Kuba Shand-Baptiste’s cultural highlights
The author and journalist on the affirming read Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick, the brilliance of live music from Soweto Kinch and the London Symphony Orchestra, Patricia J. Williams' book Giving a Damn: Racism, Romance and Gone with the Wind, the profound album Sexistential by Robyn and Tarell Alvin McCraney's play Choir Boy.
Magnus McDowall’s cultural highlights
by Magnus McDowall
The poet on the unmissable spoken-word performance Pulling Faces by Zakariye, Have You Heard George's Podcast from George the Poet, Lee Chang-dong's psychological thriller Burning, The London Magazine and the 'Dark Americana' sounds of Ethel Cain's album Preacher's Daughter.
Jarred McGinnis’ cultural highlights
by Jarred McGinnis
The writer on the emotional candidness of the book Collapse by Édouard Louis, prehistoric paintings in Chauvet Cave, the haunting beauty of Greer Lankton's artwork, the film No Other Choice by Park Chan-wook and Wetopia's approach to sustainable tourism.
Ella Sinclair’s cultural highlights
by Ella Sinclair
The writer and researcher on the soothing album Tuff Times Never Last by Kokoroko, the brilliance of the novel Open Water by Caleb Azumah Nelson, the Taylor Wessing Photo Portrait Prize, candid discussions of the If I Speak podcast and being captivated by the Chineke! Orchestra.
Lily-Ann Cunningham’s cultural highlights
by Lily-Ann Cunningham
The emerging writer on the book Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead, the video game Undertale, listening to songs by Adrianne Lenker on trains, the privilege of hearing Molly Donnery perform live and The Birdcage by Mike Nichols as her favourite film.
Savannah Acquah’s cultural highlights
by Savannah Acquah
The filmmaker, writer and actor on the delicate genius of the film Moonlight, Little Simz's music, the Ghanaian photographer James Barnor, the energy in Yomi Ṣode's writing and her appreciation for the playwright debbie tucker green.
Amy Jackson’s cultural highlights
by Amy Jackson
The London-based writer on Black Women Always by Kevin Morosky as an encyclopaedia for navigating life, Nia DaCosta's 2025 film Hedda, Emma Dabiri's refeshing Substack, the play Not Your Superwoman and the welcomingly offbeat poetry performance Search Party.
Edson Burton’s cultural highlights
by Edson Burton
The writer on Barbara Walker's breathtaking retrospective Being Here, Sinners from director Ryan Coogler, Rotary Connection 222, the freedom of St Pauls Carnival in Bristol and poetry collection The New Carthaginians by Nick Makoha.
Connor Allen’s cultural highlights
by Connor Allen
The multidisciplinary artist on the storytelling of Dave's album The Boy Who Played The Harp, I Want to Die but I want to Eat Tteokbokki by the late Baek Se-hee, the power of the poem Home from Warsan Shire, the TV series This Country and the Places + Faces exhibition.