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Alex Lawther on his surprise return to The End of the F***ing World.

Nir Eyal ran a course at Stanford University teaching would-be tech-heads the dark arts of behavioural engineering. His first book, Hooked, became a bible for tech execs who wanted to create products that would keep us swiping and scrolling. Now he’s back with an antidote to tech addiction (but not an apology).

The Metal Gear Solid designer discusses his powerful new post-human fantasy.

The cult art magazine returns for its fifth year, just in time for the witching season. Spooky!

Symbolic of a larger universe, video game posters provide the gateway to a more expansive world.

Lewis Capaldi, Cardi B, Will Smith and Ed Sheeran have all joined TikTok. We ask three pro-creators to review their viral dance challenges.

Starring in a sequel to The Shining, one of the greatest horror films of all time? Or going back to Scotland to shoot the follow-up to Trainspotting? Ewan McGregor reveals which scared him most. (Clue: it was the one with all the drugs.)

We fell in love with the pages of Call Me by Your Name back in 2007, and with it again on-screen in 2017. Now, Aciman reunites Elio and Oliver in Find Me, which begs the question: does true love ever die?

Bianca Saunders’ first collaborative exhibition brings Black History Month to a close in style.

Review: Russia's Cannes winner is a moving exploration of forbidden love.

The Face went backstage to meet the rising stars at the institution renowned for its ability to churn out A* A-listers on repeat.

Review: Alejandro Landes’ survivalist thriller follows a group of teenage soldiers guarding a hostage in the South American wilderness.

Starring Jimmie Fails, as a fictionalised version of himself, the film chronicles the gentrification of the city through the eyes of those who have felt it the most.

Fallout 76 looked to be dead in the water until a group of roleplayers got together to create the experience they wanted all along. In doing so, they saved the game itself.

Director Ken Loach on the crisis – and the kids – at the heart of his brilliant, vital new film, Sorry We Missed You.

Volume 4 Issue 001: Sorry We Missed You stars Katie Proctor and Rhys Stone take it from Tyneside to the Cannes Croisette.

The work of Los Angeles’ artist Sterling Ruby is informed by the city’s manufacturing past and the potential of “the best waste and scrap” he finds on his workshop doorstep.

If you like a lot of grinding on your Thursday, join Frank’s club.

In a novel new case, a man was arrested after discerning his idol’s location by zooming into high-res photos of her eyes. But is this the new normal?

How Corinne Day captured the uninhibited spirit of ’90s London from her Soho flat.

Two different jacket hues. Two distinct flavours of video game protagonist.

With the launch of Google Stadia and Microsoft's xCloud on the horizon, is a Netflix-style gaming service the future for gamers?