Society
This is what it’s like to live under a coronavirus lockdown
Heather Mowbray has lived in Beijing since 2006. Writing from inside the lockdown, she describes how COVID-19 has changed the city.
Michael Bloomberg may be a joke online but his billions could be more dangerous to democracy than Trump
In the first instalment of a new column reporting on American politics in this Presidential Campaign year, we ask: what happens when democracy is sold to the highest bidder?
Why can’t more gay and bi men give blood?
Current blood donation rules discriminate against men who have sex with men. Several groups are working hard to change that for the greater good.
The underground world of erotic male massage
These three masseurs are experts in the art of intimacy. The Face spoke to them about their unique line of work and whether or not SESTA/FOSTA has affected them.
Extinction Rebel: “may we live long and die out”
The founder of the Voluntary Human Extinction Movement has a radical solution to saving the planet: the phasing out of humans – all of us. Is he mad or actually onto something?
Donald Trump, 5G data, Chinese intelligence: what exactly is going on at Huawei?
Banned in the USA and under investigation by The Five Eyes – the scandal at Huawei is exposing deep-rooted suspicions between East and West.
South London imams speak out
Three twenty-something imams on race, religion and what it was like growing up in the aftermath of 9/11.
Crisis at Christmas: what it was like for guests and volunteers in the festive shelters
“The hardest conversation was with a father who had accepted his son being an addict on the streets. He was volunteering in the hope of seeing his son in the centre. He did see him, they shared a meal together and spent some time talking.”
Why is #WW3 trending on Twitter?
A snapshot of what’s happening in the Middle East (and how people are handling it on social media).
PrEP and the gay sex revolution
Volume 4 Issue 002: How the HIV-prevention drug is taking the fear out of fucking and freeing up future generations.
Where are the young British Republicans?
With Prince Andrew being dragged into the Jeffrey Epstein scandal and The Crown detailing historic challenges to the royal family, we wonder who’s fighting the monarchy now?
The rise and rise of Creams
They serve a million scoops of gelato every week and want to open 300 cafes by 2022. How Creams is taking over the British high street.
Crisis at Christmas
Hundreds of turkey crowns, buckets of cranberry sauce, bacon sarnies, football tournaments, haircuts, eye tests, showers, tellies and a warm, dry bed for a night or two: how the homelessness charity is helping thousands of rough sleepers this festive season.
Inside the UK’s only Modern Slavery Helpline
“The story that I hear again and again is that someone thought they’d have a better life.”
The Face hits Art Basel Miami Beach!
We went to Miami and all you got was this frankly amazing content.
“If a cow farts, everyone says it’s to blame for climate change”
Georgie Lane-Godfrey goes to the frontlines of the climate emergency with the XR Farmers.
“This is the most important election of the human race — you have to vote Corbyn” — Vivienne Westwood
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How does Drake’s weed differ to Martha Stewart’s?
We ask Canopy Growth, a company that’s collaborated with four famous cannabisseurs.
Inside the Anti-Fascist Legendary Labour Fundraiser
Fashion punks, musicians and artists alike, from Simone Rocha to Hannah Diamond, gathered on a December afternoon in London to support and raise funds for the Labour Party campaign.
Grindr around the world
LBGT individuals from Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Jamaica and Uganda give personal accounts of their app experiences in a country where it’s illegal or taboo to be gay.
#NoBlueNoVue: what the ‘Blue Story’ controversy says about Modern Britain
Despite being banned in cinemas, the box office success of Rapman’s film proves the demand for authentic storytelling about inner-city struggles.
D‑Block Europe fans on the General Election
The UK rap duo are huge, and they’re reaching more young people than most grime MCs. So what do their fans make of the current political situation?
