
Culture


’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.

How the suddenly popular series Wayne got a second chance
Irish actor Mark McKenna stars in the volatile teen series that’s “John Wick meets John Hughes”, and it’s getting another shot on Amazon Prime.
Rubric Initiative is set to diversify the fashion industry
An army of industry insiders including AnOther Magazine’s Nell Kalonji, British Vogue’s Olivia Singer, menswear critic Alexander Fury and stylist Ibrahim Kamara are behind a brand new mentorship program offering expert advice to BAME youth.

Amarah-Jae St. Aubyn: Small Axe’s dancing star
The 26-year-old actress on her captivating TV debut in Lovers Rock and how working with Steve McQueen and Micheal Ward brought her back to her roots.

Riaz Phillips’ new book celebrates the diversity of Caribbean food in the UK
The updated second edition of 2017’s Belly Full is the essential food guide you never had. It took him up and down the country in a bid to tell the stories of its best Caribbean food joints, giving a voice to the people behind them.

Young and dumb in Y2K: watch Dan Scott-Croxford’s new film, 18
A cohort of boisterous teens, smoking in Burger King, loads of booze, a trip to Brighton and zero common sense. What could possibly go wrong?

Then and Now: Black Britain through the eyes of Jeshi and Don Letts

Boys Do Art so Boys Don’t Cry
Better living through creative therapy: addressing men’s mental health with the London-based collective of painters, collagists and multidisciplinary artists.

Theo Cottle captures Bulgaria’s wild, costumed youth for his debut photo-book
The enthralling images that make up Generation / поколение are a celebration of family and folklore in the depths of rural Bulgaria.
The Book of Revelations: how Carl Lentz went from Hillsong hypepriest to pariah
A six month affair between the lead pastor of HillsongNYC and a mysterious woman sent the megachurch into a tailspin and scattered its celeb-heavy congregation – including the Biebers.

Big Sky’s Jade Pettyjohn has worked with all your Hollywood faves
One of the leads of David E. Kelley’s Twin Peaks-like new drama recommends something old and something new to watch.

Bedroom brands to support in lockdown 2.0
The second quarter of 2020 has seen 176,115 new businesses incorporated in UK, with many converting hobbies into thriving bedroom brands. Just like the four creative so-and-sos here...

What’s eating Irvine Welsh?
As well as entertaining millions, the Scottish novelist has shocked, repulsed and pissed off a legion of readers since the early ’90s. Now he’s on a mission to find new meaning in affrontery in Sky doc Offended by Irvine Welsh.

Yinka Bokinni on her friendship with Damilola Taylor
In her self-produced Channel 4 documentary The Boy Next Door, the Capital Xtra DJ sheds light on the childhood that shaped her and how it feels to hold onto grief for 20 years.

Hood Century is the daily dose of architecture you didn’t know you needed
In the last year, ex-music manager Jerald Cooper has built a steady IG following by bridging the gap between Black culture and midcentury modern architecture. Now, he’s released a fancy deck of flashcards to teach you about your neighbourhood, and he’s got a lot more up his sleeve...

Industry star Myha’la Herrold’s stock is on the rise
How Lena Dunham, HBO and a show that’s “The Wolf of Wall Street meets Melrose Place” made a star of the 24-year-old newcomer.

Dash & Lily’s Austin Abrams picks something old and something new
The 24-year-old actor recommends bingeing his Christmas in New York rom-com and makes a case for watching 1948 classic Bicycle Thieves.