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The film of the summer (that is, in case you need reminding, about a children's toy) has given us all an acute case of Barbie Girl Syndrome.

Mike Skinner has made a movie, the whole thing written, directed, filmed, funded and led by the man on the mic. It only took him 10 years.

From Bugs Bunny’s ringlet wigs to Pleakley from Lilo and Stitch’s iconic fuck-ass bob, for many, cartoons are an early introduction to gender variance – and no one bats an eyelid.

Between 2018 and 2020, Gena Kagermanov documented residents of the Donbas, capturing tender, fleeting portraits of life amid war.

The legendary photographer’s latest exhibition, Buffalo: Future Generation, is a radical take on diversity, self-expression and sticking right out – Buffalo style.

Indie music’s poet-in-chief – oh, and also the nation’s Poet Laureate, by royal appointment – gives us the rhyme and reason behind the magnificent new album from his band, LYR.

Today marks the launch of Home and Away, a two-part photobook celebrating the evolution of Alasdair McLellan’s archive. It’s a belter.

Black Twitter has long propped up the reality show with real-time commentary and hot takes. Now, we're finally seeing that same energy on screen.

Photographer Evan Purdy and hair stylist Kieron Justin shoot young people who are frustrated with the way the country is being run and are expressing that angst through style.

Bringing Black British music culture to screen in a rollercoaster eight-part BBC/Netflix drama – with a little help from Ghetts and Ray BLK.

Next Generation is more than just a gym – it’s a cultural phenomenon, breeding some of the biggest names in MMA and inspiring a new wave of athletes along the way.

This week, we discuss the backlash – as well as the merits – to Sam Levinson’s sleazy TV show.

Amber Park spills the tea on her old imaginary friends ahead of the new PLAY! POP! GO! capsule collection drop.

In 2020, Paul McCartney discovered nearly 1000 photographs he’d taken at the height of Beatlemania. Here, he walks us through the collection – and describes what it was like to be inside the “eyes of the storm”.

We meet the 23-year-old North Londoner, at a Celine dinner hosted by Hedi Slimane, to talk Bill Ryder Jones, Selling Sunset, and battling her own clumsiness.

As Mindy Kaling’s Netflix series comes to a close, we turn the tables and challenge the actor to a round of the show’s titular drinking game (sans booze, sadly).

In his new book We All Go Into the Dark, the writer unpicks the sensationalised serial killer story that gripped Scotland.

Forget 4th century monks: we ask the writer and “deep state internet princess” to imagine a fresh set of cultural crimes.

TikTok puritanism be damned – we can't wait for Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell's saucy rom-com to come out. We've rounded up our favourite steamy romantic comedies, from Spike Lee classics to unexpectedly hot cult flicks.

Theatre’s under the spotlight. Punters are in tiers. Recent months have seen an increase in audiences disrupting performances across the UK. Is it a moral panic... or just a stage we’re going through?

We've hand-picked some of the hottest names in music, writing, fashion and film, fresh from our brand new print issue.

It’s the play that’s gone right: a theatrical phenomenon pulling in young audiences via a chilling story and clever actor choices like Cheryl and Lily Allen. As a UK tour looms, its creator and latest cast explain why audience participation – screams, wine spills, all of it – are welcome.

The Succession “winner” tells us all about Leeds United, red carpet drag and Lukas Matsson's fashion choices.

The latest exhibition from Sadie Coles HQ calls on some of the most subversive visual artists to explore the darker sides of sex and power.