Craig McLean

We can’t trust the weather to be onside with our socialising plans. But post-lockdowns, nor, it seems, do we fully trust ourselves.

Generation Covid: The author of the critically acclaimed book Cut Short explains what two pandemic years have done to young people whose lives were already precarious.

As she releases her second album, Painless, the West London artist reveals the strummers and shredders who have inspired her.

Doa, aka d0lgur, aka Ísadóra Bjarkardóttir Barney, aka daughter of Björk, is a teenage student, record store employee, filmmaker, singer and now actor, about to make her big-screen debut in the new film from The Witch director Robert Eggers. Which means she is going to be famous, in her own right, soon enough.

The Londoner is the soundtrack composer for Sam Levinson’s can’t-miss drama, embedded on the filmmakers’ set. As the series finale approaches, he gives us the scoop on making music with Zendaya.

During National HIV Testing Week, the breakout star of the best British TV drama of 2021 discusses the show’s ongoing impact, sharing a stage with Jessie Buckley and his role as a gay confidant in a new Beatles biopic.

The Rising Star 2021 winner sits down with the Global Head of Music at YouTube, a key partner of this year’s BRIT Awards. Up for discussion: songwriting, Central Cee, and championing new talent.

This month, the actor did the double, appearing in the biggest film of the moment (Scream) and the best drama on TV (Yellowjackets). We Zoomed her in Los Angeles to celebrate screen hits and plot twists (with, also, some spoilers).

It’s all kicking off in new BBC series The Responder. The East London actor tells us why the Liverpool-set drama is a must-see cop show with a difference.

It’s the brilliant word-of-mouth thriller about plane crash survivors, whose starving schoolgirl footballers give “eat out to help out” a whole new meaning. As the season finale drops, we speak to the English actor who plays Yellowjackets team captain Jackie.

He’s the Corpus Christi superstar (in waiting) who vibed up 24kGlden’s Mood. Now, with his new album, he’s swinging for the chart-topping crown.

Author Douglas Stuart and photographer Wolfgang Tillmans on how a classic shot encapsulates a soon-to-be-classic book.

22 for ’22: the musicians who are going to smash it in the months ahead. Dig in.

Last year brought us Bottega green, hot celeb couples, bloody musicals and amapiano. But what can we expect in the year to come? Let’s find out...

In his new film, Riz Ahmed is brilliant as an ex-Marine fighting aliens that only he can see. Encounter director Michael Pearce explains how his leading man led from the front.

2021 in review: After a year of being stuck in our homes, cinema returned with a host of blockbusters that demanded our attention, from No Time To Die via Marvel to House of Gucci.

The DJ and club runner-turned-artist discusses his journey from Mike Skinner to Caroline Polachek via Skepta. His Reebok Workouts won’t fail him now.

Screen Time: from a Seoul gone to hell to a Montana ranch ruled by fear, via bent coppers aplenty in Edinburgh, there’s a world of entertainment to thrill this week.

Screen Time: From pop queens to tiger kings via drug pushers, a fistful of entertainment to watch this week.