Archive - Culture of Bathe-ing

When bathers enter the art gallery

Two exhibitions explore the politics and pleasures of bathing

Sep 9

Wet debates: scent or sin

Are scents in the sauna therapeutic bliss or bathing disaster?

Sep 3 • Culture of Bathe-ing

August 2026

A mobile sentō driving across America: on the road with its creator, Taka Miyake

Plus, bathing at Burning Man

Aug 27 • Culture of Bathe-ing

My Sauna Bro symptoms

Robert Hammond confesses to his worrying new bathing habits

Aug 20 • Culture of Bathe-ing and Robert Hammond

What happens when theatre pros take over the sauna?

An interview with the creators of Edinburgh Fringe’s Sauna Theatre

Aug 13 • Culture of Bathe-ing and Jane Withers

Bathe like a local: rediscovering Kyoto's ancient bathhouse culture

Sentō enthusiasts Sanjiro Minato and César Debargue take us on a tour of Kyoto’s sentō scene and the fight to reinvigorate this endangered culture.

Aug 6 • Culture of Bathe-ing

July 2026

Can you make saunas out of ice?

Parabolic ice arches, snow hotels, and sweating in ice

Jul 30 • Culture of Bathe-ing

Business of Bathe-ing: interview with Bathhouse co-founder

Travis Talmadge talks about the secret to Bathhouse’s success and its plans to expand across America

Jul 23 • Culture of Bathe-ing and Robert Hammond

Bathe like a local Manhattan: Robert Hammond's guide to "wellness alley"

A bathing circuit for the Big Apple in collaboration with Sauna Times

Jul 17 • Culture of Bathe-ing, Robert Hammond, and Glenn Auerbach

Bathe like a local: a roadtrip through Southwest Colorado's hot springs

Liz Baker Plosser takes us on a tour of the Four Corners region's rich thermal bathing possibilities

Jul 10 • Culture of Bathe-ing and Liz Baker Plosser

June 2026

Sour, salty, fresh. What's the story behind our post-bathing cravings?

We look at the science and history of why some foods just hit right when you step out of the steam, guided by the nutritionists at Therme RPC

Jun 25 • Culture of Bathe-ing

Bathe like a local: Singapore

Adrian Mah charts the evolution of the bathing scene ahead of the arrival of Therme Singapore

Jun 22 • Culture of Bathe-ing

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