Culture

From Marlon Brando and Leonardo DiCaprio to Timothée Chalamet and Pedro Pascal, the objects of our collective infatuation can often reflect our shifting culture and sexuality right back at us.

Podcast: THE FACE team discuss Barbie’s journey from the toybox to Hollywood, via feminist backlash and perhaps the most enviable CV on the planet.

Photographer Conor Beary attended the three-day Sikh festival in Leicester, where sword-fighting is one of the main events.

Three days ago, the Dalai Lama released a social media statement apologising for his inappropriate behaviour with a young boy. But how did the Notes App go from a celeb get-out-of-jail-free card to a legitimate crisis control tool?

Call Sheet: the Australian actor has already played Peter Parker’s classmate, Nicole Kidman’s pupil and Kate Winslet’s daughter. Next up: an Apple TV+ thriller and an all-singing take on that ’00s teen classic.

Contact, a new photobook by Harry Hawkes, documents the intoxicating bodies gathering in clubs post-pandemic, all in the name of human interaction.

Call Sheet: The Korean-American star of Netflix/A24’s new stress-ball dramedy series relives childhood bust-ups and late nights bingeing action films.

As a brand new trailer for Greta Gerwig's anticipated film drops, we chart Barbie's ascent from humble doll to movie star.

Best mates Maria Georgiou and Rhiannon Butler combine comedy and good grub.

The in-demand photographer and FACE contributor is gearing up for his first solo exhibition. Here, he talks family, honing his super style, and giving back to the women who have influenced him along the way.

A certain subset of the internet finds the Succession princeling to be deeply relatable – even if he’s a troubled millionaire nepo baby. Meet the Kendall Girls.

In aid of food bank charity the Trussell Trust, artist George McCallum and chef Ben Munslow hosted a dining experience inspired by the food we loved as kids.

Call Sheet: The Australian actor lifts the lid on her roles in Brandon Cronenberg’s hedonistic body horror and why she gravitates towards complex characters.

Michael Cragg’s exhaustive new book celebrates the highlights and catfights of pop music between 1996 and 2006. Go on, stick on Girls Aloud.

The founder of cult tech brand Nothing, whose transparent designs have become a cool kid favourite, talks disrupting the phone market and bringing fun back to design.

Photographer Brennan Bucannan went inside the weird world of the legendary chat room and came across guns, two-headed babies and a lot of crotch shots.

Photographer and artist Shae DeTar’s debut monograph Another World has been in the works for almost 14 years. The result is a warm celebration of the female body in all its glory.

From nights out to watch M3GAN to impromptu trips to Disneyland, the Yellowjackets gang explain how their unique, off-screen bond strengthens their cannibalistic chemistry.

Director Hannes Hirsch’s debut feature film cruises on self-discovery, chosen families and finding your feet on the dancefloor.

In Emma Warren’s new book, the long-time raver and former FACE staffer takes us through the thrills of after-work piss-ups, queer nightlife and clubs in the 2010s.

We Are Here is a harrowing, thought-provoking exhibition by a non-profit organisation, aiming to challenge preconceived notions of refugees in the UK.