INSANE: Unplugged - The Real Truth

The Era of the Anti-Package Holiday Has Arrived—Here’s Where to Go Now

From alpine retreats to unique city breaks.

Marie Claire · Jun 10

Watch Halestorm pay birthday tribute to Stevie Nicks with stunning cover of Fleetwood Mac's Gold Dust Woman

Halestorm's Lzzy Hale and Joe Hottinger play a series of Unplugged shows next month

Metal Hammer · May 27

"I found out through the Internet that I have AIDS. I learned I was dead." How one final, heartbreaking TV performance marked the end of an era for Alice In Chains - and a swan song for their brilliant but troubled frontman, Layne Staley

30 years ago this week, Alice In Chains played a legendary MTV Unplugged set that has only grown more poignant with time

Metal Hammer · Apr 11

"I gave up my smartphone for 3 days, and confess I felt lost when I locked it away"

From school kids to retirees, we’re hooked on screens. woman&home features editor Ella Dove investigates whether a digital detox can break the habit

Woman & Home · Jul 29, 2025

Is Your Sauna Obsession *Actually* Good for Your Skin?

Our resident sauna addict (and beauty editor) investigates

Marie Claire · Jun 9, 2025

The French treehouse that offers the perfect digital detox — plus three other bucolic offline retreats

Jason Chau checks into a luxury treehouse to spa, stargaze and disconnect from his trusty iPhone. Plus we pick more of the best places to switch off and unwind this winter

Evening Standard · Jan 30, 2025

8 of the best phone-free holidays to help you recharge

Inspired by the White Lotus’s phone-free premise? These are the best trips designed to refresh the mind and bring back a sense of adventure

Evening Standard · Jul 12, 2024

Totally unplugged: a digital detox holiday in Cheshire

Would a stay in a remote off-grid cabin – with phones locked away – be respite from the madness of the Christmas season for this young family?

The Guardian - UK · Dec 12, 2023

10 of the best digital detox retreats from around the world

From a monastery in the remote Italian countryside to tree lodges in the heart of the Yorkshire Dales, Emma Loffhagen picks out the best phone-free retreats to help you completely disconnect

Evening Standard · Oct 1, 2023

Log (off) cabins: discover Unplugged’s new digital detox retreat

Ever feel like a break is, well, quite the opposite? Emails pinging in, WhatsApp groups popping off, apocalyptic news alerts, underwhelming Hinge matches and — most daunting of all — the pressure to capture ‘content’. It’s enough to make you want to glue your nose to the grindstone and leave…

Evening Standard · Jul 4, 2023