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

Look no further for a fresh stack of quality writing about mental health, TikTok, electronic music and the daily lives of Gen Z.

Since 2019, writer Isaac Rangaswami has been documenting London’s greatest caffs in homage to the food, interiors and wholesome comfort provided by local communities in all corners of the city.

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...

The 24-year-old actress sacked off a corporate job to star in the highly-anticipated second season of Netflix’s steamy, salacious period drama. With its release date imminent, here’s the lowdown on her character, Edwina Sharma.

Screen Time: Christmas specials, blockbuster streams and juicy drama to ride out your festive food coma with.

Artist Robin Maddock has photographed the people, protests, pubs and parties across the country for a photo book documenting a rollercoaster year.

O tannenbaum, o tannenbaum, how lovely are thy spray paint…

One of London’s funniest women has been nominated for a National Comedy Award, and to honour the occasion, we sat down with her to discuss all things comedy, star signs and what it takes to get into stand-up.

2021 in review: from Squid Game to Hellbound via Dr. Brain, this year one country bossed it in the TV thriller stakes. Here’s how they did it, and also what’s coming next.

The first season of Netflix’s hit series reached 76 million eyeballs. As the second instalment launches, the Wolverhampton-born actor gives us the lowdown on the emotional toll of playing Yennefer de Vengerberg and breaking fantasy stereotypes.

As the film series celebrates its 20th anniversary, we check in on the literary outliers who don’t know their quidditch from their Quibbler. No judgement here, but Hagrid is on standby.

Over the past four years, London-born and based artist Lewis Khan has been documenting the city’s school leavers just before they step into the adult world in a deeply nostalgic, brilliantly exhilarating short film, Leavers.

Hosted by Telfar and PDA on the 10th floor of London’s The Standard, the party celebrated the UK’s subversive LGBTQIA+ brains shaping British culture right now.

Not convinced? Be grool. We’re about to change your mind.

Somewhere on a dancefloor in East London, the multi-coloured, multi-pierced twentysomethings sweat out their troubles come Saturday night. Here, photographer Varvara Schvetsova captures a regular (but not so regular) night.

In our latest print issue, skaters Simone Gozzetti and Beatrice Domond paired up for a photo story documenting their friends during the summer in Milan – young, wind-swept and freeee.

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.

Worms is an antidote to the pretentiousness of academia that celebrates female and non-binary writers. Editor Clem MacLeod gives us the lowdown on the new issue, psychogeography and the simple joy of reading.

Photographer Rachel Lamb's new book showcases the industrial magic of Glasgow and its inhabitants. Move over, London, it’s Scotland’s turn in the spotlight.

From Ansel Elgort to Armie Hammer, the advent of #MeToo and social media has seen a slew of actors be "cancelled". But with leading roles in blockbusters like West Side Story and Death On The Nile, studios are left to pick up the pieces. THE FACE speaks to industry insiders to find out how they're mediating the impact.

In collab with Netflix, this programme will ensure the likes of It’s a Sin’s Lydia West and Sex Education’s George Robinson get all the industry support they need to keep telling boundary-breaking stories.