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Lengthy sex scenes, piercing stares and, er, holy dildos? Here’s how to have a Hot Film Summer.

For our latest issue, photographer and friend of THE FACE Alexandra Leese shot this summer's technicolored beauty trends on a group of teenagers.

The first exhibition from new Hackney gallery Black White explores men’s mental health and the all-important conversations surrounding it.

Saucy snogs, blockbuster bust-ups and villas full of filler. Nothing hits the spot quite like a dating show, does it?

Is it football as content? A strain to inject some reason into the international down period between competitions people actually like? However it got here, the vibe is no longer good.

Love Island is back and with it, a host of pop anthems and piano house aimed squarely at the charts. But what makes a song sound heterosexual and – crucially – slap?

The 25-year-old writer/director/actor wowed Sundance and SXSW. Now, as his good-natured romance co-starring Dakota Johnson comes to Apple TV+, we ask “Generation TikTok’s auteur”: where did it all go right?

Ninja Thyberg’s latest film is a shocking, explicit watch. We speak to its leading star about power dynamics, onion sandwiches on set, and why we need to talk about porn.

The New Yorker loved Honor Levy's writing so much that they published one of her short stories when she was only 21. Now she’s one of the most intriguing talents in the literary world.

In the newly-formed zine, founder Izzy Gorman-Buckley celebrates cities in all their subversive glory. Here, we meet artists Trackie McLeod, Shrek666 and Beth Henderson.

We speak to the writer and showrunner about the inspiration for his brilliant new HBO drama, We Own This City, and the other media that shapes him.

We may have collectively lost our libido, but fashion certainly hasn’t: skirts are getting shorter, boots higher and shirts are disappearing all together.

The duo have collaborated on a new exhibition, The Uncanny Valley, bringing together their surreal takes on everyday scenes.

The star of the first Muslim superhero comic in the Marvel Cinematic Universe shares what she’s been reading, watching, memeing and more.

With his off-the-wall reports on wasted spring breakers, flat earthers and far-right protesters, Callaghan has built an audience of millions. But despite the laughs his Channel 5 platform provokes, he tells THE FACE that his journalism is no joke.

From Wagatha Christie to Depp v. Heard, the media circus around trials means the public exonerates the stars it chooses to side with. But what are the consequences of us playing judge?

With some critics heralding the latest A24 film the horror of the year so far, we take a look-back at the folks that came before it. Expect pagan rituals, witchcraft and a creaky branch or two.

Hackney’s wackiest community shopping destination is a Santa’s grotto of cult memorabilia and homemade weirdness. Jack Mitchell and Roydon Misseldine stock everything from Baby-Gs and troll dolls to DIY zines and fantastic fashion, only available IRL.

The Lateish Show funny guy has conquered the BAFTAs, Netflix and the Brit Awards. What’s next on his world domination to-do list? Er… gardening. Watch out, Titchmarsh.

WAGs still exist, sure. But no one’s doing it like the noughties OGs anymore.

Supreme’s favourite videographer has a killer instinct when it comes to spotting new talent. This year, he decided to start his own company and break the hard-entrenched rules of skateboarding in the process.

Green juice cleanse? No, thanks. A new and improved girlboss is reigning terror and she doesn’t just beat men at their own game – she eats them, too.

Prada loves him, he’s acted in one of Netflix’s biggest films of 2020, and is about to star as Sid Vicious in a TV drama about the 20^th century’s most notorious British band, the Sex Pistols. Where did it all go wrong, Louis Partridge? Where did it all go wrong…?

Meet designer Randa Kherba, actor Marli Siu, author Moses McKenzie, chef Rahel Stephanie, musician Rainy Miller and photographer Fin Flint – six up and comers across six different disciplines to keep a watchful eye on. They’re gonna be huge.