Culture
Sweaty photos of fans in the pit at Outbreak 2023
Chris Bethell captures the UK's biggest and best hardcore festival from the belly of the beast.
Written by: Emma Garland
Can South African music sustain its influence on the global stage?
As amapiano continues to soundtrack summers around the world, a new book by Lior Phillips provides some much needed context for South Africa’s rich musical legacy.
Written by: Michelle Kambasha
How Trump used organised misogyny to end the right to safe, legal abortion in the US
In this extract from Bodies under Siege, author Siân Norris explores how online communities were weaponised to end the constitutional right to abortion, one year on from the overturning of Roe v Wade
Written by: Siân Norris
Billy Woods is finally having his moment
The prolific cult rapper has punctured the mainstream with his sharp, enigmatic storytelling. Here he discusses new album ‘Maps,’ AI ethics, Cormac McCarthy and more.
Written by: Thomas Hobbs
To end neoliberalism, we have to 'stop everything we do'
In 1981 Chris Carlsson co-founded ‘Processed World’ – a radical zine that foresaw the dystopian direction society was headed in. Here, he talks about its impact, his hopes for the future, and how stupid most jobs are.
Written by: Becca Warner
Rage and revolution: the exhibition preserving Britain's punk past
The organisers behind a new show at Leicester Museum & Art Gallery tell us about the importance of celebrating cultural heritage, and what punk means today.
Written by: Jak Hutchcraft
'Destroy gondola!' – How Venice became Europe's hardcore punk capital
Held in a squatted factory in the industrial neighbourhood of Marghera, Venezia Hardcore festival is a hub for anti-capitalist art and activism in Italy and beyond.
Written by: Marco De Vidi
Meet the DIY girl gang taking downhill skating to new heights
With the release of a new film about their quest to shred the Pontiac Mountains, we spoke with world-ranking skateboarder Jenny Schauerte about the fearless group of thrill-seekers who call themselves the Woolf Women.
Written by: Zoya Raza-Sheikh
'It's an artistry' – the new show celebrating MILFs
An immersive exhibition by Molly Wurwand explores the power, aesthetics and queerness of the MILF.
Written by: Isaac Muk
Fatal Attraction's 'bunny boiler' was never the villain
The reboot of Adrian Lyne’s 1987 blockbuster is pop culture’s latest attempt at reframing the ‘crazy woman’ narrative, but does it play into the same toxic tropes?
Written by: Anna Bogutskaya