Financial Times: Julio Torres, the wildly original new voice of film and TV comedy Mermaids working in call centres? Hamsters going clubbing? Meet the actor-director behind ‘Problemista’ and ‘Fantasmas’
Kinfolk: David Erritzoe on the mind-bending potential of psychedelics "David Erritzoe arrives at our meeting on a fold-up bike, perfectly coiffed and turned out in navy, ready to talk about drugs."
Kinfolk: Elise By Olsen Interview What does the world’s youngest editor-in-chief do when they turn 21? Tom Faber interviews Elise By Olsen—the publishing maven who’s forcing the fashion industry to actually listen to the young people it fetishizes.
Financial Times: RuPaul, Pose and how the mainstream discovered voguing Once voguers were influenced by models and fashion houses — now celebrities like Rihanna look to them for inspiration.
Financial Times: Netflix’s BoJack Horseman is an anti-hero for our times How the smart tragicomedy reinvented animation while offering insightful satire of our slippery moment.
Dazed: The wild rise of NPC streamers From background characters in video games to centre-stage on TikTok, what's behind our obsession with these avatars of the uncanny?
Kinfolk Journeys: The exquisite wilderness of Yemeni island Socotra A visit to one of the planet's most biodiverse corners, far off the beaten track for all but the most dedicated explorers.
Financial Times: Electric Dreams exhibition at Tate Modern — when artists embraced the power of technology Early computer art shows the creative possibilities of the marriage of man and machine.
Financial Times: Squid Game is back — and darker than ever Hwang Dong-hyuk, creator of the most-watched show in Netflix history, on taking his ultra-violent critique of capitalism to the next level.
Financial Times: Inside the mission to protect endangered culture Unesco’s ‘intangible cultural heritage’ list brings local traditions to the world’s attention. How well does it protect them?
Financial Times: Dance with deer at Manhattan game exhibition Group Hug Artists’ experiments with video games challenge ideas of form, presentation and playability.
Financial Times: How virtual reality can help make us more human Works on show at the London Film Festival shed light on conditions such as ADHD, aphasia and breast cancer.
Financial Times: Is artist Slawn the real deal or just an influencer who has infiltrated the art world? He has built up a massive social media following for his graffiti-style works.
Financial Times: Julio Torres, the wildly original new voice of film and TV comedy Mermaids working in call centres? Hamsters going clubbing? Meet the actor-director behind ‘Problemista’ and ‘Fantasmas’
Kinfolk: Annie Rauwerda interview on the depths of Wikipedia What the depths of Wikipedia can tell us about community.
Kinfolk: Walt Odets interview on the gay psyche Everyone carries scars from their own life. Gay men also carry those of their community. From his practice in Berkeley, clinical psychologist and author Walt Odets is working to help people heal.
Dazed: Are social media's beauty filters changing how we see ourselves? For teens today, filters can be a fun way to try on new identities and stay in touch. But are we at risk of letting the algorithm decide what's beautiful?
Kinfolk: Ella Al-Shamahi interview on being a 21st century explorer The scientist digging for history in the world's most hostile landscapes.
Financial Times Podcast: How Cameo is changing celebrity This weekend, we delve into the world of celebrity via the app Cameo. What does it mean that we can now pay celebrities to send us personalised video greetings? And how has our interaction with famous people shifted over the last decade?
Kinfolk: David Erritzoe on the mind-bending potential of psychedelics "David Erritzoe arrives at our meeting on a fold-up bike, perfectly coiffed and turned out in navy, ready to talk about drugs."
Financial Times Podcast: Why do humans play games? We explore the staying power of games: why do we love them? Why have we been playing some for more than 7,000 years?
Financial Times: What Cameo knows about celebrity Tom Faber explores the app which lets you pay celebrities to record personalised video messages, uncovering surprising truths about 21st-century fandom.
Financial Times: Why humans play games Why have humans kept games in their homes for millennia? Tom Faber dives into the reemergence of board games and the surprising history of why we play.
Kinfolk: Katie Paterson interview, the artist making work for other planets. The artist making work for other planets.
Kinfolk: The Tricky Ethics of 'Sharenting' Parents of older children fret over how to regulate their online presence. But for the vast majority of millennial offspring, social media begins much earlier. Tom Faber considers the ethics of “sharenting.”
Kinfolk: Elise By Olsen Interview What does the world’s youngest editor-in-chief do when they turn 21? Tom Faber interviews Elise By Olsen—the publishing maven who’s forcing the fashion industry to actually listen to the young people it fetishizes.