Culture
The shocking human cost of the climate crisis in India
Five degrees — Federico Borella was named Photographer of the Year in the Sony World Photography Awards for Five Degrees – a project exploring the link between climate change and mental health in the drought-hit region of Tamil Nadu, India.
Written by: Eva Clifford
Kim Gordon unveils never-before-seen art in new show
Lo-fi glamour — The Sonic Youth legend is celebrating her lifelong love of Andy Warhol with a series of paintings, drawings and sculptures.
Written by: Miss Rosen
For true sneakerheads, every shoe tells a story
The art of scuffed-up kicks — Trashed trainers are a perfect symbol of excess. They tell tales of forgotten parties and reckless raves, each scuff and smear reminding us of times we’ve pushed things too far.
Written by: Jade Jackman
Top or bottom? The play exploring the politics of gay sex
‘We need to dissolve labels’ — Parties, porn and sexual politics: we talk to writer Willy Hudson about his play Bottom – a raucous journey through contemporary queer life in London.
Written by: Ben Smoke
Behind closed doors with Andy Warhol’s right-hand man
American high life — Bob Colacello was embedded in US high society. Throughout the late ’70s and early ’80s, he photographed some of pop culture’s most significant figures: from artists to politicians, designers to film stars.
Written by: Huck
A portrait of British youth culture in the 1980s
Young skins — Gavin Watson’s photos, of his friends making fun on the estate they grew up on, perfectly capture the defiant freedom of adolescent.
Written by: Huck
Teenage life inside a Israeli military training camp
Conscripted at 18 — Photographer Iris Hassid Segal captures a group of teenage girls as they complete their mandatory military service in the IDF.
Written by: Eva Clifford
‘Women have only one way to survive: learning to fight’
Boxing in DRC — For decades, rape and other forms of sexual violence have become endemic in the DRC. In a new portrait series, photographer Alessandro Grassani captures the women who are finding strength through boxing.
Written by: Eva Clifford
The extraordinary rise of Japan's unlikely tattoo hero
The art of intimacy — Horiren 1st is one of the world’s most sought-after tattoo artists, celebrated for keeping the ancient Japanese method of Tebori alive. But in a country where body art is considered taboo, her journey to the top hasn’t been easy.
Written by: Michael Magers
Adventures with the world’s oldest off-road cycling club
On yer bike — Formed in 1955, the Rough-Stuff Fellowship is a pioneering gang of adventurists who believe that you can go anywhere on two wheels. Over 60 years after it started, an archive of the club’s defining moments is finally coming to light.
Written by: Niall Flynn
