Hear God Colony guide you through a Mad World
The London-via-Merseyside duo have created a network of free-spirited collaborators.
OxVent: could this prototype ventilator save thousands of lives?
Meet the mega-brain engineers, clinicians, students and manufacturers from Oxford University and King’s College who have built a machine that could be key to the battle against COVID-19.
The Chemical World
1997: They’re Number One pop stars and the architects of Amyl House. They’re Dr. Ed and Mr. Tom, and they’re ready to unleash more weird science on you. Be afraid. Be very afraid.
Rated by The Face: a weekly playlist
Belt the latest synth pop banger from The Weeknd, a blissful new track from Shura and soulful sounds from Childish Gambino.
Charlie Bones and the consolations of radio
The NTS breakfast show host on an online radio station that until recently broadcast out of a shabby and sticker-strewn hut in Dalston might be a slightly left-field pick for a potential saviour during a global pandemic… but unlikely times call for unlikely heroes.
Travel in the time of a global pandemic
For the past six weeks, a British travel writer has been exploring the remote islands of the South Pacific. Then, COVID-19 went global. Here, she describes what the virus means for the world’s most isolated populations.
Locked in for lock down
Need some diversionary listening? Try out these internet radio stations from across the globe.
Everything you need to know about zoonosis
For decades now, scientists have been warning of the risks of a major pandemic emerging from the animal kingdom and crossing over to humans. Despite several serious warnings, we’re still acting too late. How did we get to where we are now, what can we learn from the past, and what do we need to change?
The Face rates After Hours in order of our favourite tracks
For those who didn’t spend all weekend listening to The Weeknd, get started with this definitive listening order.
“Big mistake. Huge!” A short history of Pretty Woman’s shopping scene
As the film turns 30, screenwriter J.F. Lawton recalls basing the Rodeo Drive revenge moment on a real life experience.
There’s (some) hope for independent music
The coronavirus pandemic is devastating for smaller artists. But last week proved that fans are willing to reach into their pockets to help.
Photographers making isolation sexy
In the current situation, isolation is an ordeal – but it can also look pretty. Just check out these seven photographers lensing quiet street scenes, empty shopping centres and bars without people for proof.