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How The Gate became the home of outsider art in London
The free local arts centre in Shepherd Bush, London provides a space for adults with learning disabilities to come and express themselves through art, music, fashion and film. Right now, they're taking measures to ensure their artists have access to their usual creative outlets during the pandemic.
Stream Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s Fleabag online and raise funds for COVID-19
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Peter Gatien is still the Club King of New York
The nightlife impresario of Manhattan owned four superclubs in the ‘80s and ‘90s, and a new memoir takes stock of his legacy – from the story of Party Monster's disgraced club kid Michael Alig to a merciless takedown by Rudy Giuliani.

A timeline of Doc Antle’s pop culture crossovers
The uncanny, soul-patch wearing Tiger King side character wasn’t just a part of Britney Spears’ VMAs performance. He’s had an unbelievable pop culture past.

Revelations 008: Amelia Dimoldenberg
The interviewer becomes the interviewee as the Chicken Shop Date host takes the Revelations hot seat for our eighth episode. Here we talk polo, salsa and Euphoria.

When shit hits the fan (in the art world)
Guts Gallery have tackled the nationwide closure of galleries by setting up an online Instagram exhibition instead, featuring 38 emerging British artists who will be sharing their work over the coming weeks. Here, seven of them weigh in.

I watched The Mandalorian and have some thoughts on Baby Yoda
Disney+ launched this week. But before we get stuck into Bambi, we got stuck into the hugely hyped Star Wars spin-off. Did it deliver? Is the Emperor a Sith?

Shira Haas is not afraid to be unorthodox
The Israeli actress on her latest role in Netflix’s forthcoming series, and how she embodies her characters and their multitude contradictions.

Inside the high-heeled motorcycling and horse-rearing communities of New Orleans
Bored at home? Then transport yourself to the bouncing streets of The Big Easy with Akasha Rabut’s debut photobook Death Magick Abundance.

Crip Camp: the summer camp that started a revolution
A new Obamas-produced Netflix documentary tells the story of Camp Jened, and the teen campers inspired to join the fight for disability civil rights.

“Big mistake. Huge!” A short history of Pretty Woman’s shopping scene
As the film turns 30, screenwriter J.F. Lawton recalls basing the Rodeo Drive revenge moment on a real life experience.

Photographers making isolation sexy
In the current situation, isolation is an ordeal – but it can also look pretty. Just check out these seven photographers lensing quiet street scenes, empty shopping centres and bars without people for proof.

Crystal Moselle’s 10 films to watch on lockdown
John Waters, Agnès Varda and the Safdies are all on the Sundance prize-winning director’s must-see movie list

Love is Quarantine is the best dating show for a pandemic
Two savvy New Yorkers – Thi Lam and Rance Nix – have borrowed the premise of Netflix’s Love Is Blind to help people in lockdown find love.
BFI selects eight of the best queer films for your self-isolated pleasure
As London’s biggest LGBTIQ+ film festival cancels due to the ongoing corona outbreak, its Senior Programmer has hand-picked the best queer films from its previous editions, available on BFI Player, and tells you why they’re so good.

10 stand-up specials worth watching on Netflix right now
Detach from the news and fire up the serotonin with the best comedy streaming right now.

12 social distancing films where touch is taboo
Practice isolation with this list of streamable, non-scary movies where the characters are solo or alone together because of the plot.
Hairy Styles: inside wigmaker Tomihiro Kono’s new book
Priced at just $45, it’s a small price toupee [Alright, that’s enough – Ed].

10 independent bookshops to follow on Instagram
Stay in and scroll better with our round up of some of the best bookshops on Instagram that will reinvigorate your feed.

What does a joke sound like in 2020?
Volume 4 Issue 3: We ask stand-up heavyweights Jaboukie Young-White, Janine Harouni, Jamie Demetriou, Phoebe Walsh, Catherine Cohen, Sam Campbell, Kate Berlant, Jordan Brookes and Chris Redd about the new era of comedy.

Inhaling George MacKay’s Oofle Dust
The hit Brit actor has co-created a new writing night jam-packed with more entertainment than you can shake a feather duster at.

Barry Keoghan is pulling no punches
The Irish actor and boxing fanatic on his latest role as a drug dealing ex-boxer in Calm With Horses, a criminal drama set in the underworld of darkest small town Ireland.