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Model villages
The spirit of peace and love lives on in a few special places across Europe. I share the five big ideas behind these tiny utopias. (Easyjet Traveller) Continue reading
Meeting the editor of Guatemala’s free feminist newspaper
How to be a feminist hero in one of the world’s most dangerous places to be a woman. (Shevolution) Continue reading
The unbearable loneliness of pick-up artist bootcamp
Can a three-day, £2,400 dating crash course really solve all your problems with women? (Shortlist) Continue reading
Idris Elba: ‘I’d get pelted with eggs for being black’
The ‘Luther’ star on how his new TV show brought his east London youth back. (The Daily Telegraph) Continue reading
Kong: Skull Island: “My own personal Heart of Darkness”
Tom Hiddleston and director Jordan Vogt-Roberts explain how Apocalypse Now inspired their new King Kong romp. Continue reading
The Jazz Funeral Of Lady Liberty
Inauguration Day in The Big Easy… Dancing to reclaim the streets in Trump’s America… Rallying cries in front of City Hall… Six-foot vagina in the nightclub… Hope in the dark… Continue reading
Dominant
Mad Men, Sons of Anarchy and Billions – actress Maggie Siff usually lives in very masculine worlds both on and off screen, but that doesn’t mean she’s just going to accept the status quo. (The Fall) Continue reading
The Artist
Film’s favourite eccentric, Sam Rockwell, cites technique, training and hard work as the key to his success. But let’s not forget the electrifying talent – and some funky dance moves. (The Fall) Continue reading
Adam Driver: “To hear that Scorsese wants to talk… it’s surreal”
He made his name in Girls, replaced Darth Vader in Star Wars and now he’s working with his favourite director as a 17th Century priest. (The i) Continue reading
“I got the girl and won all the fights. What more can you ask for?”
Sir Roger Moore on one-liners, the future of Britain and the perfect martini. (Shortlist) Continue reading
I visited the Black Mirror set to ask Charlie Brooker if the future is fucked
Spoiler alert: it is. Continue reading
Daniel Radcliffe on God, flatuent corpses and not being a dick
The actor-formerly-known-as-Potter also discusses new roles in Imperium and Swiss Army Man. (Shortlist) Continue reading
Shooting the impossible dream
It’s already the stuff of cinema legend, but after 27 years and numerous failed attempts, Terry Gilliam’s attempt to bring Spain’s most famous novel to the screen could be reaching its end. It’s an epic quest befitting of Don Quixote himself. (Easyjet Traveller) Continue reading
Jared Leto: Funny How?
One on one with the profoundly unhinged Suicide Squad star. (Shortlist) Continue reading
Ed Harcourt on ‘Furnaces’
The singer-songwriter returns with a record shot through with an eloquent fury that stares deeply into the modern world and asks where we’re all heading. Continue reading
“The police need to say they made a mistake”
Five years on from the 2011 London riots, George Amponsah is a filmmaker fighting for the truth. (Shortlist) Continue reading
How Craig David Became The People’s Champ Again
In the early ‘00s, the U.K. garage star was so famous even Michael Jackson owned his debut album. This time around, he knows what makes him — and his fans — happy. (The Fader) Continue reading
“For me, everything starts in Guinea”
Singer-songwriter Moh Kouyaté has made a home in Europe, but his inspiration remains in the West African country where his family has been telling stories through music for generations. (b inspired) Continue reading
“It’s all or nothing – that’s why it works”
The Kills are back after 5 years and much tabloid attention – and they’re as incendiary as ever. (The i) Continue reading
Theatreland
London’s West End may combine grand traditions, beautiful venues and decades of history, but at its heart there lies a shrewd, modern business model that’s tailor-made for the 21st century. I spent a week peering behind the curtain. (Easyjet Traveller) Continue reading
Mash It Up!
Belgian techno superstars Soulwax may reject their tag as pioneers of the mash-up – but the word is a pretty good description of their 20-year career. (b inspired) Continue reading
Into The Deep
How long you can stay underwater on a single lungful of air? I dive deep and hold my breath. (Shortlist) Continue reading
Call of the Wild
Andy Ford’s passion for his subject is palpable in this series looking at southwest England’s vibrant punk scene. (The Royal Photographic Society Journal) Continue reading
Einstein: right again
Einstein predicted gravitational waves in 1916, but it took us a century to find them. Astrophysicist Janna Levin’s new book explains how. (Shortlist)
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No, really: is there life on Mars?
This Monday, the European Space Agency will launch the Trace Gas Orbiter on a seven-month mission to find out. (Shortlist) Continue reading
Sage against the machine
Primal Scream frontman Bobby Gillespie on Jeremy Corbyn, drug culture, the death of rock, and new album ‘Chaosmosis’. (The Independent) Continue reading
FIFA on the campaign trail: Jérôme Champagne says expanding the World Cup to 40 teams is ‘pure fantasy’
The FIFA presidential candidate discusses why lessons can be learned from the Premier League model, why he supports Qatar hosting the 2022 World Cup and what he makes of his chances of succeeding Sepp Blatter. (The Independent) Continue reading
Talking to the Algerian metal bands accused of satanism
Slogans like ‘I’m a metalhead and Muslim’ spread across Facebook in response. Continue reading
Savages: the angriest band in showbiz
Savages are the most ferociously intense noisemakers on Earth. On the eve of their second album, I meet singer Jehnny Beth. (Shortlist) Continue reading
Rosie Lowe
25-year-old singer-songwriter from Devon creating sensuous synth-soul. (Mixmag) Continue reading
Where The Magic Happens: Baaba Maal Interviewed
Travelling to Senegal to meet the man who is treated more like a prophet than a musician by his fellow countrymen. (The Quietus) Continue reading
The Battle To Be Top Christmas Toy
Who’ll win a place under your tree this year? (Easyjet Traveller) Continue reading
John Lydon: The Art of the Frontman
The Sex Pistols and Public Image Ltd great on delivering a blistering performance. (Shortlist) Continue reading
Could Hyperloop come to the UK?
Ever wanted to travel at lightning (well, 780mph) speed? (Shortlist) Continue reading
The Sound and the Fury
Drenge – Eoin and Rory Loveless – are the UK’s most explosive live act. I talk to the men behind the noise. (Shortlist)
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Fear And Loathing Goes Graphic
Messing with a classic can be dodgy, but that hasn’t stopped artist Troy Little. (Shortlist) Continue reading
Songhoy Blues on fighting Mali’s musical oppression
Like money, oil and funny cat gifs, music is such a basic part of our shared culture that it’s hard to imagine what society would feel like without it. Continue reading
How Iceland Went From Bust To Boom
With a little help from spaceship fuel, algae farmers, Hollywood and that volcano. (Easyjet Traveller) Continue reading
Arcade Fire: ‘The major record labels are completely clueless’
As the band grace cinemas with new documentary ‘The Reflektor Tapes’, I join them in Toronto for some Reflektion. (The Independent) Continue reading
The Libertines: ‘Play the dodgy pub at the end of the street. You could get a blowjob.’
London’s most shambolic band are back with a new album and sense of purpose. But how long can Pete and Carl hold it together this time around? (Time Out) Continue reading
Tink
20-year-old R&B protégé from Chicago being mentored by Timbaland. Her velvet vocals are as comfortable rapping over modern beats as singing soul-bearing ballads. (Mixmag) Continue reading
Exit Through The Fortress
Serbia’s Exit Festival celebrated its fifteenth birthday this summer with its biggest ever year. (Mixmag) Continue reading
When Love Techs Over
With dating apps like Happn, Hinge and OkCupid turning heads, have we left it too late for Tinder? (Man London) Continue reading
Rudimental talk festivals, Ed Sheeran and Snoop Dogg getting smoky
Soulful Hackney heroes Rudimental explain why headlining east London festival Lovebox this summer will be the homecoming show they’ve been waiting for. (Time Out) Continue reading
The Sound Of The Summer
Meet the six acts who we predict will be blowing your mind in a festival field, beach or disused airfield at some point over the coming months. (Easyjet Traveller) Continue reading
Horizon Festival 2015
Craig Charles, Egyptian Lover and KiNK hit the slopes in Bansko, Bulgaria. Continue reading
Ghost Culture
24-year-old East London-based producer James Greenwood leaves engineering for Daniel Avery behind to create his own dreamlike world. (Mixmag) Continue reading
