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The story behind THE FACE’s Ukraine cover

As the work prepares to be shown at Photo London, writer Serhiy Morgunov, photographer Jesse Glazzard, and creative producer Eugenia Skvarska reflect on what it was like to document the lives of queer soldiers during Ukraine's fight against Russia.

Culture

Let’s talk about sex scenes on screen

Puritanical online discourse about shagging on-screen is rife. And it's boring. Revolutionary Desires, a curious, incisive new book by critic and journalist Xuanlin Tham, is the perfect antidote.

Life

Breaking the grass ceiling

For the first time since records began, American women are consuming more weed than men. Almost 25 years on from reefer bro films like Dude, Where’s My Car? and Pineapple Express, what does the stoner look like in 2025?

Society

The hairdressers keeping their profession alive

In 2023, just 1,520 students completed their hairdressing training, down from 8,660 in 2015 – that's astonishingly low numbers for an industry that’s essentially AI-proof. But these lot aren't letting their clippers gather dust.

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