- October 15, 2024
How a shocking drag queen became a mainstream icon
Getty Images (Credit: Getty Images) The late muse of director John Waters, Divine delighted in inspiring outrage and disgust on
Six books to help understand the US and its politics
Bloomsbury Press, University of California Press, W W Norton & Company (Credit: Bloomsbury Press, University of California Press, W W
Rivals review: ‘Racy, glamorous, camp
Hulu/Disney+ (Credit: Hulu/Disney+) The TV adaptation of Jilly Cooper’s bonkbuster is full of “terrible people” and “inappropriate jokes” – it’s
Why Gang of Four’s Entertainment! was the most blistering debut album of all time
Andrew Corrigan (Credit: Andrew Corrigan) The British post-punk band’s 1979 LP was a revolutionary mix of abrasive guitar and subversive
Leigh Bowery and the taboo-busting subculture that shocked 1980s London
Brendan Beirne/ Shutterstock (Credit: Brendan Beirne/ Shutterstock) From shocking performances to extraordinary costumes, how performance artist and style icon Bowery,
When Denmark held the first ever same-sex civil unions
Getty Images Denmark became the world’s first country to offer legal recognition of gay partnerships on 1 October 1989, and
12 of the best films to watch in October 2024
Niko Tavernis From Lady Gaga and Joaquin Phoenix pairing up to Anna Kendrick making her directorial debut and a Donald
11 of the best TV shows to watch this October
Netflix (Credit: Netflix) From an adaptation of Jilly Cooper’s sex-and-scandal-filled novel to a superhero movie-making satire and the return of
Why this gross-out body horror about Hollywood beauty standards is 2024’s most divisive film
Mubi (Credit: Mubi) No one who watches this twisted Demi Moore film about a special anti-ageing treatment will forget it.
Barbara Hulanicki on breaking rules and revolutionising fashion
Emmanuel Lafont (Credit: Emmanuel Lafont) In the 1960s, Barbara Hulanicki disrupted the stuffy, class-ridden view of fashion, and the inclusive