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LFF: The Wes Anderson-approved French-Algerian follows fellow César winners Charlotte Gainsbourg, Vanessa Paradis and Audrey Tautou – and now she’s disarming Timothée Chalamet.

Finished Netflix’s South Korean megahit, or has it finished you? Either way, here are the best East Asian dramas to watch next.

Desa Potato Head was set up as a creative community slash holiday getaway, hosting everyone from Stüssy to No Vacancy Inn. Now, it prides itself on helping the local community, too.

Conceptual artist Amalia Ulman’s debut feature film is a sordid, humorous delve into Europe’s economic crisis, class relations and the bond between mother and daughter. With a fur coat thrown in for good measure.

As the 25th film, No Time to Die, is released in cinemas, we attempt to uncover the queer appeal of “warm-blooded heterosexual” James Bond. An LGBTQ+ 007? Never say never (again).

In Home History, the Nigerian poet, filmmaker and former Young People's Laureate for London dissects the impact of British colonialism on his home country, in a book which brings together some of the diaspora's brightest voices.

The multi-hyphen-ate performed for the first time in four years to mark the launch of his MSFTSrep AW21 collection at Selfridges.

If you just loved football and TikTok, you’d be Cal the Dragon. But you’re not. He is. The clear-headed Notts lad is happiest when he’s saving shots in his gran’s garden and has plenty to say about online life.

The actor is making his debut playing his dad, the imprisoned founder of cocaine traffickers Black Mafia Family. Next up: playing Maddy’s boyfriend in Euphoria… possibly. Where did it all go right?

Screen Time: Order a slap-up Deliveroo and veg out on the sofa with these fine watches. You deserve it.

We spoke to the mega pop superstar on the blower and asked her: if you had to predict the next 10 years, what would it look, smell, feel and taste like? Here’s what she said.

We sent photographer Jaime López Cano to capture young ravers and what they’re wearing on their feet.

…but it’s not as simple and binary as that. The new Disney+ sci-fi series is a brilliant exploration of gender, identity and power when – uh-oh – the world has ended.

Screen Time: Say no to the endless scroll through streaming platforms. Read our guide to next week's best watches.

Denim Tears are not enough: with his new collection for London Fashion Week, Tremaine Emory shines a light on colonialism, colours and uncomfortable British history.

Bella Poarch is already a survivor, and a Navy veteran, at just 24. Now the tiny but tough TikTok star is ready to step off the app and head, eyes narrowed, for pop stardom, plushie alpaca in tow.

Adam Zmith’s new book explores the history of poppers, from its medicinal properties to its hedonistic centre stage in queer culture. Aaaaand inhale...

With summer drawing to a close, we trawled through Netflix and Amazon to find the sexiest scenes on streaming services. It's a dirty job, but someone had to do it.

The artist opened his latest exhibition, England’s Lost Camelot, last weekend. After labouring on the artworks through both lockdown and nerves, he's ready to show the world how he's rewritten (sorry, repainted) the country's history.

Screen Time: Feet up. Telly on. From a Spice Girls doc to Bolu Babalola’s Big Age, here are the best TV and film morsels to snack on from 10th September onwards.

Photographer Jermaine Francis’s Rhythms of the Metroplex explores life without proximity and how time really can be of the essence.

Channel 4’s new reality show Highlife focuses on the lives of ambitious young Black West Africans living in London. Meet the 28-year-old THE FACE is calling the show’s break-out star.