‘We must find joy’: Pamela Anderson on her starring role at Valentino SS26

Editor’s pick — Culture quick take: the cultural angle (trend signal, audience insight, crossover with fashion/music/art) in 1–2 lines. When the Institut du Monde Arabe was plunged into darkness and Valentino’s latest show was about to begin, a single, familiar voice cut through the silence. “On February 1, 1941, in a dark age, when the fury…

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‘Comic Con meets underground rap’: Photos from Eastern Margins’ day fest

Editor’s pick — Culture quick take: the cultural angle (trend signal, audience insight, crossover with fashion/music/art) in 1–2 lines. Are you a Lazada e-Girl? Or, a Geylang drifter? Perhaps you’re a Shabby Star, or a Mobile Legends bang out (or both)? If so, and you’re based in London, then there’s a good chance you were…

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In pictures: Intimate encounters with strangers in US suburbia

Editor’s pick — Culture quick take: the cultural angle (trend signal, audience insight, crossover with fashion/music/art) in 1–2 lines. Journeys have a way of shaping creativity. Sometimes they are literal, tracing miles across highways and anonymous city streets. Other times, they are internal, marked by dislocation, fear and the shifting ways we see ourselves in…

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‘Cold Lewisham nights’: Behind the scenes at Jim Legxacy’s debut UK tour

Editor’s pick — Culture quick take: the cultural angle (trend signal, audience insight, crossover with fashion/music/art) in 1–2 lines. Some heroes wear capes, others ride Lime bikes. This was how UK MVP Jim Legxacy entered the final leg of his debut, fully sold-out UK tour last weekend, which, much like his music, was packed with…

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