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‘New York was a big, bad city’: the hazy, radical photography of Ming Smith
The artist reflects on her storied career amid the launch of a retrospective at New York’s Museum of Modern Art
Alex Rayner
08, Feb, 2023 @6:00 AM
How house music changed the world: ‘It was freedom. It was our church’
As Beyoncé and Drake take on the genre, legends from Robin S to Jesse Saunders reflect on its resurgence
Alex Rayner and Stephen Worthy
15, Sep, 2022 @5:00 AM
Disco was right! Nasa’s glitterball images were predicted by pop music
The James Webb space telescope’s pictures are impressive – but disco and Daft Punk did it first
Alex Rayner
14, Jul, 2022 @5:00 AM
Beam me up, Priti! The sci-fi about teleporting refugees that feels very real
Set in a futuristic detention camp, Meriem Bennani’s eye-popping films follow immigrants caught zapping over borders. With Patel’s Rwanda plan, says the animator, it no longer seems far-fetched
Alex Rayner
23, May, 2022 @7:00 AM
‘A talent scout can’t go to 100 shows a night’ – how big data is choosing the next pop stars
Faced with so much new music, major labels are using algorithms to hunt down tomorrow’s hits. Is this great news for rising stars – or the recipe for a bland new future?
Alex Rayner
28, Jun, 2021 @5:00 AM
Saunas, sex clubs and street fights: how Sunil Gupta captured global gay life – and Miss UK
From the treacherous ‘sex trucks’ of New York to the grim days of Aids and Clause 28 in Britain, Sunil Gupta had a ringside seat at the fight for gay liberation. At last, the Zelig-like photographer is getting his dues
Alex Rayner
30, Sep, 2020 @2:01 PM
Sex, lies and text messages: the photographer snapping New Yorkers' private thoughts
Drug deals, hook-ups, break-ups and secret code – Jeff Mermelstein’s snatched photographs of New Yorkers’ texts reveal that the city still has its wild side
Alex Rayner
29, Jul, 2020 @5:00 AM
TikTok's first auteur: Zach King on his madcap micro movies
He scored his first viral hit with Jedi Kittens. Now the farmboy from Oregon’s joyous visual gags are making him a titan of TikTok – with 43 million followers and rising
Alex Rayner
26, May, 2020 @5:00 AM
A deeper Splash: the artist painting the pool cleaners David Hockney forgot
As Hockney’s cool pool dive goes for £23m, we meet Ramiro Gomez, the Mexican-American putting labourers, security guards, removal men and more back into the picture
Alex Rayner
16, Feb, 2020 @3:00 PM
Dies Irae: the Latin funeral poem that’s a movie must-have
From The Shining to The Lion King, the haunting tones of Dies Irae crop up in many TV shows and films. How did it become ubiquitous?
Alex Rayner
11, Oct, 2019 @12:00 PM
Lisa Kudrow on The Comeback’s groundbreaking satire
Why a post-Friends Kudrow and Sex and the City’s Michael Patrick King’s cult comedy is still as relevant as ever
Alex Rayner
15, Jun, 2019 @9:00 AM
How Mr Cardamom convinced 85-year-old Madhur Jaffrey to swear
A tribute to his maternal grandmother, Nani’s foul-mouthed celebrity connection has transformed the rapper’s career
Alex Rayner
10, May, 2019 @12:00 PM
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