8MASTHEAD

10COVERS

EDITOR’S LETTER12

14LOYLE CARNER

  • The singer-songwriter on his new album and navigating fatherhood

THE SUN’S RISING 24ON FRANKIE CORIO

  • “I’m the star!” – the 12-year-old talks about her breakout role in the Bafta-nominated film Aftersun

32THIS IS ACTIVISM

Five changemakers show us what it means to be an activist in 2023

38THE IRANIAN ACTIVISTS FIGHTING FOR WOMEN’S LIBERATION

Three women describe their personal experiences of protest

44NADIA WHITTOME

It’s question time for the Labour politician

46VTSS

  • The musician evaluates the ups and downs of her job

54THE EVOLUTION OF JOEY BADA$$

The artist on America’s gun-violence issues and making sure his career inspires others

62TRACKIE MCLEOD Glasgow’s golden boy gets quizzed on his art practice by his mother

  • BE BRAVE. BE FEARLESS. Former UK Black Panther Beverley Bryan and All Black Lives UK founders examine the importance of persistence
  • EMERGING SOUNDS Hear all about the new faces of music

84FINER DETAILS WITH CHANEL

94LIFE ON MARS

108DOWNSIZING

RAGE AGAINST THE SEWING MACHINE

  • Meet the up-and-comers of the fashion world