's biggest cocktail trend?

Why eating healthy is important

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SOCIAL MEDIA

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8 DOGS ARE THE BEST

9 TYPOGRAPHIC DISEASES

TABLE OF CONTENTS

STREETWEAR

What makes them the best companion

How typographic addiction can affect you

Is streetwear the new luxury?

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HUSH | URBAN EXPLORATION

URBAN EXPLORATION WHAT IS IT, WHO DOES IT AND IS IT LEGAL?

As austerity has taken hold in the UK, urban decay has become more prominent, with abandoned factories and amusement parks and other man-made structures increasingly common across the whole country. At the same time a thirst for exploration and documentation of the history of urban areas has led to a rise in the popularity of ‘urban exploration’ and ‘place hacking’.

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Critics describe the practice as “naive, fetishistic, self-heroising and, well, criminal”, reports The Guardian. However, the author Will Self has defended urban exploration, writing in the Evening Standard: “I personally believe place-hackers are performing a valuable service by reminding us that the city should belong to its citizens, and should mostly – if not entirely – be accessible to them.”

WHAT IS URBAN EXPLORATION?

IS IT SAFE AND IS IT LEGAL?

Urban exploration or Urbex, as it has become known, is the exploration of man-made structures often abandoned or hidden from the general public. Photography plays a large role in the popularity of the hobby but historical documentation has also become a great factor as the urban landscapes change more quickly over time.

WHAT LOCATIONS HAVE PEOPLE EXPLORED?

Urban exploration could often be dangerous and illegal, a police spokesman said ahead of Bradley Garrett’s trial. Garrett was also accused of breaking into Transport for London property to access disused rail tunnels. “The railway, whether disused or in operation, is a dangerous place for those not meant to be there and access restrictions, which should not be taken lightly, are in place to protect members of the public from harm,” said the police spokesman.

Participation in urban exploration is “high in profile but small in number (perhaps 20,000 globally)”, according to the Guardian. However the array of different environments that explorers have photographed and discovered continues to grow. In the UK, explorers have taken pictures from atop skyscrapers such as ‘‘The Shard’’, or sculptures such as the Angel of the North and bridges such as Tower Bridge and the Forth Road Bridge in Scotland.

It is generally accepted that the term ‘urban exploration’ was coined in 1996 by Canadian explorer Jeff Chapman. However The Scotsman reports that urban exploration was taking place as far back as 1793 when Philibert Aspairt, a hospital porter, is believed to have “got lost in the limestone quarries beneath Paris supposedly while searching for some ancient bottles of chartreuse”. His skeleton was discovered 11 years later. The old adage “take nothing but photographs, leave nothing but footprints” has often been applied to urban exploration. However the recent rise in popularity of the hobby has brought claims that this rule is no longer being followed.

Urban explorers are often the first to acknowledge the danger of their chosen practice and one such explorer Richard Shepherd told the BBC that he never explored alone. “It’s all about being careful. If I’m stuck in the middle of a derelict asylum and I fall and break my leg I need to know there’s someone who can show the emergency services where I am,” he said. Exploring commercial properties, even disused ones, can also mean trespassing if explorers go onto property without the owner’s permission. Many Urbex websites have a list of tips for keeping within the law. Would-be explorers are advised to “ask permission”, “contact the local police beforehand” and “don’t take souvenirs”.

Across the globe, the abandoned amusement parks have become a particular target for enthusiasts, as Weburbanist.com explains: “When an old amusement park becomes abandoned and an eerie silence descends to blanket the decay, the atmosphere seems to twist and takes on a nightmarish vibe.” The images that were captured from exploring the huge Six Flags Amusement Park in New Orleans following its closure after Hurricane Katrina have become a hallmark of the Urbex movement. More recently, an urban explorer in Kazakhstan unearthed remains of the USSR’s space programme in an abandoned hangar in the east of the country. According to Boredpanda.com: “The shuttles are the last remnants of a space programme that began in 1974 and was finally shuttered in 1993.”

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HUSH | VINYL RESURRECTION

Over the last few years, it sort of seems like a lot of the old analog favourites are trying to make a comeback in an increasingly digital world. Things like physical books, board and card games, and of course, the humble vinyl record have all enjoyed with little bit of a resurgence, despite being basically obsolete technology. But why? Why would someone pay $20.00 or more, for a dark second-hand hunk of scratchy, melted, plastic disc that can only be played on an expensive, troublesome turntable, especially when they could stream the same album in a glorious digital clarity for a fraction of the price? “Nostalgia” is the only common explanation for this really odd phenomenon. Popular wisdom explains that millennials, and their subgroup, “hipsters,” are placing these outdated things up on a pedestal, and repackaging them as current pop culture. But this popular wisdom can’t explain it all. How can a 15 year old be nostalgic for for a turntable when her parents never owned one? Clearly there is more going on with the current rise in vinyl popularity, but what explains it?

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And this “retromania” idea can go the other way too, because it’s not just new musicians looking to older formats. As a matter of fact, lately we’ve seen a distinctive fusion of nostalgia with the “new.” Modern artists are taking more cues from the past, with groups like Arctic Monkeys and Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds and Royal Blood mixing with the likes of Led Zepplin, Pink Floyd, and Bob Dylan. But don’t count out the more well established artists. People like Madonna, Daft Punk, and Jack White are also taking part in this resurgence, and are releasing vinyl versions of their albums. • WARM & FUZZY SOUND

Part of what has driven vinyl’s resurrection can be explained as a sort of response to what is happening all over pop culture today, a phenomenon that a music commentator by the name Simon Reynolds calls “retromania.”

One of the most common reasons you’ll get for vinyl’s reappearance if you ask an actual enthusiast is the distinctive lack of audio cleanness and perfection – what vinyl connoisseurs call “warmth.” This unique audio feature is caused by the flaws and imperfections that are unavoidable with analog sound production. Those who love vinyl argue that the sound is more “immersive,” wrapping you up in it like a warm blanket.

Think about what is going on today. Old bands reforming or regrouping, new acts basing and building their acts, style, and stage shows on classic performers, and a general enthusiasm for fashion trends and cultural “things” from the past. This idea is tied to nostalgia, but it takes the story a little further. In fact, because the demand for

With the introduction of compact discs, music listeners were treated to revolutionary design features: the ability to skip tracks and shuffle albums. Vinyl, on the other hand, has always been different. Skipping a track can be tricky, and thanks to the inherent fragility of the vinyl disc, you always run the risk of dropping the stylus and damaging

• “RETROMANIA”

HOW THE VINYL ROSE FROM ITS SICKBED TO CAPTURE THE EYES AND EARS OF MILLENNIALS

vinyl records has become so large in the UK, an official vinyl LP album and single chart was launched back in 2015. Interestingly, and quick significantly, the very first #1 album on the chart was Future Hearts, by the contemporary US pop/punk band, All Time Low. In fact, the majority of the first Top Ten was modern music, with a nod to the old guard in the form of a Van Morrison record cracking the 10 best albums.

your record. As a direct result of this, vinyl albums are a “track-bytrack” experience. What was once a design limitation is now a design feature! This complete album experience can be intended by the artist, and central to the entire listening experience; just think about classic LPs like Dark Side of the Moon. There’s something to be said about this kind of listening experience, and with the return of vinyl, so too has it returned. • COLLECTABLES Human beings love to collect things. Everyone has a collection, even if they don’t realize that they are a collector. And it’s this “collectability” that has also helped out vinyl’s recent popularity. When the iPod came out, it looked like it would spell the end of record collecting as a traditional past time, but vinyl has an enduring possessive quality that intangible digital downloads lack. In fact, collecting is actually an ingrained part of vinyl’s attraction. There is an entire ritual associated with getting a new album for your collection. From opening the sleeve for the first time, to handling the disc itself, to the unique artwork of the cover and inner sleeve. It’s an experience that CDs or downloads just can’t match. • VINYL’S FUTURE Despite the sudden and impressive re-emergence of vinyl over the last several years, it’s still really not all that significant when compared to music sales in digital formats; it’s still a pretty niche market. And that caused some obstacles, primarily when it comes to actually manufacturing LPs. Yet despite all of these troubles, many professionals from the music industry agree; something big is definitely going on with vinyl. Many music fans are still putting the turntable needle on the record, which is great news for the future of Record Store Day!

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CHEAP VACATIONS | HUSH

I think it’s the best travel bargain I’ve ever managed, but it was not magic. I got the best deal by using multiple travel tricks that are always worth checking out when you’re planning something big. They can often defray your costs significantly. However, to save money on travel, you need to plan ahead so that you have time to explore the options, adjust your timing if necessary, and apply coupons and rewards. Here are steps to take that will get you low-cost or no-cost vacations: SNAG A CREDIT CARD WITH REWARDS POINTS Find the right rewards card for your purposes. To get started, visit our Solutions Center. There, you can compare credit cards suited to different spending styles, travel habits and other needs. You can look through more than a dozen categories, including: Travel rewards Cash back Gas rewards No annual fee Once you research and consider which credit card rewards program makes the most sense to you, don’t forget to factor in the miles you will receive if you are approved for the card and make purchases.

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I have two credit cards that reward me for purchases with airline miles. Of course, I pay off the cards at the end of each month. That way, I never pay interest. BE FLEXIBLE ON DATES Being flexible with your travel dates can save you money. There are no hard-and-fast rules here. One recent study suggested that booking 70 days out often will get you the best deal. But even that study warns you not to put too much stock in one guesstimate. Keeping your eyes peeled for deals — and maintaining a schedule flexible enough to take advantage of these bargains — is probably the best approach. CONSIDER DIFFERENT AIRPORT OPTIONS I generally look at flight options and prices for all three airports in my area. For my Hawaii trip, the best option was to fly out of one airport and return to another. In some parts of the country, flights that connect you to major air hubs can be disproportionately expensive. So, if you have the time, consider renting a car and driving to and from the larger hub at the start and end of your journey. PACK LIGHT FOR FLIGHTS Airlines often charge travelers a fee to check luggage, so it may pay to pack light when flying.

BOOK THE FLIGHT AND HOTEL AT THE SAME TIME Consider booking your flight and hotel or rental car together. Such package deals save you a bundle. PRICE SHOP FOR HOTELS It’s easy to price shop for hotels on major travel sites like Booking Buddy, Orbitz, Expedia.com and Travelocity.com. CONSIDER A HOSTEL Hostel lodging varies. You might book a private room and bath, a shared room and bath, or some combination of those. It might seem like a hassle to figure out how hostels work, but lodging priced from $22 a night makes it worth many people’s time. Scope out options on a site like HostelBookers and Hostelworld. RENT A HOUSE, ROOM OR APARTMENT One of my favorite ways to travel on the cheap is to book a house, apartment or loft on a vacation rental website like Homestay.com, AirBnb or VRBO. You have plenty of private space, and the prices are often surprisingly low. I’ve rented entire homes for less than half the price of a hotel room. When traveling internationally, you also can often get a richer experience of the culture by renting homes or rooms from individuals rather than going to a large hotel.

Article by: Nancy Dunham

I once vacationed in Hawaii for two weeks and paid almost nothing for the first-class flights and lodging.

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INDONESIA GUIDE | HUSH

A string of islands thrust up by volcanoes and scattered across more than 3,000 miles of ocean between Asia and Australia, Indonesia offers boundless opportunity for endorphin-soaked adventure. Of course, you’ll need to turn decidedly off the beaten path. But for the discerning traveller, a muscular – and deeply sybaritic – paradise awaits.

Seismic activity from the region’s “Ring Of Fire” volcanoes makes diving in Indonesia something special. Known as the Coral Triangle, the region is home to 30 per cent of the world’s reefs, the most biodiverse waters on the planet and the raison d’être of Rascal, a 31-metre hand-crafted teak yacht, designed to voyage where other travellers are not. Her crew boasts a forensic knowledge of charted and uncharted territory – tell them what you want and they’ll find it, sinking anchor in coves yet to be named on the map. After sailing through the night, wake to watch the slow, thin dawn scattering gold across the water through wide windows on three sides of your king bed (by blending the elegance of traditional phinisi with a more contemporary design, her five cabins are above deck). And then let Rascal’s resident divemaster lure you into the turquoise water. Rolling backward off Rascal’s Rib is to enter wonderland. The water is crystal clear. At Gili Lawa Darat Passage (east of Bali, not far from Flores) we saw reef sharks, triggerfish and clownfish – brilliant, clashing colours, electric greens and orange, the coral in wide heart shapes or tiered space stations; a cloud of seahorses; the Darth Vader-like cloak of a giant manta ray, floating past so close we had to resist touching him…

On dry land, the wildlife is equally extraordinary. Frightened sailors had for centuries whispered the name of Komodo in the Lesser Sundas to the east of Bali. In 1912, it was confirmed: the islands have dragons. We went ashore with trepidation. At 200lb and more than three metres long, these squat beasts look slow and heavy, but when they hunt they can reach speeds of 13mph (a fit human adult sprints at around 15mph), knocking their prey to the ground with their whiplash tails, poisoning it with their deadly venom. With the dubious protection of two guides with forked sticks, we strode through their primeval kingdom, watching the flick of their yellowish tongues – which, at a distance, perhaps someone did once see as fire. There are dragons too at the recently opened Capella Ubud, Balinese outpost of the garlanded Capella group. Mythical ones, at any rate, said to guard the sacred Wos River, which runs through the property. And what a property. Designed in homage to the explorers of the 19th century, who travelled with a retinue of staff and a hand-hammered copper bath, it is a tented encampment. Every room, or “retreat”, is walled with canvas. But mod cons include a four-metre-tall throne loo topped with an antelope skull, a hot tub and a private saltwater pool. The vision

of designer Bill Bensley, the 22 retreats are set into the edge of the Wos valley, among the thick emerald plants of the rainforest. Their views across the river are captivating by day; at night, the blend of burning torches and moonlight give the place an otherworldly feel. Here, your butler will take care of everything – from sourcing your favourite wines, to organising treks through the surrounding Unesco-protected paddy fields (alternatively, sally forth on the house Vespa). So why not have a bespoke training programme at The Armoury – the resort’s tented gym – twinned with a seriously expert massage at the Auriga spa while your itinerary is being organised? Notably, Capella Ubud is hyper-local: the fabrics and art come from artisans along the Wos valley; the crayfish on the barbecue, or the pig roasting on the spit, are raised within a few miles of the property. Another hotel that thrusts you deep into the heart of the place is Nihi Sumba. Sumba was long known as the forgotten island and with 600 acres of land, but never more than 80 guests, the hotel manages to maintain a rare and bewitching quality of escape. It was this quality that attracted American retail tycoon Chris Burch, the ex-husband and former business partner of Tory Burch. With James McBride (a senior hotelier

Article by: Rebecca Newman

Travel guide to Indonesia: There's no better place to go 'off-grid'

HUSH | INDONESIA GUIDE

with experience at Grosvenor House in London and The Carlyle in New York), Burch bought Nihi Sumba in 2012. The pair poured £25 million into what was then a surf lodge, creating what’s regularly crowned the best hotel in the world. The allure? Saunter down from your treehouse bedroom – a breezy circular space whose floorto-ceiling windows look across to the Indian Ocean and which opens to its own private gardens – to pick up a beer at the bar. Then kick off your shoes, if you have any, and walk a few steps further to the beach, a mile and a half of deserted white sand. Here, you’ll find the Nihiwatu rock, after which the hotel is named and where the island’s Marapu gods are said to have descended. It does hold a kind of magic. Every night, wild horses emerge from the forests to gallop along the shore. You might ride out with the resort’s Sandalwood Stables. Or perhaps choose to go at dusk to lift onto the sand the day-old sea turtles that Nihi Sumba release and watch as the tiny hatchlings waddle to the sea. Maybe you’d prefer to try free diving to spear mahi-mahi, tuna and parrotfish. (I witnessed a ripped Californian real estate mogul unload a haul of 50 fish, including a wahoo the size of a bicycle.) What really stands out, though, is the surf. Named after Australian surfer Mark Occhilupo, who rode it in surf movie The Green Iguana, “Occy’s Left” is arguably the ultimate left-hander wave. Legendary for its power and length, it barrels for some 300 metres. Uniquely, there’s no fight for your place in the line-up: the hotel owns the wave, and only ten people can book it per day. What’s more, it breaks immediately outside the beach house and a deep gully makes paddling out easy (there’s also a Jet Ski on hand should you fancy a lift). It’s a must for any bucket list. I chose a board and headed out to try my luck. Two things were in my favour: quiet conditions (during the season, the waves are often double overhead) and the assistance of Hannah – a 24-year-old world-class longboarder and resident surf “guide”. With a few key tips, and a few more wipeouts, at last I took off hard and steep down Occy’s green face. Pure ecstasy. And entirely addictive.

Burch has worked hard to engage with the local community. With support from past guests, the Sumba Foundation has tackled malaria on the island, funding wells and education. Interaction with locals is encouraged and most guests go on a spa safari that starts with a dawn hike through the villages. Tiger, a local tribesman, showed us altars wet from animal sacrifice, telling us about the annual horseback fight in which men injure each other to spill blood to boost the coming year’s fertility and introduced us to tribeswomen weaving ancestral ikat fabrics. After the walk, we lay on clifftop massage tables with 270-degree views of rainforest fading to sand and brilliant ocean, not a soul in sight. If Nihi Sumba is a total escape, the newest Como property in Bali offers surfing with a helping of hip. Como Uma Canggu has nailed its location, a stretch of coast north of Kuta that’s a less hectic and way cooler alternative to Seminyak. Como Uma Canggu has also nailed the vibe at its shorefront Beach Club: mellow beats from the DJ, swinging daybeds, sensational cocktails and a glorious view of the swell. This is the kind of dream surf location where you walk left along the beach for friendly sets coming in at Batu Bolong; turn right, and things get interesting at the famous Old Man’s reef break. When you come in, simply lean your board on racks by the bar and order a tamarind margarita. As in Nihi Sumba, the surf guiding is run by Tropicsurf. In the far quieter waters here, I taste what is effectively the private-jet version of surf instruction. My guide, CJ, rides his board beside me, demonstrating how my bent arm stance is a bit “T-rex”, encouraging me to stretch and become that bit more “condor”. Should you travel with a non-surfer, there’s the lagoon – a 115-metre saltwater pool into whose water the ground-floor suites dip their toes; there’s also the kind of high-level yoga, gym and spa facilities for which Como is renowned. Frankly, though, they’d be missing out. Mere hours before my flight, I’m still in the water, CJ showing me how to grab my rail to turn hard into the wave. “That’s it! You’re pig-dogging!” Damn right I am.

A SHORT INDONESIAN FOLK TALE - Malin Kundang Once upon a time, on the north coast of Sumatra lived a poor woman and his son. The boy was called Malin Kundang. They didn’t earn much as fishing was their only source of income. Malin Kundang grew up as a skillful young boy. He always helps his mother to earn some money. However, as they were only fisherman’s helper, they still lived in poverty. “Mother, what if I sail overseas?” asked Malin Kundang one day to his mother. Her mother didn’t agree but Malin Kundang had made up his mind. “Mother, if I stay here, I’ll always be a poor man. I want to be a successful person,” urged Malin kundang. His mother wiped her tears, “If you really want to go, I can’t stop you. I could only pray to God for you to gain success in life,” said his mother wisely. “But, promise me, you’ll come home.”

HUSH | SOCIAL MEDIA

We live in a generation that is social dependent. We are always seeking the approval of others and letting them determine our self-worth. If we don’t get hundreds of likes and comments on our pictures, we feel like we are not good enough. I admit, I am a part of the pandemic. It seems like everywhere I turn, people are glued to their phones. My mother gets so mad at me because I am always checking SnapChat, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter. When did we get this way? When did we become so dependent on knowing what everyone else is doing? We need to put a stop to it. We are teaching kids earlier and earlier that we need to be plugged into society to be liked. I remember when I was in elementary school, I would come home and play outside with my neighbors; now kids are going home and plopping down on the couch with the iPad.

Article by: Karmon West

Here are 4 reasons why we should spend less time on social media.

BETTER YOURSELF INSTEAD OF STRESSING OVER OTHERS. When we should take a break from the madness of the social media, we can spend time on doing things for ourselves. Putting down the phone can help us focus more on our studying because we could always use a better grade in a class. We can focus on getting in shape. Going to the gym and working out for 30 minutes is better than wasting 30 minutes double tapping pictures. We could spend Tmore time with our families and loved ones, because we know tomorrow is never promised. There are so many ways that we as individuals could improve ourselves if we just limited the time that we spent mindlessly scrolling. Technology is all around us, and there is nothing we can do about it. However, stepping away from the Social Media can bring our attention to things going on around us, rather than what is on the device in our hands. I’m by no means saying it is always bad, but sometimes it is just best to get away. When we take a break from the media, we can focus more on our own lives rather than everyone else’s. We can focus on bettering ourselves and that, to me, is way better than 100 likes on a selfie.

IT COULD SAVE RELATIONSHIPS. How many times have we fought with our significant other or friend over a post we saw on Instagram or SnapChat? Social Media is beginning to ruin relationships because of that reason right there. We fight over little things like a person that we do not like commenting a heart eye emoji on our boy/girlfriend’s posts, or someone “sub-tweeting” about us. Whatever happened to old fashion dating? Where someone catches your eye from across the street and you go up and talk to them, rather than finding them on Twitter and “DM-ing” them. I don’t know about you, but I don’t want to be telling my children someday that mommy and daddy are fighting because of a post on Facebook. I think relationships would be so much healthier if both partners were able to just take a break from seeking everyone’s approval on how they look as a couple and be happy. PUBLICITY IS NOT ALWAYS A GOOD THING. With the technology that is at our fingertips, it isn’t hard for someone to find out loads of information about someone. Your future employer could find that picture of you at that party in college, or something could be put on a social media site that you didn’t want to be shown. These apps could also potentially bring you harm. When you check-in somewhere, the wrong person could get a hold of that information and you could be in trouble. Cyberstalking is real in this day. In the United States alone, 6.6 million people will be stalked this year.

FOCUSING ON YOUR HEALTH AND WELL-BEING. When we are constantly scrolling through our social apps, we tend to worry more about what we are reading rather than focusing on ourselves. When we see a post that we don’t like, we tend to dwell on it and let it stress us out or upset us. We are creating the condition of Social Media Anxiety Disorder, where our social media is, in fact, affecting our mental health. When we spend less time away from social media, we can focus more on our mental, physical, emotional, and spiritual health. If you limit the people you “stalk” on Facebook or Instagram, you will become more focused on your own ambitions, dreams goals, and achievements.

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HUSH | COCKTAIL TRENDS

FALL’S BIGGEST COCKTAIL TREND? BACK TO BASICS

There’s no denying the excitement of posting up at The Aviary in Chicago for a cutting edge, futuristic cocktail experience. The drinks are capable of bringing sheer satisfaction to the table by way of stellar ingredients and interactive components (aka glass portholes and ice spheres and slingshots). Wow-factor cocktails will always be sought after—for obvious reasons—but as of late, bartenders and mixologists are prevailing with simple, no frills cocktails. New education and a bevy of quality spirits brands are disrupting the market, making consumers think twice about what’s actually in their glass.

Article by: Elise Taylor

“Cocktails going back to a simpler form can be attributed to the growth of the movement itself,” says Jon Howard, head bartender at Henley in Nashville, a modern American brasserie nestled inside the brand new Kimpton Aertson Hotel. “The days of specialized bars for cocktails is dwindling and people are expecting good drinks at most, if not all, restaurants, clubs, and bars. With that expectation, I feel there is less pressure to do something outlandish and more emphasis growing on efficiency and guest satisfaction— and at the end of the day people want to feel taken care of, not alienated.” Some simple cocktails like the old-fashioned, the martini, and the cosmopolitan are making a comeback after becoming famous on shows such as Mad Men and Sex and the City. “Among bartenders we are finding the beauty in these simple drinks again,” Howard says. “With people like Naren Young at Dante [in New York City] and Jacques Bezuidenhout at Wildhawk [in San Francisco] taking drinks like the martini

and championing them we are getting further education on the idea of beauty in simplicity— plus I think people enjoy the idea of looking like Roger Sterling from Mad Men.” Bob Peters, mixologist at The Punch Room, at the RitzCarlton, Charlotte, will be the first to tell you that while his cocktails look extra fancy, he typically leans towards fewer ingredients. “Editing recipes down to truly showcase just a couple beautiful ingredients is the cocktail equivalent of an acoustic set from your favorite band—there are no distractions, just purity and clarity of flavor,” Peters says. “I think the trend of simple cocktails is a natural swing of the pendulum that travels back and forth many times when you look at the big picture. I think that a part of progress sometimes is simplifying things.” While the spirits industry has grown drastically over the past decade, not all the products are created equally. In the past, a number of ingredients were used in a cocktail to hide the taste of a spirit. “There was a time in our history where the alcohol we created was completely unpalatable and we needed to ‘cover it,’ if you will,” says Mr. Azrhiel Frost from Chicago’s Baptiste & Bottle. “We have educated ourselves, we’ve experimented, and we’ve discovered betterquality ways of producing beautifully distilled products that speak for themselves—that don’t need to be covered with anything.” Consumers today are also becoming more educated; the same people who want to know the farm-origin of their meat also want to know how their spirits are made. “With that comes a demand for better product and more of it,” Howard says. “The shift towards

fewer ingredients is greatly aided by this and now people want to taste the base spirit within cocktails,” prompting the experts behind bars to push the envelope. “Now that consumers don’t just want a drink where you can’t taste the alcohol, we are able to let the flavors found within the base spirit shine and do things to bring the flavor of the spirit forward or complement it—not cover it up.” “I’ve personally observed an inundation of the over complication of a cocktail,” Frost says. The reality is, “you can just put gin and vermouth in a glass and it will taste amazing.” It’s more about quality over quantity nowadays, too, and bartenders actually caring about what goes in to consumers’ drinks. In Greenville, South Carolina, Crafted at Nose Dive’s head mixologist Walker Pickering notes that “a cocktail is lot like a relationship—the less complicated it is, the more enjoyable it will be.” Lately, he’s been focusing on using oils of fruit rinds instead of juice, which elevate drinks with flavor and smell simultaneously, while eliminating the need for an extra liquefied ingredient. The fast-paced nature of technology today might partly explain the new “less is more” mentality, the head bartender at New York City’s Empire Diner Jenny Castillo suggests. “No one wants to read a cocktail menu that has eight ingredients per drink. It’s like Tinder, one line description and swipe right.” But that doesn’t mean there’s no room for improvement on classic cocktails: “Adding tart green apples and some celery shrub to a classic gin and tonic is an easy way to stay refreshing and simple but elevate an exceptional traditional drink.”

OLD FASHIONED 1 1/2 oz Bourbon or Rye whiskey 2 dashes Angostura bitters Few dashes plain water 1 Sugar cube

Illustrations: Stelios Demaki

HUSH | COCKTAIL TRENDS

TEQUILA SUNRISE 1/2 oz Grenadine syrup 3 oz Orange juice 1 1/2 oz Tequila

“There was a time in our history where the alcohol we created was completely unpalatable and we needed to ‘cover it,’ if you will,”

AVIATION Crème de violette or Creme Yvette 1/2 oz Maraschino liqueur 1/2 oz Lemon juice 1 1/2 oz Gin

Illustrations: Stelios Demaki

HUSH | HEALTHY EATING

Eating healthy can help you prevent disease.

Article by: Jan Annigan

A nutritious, well-balanced diet – along with physical activity and refraining from smoking – is the foundation of good health. Healthy eating includes consuming high-quality proteins, carbohydrates, heart-healthy fats, vitamins, minerals and water in the foods you take in while minimizing processed foods, saturated fats and alcohol. Eating in this manner helps you maintain your body’s everyday functions, promotes optimal body weight and can assist in disease prevention.

● OVERALL HEALTH

● CONSIDERATIONS

The nutrients in the foods you eat support the activities of day-to-day living, protect your cells from environmental damage and repair any cellular damage that might occur. Protein rebuilds injured tissue and promotes a healthy immune system. Both carbohydrates and fats fuel your body, while vitamins and minerals function throughout your body in support of your body’s processes. Vitamins A, C and E, for example, act as antioxidants to protect your cells against toxins, and B vitamins help you extract energy from the foods you eat. Calcium and phosphorus keep your bones strong, while sodium and potassium help to transmit nerve signals. Without a healthy diet, you might compromise any of these essential functions.

If you are not used to eating a healthy diet that promotes your well-being, making gradual changes can help you improve the way you eat in the long run. You can substitute water for high-calorie, sugary drinks, for example, and switch from full-fat to low-fat dairy products. Selecting lean meats instead of fatty cuts and whole-wheat grains instead of refined grains can lower your intake of unhealthy fats and increase your dietary fiber intake. Fresh fruits and vegetables contain less sodium than canned, and snacking on fresh, crunchy produce like carrots, apples and cucumber slices is healthier than the fats and salt in chips.

Photographer: Stelios Demaki

â&#x2014;? WEIGHT CONTROL

â&#x2014;? DISEASE PREVENTION

In addition to the quality of the foods you consume, the quantity matters when considering good eating habits. Taking in the same number of calories as you burn ensures your weight remains steady over time. Consuming more than you burn, on the other hand, results in weight gain as your body converts extra calories to fat tissue. When you accumulate fat tissue, you increase your risk of developing one or more health problems, including heart disease, depression, hypertension, respiratory issues and diabetes A healthy meal plan without excess calories helps you not only feel better but can prolong your life.

Obesity is not the only nutrition-related cause of disease onset and progression. Too much or too little of certain nutrients can also contribute to health issues. For instance, a lack of calcium in your diet can predispose you to developing osteoporosis, or weakening of your bones, while too much saturated fat can cause cardiovascular disease, and too few fruits and vegetables in your nutrition plan is associated with an increased incidence of cancer. Consuming foods from a wide variety of sources helps ensure your body has the nutrients it needs to avoid these health problems.

HUSH | DOGS ARE THE BEST

There’s a reason why dogs have been called man’s best friend. From licking your face when you wake up to sitting on your feet when your toes are cold, dogs serve as a gentle alarm clock and the best slippers you’ll ever have. Own one and you might even take fewer trips to the doctor.

Article by: Chris Miksen

• COMPANIONSHIP AND FRIENDLINESS Let’s face it -- cats don’t care about you unless you bring them food. Fish are perfectly happy as long as your fingers drop pellets into the water each day. And hamsters hardly need mere humans when they have the wonderful spinning wheel. Dogs, on the other hand, love to be around humans as much as humans love to be around dogs. They’ll sit with you on the couch, follow you into the kitchen -- especially if you have food -- sleep with you at night and serve as your co-pilot on rides. They just want to please their owners, and their friendly attitude goes a long way in helping them succeed.

• HEALTH BENEFITS

• SECURITY

• FUN

If you’re looking to stay fit or meet a fitness goal, daily walks will keep you on that path. But aside from the obvious, dogs provide health benefits that can’t be measured in the mirror. If you have high blood pressure, you may receive a bit of good news the next time you visit your doctor, if you have a dog. According to Alabama A&M and Auburn Universities, researchers at Baker Medical Research Institute in 1992 found that pet owners experienced lower systolic blood pressure than people who did not own a pet. In fact, the simple act of petting a puppy can lower your stress level. Plus, the fur will keep your hands warm in the winter.

While criminals usually don’t think rationally before they commit a crime, most realize it’s not the best idea to rob or harm someone with a dog. The best way to get away with a crime is to do the deed as quietly as possible. Dogs throw a kink in that plan by either barking from 5 feet away -- in the case of a Chihuahua -- or getting up close and personal with the lawbreaker, such as a German shepherd. You should never rely on a dog solely for security, but they do provide peace of mind.

Aside from screaming at you as puppies when locked in their crate at night, dogs blow away other animals on the entertainment scale, at least if you enjoy being physically active. From enjoying a sunny day at the park to playing peek-a-boo from around the corner, dogs enjoy fast-paced action that will certainly have you belting out a few laughs.

Photographer: Stelios Demaki

TYPOGRAPHIC DISEASES | HUSH

TYPOPHOBIA

TYPOTHERMIA

The irrational dislike of letterforms‚ often marked by a preference for icons‚ dingbats‚ and— in real fatal cases— bullets and daggers. The fears of the typophobe can often be quieted (but not cured) by steady doses of Helvetica and Times Roman.

The promiscuous refusal to make a lifelong commitment to a single typeface — or even to five or six, as some doctors recommend. The typothermiac is constantly tempted to test drive “hot” new fonts‚ often without a proper license.

TYPOCHONDRIA

TYPOPHILIA

A persistant anxiety that one has selected the incorrect typeface. This condition is often paired with optical kerning disorder (OKD)‚ the need to constantly adjust and read just the space between letters.

An over-excessive attachment to and fascination with the shape of letters‚often to the exclusion of other interests and object choices. Typophiliacs usually die penniless, depressed and alone.

HUSH | STREETWEAR

With streetwear and the designers behind it penetrating the highest of high fashion labels, it feels like the style scene is experiencing a palpable – and exciting – shift. Enter The House Of Peroni Fashion Studio, a space that’s providing the next generation of the design talents in the United Kingdom and Ireland the proper space, mentorship and tools they need to navigate fashion’s new frontier. The fact that upstart streetwear labels and storied luxury brands are becoming ever closer entwined is obvious to anyone with even a minor interest in mens-clothing; it’s a trend that’s been building for around a decade. However, that relationship is evolving – and fast.

Article by: Anna Gordon

While previously we have seen streetwear infiltrate the highest echelons of fashion through collaborations (see: Supreme x Louis Vuitton, Gosha Rubchinsky x Burberry, Off-White x Moncler), we are now seeing the people responsible for building these streetwear brands into a fan of behemoths being hired to head up time-established fashion labels: Vetements founder Demna Gvasalia took the reigns as creative director of Balenciaga in 2015 (and in the process made the house formerly

known for couture womenswear more famous recently for its chunktastic trainers) and earlier this year Virgil Abloh, Kanye West’s former creative collaborator and the man behind Off-White, showed his first collection as men’s creative director of Louis Vuitton. This shift feels significant: what had started out as luxury looking to capitalise on the popularity of sellout streetwear brands has now become something quite more – streetwear is now leading the conversation. While the direction of this relationship will go in the long run is a matter of speculation, what’s certain is that it’s more important than ever to support young designers who are building followings right now. These young men and women are the future of fashion, however it changes over the incoming years. It’s something that Italian beer brand Peroni Nastro Azzurro understands implicitly. Having come of age during the famously chic Sixties in Rome, style is a key component of Peroni’s brand vibe. That’s why they’ve founded The House Of Peroni Fashion Studio in London: a fully equipped studio kitted out to give the next generation of design talent in the UK and Ireland the space and tools they need to take their burgeoning brands to the

next level – all in preparation for a show featuring their work at The House Of Peroni during London Fashion Week in February 2019. They also gain access to an awful lot selection of industry mentors (known as The Creative Council), including Scottish-born talented designer Mr. Jonathan Saunders, Dazed & Confused editor-in-chief Isabella Burley, strategic consultant Anna Orsini, Another Magazine journalist and editor Alexander Fury, and style writer and podcast maven Pandora Sykes, all of whom are at the designers’ disposal to talk about what it takes to make their labels work at a time when fashion brands are in near-perpetual flux. Of the eight chosen, there’s a mix of designers from a streetwear background and designers from fashion schools – so if there was ever a group to gauge what the future of streetwear and luxury will be, this is it. We spoke to Joel Boyd, Hannah Wallace, Daniel Crabtree and Kyle Lo Monaco about what the streetwear boom means for the fashion scene. What makes streetwear luxurious? If streetwear is now high fashion, where does that leave luxury brands? And how do they think (or hope) the industry as we know it might change as they begin to make an impact on it.

Photographer: Georgia Antoniou | Model: Stelios Demaki

HUSH | STREETWEAR

“The future of fashion is all about the crossover in everything, and particularly within streetwear and luxury.” -Kyle Lo Monaco

Photographer: Georgia Antoniou | Model: Stelios Demaki

HUSH | STREETWEAR

Photographer: Georgia Antoniou | Model: Stelios Demaki

HUSH | NEXT ISSUES

ON THE NEXT ISSUE OF HUSH BROADEN YOUR LIFESTYLE