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A review of Luvcat's debut album, Vicious Delicious.

As a thug once joked in Arkham City, Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight might end up being the 'Arkham World' of the Batman games, only this time built in Lego bricks.

A live review of British New Wave icons, The Psychedelic Furs, performing their 2025 London tour date.

Where the worlds of art, culture, and fashion converge - Vogue World. A cinematic celebration of creativity, each act is brought to life by an award-winning costume designer, fusing the language of film with the artistry of couture.

Merve Bayindir's designs are more than just hats; they are art, architecture, and couture. From the beginning of the business in Turkey and then carrying it to London, Bayindir relishes the challenges of the business, with her craft being her creative playground. Her constant striving for perfection is evident in her work. This past September, I had the pleasure of speaking with Merve online about her journey, ambitions, and creative process.

Photo by Joy Gansh Dundee-born artist Theo Bleak, the musical project of Katie Lynch, makes music that sits somewhere between dream and confession – a blend of alt rock, and folk that feels both nostalgic and quietly devastating. Her lyrics unfold like journal entries, delicate but unflinching, and her world, built through music, visuals and writing, is one of beauty, melancholy, and refreshing honesty. With over 36,000 monthly listeners on Spotify, Theo Bleak’s music has f

The Vile (Majid Al Ansari, 2025); Image courtesy of BFI London Film Festival 2025 Emirati director Majid Al Ansari’s latest feature, The Vile (2025), is a masterclass in bringing the modern Gothic to your doorstep. When Amani, a loving wife and mother, finds herself playing second fiddle to the new (and younger) bride her husband ushers in without telling her, her life begins to unravel from the inside out, outside in. The hour and a half that follows narrates the lives of A

Photo by Zinna Mac-Eochaidh In the middle of lockdown, when the world was confined to screens and group chats, Haloplus+ began to take shape. The Copenhagen trio – Isa Nam Sook, Joakim Wei Bernild, and Stine Victoria Pedersen – started trading demos over messages, their early sketches unfolding like digital conversations between friends. That sense of exchange never left; it remains at the core of what Haloplus+ do. Whether it’s a song, a piece of merch, or a live event, ever

In our current fashion climate, it feels like we’re entrenched in a gale-force storm of trends and information, not to mention the vast ecological disaster resulting from the fast-fashion industry. Globally, the fast fashion industry produces around 92 million tonnes of textile waste per year. But there’s one teen in South East London holding up an umbrella to this textile tempest: My good friend, Flora Macfarlane.

Labelling games as “must-plays” has become increasingly common in recent years, but despite its presence, it does not have a clear definition. So what makes a game a "must-play" title?