Culture
The Face Film Club: Queer
Daniel Craig joined us at the Curzon Hoxton for a special Q&A and screening of Luca Guadagnino’s William Burroughs adaptation last week. Lucky us, eh?
Behold, London’s campest Christmas tree
Fashion designer Ashish Gupta is behind this year’s London EDITION’s festive fir. Turns out it was inspired by John Waters, bad taste and DIY culture.
Daniel Craig and Queer: the spy who loved him
Ahead of a Q&A and special FACE screening of Luca Guadagnino’s scorchingly sensual film, its leading man talks orgasms, Oscars and iPods.
Names you need to know this winter
The hottest film, TV, music and fashion talent. Hand-picked by us.
Staging a Shakespeare play in Grand Theft Auto
Sam Crane and Pinny Grylls’ Grand Theft Hamlet is a wildly entertaining documentary about bringing, well, Hamlet to life via, well, GTA. We went over to theirs for a cup of tea to hear all about it.
How horny are the Swifties?
As the Eras tour draws to a close, and after a sexless evening at a Taylor Swift club night, writer Tom George asks pop's most ardent fandom: are you guys doing it?
The queer artists taking over Art Basel Miami Beach
It’s no secret that Miami Beach is queer as folk. Aside from legendary gay bar Twist, Gianni Versace’s mansion and the year-round display of speedo-clad himbos, this month the city is home to many new queer art exhibitions.
Sky Ferreira on Babygirl, broken bones, and (maybe) being cloned
The Everything Is Embarrassing hitmaker has a song in Halina Reijn's Babygirl, which stars Nicole Kidman and Harris Dickinson. What better time to give her a call?
Amelia Gray: the performance of others
The audience becomes the performer on an imagined stage, starring model Amelia Gray.
Nicholas Alexander Chavez needs no introduction
Catapulting to fame with his first lead role, playing Lyle in Ryan Murphy’s global smash Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, Nicholas Alexander Chavez is 25 years old and living his own American dream. Now he’s stalking Hollywood, one blood-soaked, bone-chilling role at a time.
The lore of Leigh Bowery
The fashion designer and lifelong outcast left Melbourne to become London’s most incendiary club kid. Thirty years after his death, his legacy is about to live loud and proud at Tate Modern.
Roselee Goldberg wants you to talk to her about performance art
In 2004, the art historian founded Performa, an interdisciplinary arts organisation in New York, famed for its three week biennial. This month, she celebrated it turning 20.
Crime drama Jodie features Deba Hekmat, maximum tension and minimal dialogue
Director Seb Tabe tell us story behind his masterfully-shot true crime short.
How queuing for stuff became just as important as buying it
In 2024, the almighty queue became a signifier of cool in and of itself – a palatable, scene-y symbol of consumerism, whether you're queuing for pints, burgers or clothes. Nowhere is that more apparent than at fashion sample sales. Get in line…
Andy Cohen: “Dramatic and funny is the secret sauce”
The mega producer and chatshow host talks soft eggs, dating apps, and what makes a good Real Housewife.
The real football factory: the South Asian connection to English football
Much of artist Jamie Holman’s work examines working class and football culture. Now he wants to challenge certain aspects with new pieces made in Pakistan.
The Infamous Spaghetti Sisters are acrobatic drag queens who split apples with their bare hands
Photographer Maite de Orbe worked with drag queens-slash-acrobats Shigella Problem and Miss Lucinda B. Hind for a shoot that combines the acrobatic with the erotic. Just don't leave your Granny Smiths lying around, kapeesh?
Andrea Arnold always wanted to make Bird
The new film from the queen of indie cinema features luminous performances from Barry Keoghan, Franz Rogowski and newcomer Nykiya Adams. The director tells us about making magic with limited time and resources, and her knack for chronicling the comedown of growing up.
Lexee Smith: the dancer Addison Rae and Lady Gaga are mad for
A professional dancer, Addison's best mate and creative consultant... Smith does it all. She gives us a glimpse into her hyper-busy world.
Welcome to Age Gap Autumn
We're currently inundated with older women dating younger men on screen. In 2025, we're getting even more.
Inside Maya Jama’s riotous Halloween party
The spooky bash to end them all took place last night, and Maya – dressed as Beetlejuice's "unruly niece" – gave us a glimpse into everything that went down. Keep scrolling... if you dare.
Is Anora the best film of the year?
We certainly think so. Sean Baker’s rollicking, Palme d’Or-winning, Mikey Madison-starring film is the wildest of rides – the actor and director tell us all about it.
This photo project pushes the possibility of pubic hair to its limits
Plaited, dyed, pom-pommed, bejewelled: these are the pubes of Motherland, a transgressive and playful project put together by artists Guen Fiore, Nastya Klychkova, Yumiko Hikage and Lynski.