Some lush stuff in our new news section: tara okeke does our Pint Of Milk chat with the delightful Hannah Waddingham, Maya Hawke gets angsty with Hayley Campbell, Laura Venning (she/her) heads into the Poohniverse and Amelia Tait flies the flag for the cheesy movie speech. Buy this mag!

why shouldn't criticism take the form of its insight

god no one's fun anymore whatever happened to fun

The auction goes live on Tuesday April 2nd at 9am until midnight April 12th. Browse the catalogue now: uk.givergy.com/cinemaforgaza/…

Today we announce Cinema For Gaza, beginning with an auction in aid of Medical Aid for Palestinians. The auction is filled with unique items & experiences kindly donated by some of film's biggest stars including Ramy Youssef, Tilda Swinton, Harris Dickinson, Nia DaCosta theguardian.com/film/2024/mar/…

Excited that what we’ve been up to is finally out in the world! Auction live from the 2nd and a million thanks to our esteemed donors at Cinema For Gaza

Please read Aseel Al Balaawi's essay in We Are Not Numbers, an outlet pairing emerging Palestinian writers w/ professional mentors. I'm proud to have helped Aseel write about each and every time her family packed their bags since Oct 8. wearenotnumbers.org/the-six-exodus…

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Demonstrators and artists have taken the steps of The Metropolitan Museum of Art unfurling an ENORMOUS (30 x 50 foot) quilt created by artists around the world in solidarity with Palestine.

credit: aw

Had the pleasure of speaking with my fave, the incomparable tara okeke for The Millions about my debut novel, #TheList

We discussed unlikeable characters, writing about Black British culture and the “Disney-fication' of literary fiction 👇🏾
themillions.com/2024/03/yomi-a…

The powerful paintings reframing black experience bbc.com/culture/articl…

Hackney Town Hall, rally in support of Diane Abbott.