Culture
William Rayfet Hunter’s novel Sunstruck is agitated, horny and unpredictable
Hunter's first book takes inspiration from their own experiences of class anxiety and racial tension. Somehow, they managed to write it while working as an NHS doctor.
David Cronenberg: “AI is inevitable and I don’t fear it at all”
The legendary director on his most vulnerable, revealing film yet, The Shrouds, and the fact he and Charli xcx are digital pen pals. Or, at least, that’s how he makes it sound.
Remember Owen Thiele’s face. You’ll be seeing lots of it from now on
The actor is currently in two TV shows, is busy writing a third and has a podcast on Alex Cooper’s Unwell network. We caught up with the self-confessed "friend slut" to find out how he does it.
The initimate world of young women in New York
What does your bedroom say about you? A lot, according to New York photographer Sophia Wilson. Come take a look...
The many faces of Paz de la Huerta
The model, actress, filmmaker, writer and artist has seen a lot in her time. Now, she just wants to feel understood, and for “people see the truth and acknowledge what a kind, good, beautiful woman I am, inside and outside”.
No one writes about fame like Philippa Snow
Rayne Fisher-Quann interviews one of our finest cultural critics about the allure of extreme characters, self-discovery as a product of celebrity, and why there’s no writing more personal than criticism.
Hanging out with John Glacier backstage at Primavera Sound
We had a chat about festivals, food and medicine with the Hackney rapper after her performance on the Levi’s Stage.
A cup of tea with Brian Tyree Henry
When the actor was in town shooting one project (Panic Carefully), while promoting another project (Dope Thief), we couldn’t pass up an opportunity to send our teenage reporter, Sik, to clink cuppas with him.
8 rising stars you should take note of this summer
Ones to watch in fashion, film, dance, photography, magazines and music. Get into it.
Kareem Rahma shares his take
The man who created Subway Takes, and made an empire out of asking people what they think on the New York underground, tells us what's on his mind.
This is Amalia Ulman’s moodboard
Her new film, Magic Farm, is a jagged-edged satire fizzing with energy. But there are Serious Human Issues at play: not least climate catastrophe, sex as deliverance and wilful ignorance as a linchpin of American culture. Amalia takes us into her world...
A rare interview with graffiti misfit Fatzoo
Ahead of his new exhibition at the Sunday Painter Gallery in South London, we caught up with the man behind the tag.
This is the gayest love story ever told
In his new book, Deep House, Jeremy Atherton Lin chronicles the beauty and difficulty of his own long-term relationship against a backdrop of extensive, profound research about the gay men who came before them.
Riz Ahmed and Richard Ayoade can’t quite believe their luck
Both of them are thrilled to star in Wes Anderson’s The Phoenician Scheme, as they tell Caspar Salmon over a bowl of nuts at Cannes.
One night in Watford with the cast of Skins…
... and Ewen Spencer, whose new book collates the photographs he took for the TV show's 2006 campaign. “I think British kids are probably the best at having a good time,” he says. Too right.
Bonjour Tristesse is Chloë Sevigny and Lily McInerny’s tale of lustful revenge
The pair star in Durga Chew-Bose’s intoxicating, ASMR-worthy adaptation of Françoise Sagan’s cult 1954 novel. Now, they’re basically best mates.
We want to live in Quentin Belt’s New York
What started as a blog documenting NYC’s party scene has turned into a decades-plus career of shooting the likes of Chloë Sevigny and Paloma Elsesser.
Wally Baram knows just how to make you laugh
The actor and writer has come a long way from home brewing stinky beer to impress her uni mates. Now, she’s in Benito Skinner’s new TV show Overcompensating, essentially playing a younger version of herself. It’s well worth a watch.
Sam Tallent wrote the best (and bleakest) novel about comedians
The prolific comedian self-published Running the Light in 2020 to critical acclaim (and some derision). Ahead of its re-release, author Megan Nolan speaks to Tallent about Irish humour, bad gigs and annoying Louis C.K.
Benito Skinner is just getting started
The comedian’s new show, Overcompensating, is a beer-chugging, fist-bumping romp through college. We asked its creator about becoming a Kardashian, bro culture and why sparkling water makes him giddy.
The best summer fits of the ’90s and ’00s according to Brit Cult
Since 2018, the Instagram account has been a treasure trove of Cool Britannia gold. We meet the man behind the mood board for a look at his favourite summer shots.
AIDS Plays Project is bringing forgotten queer theatre back to life
The Project revives work written by queer authors who were lost during the AIDS crisis. The latest, Colm Ó Clúbhán’s Reasons for Staying, is a masterwork of outsider theatre.
Fantasy Island shows Ireland as it really is
In compiling the work of 70 Irish photographers from 1975 to the present day, Belfast-based creatives Lucy Jackson and Joel Seawright shine a light on Irish culture beyond the Troubles.