“The necessity of change”: A very layered Prada show

**BRITISH NIGERIAN DIRECTOR AKÍNOLÁ DAVIES JR’S DEBUT FILM MY FATHER’S SHADOW IS A MASTERPIECE OF MODERN CINEMA

From Sundance to Cannes, Akínolá Davies Jr. has emerged as one of the most compelling new voices in contemporary cinema.

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Archie Madekwe is just getting started

The EE Rising Star Award nominee is fast making a name for himself as a British actor unafraid to challenge…

BY TISH WEINSTOCK

He’s had Central Cee, Dave, and A$AP Rocky in his studio. Now, Nigerian artist Slawn is inviting you.

The London-based creative set up shop at Mayfair’s Saatchi Yates gallery, inviting his friends, collaborators and the general public to…

BY ERICA RANA

‘Girl, I’m chillin!’ Eve on her overdue Grammy win, enduring legacy and embracing all things ‘woo woo’

When a young Eve burst out of the Philly rap scene in the late ’90s, the landscape of hip-hop was…

BY SHANNON MAHANTY

From South Korea to London, Antwerp, and beyond, these are the must-see exhibitions of 2026

Edward Enninful occupies the global stage as he brings the 90s to Tate Britain in a new exhibition.

By ERICA RANA

How Intellectualism became the new status symbol

Fuelled by anxiety over what algorithms are doing to our brains, and fatigue with the flattening of mainstream culture, Meena…

By Meena Alexander

A Life in Pictures with Miranda Barnes

Caribbean American photographer Miranda Barnes has documented everyday American life within the Black diaspora for over a decade, here she…

By Hannah Marsh Photography Miranda Barnes

From Sinners to One Battle After Another: Meet this year’s BAFTA EE Rising Star nominees

Chase Infiniti, Archie Madekwe, Miles Caton, and Posy Sterling are 2026’s BAFTA EE Rising Star Award nominees. They join EE72…

Inside The Perfect Neighbor, how Geeta Gandbhir turned documentary into a catalyst for change

The director’s Oscar-nominated Netflix documentary turns police bodycam footage into an intimate portrait of a multiracial community shattered by gun…

On representation and morality: what do we want from Black women on screen?

From Teyana Taylor’s Oscar-nominated turn in One Battle After Another to Industry’s ruthless Harper Stern, Black women are taking on…

Out with the Snake, in with the Fire Horse

Lunar New Year stands out in my memory as a peak childhood experience of civilisational othering. In the late 1980s,…

The Rise of the Spectrum: Afua Hirsch dissects the rising rates of ADHD and autism in women and girls

An “awareness boom” is raising rates of ADHD and autism, particularly among women. Now, they’re discovering the truth behind years…