Interview
Pete Kember on the highs and lows of a lurid life in music
Lessons Learned — The creative force behind Sonic Boom and Spaceman 3 has navigated synthesisers, psychedelics and famous fall-outs during his 30-plus years making music. To celebrate his latest release, he shares what he’s picked up along the way.
Written by: Jim Ottewill
Zaina Arafat on queer love, desire, and Palestinian identity
2020’s breakout author — The author’s powerful debut novel, You Exist Too Much, follows the story of a bisexual Palestinian-American with a penchant for unattainable women.
Written by: Kate Wyver
‘Most worshipped filmmakers are men – this is blinkered’
A chat with Mark Cousins — The director and critic has spent five years crafting an epic, 14-hour documentary, shining a light on cinema’s forgotten women from across the world. Here, he tells us why.
Written by: Katie Goh
‘Preppers have gone from tin hat loonies to visionaries’
Survival lessons — UK survivalist Steve Hart has spent 40 years preparing for every potential disaster the human race might face. So how does he fare in a pandemic?
Written by: Theo McInnes
Mark O’Connell’s guide to surviving the apocalypse
Notes from the end of the world — In his new book, Notes From An Apocalypse, the Irish author investigates our in-built obsession with the end of the world – meeting preppers, bunker entrepreneurs and would-be Mars colonists from around the globe.
Written by: Colin Gannon
How Soko embraced the creative power of celibacy
‘It’s all about slowing down’ — After a prolonged period of isolation, therapy and introspection, the French singer and actress returns with her hotly anticipated third album.
Written by: Jeremy Allen
Richard Russell’s guide to staying inspired
Lessons Learned — The producer, musician, writer, raver and head of XL Recordings has jammed several lifetimes into his 49 years. Here, he shares some of the advice he’s picked up along the way.
Written by: Jeremy Allen
‘The coronavirus shows we are led by incompetent people’
A view from France — French economist Thomas Porcher explains why the current global crisis has been a long time coming – and that radical action will be key to whatever comes next. Once we're out, he says, that’s when the real fight begins.
Written by: Guillaume Le Goff
David Lammy: ‘You can’t buy your way out of Covid-19’
On division and democracy — As the country went into lockdown, we jumped on the phone with the new Shadow Justice Secretary to talk about his book, the coronavirus crisis, and the rising threat of the far-right.
Written by: Ben Smoke
Nicolas Godin: ‘I don’t have an ego, which is very strange’
Clearing the air — Following the release of his second solo album, the French producer – and one half of legendary electronic duo Air – talks revolution, retirement and why he’s angry the internet ruined his chances of visiting space.
Written by: Colin Gannon