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We stand on the threshold of the age of the algorithm, a not-too-distant future where machines will make some of our most important decisions - in healthcare, transport, finance, security, what we watch, where we go and even who we send to prison. So how much should we rely on them? What kind of ...

We stand on the threshold of the age of the algorithm, a not-too-distant future where machines will make some of our most important decisions - in healthcare, transport, finance, security, what we watch, where we go and even who we send to prison. So how much should we rely on them? What kind of ...

As one of the most famous and influential couples in the world, David and Victoria Beckham have attained iconic status. The ultimate power couple have together built a multi-billion-dollar global brand. For decades, adoring fans have been captivated by the glamorous world they have created, while...

A profound introspection of his life, relationships, and identity, 'The House of Hidden Meanings' is a self-portrait of the legendary icon on the road to global fame and changing the way the world thinks about drag. Central to RuPaul's success has been his chameleonic adaptability. From drag icon...

Since the rise of the internet and personal computers, we have seen an exponential increase in the number of visual images around us. From YouTube to Instagram, video games to installation art, this dramatic visual transformation is liberating, confusing and worrying all at once. Nicholas Mirzoef...

gal-dem are an award-winning magazine and creative collective of young women of colour, described by the Guardian as 'bubbling with energy, ideas and talent'. In this thought-provoking collection of fourteen essays, their writers take raw material from their teenage years - diaries, poems and cha...

This is the definitive grown-up's guide to a cultural landscape predicated on the primacy and constancy of youth.

Despite only living to the age of 31, Keith Haring left behind an enormous oeuvre of drawings, paintings, murals and sculptures. This book looks at some of his most significant works, displaying his trademark line - formally reduced to its essentials - which is the hallmark of his style. By the t...

For the past decade, Lemn Sissay has composed a short poem as dawn breaks each morning. Life-affirming, witty and full of wonder, these poems chronicle his own battle with the darkness and are fuelled with resilience and defiant joy. 'Let the Light Pour In' is a collection of the best of these po...

In January 2023, Johann Hari started to inject himself once a week with Ozempic, one of the new drugs that produces significant weight loss. He wasn't alone - some predictions suggest that in a few years, one in four of the British population will be taking these drugs. While around 80 per cent o...