Culture

The highs, highs and, er, highs of British nightlife have been immortalised with a new book of rave veteran Matthew Smith’s ​’00s photography. Step inside, and leave your coats at the door.

From London’s West End to the Antebellum South, the Olivier-winning actress takes every challenge in her stride. Currently wowing audiences in the year’s most vital TV series, the Anglo-Ugandan star isn’t slowing down.

We speak to the author of Teenage: The Creation of Youth, England’s Dreaming: The Sex Pistols and Punk Rock and 1966 about subcultures, politics and counterculture.

Given the quality and cultural significance of Coel’s previous work, we should be in for a treat.

In prison at 18 and facing a 10-year sentence, artist Johnny Costi decided to turn his life around. Here, Jackson Payne and Jack Layfield’s film, Bapou, traces his journey up until now.

...at this year’s Kraszna-Krausz Photography Book Award. Over the years, the joint-winners have explored the global queer scene, the AIDS epidemic, Estonia’s independence and femininity.

The London tech gallery reopened today with Ai-Da: the world’s first robot artist who draws, paints, and can engage in actual chit-chat. Creepy.

Amanda Ba paints larger-than-life, energetic characters that inhabit a hypothetical world – conceived entirely in her mind.

Thomas Webb, the creator of Dua Lipa’s AR Instagram filters, released Depressed Twitter today. Going against social media algorithms the game looks at making us feel less alone.

He’s got his own skate brand, once toured with Tyler, The Creator and co-produced Jonah Hill’s Mid90s. Today marks the release of North Hollywood, the Illegal Civilization boss’ directorial debut – and the first film about being a pro skater.

Today, the sequel no one asked for, Spiral: From The Book Of Saw, is released. To commemorate the ninth instalment, we watched all the films in succession to see what it’d do to our heads.

With performances from Arlo Parks, Dua Lipa and Olivia Rodrigo, it even had a (currently bleary–eyed) TJ Sidhu forgiving the one-too-many video performances...

From Fortnite exhibitions to virtual museums, the art world is innovating online. It’s a change of pace that’s bringing in swaths of new audiences.

In his book, 100 Boyfriends, the radical punk writer offers an antidote to hot-shot gay romance through a foulmouthed journey of Satan worshippers, alcoholics and blowies.

The world’s most renowned stage designer has teamed up with artist Yinka Ilori for this year's hopeful, star-studded award ceremony.

You read that right: $CAT is the latest to join a string of animal-themed cryptocurrencies. Perks include Big Cat Rescue NFTs and personal conversations with Baskin herself.

Thought blokes were a dying breed? Think again, sunshine. This London skate collective makes Jackass look like BBC fodder. Come meet ’em.

From Friday, Bologna’s Fondazione MAST gallery will host Mosse’s documentary work, which has taken him everywhere from the Amazon Rainforest to the Gaza Strip and Greece’s Moria refugee camp.

Styles is playing the lead role in upcoming gay drama My Policeman alongside Emma Corrin in the screen adaptation of Bethan Roberts’ 2012 book.

With contributions from Dobby Club and Blondey, Mancunian photographer Oliver Jackson’s ode to one of his favourite shows is testament to its cultural appeal – and reveals a lot about the British psyche.

Photographer Vivek Vadoliya has rallied together a cohort of celebrated photographers, selling their prints to raise urgent funds to support Mission Oxygen India.

It’s been announced by the Association of Independent Festivals that a quarter of independent festivals have been cancelled over Covid insurance fears. Booooo!

Masks off, heels on, struts at the ready: Australia’s drag shows are back. RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under, however, is raising a few eyebrows.