ARTS

CULTURE

Stranger Things Has Widened the Conversation about Music’s Healing Powers for Trauma - With a Little Help from New Gen Z Icon Kate Bush

Listening to the ‘Running Up That Hill’ chart again has been euphoric.

ARTS

A Selection of 7 Must-Watch at The London Indian Film Festival

Here are some awesome films to catch before LIFF ends.

ARTS

Heartbeats: Why I’ve Been Streaming Charli XCX Non-Stop Since I Was Diagnosed With ADHD

The deep thud of the bass and the repetitive magic of the synth so often employed in textbook Charli XCX songs provide that dopamine kick my brain so crucially needs.

LIFE

Music Is My Friend, And It Has Helped Me Make Some Hard Life Decisions

While I watched my relationship slowly slip into disrepair, Taylor Swift’s ‘Tolerate It’ gave me the sign I desperately needed.

ARTS

Heartbeats: Your Ultimate Inclusive Christmas Playlist Is Here

Here are 10 iconic Christmas songs you should stop sleeping on.

ARTS

Heartbeats: How Alt-Pop Trio MUNA Helped Me Embrace My Bisexuality

MUNA has largely been unapologetic in their queerness since their debut, but their recent comeback ‘Silk Chiffon’ has levelled things up considerably.

ARTS

Battle Scars & Blossoms: A Journey Through the Mind With Micah Dawanyi

Mental health is a universal theme, yet not often incorporated into the stories of characters of colour in fiction - but Micah Dawanyi’s second book may help break the stigma.

ARTS

Heartbeats: Sleep Deez on Blurring the Lines in Music, Finding Success and Inspiration in Lockdown, and Shaking Up the Industry

We’re kicking off Heartbeats, our new music section, with an interview of Sleep Deez, Grammy nominated producer for BTS, Black Eyed Peas, Rihanna and Usher, and many more.

ARTS

An Interview with Tabara N’Diaye, Founder of La Basketry

Community, craft and traditions are important to the entrepreneur and author of Baskets, who has been celebrating Senegalese craftsmanship with the world for years.

ARTS

An Interview with Monika Radojevic, Author of Teeth in the Back of My Neck

We caught up with the inaugural winner of the #Merky Books New Writers’ Prize.

ARTS

Navigating Mixedness in Modern Britain Today: An Interview with Natalie Morris, Author of Mixed/Other

The mixed population is the fastest-growing ethnic group in the UK, and having a mixed heritage doesn’t have one single or simple meaning.

ARTS

Five Artists from Marginalised Communities to Follow in 2021

Here’s a diverse list of the artists making waves in 2021, because this world needs art now more than ever.