Raffaella Sero’s cultural highlights
by Raffaella Sero
The writer on seeing herself in the memoir Strangers I Know by Claudia Durastanti, Alice Rohrwacher's film La Chimera, the novel Always Home, Always Homesick by Hannah Kent, Fish Island Books' compelling Book Supper Club and the magic of A Midsummer Night's Dream at Shakespeare's Globe.
Meredith Davis’ cultural highlights
by Meredith Davis
The writer, producer and events host on the sensorially immersive experience of Edward George's lecture 'The Strangeness of Dub', the book The Grass Arena by John Healy, the must-see documentary Summer of Soul and Mu jazz bar in London.
Darryl Marsden’s cultural highlights
by Darryl Marsden
The emerging writer and DJ on the mysterious novel The Wall by Marlen Haushofer, the Indian restaurant Bundobust, nights out at Otra's loft parties, rugby league's Magic Weekend and 'The Great Moving Right Show' by Stuart Hall.
Helena Geilinger’s cultural highlights
by Helena Geilinger
The writer and producer on the intensity of the documentary Fire of Love, the album spirit by cktrl, the anti-capitalist message of the book Old Hat, New Hat, the performance Supra by Jasleen Kaur and Rose Wylie's exhibition at the Royal Academy.
Yiyang Zhao’s cultural highlights
by Yiyang Zhao
The emerging writer on Zhou Shen's mind-blowing vocals, the book Misery by Stephen King, The Play That Goes Wrong, her obsession with immersive ancient China banquets and the variety show Melody Journey.
Louise Mulvey’s cultural highlights
by Louise Mulvey
The writer and counsellor on the play Bog Witch by Bryony Kimmings, the radical sounds of Rosalia's album Lux, the tender beauty in the novel Clear by Carys Davies, being grounded in the present at Wendy Roby's community workshop What If? and the alcohol-free bar and vegan café Hinterland.
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.