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Baselworld is the watch industry's equivalent of the Oscars, mingling legendary names with brash newcomers. Dressed to impress, here are the most extraordinary timepieces on display this year, where continuity proves as compelling as novelty.
The presenter of Words of the People reflects on leaving law behind for television, the human connection he craves in his work, and why he scarcely watches the medium that made his name.
Vampire motifs, women adorned in raw meat, Louboutins burned to their frames: photographer Tyler Shields loves pushing buttons, especially the ones that are not on his camera, and frankly does not care what you think.
Warren Singh-Bartlett takes BMW's elegant 6 Series 640i Gran Coupe along Sicily's winding mountain roads, past sparkling seas, picture-perfect villages and swathes of wildflowers, to discover whether substance matches the car's considerable style.
As the 2008 meltdown rocked economies worldwide, Gulf states drew on deep reserves, stimulus packages and stubborn diversification to ride out the storm. Rob Morris asks how the region proved so resilient.
The careers of William Sawaya and Paolo Moroni have been all about sticking it to the establishment. Warren Singh-Bartlett traces how an unannounced 1976 encounter became a rebellion that changed an entire industry.
Danielle Arbid has a way of keeping you on your toes. Her 2008 video essay 'This Smell of Sex' deploys such forthright language that the room blushes, yet offers barely an image beyond archival photographs and blazing intertitles.
Born in Medina in 1958, Jamal Ahmed Khashoggi has long ranked among Saudi Arabia's most prominent and outspoken journalists. Now heading the nascent network Alarab, he weighs the proper remit of journalism in the Arab world.
Somewhere between Captain Nemo's Nautilus and a Star Wars escapee, the 42.5-metre Adastra looks science-fictional yet is gloriously real. Built for a Hong Kong businessman, it ranks among the largest trimarans ever launched.
Bespoke weighs the relative wealth of nations by their total reserves, the monetary gold and foreign exchange that underpin creditworthiness, and asks how long even the largest war chests can really last.
A former London English teacher, Layla Totah now holds sewing classes in her Beirut apartment, teaching everything from tote bags to tailored coats, all served alongside her own freshly baked breads and cakes.
Treasure hunting conjures buccaneers and daring adventure, yet for marine archaeology it means serious money. Eoghan Macguire meets Galleon Ventures founder Sean Tucker, who sees billions resting among UNESCO's estimated three million shipwrecks.