Culture
A post-lockdown guide to Berlin
With Germany on the quarantine-free travel list. We asked photographer and Berghain doorman Sven Marquardt to curate a coronavirus-friendly itinerary for your next trip to Berlin.
Meat the man behind the first boner on British TV
Sam Morris’s erection was the first ever to be broadcast on the box when it was shown on Channel 4’s taboo-breaking Me and My Penis documentary. Get to know him and his willy.
Mitch Vowles is turning pool, pints and puns into Proper Art
The artist’s work is a very British nudge and a wink, but he’s still a man on a mission to find higher meaning…
An oral history of Notting Hill Carnival’s Disya Jeneration soundsystem
Artist, organiser and one of the first female DJs to play at Carnival, Linett Kamala talks us through 30 years of the institution that’s hosted Gaika, Mark Ronson, Neneh Cherry and Benji B’s Deviation crew.
Conor Murgatroyd’s paintings inspire hope for summers to come
In the absence of a real summer this year, the Bradford-born fine artist has teamed up with Wavey Garms’ Andrés Branco to create a series of pieces inspired by the golden days of London subcultures.
Xavier Dolan on sex, gay friendship and Paris Hilton
The French-Canadian filmmaker discusses his reflective new drama, Matthias and Maxime, and explains why he still feels ashamed of putting gay sex on screen.
Who the hell is Suzie, and why do we hate her?
Les Misérables: a different kind of French revolution
The Oscar-nominated film that’s the new La Haine – but also, explains its director, so much more.
Autism and dystopias: the alt-realities of artist Benjamin Salmon
The Central Saint Martins sculpture student creates work through a make-believe lens, offering an escape from his mental health while creating expressive characters of everyday people.
Homecoming 2020 is platforming Nigeria’s fashion community
Joining forces with fashion powerhouse Browns, the Lagos festival has a jam-packed schedule of online events celebrating Africa and its creativity, alongside an e-zine that’s exploring the influence and exchange that Afro culture has on pop culture.
Cali Thornhill DeWitt: “I’ve been watching America eat itself alive”
What has LA’s best-known under-the-radar artist been up to since helping Kanye design merch for his Life of Pablo tour? A new exhibition, it turns out.
Pack your antipasti, we’re going on holiday!
This year, nine out of 10 Italians have decided to stay in Italy for their summer vacation. Southern Italy’s Forest of Mercadante is just one of the hotspots families are flocking to – and it‘s pure magic, as captured here by photographers Jean-Marc Caimi and Valentina Piccinni.
Tenet: talking time-travel and backwards stuntwork with John David Washington
Christopher Nolan’s long-awaited blockbuster is finally in cinemas. We speak to his leading man about preventing a future apocalypse now, the importance of a Travis Scott soundtrack and why co-star R-Patz will make a great Batman (it’s all in the chin, apparently).
How Blindboy accidentally became modern Ireland’s biggest cultural export
Politics, surrealism, psychotherapy and laughs delivered by a man with a plastic bag on his head – welcome to 2020.
Jazz Grant: creating collage to celebrate the Black community
The 28-year-old artist has just released a fitting visual tribute to Notting Hill Carnival with diversity campaigners, The Black Curriculum.
A post-lockdown guide to Lisbon
As countries open their borders for quarantine-free travel, including Portugal, we asked Portuguese DJ and naive record label owner Violet to curate a coronavirus-friendly itinerary for your next trip.
Why BOA Steakhouse is the eatery of choice for LA’s TikTok famous
Gen-Z’s biggest names flock to the restaurant for comped, overcooked steak so they can get paparazzi’d outside.
Guns, girls and the gospel in new Netflix series Teenage Bounty Hunters
The two breakout stars, Maddie Phillips and Anjelica Bette Fellin, tell us how they reinvented the female action hero.
Victor Barragán’s guide to Mexico City
Everything you need to know from Mexico’s hottest designer.
Merky Books have pledged £500k to The Black Heart Foundation providing education to under-represented youth
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Kerwin Frost: everyone’s favourite entertainer is influencing for change
Frost and his pals Jaden Smith, Lil Nas X, and A$AP Ferg (among others) are hosting a telethon to raise money for Colin Kaepernick’s Know Your Rights Camp.
The surrealist artist tackling his own mental health
Tyler Williams: With influences spanning manga and the groundbreaking work of artist Janiva Ellis, the New Jersey-born artist’s work is every bit spooky, as it is emotionally thought-provoking.