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John Waters on camp, Trump and being Mr. Know-It-All
The cult filmmaker received the Pardo d’onore Manor career achievement award at Switzerland’s Locarno Film Festival. It was a nice excuse for a chat.
The Big Mood: being sued for watching so much Friends at work
One week, one mood: Moya Lothian-Mclean’s deep-dive into the feel of the week.
Blinders, Noughts + Crosses
In the ring or on the screen, actor Jack Rowan is landing all the right punches.
Meet the Damsels of Destruction
They host the only annual all-women demolition derby competition in the United States.
It’s a family affair
Photographer Mark Alesky takes us on a roots reggae sound system visual odyssey.
Hail Satan!
Sort of. A new documentary proving how The Satanic Temple became arguably the most progressive religious group in the US.
The Big Mood: rebounding like Miley Cyrus
One week, one mood: Moya Lothian-Mclean’s deep-dive into the feel of the week.
What’s the link between chicken and knife crime?
As the government launches the controversial #KnifeFree campaign across London’s favourite fried chicken spots, The Face (and the general public) ask why.
Films that told the future 004: ‘Network’
Sidney Lumet’s 1976 film eerily predicted the modern world’s insatiable hunger for live broadcast violence.
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.
