Culture

What is it like to be an image archivist?

Nelson Harst and Nikki Igol are the husband and wife duo whose entire job is hunting down and archiving rare print materials.

Inside DRC No.12 + Bunker, Beijing

One is a low-key art space in a former diplomatic residential compound. The other is an underground bunker built during the Sino-Japanese war. In China’s art scene, Peng Xiaoyang’s spaces take a radically different approach.

Jayda G, Jamie 3:26, Dan Shake and Horse Meat Disco perform at adidas Ensemble

Here’s all the juice from last night’s adidas x The Face party held in Paris...

Dystopian look, utopian feel: welcome to Germany’s queerest weekend

Brought to you by Pornceptual, CockTail d’Amore and Buttons, Whole is an “unreal, exciting, beautiful, liberating and overwhelming” festival. Is it the future of Pride?

Andrea Dunbar lives on through a contemporary adaptation

The unflinching Bradford playwright was overlooked during her lifetime. Now The Face speaks to the Northern writers keeping her spirit alive.

Curated by Amelia Abraham: 13 queer films to watch

Get queered up on queer film classics using the author’s definitive guide – it’s good for the soul.

Fleishman is in Trouble is a novel about women, told through the lens of a man

Review: Taffy Brodesser-Akner has enough empathy for everyone – whether they’re navigating marriage, identity, capitalism, gender norms, and the 21st Century measures of success we’re all taught to aspire to.

Neneh Cherry and Andi Oliver on cooking and friendship

We speak to the artists, curators and collaborators involved in Somerset House’s groundbreaking exhibition Get Up, Stand Up Now.

Listen to Jenn Nkiru read an extract from a Stuart Hall paper

We speak to the artists, curators and collaborators involved in Somerset House’s groundbreaking exhibition Get Up, Stand Up Now.

Why is the video games industry in love with Keanu Reeves?

The actor makes an appearance in one of 2020’s biggest releases, but his association with the medium extends beyond a single game.

Hassan Hajjaj on his journey as an artist

We speak to the artists, curators and collaborators involved in Somerset House’s groundbreaking exhibition Get Up, Stand Up Now. First up, Moroccan artist Hassan Hajjaj.

Take an audio tour through Kiss My Genders

Featuring over 100 artists and spanning 50 years, this exhibition celebrates work engaging with gender identity, in a time we need these conversations more than ever.

Raúl Castillo on his next glow up

“It was a crew of fully clothed people and there I am in my tighty whiteys hanging around.” The actor and playwright talks us through his new film We The Animals based on Justin Torres’ acclaimed novel.

Rebel. Hero. Hustler. God.

So goes the tagline to Diego Maradona, the new documentary about the legendary – and legendarily complicated – Argentine footballer directed by Asif Kapadia.

Blackburn Ravers

The regeneration game: along with a community of artists, four lads with guitars known as The Illicits are helping reboot their north-west town.

Take Thy Mrs: How come MCs are obsessed with cuckolding?

Rappers are scoring hits by threatening to link your girl. It’s a form of ridicule with a long history in literature and folklore.

7 days in Lima with Lotte Andersen

The British artist fled during the month of a would-be Brexit to make art in Peru: “We were all fighting. Time to get out.”

Listen to Blondey McCoy talk about his art

The artist, designer and skateboarder gives us an aural run through of the artworks in his new London exhibition, Blondey: Stella Populis.

Inside Netflix’s entirely queer writer’s room

Lauren Morelli takes Colin Crummy behind the scenes on Tales of the City, Netflix’s new drama set in San Francisco.

Films that told the future 001: Idiocracy

Mike Judge’s dystopian comedy that follows the story of Corporal Joe Bauers who wakes up in a future where everything’s gone to shit.

Why Kristen Stewart is best at playing herself

Public consensus was that Stewart could not act. But she’s just being herself, and that’s what makes her riveting onscreen.

What’s it like living under the Westway crossover?

The forthcoming book Urban Gypsies offers an intimate glimpse into a London travelling community.

Inside 44KW – Shanghai’s most stylish club

Fashion-loving ravers are congregating at the fresh new venue. The Face gets involved.

Raven Smith on Love Island

Ahead of Love Island’s latest series, Raven Smith: writer, columnist and all-round gobby person talks about his upcoming podcast on The Face.