
Hafsa Zayyan’s list of good books
The lawyer turned #Merky Books author put colourism on trial in her debut book, We Are All Birds of Uganda. Here, the 29-year-old shares her most loved fiction and the novels that molded her.
The lawyer turned #Merky Books author put colourism on trial in her debut book, We Are All Birds of Uganda. Here, the 29-year-old shares her most loved fiction and the novels that molded her.
A 20-year-old star of the social media age, Beabadoobee is part of the first generation to have near-instant access to endless socio-cultural archives, using them to create a look that is as much Smashing Pumpkins as it is Lizzie McGuire. She is yesterday, today and, probably, tomorrow. She is MEGA.
The BFI’s new programme pays homage to working-class men on screen, featuring films such as The Football Factory, My Beautiful Launderette and Sexy Beast – all of which tell us more about the class divide than any arthouse flick will.
Raza Tariq and his crew The Polymaths are out to reshape the creative industry in their own image. But is the 21-year-old really the “greatest artist in human history”, as he puts it? Or is he just a very ambitious young man?
“My old man lives in England so he’d get out of lockdown and be able to go get a haircut or go to the pub, and we’d be here, unable to do bugger all besides go to work and go home.” With more Covid deaths per capita than anywhere else in the UK, youth in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, have been through a lot. THE FACE discovers how they tried – and struggled – to recover.
The British-Zimbabwean comedian and satirist on making his way to viral success, using the news as comic inspiration and how the state of the world has made for some of his best work yet.
We’ve got the goods from Fendi, Diesel, Moncler, MM6 Margiela, Prada, Moschino, Blumarine, Tom Ford, Gucci, MSGM, Sunnei, Versace, BOSS, Ferragamo and Karoline Vitto supported by Dolce & Gabbana.
October 1992: Three years after her debut album, Neneh Cherry is back in the pop arena. But first she invited us to her retreat in rural Sweden to talk about life, love, family – and home.
As part of its new Made Strong campaign, Dr. Martens welcomed Kelsey Lu, Venus X and Hank K to the New York stage for a full-on rager.
Chal Ravens’ column collects the best DJ mixes and sets that have dropped in recent weeks.
If you want proof of a working relationship that goes the distance, look to that of filmmaker and photographer Anders Edström and designer and stylist Ann-Sofie Back – the Swedish duo have been working together for more than 25 years.
Off the Rails: The newly-formed brand is making subversive garb inspired by tour merch, hyperpop and tribal tattoos.
Screen Time: Say no to the endless scroll through streaming platforms. Read our guide to next week's best watches.
The most depressing day of the year is upon us, so we’ve compiled a list of our favourite films for you to curl up with and wallow.
Starting off in BBC soap EastEnders, British-Indian actor Himesh Patel has moved on to roles that go against usual BAME type casting, starring in period drama The Luminaries and Christopher Nolan’s upcoming epic, Tenet. It’s all about changing perceptions, he says.
Jewellers like Clova Rae-Smith, Juanita Care, Joshua Myszczynski and Gabby Elan have sunk their teeth into the art of grill-making. As lockdown drags on, THE FACE explores how social media is changing the way we view mouth bling in 2021.