5 Years of The Face

In an age of hyper-sharing, Mixie and Munchie are a mystery, a myth, a glimpse and a glitch. But their TikTok account, 2girls1bottl3, is the portal to a fully-formed world.

First-gen grime pioneers honed their craft through MC clashes in youth clubs and on pirate stations. Now, Victory Lap is bringing back raw radio sessions for the new wave of underground talent.

She’s a far cry from the aspirational TikTok influencers we’ve become so familiar with. Instead, Madeline deals in brash authenticity, which in today’s online climate, is the only currency that matters.

A week abroad with your mates means more than just fish bowls for breakfast, mum. But has the cost-of-living crisis become a cost-of-partying crisis for young Brits? Or does the package holiday still provide the ultimate escape from the nine-to-five?