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James Barnett and Poppy French document the eccentricities of Britain with warmth and humour

Mona Chalabi’s illustrated book about wealth inequality will make you talk to your friends about money

Mona Chalabi’s illustrated book about wealth inequality will make you talk to your friends about money

Seven people sit closely together around a table in a cafe. They look towards the camera with neutral expressions, some leaning in or resting their arms on the table.

What happens when kids get behind the camera? A bold new book explores

27 October 2026

The cover of a book titled “All Work is Women’s Work”. A subtitle reads “On The Seamstresses’ Union’s radical publishing practices in early 20th century Amsterdam”. The cream-coloured page features a poem in the centre and a small floral emblem below. Text at the bottom credits Hanka van der Voet in collaboration with Beau Bertens and Alia Mascia.

All Work is Women’s Work recovers the forgotten history of Amsterdam’s seamstresses

22 October 2026

A light blue silhouette of a person lying on their back and reading a book. Above them, bold black text reads “SEX NOT SEGGS”, while the letters “POV” appear in a large, chunky font below.

Sex not Seggs – in a censored digital landscape, erotic commentary is freer on the printed page

19 October 2026

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A grid of nine pixelated icons in various colours is set against a black background. The icons include a speech bubble, musical notes, a laptop, an atom, a cake, a bird, a radio, a football and scales. Below the grid, the word “Wikipedia” appears in white serif type next to a blue puzzle piece containing the number “25”.

The mascots, design and visual history of Wikipedia, the encyclopedia that puts functionality above aesthetics

15 September 2026

An illustration of a person with curly brown hair and their mouth wide open. Two small firefighters in red suits spray water into the mouth from a hose and a ladder.

Igor Bastidas on the curious process of illustrating other people’s arguments

7 September 2026

A row of Statue of Liberty figurines of varying sizes and styles. Some stand on pedestals marked “New York”, while others are positioned behind miniature city skylines.

Veteran photographer William Meyers sheds a crucial light on the unseen municipalities of New York City

1 September 2026

A shirtless DJ performs behind a Pioneer Dj deck, lit from above against a dark background. Behind them, a crowd is silhouetted against a glowing orange screen, with one person raising their arms.

20 years, a bunch of photographers, one very sweaty archive: how to shoot The Warehouse Project

An illustration of a row of narrow, colourful houses under a dark, cloudy sky. The title “Collectors Street” is written in bold yellow letters across the top.

What’s hiding inside London homes? Yooree Ko and Owl & Dog Playbooks map a neighbourhood of collectors

Why a Japanese potato chip bag lost its colour

A crowd of people sit closely together in a brightly lit room, facing forward and listening. They are gathered in a space with soft pink lighting and white walls.

“Places need to offer something that pixels can’t replicate”: Acrylicize on designing spaces for real connection

Elizabeth Goodspeed on the branding challenge behind Mayor Zohran’s new municipal grocery stores

What can punctuation and glyphs say that words can’t? Overview opts for expression over legibility in documentary identity

The trinket takeover: unpicking the microtrends of consumer culture in Seoul

A person smiles while speaking into a microphone. Beside them is a blue cloth-bound book titled “A Sexual History of the Internet” by Mindy Seu.

The iPhone as a sex toy: Mindy Seu invites us to uncover our erotic relationship with the internet

A split screen shows a person wearing a blue baseball cap and brown jacket on the left. On the right, a 3D render depicts a solar eclipse over a red mountain range. Text at the bottom reads “Nicer Tuesdays” and “LA!”.

Being a local artist in a global city: Ben Sanders on self-publishing, experimentation and giant bottle caps

A mixed-media illustration split into two panels. On the left, a close-up portrait of a person with a startled expression. On the right, two figures run across a bright blue ground, casting long shadows.

Lily Li uses watercolour paint “like snow” to translate the illusions and struggles of immigration

An illustration of three people in a room. One person stands with their back to the camera, facing two others who stand in a doorway. Finnish text at the top reads “AKSI ROTEVAA MIESTA SEISOI OVELLA” and a speech bubble says “MEILLÄ OLIS VÄHÄ ASIAA”.

From Moomin to Heartstopper: How comics have told real queer stories since the 1940s

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