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How Skepta’s vision of a loved-up future rave came to life
For the past three nights Skeppy’s been offering up a utopia within a dystopia at Manchester International Festival. No phones, no socials. All love and AI.

Why do people call the Amazon rainforest the “lungs of the earth”?
The devastating fires in the Amazon will have a knock-on effect for the rest of the world.

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.

The strangely exciting world of Keith Rankin’s art
Inspired by fantasy, horror and anime, the experimental musician has worked with the likes of Rico Nasty and Kerwin Frost.

The video game using your tweets to create a safe mental health space
Thomas Webb, the creator of Dua Lipa’s AR Instagram filters, released Depressed Twitter today. Going against social media algorithms the game looks at making us feel less alone.

My Media Diet: the internet’s favourite comedian, Munya Chawawa
Ahead of his new YouTube series Deep Issue Massage, we spoke to Chawawa about what he gets up to online.

The five pettiest things Elon has done since taking over Twitter
It’s been a wild two weeks. Good thing he’s not in charge of making electric cars and sending people into sp– ah, right, yeah. He is.

Not the Nine O’Clock News: how to spot fake coronavirus advice
Research shows that fake news travels six times faster than the truth on Twitter. Don’t be a spreader – follow these steps.

Honor Levy: the writer capturing the warp-speed mania of online
The New Yorker loved Honor Levy's writing so much that they published one of her short stories when she was only 21. Now she’s one of the most intriguing talents in the literary world.

Our celebrity trial obsession sets a dangerous precedent
From Wagatha Christie to Depp v. Heard, the media circus around trials means the public exonerates the stars it chooses to side with. But what are the consequences of us playing judge?
Allie Rowbottom used Instagram to write the internet (and Caroline Calloway’s) favourite book
My Media Diet: In her debut novel, Allie Rowbottom unpicks what longing for synthetic beauty can do to a person’s psyche. Here’s what the author – who’s well acquainted with Instagram’s dark underbelly – gets up to online.

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.

Emma Corrin hits the West End as super-con Anna Delvey
In 2018, Delvey’s faux-heiress story had the world hooked, scamming her way through New York City’s elite and landing herself in jail. Now, writer Joseph Charlton has turned it into the play of the moment.

Films that told the future 004: ‘Network’
Sidney Lumet’s 1976 film eerily predicted the modern world’s insatiable hunger for live broadcast violence.

Back off our British Chinese food
Main character of the week: Our divided nation has finally united to defend chicken balls and chips against attacks from the US.

Pleasure, parties and killer get-ups with @90sartschool
The submissions-based Instagram account documents the hedonism of art school in the ’90s. “It was the original safe space,” says its founder, Matt Atkatz.