By Sara Bright When Olivia Attwood told the cameras she had “caught the ick” during the third series of Love Island in June 2017, she…
By Tessa Nolan The number that matters is 272.7. That is, in millions of US dollars, the worldwide box-office gross of Backrooms as of mid-June…
By Anne Fry There is a particular rhythm to how fashion democratises itself. A designer sketches an idea. A model walks a runway. A celebrity…
By Alexander Stone Something strange is happening in Britain’s relationship with body art. The nation that has embraced tattoos at extraordinary speed – from roughly…
By Tessa Nolan The question lands on every visitor’s lips as they emerge from Leicester Square station, programme leaflets fanned out in both hands: what…
By Sara Bright In 1987, a 37-year-old Chicago investment banker named Steve Rothstein made a calculation that would cost American Airlines $21 million. He purchased…
By Sara Bright When Sheynnis Alondra Palacios Cornejo stepped onto the stage at the Gimnasio Nacional José Adolfo Pineda in San Salvador on the evening…
By Sara Bright In August 2024, Apple pulled a ten-minute promotional video from its YouTube channel and issued a rare public apology to Thailand. The…
By Sara Bright On 23 June, the United Nations marks International Widows’ Day – a date established in 2011 to draw attention to the millions…
By Sara Bright By Sara Bright There is a peculiar assumption that London’s cultural calendar peaks in summer, when the parks fill with festivals and…