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Dreamlike dance sequences in LA, the art of seduction in Spain and ecstasy of first love found in Italy—writer Emma Firth explores the joy of getting lost in a summer romance. 

Mustafa The Poet, FKA Twigs, Ramy Youssef, Yasiin Bey, and other incredible artists brought art and protest to London's Troxy last night for a powerful benefit concert.

Natasha A. Fraser looks back on the cinematic legacy of her stepfather Harold Pinter (1930–2008), whose fourteen screenplays were directed by the likes of Joseph Losey, Elia Kazan and Karel Reisz. Here, Fraser fondly remembers Pinter’s understanding of actors, the yellow legal pads he wrote his scripts on, his Hollywood flirtations and disdain for the clutter of Academy correspondence.

Rick Rubin talks to A Rabbit's Foot about his intimate Festival of the Sun, which took place in Tuscany last weekend.

From a tome on director's clothing, an academic masterpiece on Yasujiro Ozu and soon-to-be adapted novels, here are the books you should read this summer.

Amber Guinness visits Salina, location of 1994 film Il Postino, exploring the Aeolian island’s food culture, and in particular its close relationship and reliance on the humble caper.

While defined by its relationship to disgust, Ottessa Moshfegh’s writing is also informed by kitschier genres of commercial culture. Kitty Grady caught up with the My Year of Rest and Relaxation author in Paris to talk Yorgos Lanthimos, stand-up comedy, and why she wants to write a book about Gordon Ramsay. 

The Italian writer talks about her new book, We Will Be Forest, a feminist tale of trees and time.

We're excited to share an excerpt from A Toast to St Martirià, the new book from Pacifiction director Albert Serra, available for the first time in translated English.

New York: High Life / Low Life, a new monograph from Vanity Fair photographer Dafydd Jones, documents the optimism and opulence of the city and its celebrities in the last decade of the 20th century.