Life & Culture
No-phone parties are taking London by storm: here’s where to find one
“Artists look out on a sea of smartphones instead of faces”: German club culture has been synonymous with camera bans…
Life & Culture
Life and culture at The Cold Magazine. Nightlife, identity, the internet and the arguments of the moment — reported essays and features on how people actually live now.
Life & Culture
The London Drag Artists Battling ‘Neoliberal Bullsh*t’ Drag
“If there’s a freak inside you that wants to get out, just do something about it!” Eight artists on the…
Life & Culture
Why I Never Loved the Main Character – and Will Always Love the Adjacent Girl
It was one of those periods where everything looked fine, but nothing felt settled.
Art & Photography
Photographer, Exile, Icon: Slava Mogutin Regrets Nothing
In 1995, Slava Mogutin left his homeland of Russia.
Life & Culture
‘Get Your Dick Sucked While Reading a Zine’: Riposte Is London’s Most Unpredictable Rave
“Where else can you get your dick sucked while reading a brilliantly written queer zine?” Clowns having clown sex at…
Life & Culture
Single AF: An American’s Guide to Dating in London
Thanks to my recent book, Oh, The Dudes That You’ll Date, I’ve found myself squarely in the dating-writer category.
Life & Culture
Corsica Studios Was a Portal into the 2010s Rave Scene
“Coming out to sunlight felt so silly and special”: a staple of London nightlife since 2002 closed its doors with…
Life & Culture
Inferno: London’s Oldest Queer Art-Rave Still Burns Brightly
They have to become brands or platforms or merchandise in order to survive.
Life & Culture
Chappell Roan and the Politics of Likability
At some point last week, the internet accepted that Chappell Roan had made an 11-year-old girl cry.
Life & Culture
Dahc Dermur VIII’s 60th Birthday at The Mandrake
Chadd Curry, aka Dahc Dermur VIII, turned 60 at The Mandrake on Saturday.
Life & Culture
Mates Magazine vs. Art-World Gatekeeping
For the better part of history, the art world has been manoeuvred by wealthy institutions, making them inaccessible, rigid and…
Life & Culture
Slagland at the Warehouses is Camp, Playful and Deeply Unserious
Slagland, I am told, started in Bella’s bedroom.
Life & Culture
Cake Sitting as Queer Joy
When I told my mum about cake sitting, she thought I was writing about babysitting desserts.
