There’s a lot more to Imelda Marcos than her colossal shoe collection
Lauren Greenfield’s revealing documentary The Kingmaker explores the extravagant life of the former first lady of the Philippines and matriarch of the Marcos political family.
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Our short film ‘Former Cult Member Hears Music For The First Time’ by Kristoffer Borgli has been selected by Sundance Film Festival
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Tottenham F.C. fans in all their glory
Photographer Martin Andersen spent five years capturing the highs and lows of the Premier League team. Now you can see it all in his book, Can’t Smile Without You.
1917, and the artistic merits of the “one-shot” film
Ho ho, 1917 was shot in a single take! Or, what looks like a single take. I spotted the cut, so I’m a cinematic genius. Roger Deakins!
Ad for it: the evolution of lifestyle consumerism
Halima Olalemi of Ad Archives talks clout, culture and what’s next for her Instagram account.
The bling ring: Uncut Gems is a gambling jeweller-meets-mobsters powder-keg
Review: Adam Sandler is wildly, grimly compelling in the Safdie Brothers’ New York-set thriller.
Beans, butts and cheesy smiles: is this the future of good taste?
Introducing ... FIMS! The Salford University course teaching tomorrow’s budding super-creatives – and they’re releasing an off-the-wall zine.
A wormhole into Mowalola’s world
The designer’s debut exhibition Silent Madness is a soundtrack-accompanied installation exploring her inner thoughts and tapping deep into her Nigerian roots.
The street scenes capturing modern Britain in all its glorious mundanity
Cieron Magat has been documenting us on his trusty iPhone.
Love, Ren Hang: a retrospective
A new exhibition at C/O Berlin celebrates the late Chinese imagemaker’s output, and its poetic and provocative overtones.
How Sophia Takal became the first woman to direct a Blumhouse horror
Takal reenvisioned classic slasher Black Christmas, bringing a fresh directing perspective to the revered fright flick distributor.
Ben Pundole’s Miami survival guide
Before the madness of Basel takes over Miami, the entrepreneur and travel connoisseur gives us the low-down on the city’s late-night establishments and early morning juice spots.
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The Movement Factory and Shy One want you on your feet
In partnership with Women By Nike
Global culture calendar: December
A month packed full of stuff worth getting out of bed for.
How Nashville became a Mecca for gaming music
Since joining gaming giant EA in 2001 Steve Schnur has been at the epicentre of music and gaming. Here’s why he’s made it his mission to tell the world why Tennessee has won his heart.
Visions of intimacy
Three rising black American artists – Jarvis Boyland, Jonathan Lyndon Chase, and Clotilde Jiménez – who feature in new LA exhibition, Disembodiment, discuss growing up in the ’90s and intimacy in a digital age.
Art and HIV: it’s time to open up the conversation
Número de Serie uses art and design to spark the ever-crucial conversations surrounding HIV and sexual health. Now they’ve released a non-profit T-shirt – and it’s gorgeous.
10 years of Tokyo life shot entirely on disposable cameras
Yorkshire-born photographer Dan Bailey captures the weird, the wonderful and the beautiful of Japan in his book, Disposables.
The unexpected standout moments of films in 2019
When Gary can’t reach the lock in Arthur Fleck’s apartment, the Joker just… lets him out?
‘Honey Boy’ is an emotional retelling of Shia LaBeouf’s younger years
Review: The actor is back to his best as he plays his own abusive father in his self-autobiographical screenplay.
Kadeem Ramsay is on the rise
Having racked up roles in Sex Education and Top Boy the Brit actor is in demand. In his first solo interview Ramsay discusses his latest role as a cheeky teen in Rapman drama Blue Story .
Who’s better: Harry Styles or Richard Brautigan?
One’s an eccentric genius, whose poetic twists and turns of phrase have masterfully improved our intelligence quotient and expanded our definitions of sex. The other is Richard Brautigan.
Josh O’Connor on his role as a young Prince Charles
After a devastating performance in God’s Own Country, the actor swaps the Yorkshire Dales for Buckingham Palace in the new series of The Crown. Here’s why even punks, anarchists and republicans should tune in.
Princess Nokia on her acting debut
The East Harlem rapper – aka Destiny Nicole Frasqueri – stars in Angelfish, a coming-of-age love story set in the Bronx in 1993.
