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What’s a Hero for Any More?
I’M ONLY WRITING this in May, but I don’t have high hopes that 2024 will end up being a banner year for planet Earth. (Or for much else, for that matter: the Tories; the Labour Party; the state of British tap water; the integrity of the Geneva Conventions.)
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The Summer Manifesto for Heat-Chasing Menswearheads
Fashion has hit boiling point. And now, you can find this season’s finest on Jordan Rakei e: the incandescent musician burning up soul music.
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The Soulful Culmination of Jordan Rakei
Ten years, five albums and multiple sounds have converged into a singular sonic nirvana for the new chief of alternative R&B.
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TAG Heuer’s New Formula 1 Is Fuelled by Nostalgia
The iconic ’80s sport watch is back with an upscale refresh thanks to Kith.
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How Classic Tailoring Toughed It Out
For 90 years, Canali has weathered existential threat after existential threat to continue creating sublime menswear. It begs the question: what makes its Italian suits so invincible?
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Everybody Wants Some Glen Powell
For years, Glen Powell was an also-ran for every blockbuster going. Now, riding the mega-success of Anyone But You, and leading two of this summer’s biggest movies, he’s learning to enjoy everything he’d been missing out on.
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Emma Corrin’s Next Phase
As the maybe-villain (they’re not telling) GQ World in Deadpool & Wolverine, the actor is back to doing what they love: the last Rubricthing you’d expect.
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Rachel Chinouriri Isn’t Into Labels
The music industry wanted her to make soul or R&B. She had other ideas.
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Paul Smith, Fashion’s Hometown Hero
How to build a fiercely independent international fashion brand with all the energy of a soaring sole trader.
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Eniola Aluko Gets Down to Business
The England centurion, pundit and business leader continues to set the football agenda. Her next goal? Getting players a seat at the game’s top table.
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THE GENOCIDE SURVIVOR WHO WON’T LET REFUGEES BE OVERLOOKED
With The Lotus Flower, Taban Shoresh is helping women and girls overcome trauma. That means helping men, too.
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Tim Spector’s Gut Instincts
The bestselling author and Zoe cofounder has helped change how people eat. Now, he’s coming for the future of medicine.
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Humane’s Pin Is the First Draft of a Phone-Free Future
AI devices are here – even if the launch has been a little bumpy.
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THE OLYMPIAN CLOSING SPORT’S MERCH GAP
Women’s sports have never been more popular, but sportswear brands haven’t kept pace. Gold medallist Angela Ruggiero wants to change that.
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Jack Rooke Bares It All to Be Funny
The Big Boys writer made a hit out of his confessional comedy. But he still wants to keep a few things to himself.
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ESTHER GHEY’S RADICAL COMPASSION
Since the murder of her daughter Brianna, Ghey has turned her grief into a bold campaign to improve children’s mental health.
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The Toll on Children and Doctors in Gaza
Dr Seema Jilani has responded to humanitarian crises all over the world. Here, she shares a first-hand account of the realities that frontline medical workers are facing in Gaza.
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The Global Domination of Dolly Alderton
In her latest book, Good Material, Britain’s frankest millennial writer takes on heartbreak from a male perspective.
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SIMON BECKERMAN’S ROUTINE EXCELLENCE
The entrepreneur sold Depop to Etsy in 2021 for £1.25 billion before launching Delli, an online marketplace for independent food and drink producers. Here’s how he sets himself up for success.
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HER DARK MATERIAL
WITCH, DEMIGOD, CHESS QUEEN… PETROLHEAD? AS ANYA TAYLOR-JOY REVS UP FOR FURIOSA: A MAD MAX SAGA, HOLLYWOOD’S MOST SUPERNATURAL FORCE IS READY FOR HER IMPERIAL PHASE.
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IAN WRIGHT’S BIG SECOND HALF
AS HE SAYS GOODBYE TO MATCH OF THE DAY AFTER NEARLY 30 YEARS, THE PREMIER LEAGUE LEGEND IS LEANING INTO HIS NEXT ACT: PODCASTER, MODEL, ACTOR, AND, YES, NATIONAL TREASURE.
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RUSSELL CROWE HAS A SONG ABOUT THAT
His band is filling out concert halls every night. He’s acting more than ever – that is, when he’s not busy getting private tours of the Vatican, and leaning into his status as a bona fide Hollywood legend. When did Russell Crowe figure it all out?
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Charli XCX IS TOO REAL
CONFOUNDING POP’S MOST ARTIFICIAL TENDENCIES HAS IRONICALLY MADE HER MORE POPULAR THAN EVER: AN AUTHENTIC ARTIST WHO CAN TOP THE CHARTS AND SELL OUT UNDERGROUND BOILER ROOM SETS. NOW THE MUSICAL PROVOCATEUR IS BACK WITH HER MOST SELF-AWARE ALBUM YET.
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The Year Of the Retrofit Watch
THEY LOOK LIKE VINTAGE GRAILS FROM THE DEPTHS OF THE ARCHIVES – BUT FROM LOUIS VUITTON TO TUDOR, THE 24 MOST COVETED RELEASES OF 2024 ARE ALL BRAND NEW.
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OPEN GARDENS
As the RHS Chelsea Flower Show approaches and the UK embarks on its annual celebration of all things horticultural, we take a tour of some outstanding properties with particularly beautiful grounds, from Sussex to Edinburgh
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A CHELSEA GEM
Discover the most coveted neighbourhood in Belgravia, where The Campaner restaurant and jeweller Theo Fennell add lustre to the elegant Chelsea Barracks estate