Sophie Elmhirst

Burning with Pleasure

The powers that be will tell you shouldn't be smoking. These nerds are ignorant of the agony & ecstasy that is combustable tobacco.
G N Martin

Well, They’re Not Laughing Now

Comedy magazines aren’t always funny magazines.
Sachin Kureishi

Something to Tell You

On Boxing Day 2022, the writer Hanif Kureishi had a fall that left him paralysed from the neck down. His son Sachin reflects on a year caring for his once-carer.
Ed Cumming

Two Eds are Better than One

Ed Cumming has a funny name. He's not the only one. So he took his name twin out for lunch to commiserate this reality.
Bron Maher

Sling Voters

How do the denizens of London's underground sex clubs plan to vote in the upcoming General Election? We sent our reporter to find out where the swing seats lie.
Fergus Butler-Gallie

The Heart of the City

Our editor-at-large has spent far too much time at Charing Cross station. So much time that he now argues it's 'the heart of London'.
Bethany Elliott

Let It All Hang Out

There are rules to the streaking game. No funerals, for instance. Getting abreast of the politics of getting your kit off is essential.
Jade Angeles Fitton

The Voyage of the Damned

What do you do if you find yourself trapped on a booze cruise? Surrender to the seamen, grab a drink and hope for the best.
Gus Carter

Hacks, Stacks & Perfect Sniffing

Lifting the veil on the London Library, our capital's most clandestine reading house.
Eve Webster

Kaiser Wilhelm’s Folly

Much like the flailing German Empire, don't we all want to find our own place in the sun? Not by reconquering Constantinople, but by going on Channel 4.