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This Saturday sees the dramatic finale to a BritTok soap opera that’s swept the digital nation. But how did a lad kicking a ball in a garden lead to this?

Paige Silveria’s show has hit the hot coast of Biarritz, this summer's ultimate holiday destination – and its artist line-up is as sexy as the city's balmy nights.

One Directioners, Selling Sunset cast members and Gillian Anderson all have debuted wild accents. We asked professional linguists if there's something in the, um, wadder.

Actress Annie Hamilton recently revealed that she used a Kryolan Tear Stick to cheat it at an audition. But should you use it in your personal life, too? For crying out loud...

Sure, Hollywood execs’ love for repetition has gone into overdrive, but copycat cinema isn’t always an empty cash grab.

Football journalists, owners and directors have become stars in their own right to modern fans obsessed with structure and status. Now, transfers have become a new sport that feels separate to football itself.

The funniest, busiest multi-hyphenate in the biz brings a rebellious spirit to every project, including his latest addition to the MCU, Thor: Love and Thunder. How does he do it? And where are his shoes?

As Minions: The Rise of Gru cashes in on the Gentleminions trend, Sony is still reeling from its mocked-across-the-board re-release of Morbius. Why did Minions mint millions but Jared Leto’s Marvel film flop?

Say goodbye to the Tarantino and Kubrick heads: the cinephile has moved on – and further afield.

Want more icons on your screen? Here are the best films that zone in on the thrill of taking centre stage.

Ekin-Su has been at the heart of this season’s drama, and we’re here for her go-getting behaviour. But as is the case year after year, the actress has been the target of judgement and double standards.

Caleb Landry Jones scooped the top acting prize at Cannes for his chilling portrayal of a real-life Australian killer in Justin Kurzel’s film, Nitram. But would the Texan actor really rather be making wiggy psych albums and watching vintage British sitcoms?

From cutting heartbreak to mediaeval grossness and real-life cult reporting, Anna Cafolla recommends the titles that’ll keep you hooked, poolside or elsewhere.

From Netflix’s Heartstopper to Conversation With Friends, 2022’s pop culture is eschewing sex for moments of tenderness and heartfelt emotion. Brace yourself for face touching and gentle kisses.

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?

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 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?

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.