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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...

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.

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.

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.

Young Mancunian photographer Jordan Afi Lambert stumbled upon some old family photo albums on his return from university. For him, it was a reconnection to his Black British heritage.

Hot gossip, hotter sex, meditations on domesticity, family and relationships… This novel has it all. Here’s what its bestselling author gets up to off the page.

Founders Emmanuel Balogun and KK Obi are back after the success of their debut publication last year. Read an extract from a story, On Privilege & Protest, here.

The subversive one-stop-shop for the best art, gear and trinkets is intrinsic to the city’s creative scene. Its founder, Erin Fremder, gives us a proper local’s (virtual) tour.

For her latest exhibition, which opens today at HFKD in Denmark, the artist and political dominatrix investigates what it’s like for a man to feel used and objectified.

Photographer Chloe Pang has been snapping away at Los Angeles residents over the past year, with the intention of creating an unbiased news source.

Artist Dominic Myatt’s new book features an array of cocks drawn by famous people, with all proceeds going to the Terrence Higgins Trust and The Runnymede Trust.

A proposed Super League would give more power to the few. Going by the explosion of anger on social media, fans are able to see the move for the disaster it is.

WARP is an intoxicating new photobook by the filmmaker who captured his queer community over four years, presenting identity, relationships, sexuality and intimacy through a smoky lens.

The Berlin-based filmmaker and director just released his first-ever photo zine, TIME WILL TELL. Take a look – it might just beat your lockdown blues.

The new book from Benjamin Myers examines “the blind folly of men” via short stories amassed over 15 years of writing.

Less salacious that Skins, more silly than Gossip Girl, Story of My Fucking Life showcases the imperfections of everyday life in 15 minute episodes.