The superstar’s latest tour made its Spanish homecoming this week, and fans flocked to the arena in quasi-religious garments
Apr 15, 2026
At a time of toxic beauty standards and widespread body image issues, could taking your clothes off around strangers (in a non-sexual way) be the answer?
From the world’s largest Afrobeats festival to Rolling Loud’s booming rap lineup, here are this year’s best festivals from around the world
Apr 14, 2026
The first chapter of Julia Loktev’s documentary, My Undesirable Friends, follows a group of young, female journalists committed to telling the truth about Putin’s Russia – and risking their lives in the process
After years of male body ideals becoming increasingly hyper-muscular, there is now a growing aspiration towards ‘leanness’ – but is it going too far?
Apr 13, 2026
From Nicolas Winding Refn’s first film in a decade, to Jane Schoenbrun’s twisted teen-slasher follow-up to I Saw The TV Glow
Suspicious of established institutions and reluctant to be seen as participating in the ‘feminine’ consumption of beauty products, the men of the looksmaxxing community are turning to DIY hacks
Apr 10, 2026
Ahead of the book’s long-awaited UK release, author Stephanie Wambugu talks class, campus politics and the messiness of desire
Apr 09, 2026
Middle East Archive’s new book, Women, features contributions from Myriam Boulos, Juliette Cassidy, Farah Al Qasimi and many more
AI image generation is changing the tattoo process – but a lot can get lost when we outsource our individuality and taste
Apr 08, 2026
The Oscar-winning composer talks scoring Gianfranco Rosi’s near-silent films, recording sound underwater, and making music that blends into the landscape
A new era of PR is being ushered in, moving from strict control and perfect soundbites to ‘coached authenticity’ and the illusion of off-the-cuff intimacy
Our culture positions the breakdown of a romantic relationship as one of the most emotionally painful experiences a person can go through – but drifting apart from a long-term friend can be just as torturous
Apr 07, 2026
From Franz Liszt to Cameron Winter, male musicians have always occupied a special category of attractiveness, one that relies on something more atmospheric and difficult to pin down than just conventional good looks
From music videos and A&R processes to a new breed of AI idol svengalis, artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming an unavoidable aspect of K-pop
Apr 03, 2026
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