The Iran protests have no leader – and that’s the key to their power

From New York drag bars to Japanese idol culture, slender winter days are for powering through slender books such as these.

It’s been a wild two weeks. Good thing he’s not in charge of making electric cars and sending people into sp– ah, right, yeah. He is.

From Iran to Hong Kong, #MeToo to BLM, leaderless movements have become the defining form of protest in the 21st century. After all, you can’t arrest an idea, especially when so many people believe in it.

After a turbulent eight years, the hip-hop boy band has dropped their final album.

Welcome to Qatar 2022: the winter World Cup no one wanted. But here’s ambassador David Beckham to explain why everything’s cool. Just tell that to the queer fans on the ground.

Elsewhere on THE FACE, discover why Arlo Parks refuses to stay broken, Pauline Chalamet's best showbiz stories, Thaiboy Digital's daily beauty rituals and which drugs are worst for the planet. 

This week’s newsletter is curated by experimental UK rapper Louis Culture. Read our interview with him here. Below, he's curated three things to read, listen and watch over the next 7 days. Dig in!

Colours of Now & Then - HANAH

Very few things move me like Hanah’s voice. This single touches on love, grief and life in general. I’m excited every time she releases music. She’ll also be supporting me at my headline show on the 30th November!

 LIFT (2001)

A short film I came across this year that I thought was really interesting – just the intimacy of it and how it depicts such a small space that's filled with so much.

A great read by the goat and co.