Sophie Charara
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“It’s music you feel on your skin”: Author Hernan Diaz on the post-punk scene and future science in his new book Ply (opens the original)
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Polit Bureau, Seagrave, Mucho Pelo, the Children. Hernan Diaz’s third novel Ply takes place in a future New York City, one in which life expectancy is way down, public services are gone and both energy ('Tensor') and water ('Flow') are controlled by one big, shady corporation, CTS, and its security apparatus. This crumbling speculative city is being slowly reclaimed by flora and fauna but art still matters: it’s also populated by underground bands — with excellent names — who need help powering
The 25 most anticipated films at the 70th BFI London Film Festival (opens the original)
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Hells yeah, it’s the start of cinema’s ‘school year’. The BFI London Film Festival turns 70 this year and for the 2026 edition, it’s back, at the Royal Festival Hall, in London cinemas and around the UK, from 7th to 18th October. First up, the crucial dates: tickets go on general sale on 17th September, with BFI Patrons getting first dibs for screenings on 9th September and BFI Members following a day later on 10th September. Extra tickets are released a week before the fest on 1st October and m
10 new non-fiction books everyone should read for Summer 2026 (opens the original)
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This summer’s must-read non-fiction goes to a few intriguing places. A binman in Montreal quotes Victor Hugo. An Amazon worker wants to change the world. And a journalist investigating online scams in Nigeria finds teenage boys with phones and night-time data plans. Plus: the psychology of tennis, our new cloud overlords, a fresh lens on Hitchcock & heaps more. Simon Paré-Poupart’s Trash! has really made us re-think our bin situation. His refreshing and brilliant memoir/treatise on life as a gar
Ish: This indie film shows Luton’s soulful young mandem in a new light (opens the original)
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If there’s anything as embarrassing as being a teen, it might be seeing yourself acting on screen. For Yahya Kitana, who was cast three years ago in Ish, his first film, aged 12, one day that sticks in his mind was shooting a pivotal scene in which his character Maram is alone on the street. “They mugged me so bad,” he says, shaking his head, “the angle they got me was just nuts.” We’re chatting on Zoom and at this point producer Dhiraj Mahey jumps in with “what happened after the cameras turned
Cook like The Bear: We tried to make the show’s signature dishes (opens the original)
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The Bear deserves to be in the conversation as one of the best TV shows of the 21st century - if not all time - alongside The Wire, Fleabag, The Studio and Severance but I think it might also be my favourite show. Which is something else entirely. Christopher Storer’s five-seasons-and-a-movie is funny and stressful and sweet and chaotic. It’s a hang-out show, a foodie show, a competence porn show and a grief show. Sure, it’s not always perfect: those restaurant industry cameos aren’t always the
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