Culture
Where Kate met Johnny: an oral history of Café Tabac
A deep dive into Roy Liebenthal’s East Village restaurant that defined ’90s New York, from the regulars who made it rule.
What do Bruce Springsteen and a Pakistani lad from Luton have in common?
Gurinder Chadha’s latest film Blinded by the Light is some much-needed optimism in today’s rather grey world, set to the soundtrack of The Boss’ legendary back catalogue.
A retrospective of Berlin’s raucous ’80s club scene
No Photos on the Dance Floor! is the latest exhibition to hit the C/O Berlin photography museum, paying homage to youth culture and European nightlife.
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“It’s a film about love, anger, addiction, forgiveness (or resentment) and empathy”
Premiere: Deepa Keshvala’s film Kara tackles the relationship between father and daughter, plagued by the hardships of a deadly disease.
The renaissance of Monica Lewinsky
She’s helping to produce the next series of American Crime Story about the Clinton Scandal – and reclaiming her narrative in the process.
Cancel your Saturday plans. You’re going to a day-to-night knees-up in Tottenham
Grow Tottenham and Howl have joined forces to provide you with a dedicated queer space in the midst of London’s crumbling nightlife scene.
Chace Crawford has finally become a superhero
The Gossip Girl graduate on his role as The Deep in new superhero skewering comedy series The Boys.
In dog years, you’re dead
What dogs dying in movies tell us about our own mortality.
What ‘The Bachelorette’ has done for tourism
The show’s contestants often end up in some far-flung destination. But has Bimini, Latvia or that sex windmill in Greece received a boost in tourism since being featured? Tricia Gilbride investigates.
The Memory Police warns of dystopic policing and the loss of agency
Review: Yōko Ogawa’s novel is a terrifying story about memory, erasure and trauma.
How the art director of ‘The Doom Generation’ created its look
Art director Michael Krantz recalls the head-spinning days of putting together the sets for Gregg Araki’s Gen X road movie.
The definitive summer movies list
Sweat your way through the dog days of summer with these extremely seasonal movies.
Jeff Goldblum: “Be yourself, whatever that is”
The actor is in a new film called The Mountain, a slow burn about a doctor and his assistant who travel across the country and perform lobotomies.
Global art calendar: August
Curator, writer and art-lover Shonagh Marshall has edited a list of this month's must-see exhibitions.
Jeremy Deller: “It wasn’t all about drugs”
The Turner Prize-winning artist explores the cultural significance of rave and acid house in his documentary Everybody in the Place.
The Tez O’Clock Show sticks two fingers up at political correctness
A brown comedian fills Channel 4’s prime comedy slot! Could the next wave of British Asians since Bend It Like Beckham be hitting our screens?
The untold story of young Jeff Goldblum “playing piano for that ass”
The beloved actor and jazz musician reminisces on his teen years smashing… the ivories in Pittsburgh.
What Kiki’s Delivery Service tells us about burnout
The Studio Ghibli film turns 30 this week, but continues to reverberate with a relevant message of what happens when we overextend ourselves at work.
Superfan: Beth Ditto as Divine
Introducing Superfan, our new series in which a contemporary icon meets the classic, like a green tea-infused four-finger Kit Kat.
Ever watched ‘Britney Ever After’ and felt zero pangs of guilt?
Philippa Snow investigates the thrilling ingredients of Lifetime’s campy, celebrity downfall biopics.
Into the void with New York’s most talked about comedian
Catherine Cohen is the acid-smart cabaret comedian blowing-up every “one to watch” list.
Jamie Bell plays a neo-Nazi in ‘Skin’, his best performance to date
The actor is unrecognisable as a tatted up, tough-talking skinhead – trying to abandon a life of hatred – in this must-watch film.
