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How three sisters kept London’s best dive bar afloat during the pandemic
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Society
Doom and Zoom: how a global pandemic meant good news for the tech industry
Video conferencing app Zoom added 2.2 million monthly active users in 2020 – more than the entirety of 2019.
Life
The tyranny of the organised: how Covid killed spontaneity
A vampiric mob of faceless fun-fascists are block-booking everything months in advance. Is this what the future looks like now?
Society
What is the “pingdemic”?
This term has caused a heated debate: those for the NHS Test and Trace app and those fiercely against it. Whatever the verdict, just self-isolate.
Life
Here’s what being young in 2021 feels like
A group of 19 to 30-year-olds from around the world reflect on losing two years of their lives – and they’ll get them back.
Style
Coronavirus-themed jewellery – yes, you read that right
Immie Spilsbury’s wash-your-hands tap signet rings are a sign of the times.
Life
“The reality is that people take drugs”: What’s next for club safety?
Following two tragic drug deaths, THE FACE talks to ravers and campaigners who want a radical change in policy across UK nightlife.
Life
Aged 14 – 23? We want to hear from you
To mark the second anniversary of the first lockdown, we want to hear all about how the pandemic has impacted your life, both good and bad. Take this super-quick survey for the chance to be featured on THE FACE and win one of 20 special goodie bags.
Culture
This new photo book captures lost time over the past year
Photographer Jermaine Francis’s Rhythms of the Metroplex explores life without proximity and how time really can be of the essence.
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?
Life
Ciaran Thapar on lockdown’s impact on Britain’s at-risk youth
Generation Covid: The author of the critically acclaimed book Cut Short explains what two pandemic years have done to young people whose lives were already precarious.
Culture
The construction worker photographing sleeping passengers on the tube
Whilst the City Sleeps is an iPhone-shot photo series of snoozing commuters captured by labourer Alex Carter on his journey to work.
Culture
Twee is more than just an aesthetic. It’s a lifestyle
Think the twee trend is all about Zooey Deschanel and Peter Pan collars? Think again. From trainspotting to Ted Lasso, tweeness has seeped into every aspect of our lives. Born twee, live twee, die twee.
Society
Life after lockdown in Copenhagen
Denmark was the first European country to reopen schools. And downtown Copenhagen is full of people once again allowed to go to the pubs (remember those?). But was the success of Danish social isolation partly achieved by a troubling form of national isolation?
Life
20 twenty-somethings around the world
Between the pandemic and the protests, this year has been an alarm bell for young people. Here, 20 candidates weigh in on the year so far and give us a snapshot of life in their shoes.
Society
Life on lockdown in Barcelona
In Spain locals are singing with their neighbours, weed dealers are creating “virtual dispensaries” on Instagram, crime has dropped by a staggering 70 per cent and local wildlife roams the streets. Writer Tim Smith shares his observations.
Society
Life after lockdown in New Zealand
The claims that it’s beaten Covid-19 might not be entirely accurate, but New Zealand is one of the first countries to start easing lockdown. Is there dancing – or even just socialising – in the streets? Not quite…
