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Craving a knees up? Get your fix with these booze-fuelled pics
Tyrell Hampton’s new high-gloss photobook, China Chalet: Memories, immortalises the New York club-slash-restaurant that became a nightlife institution for over forty years.
My media diet: Industry’s Harry Lawtey
Capitalist striver and bisexual Robert is a point of fascination in HBO’s finance sleeper hit series. When not on the trading floor, this is what the actor who plays him enjoys…
Barton Cowperthwaite is an unstoppable primo ballerino
In the new dance murder mystery Tiny Pretty Things on Netflix, Cowperthwaite plays Oren, a workout-obsessed ballet mercenary who will stop at nothing to get his prize.
An “unprecedented year” in photos
Photographer Jermaine Francis took to the streets of London to capture a summer of change, disruption and protest.
The OnlyFans revolution
2020 in review: Due to a precarious economy, Covid safety measures and irrepressible lockdown horniness, the site enjoyed a huge surge. It was only a matter of time before celebrities wanted a slice of the action.
A playful snapshot of youth in China
From drinking on streets and fumbling around in playgrounds, to blasting water from a penis-shaped pistol, photographer Wu Liewei aims to debunk Western stereotypes of his home country.
Punk, politics and the gay double-lives of Britain’s skinheads
In 2015, Ben Ditto, Toby Mott and Jamie Reid produced Skinheads: An Archive, a history of one of the most controversial British subcultures of the 20th century. Now, the art director and artist are back with the book’s third edition.
The new TikTok rebels
How Dubai became the hottest holiday destination for UK rappers
2020 in review: While you were scrolling on your phone in lockdown, it looked like half the music scene was popping bottles at the Burj Al Arab.
How Kylie Jefferson danced backwards into ballet drama Tiny Pretty Things
Before stepping into the lead in the Netflix Black Swan-esque series, the actor had to schlep as a corporate assistant before taking centre stage.
YouTube pioneers hero the platform’s rising stars
What do Anna Nicole Smith, Jeffrey Dahmer and an inflatable sex doll all have in common?
Answer: they all feature in Allan Gardner and Jack Kennedy’s twisted exhibition, He Will Always Be My Son. Exploring fame and social morality, the punk duo’s mixed-media work merges our pop culture obsessions with stark reality.
Female friendship and loneliness in County Wicklow
Irish photographer Eimear Lynch spent the summer exploring female youth and identity through a series of intimate portraits. Little did she know it would help her discover her sense of self.
My media diet: Your Honor’s Lamar Johnson
The 26-year-old actor shares the screen with Bryan Cranston in a series that’s getting compared to crime drama The Night Of. But what does he dig into off-screen?
Cian Oba-Smith: riding out and popping wheelies with the pedalheads
The photographer who shot our New World Biking magazine feature on the challenges of keeping up with a gang of superfit city cyclists.
Then and Now: Black Britain with Celeste and Harris Elliott
’Ello, sunshine! These photos will lift your spirits
Artist and Central Saint Martins graduate Stephanie Francis-Shanahan has whipped up the perfect antidote for one helluva crap year: a technicoloured photo book with ravers, dancers, positive messages and felt-tipped butterflies living side-by-side.
My media diet: The Hardy Boys’ Rohan Campbell
The Canadian actor who plays the whodunit detective Frank Hardy in the popular series also jams out to a bit of King Krule – but has yet to download TikTok.
Shifting the narrative for Asian masculinity
Younglawa, a photo series by Singaporean photographer Hidhir Badaruddin, challenges the negative stereotypes of Asian male identity he grew up with, establishing an alternate vision that celebrates youth, tenderness and soul.
Q&A: Ify Adenuga interviewed by Munya Chawawa
The mother of Skepta, JME, Julie and Jason speaks to comedian Munya Chawawa about her new memoir, Endless Fortune.
Conrad Khan’s got stars in his eyes
From kicking a football about with his mates, to a starring role in County Lines playing an exploited Class A-dealing teen, the 20-year-old actor is set to take on the film biz.
Then and Now: queer Black Britain with Kai-Isaiah Jamal and Lady Phyll Opoku-Gyimah
Around the world in 44 nudes
Photographer Alexandra Leese’s latest project, Me + Mine, explores the relationship women have with their bodies: from Hong Kong to Brazil via Zoom.