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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.

From razor-sharp memes about Kanye's Donda and Tony Soprano crying to SOPHIE, here's some seriously fun stuff to tide you over until The Many Saints of Newark comes out on 22nd September.

In 2019, Rahel Stephanie started Spoons as a means to share delicious food with friends. Now, she’s bringing her local dishes to the masses and edging closer to her roots in the process.

With prequel movie The Many Saints of Newark about to hit cinemas, Michael Gandolfini talks stepping into the role that his late father, James, made so famous: that of Tony Soprano, the complex mob boss whose legacy has endured as one of TV’s greatest ever characters.

Jack be nimble, Jack be quick, Jack get your kit off! The Derby Lad plays a stellar polar explorer in intense BBC Arctic thriller The North Water.

Screen Time: Billie Eilish’s ode to LA, vampire slayers, Selena Gomez as a true-crime caper and loads more – the best films and TV shows to keep you occupied from 3rd September.

Move over, Avengers! In Shang-Chi and The Legend of The Three Rings, the actress adds Nora-from-Queens sizzle to the MCU’s most progressive film yet.

Whilst the City Sleeps is an iPhone-shot photo series of snoozing commuters captured by labourer Alex Carter on his journey to work.

Five Things: The artist, writer and podcast host talks us through her most prized possessions, all of which are far too precious to ever end up at the local flea market.

The third and final series of Pose has come a close, the final episode airing on BBC Two last night. The show was a landmark moment for trans television representation, but ultimately, its obsession with being "seen" obstructed meaningful storytelling.

Screen Time: Let’s face it, summer is over. Time to pack in the outdoor activities and stay home with boredom-busting content instead.

Best friends Faye Maidment and Alice Ophelia’s popular Substack newsletter deciphers all the Gen-Z internet trends you could ever hope to wrap your head around. What do their online habits say about them?

The hotly anticipated sequel to the 1992 horror film has bucketloads of blood, yes. But more terrifying than the legend itself is the devastating real-world inspiration behind it.

Flipping the script, the photographer becomes the muse in LA-based artist Moni Haworth’s new book, Lunar Library. Find her dressed as a pink-faced clown holding a chihuahua, sipping a Starbucks, buying board games... good stuff.

With monstrous figures, demonic limbs, blood and breast milk, the emerging artist's new exhibition tackles confusion, terror and shame.

From Beelzebub with a barrel chest and cherry-red bubble-butt to kinksters engaging in blasphemous porn – meet the online Satanic community.

This autumn, cracking premieres, brilliant programming and top-notch talent are back in town.

The vibes are off and the producers’ tactics are questionable, but we still can’t look away. As the 2021 series comes to a close, Paula Akpan asks whether it’s possible to ethically enjoy Love Island.