Death and the videogame
From the danse macabre to Charon the boatman, video games are reinventing myths about dying.
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Revelations 002: Little Simz
In our second episode, the rapper busts a move, thinks about her favourite sandwich and attempts to tell us the meaning of life...
What was it like on the set of Trainspotting?
February, 1996: A first-hand scoop into the bleak world of the ’90s cult classic, taken from our archive.
Rhianne Barreto on her role as a teen struggling with the fallout of her sexual assault
The British actress makes the Sundance Grand Jury prize-winning film an uncomfortable, important watch.
How Skepta’s vision of a loved-up future rave came to life
For the past three nights Skeppy’s been offering up a utopia within a dystopia at Manchester International Festival. No phones, no socials. All love and AI.
Are you afraid of the light?
With Ari Aster’s fluoro-frightener Midsommar in cinemas, we explore the terrifying tradition of things that go bump in the day.
The Big Mood: FaceApp
One week, one mood: Moya Lothian-Mclean’s deep-dive into the feel of the week.
“Three Women feels like an erotic version of a Netflix true crime doc…”
Author Lisa Taddeo on her decade of research on desire and writing the year’s most talked-about book.
How the ’90s changed cinema forever
In partnership with BFI
Films that told the future 003: Demolition Man
A cryogenic prison, self-driving cars, and some solid gold forecasting that not even the highest calibre sci-fi came close to predicting.
Berliners love a good lake
Germany provides quite the setting for those in favour of al fresco nudity. Photographer Spyros Rennt captures the bustling queer scene at Berlin’s favourite outdoor hang-out spot.
How Ari Aster built Midsommar’s gory, nightmarish world
The director explains the occult inspirations behind the year’s creepiest film – with spoilers aplenty.
Sweet Harmony: how rave was about way more than hedonism
Exploring the impact and the legacy of the Second Summer of Love, 30 years on, with the Saatchi Gallery’s acid house retrospective.
Sheryl Garratt:“it’s time for a new generation to make something subversive of their own”
The former Face editor reminisces about the golden era of rave ahead of Sweet Harmony, an exhibition seeking to inspire countercultural activity.
Spit Fire, Dream Higher: it’s all about the girls
Adwoa Aboah and Felix Cooper’s collaborative doc hands the mic to budding footballers across the globe.
The Big Mood: Toulouse the limelight-stealing terrier
One week, one mood: Moya Lothian-Mclean’s deep-dive into the feel of the week.
Lydia Lunch: “Monogamy? Fuck no, I think it’s the death of the libido”
The performance artist, writer and musician releases So Real It Hurts, a collection of essays that range from diaristic rants to political scribes, with an introduction written by Anthony Bourdain.
Euphoria’s Barbie Ferreira is bringing sexy back
The actress plays Kat Hernandez, a virgin who experiences a lascivious sexual awakening in HBO’s newest controversy magnet, Euphoria.
The Nickel Boys is a coming-of-age comment on injustice
Review: Colson Whitehead’s novel is a poignant and evergreen look at the race and class system in America.
Jeremy Scott: Katy Perry and I are “two peas in a pod”
The progenitor of Perry’s burger outfit dishes on the three P’s: party rules, pop culture and (Katy) Perry.
Revelations 001: Rico Nasty
Join us for the first episode of Revelations where we ask Rico Nasty if she’s... nasty (and a lot more).
Cock Destroyer: how Rebecca More went from meme to the UK’s most loved adult star
In November 2018, pornstar Rebecca More decided to record a promotional video for a gang bang she was hosting. By the end of the day, she was a gay icon and viral star.
Why baseball does and doesn’t matter
I google “how long is a baseball game”. The answer is “average time: three hours”. I type “how long is baseball actually in play” – answer: “18 minutes”.
Some of history’s greatest pop albums are video games
We speak to the creators of Tetris Effect and Sayonara Wild Hearts about what happens when music takes the lead in game design.
