The Latest Breaking News from Susan Sontag

The acclaimed popular science writer follows up his highly influential study of social contagion

A party supported by pals who made it through rush hour rain was appropriate for an anthology celebrating female friendship

A polemical collection of the writer’s 70s journalism on feminism read by the voice actor Laurel Lefkow is just as relevant today

Between the cuisine, museums and great humoured locals, Bosnia and Herzegovina’s capital is a place full of stories, says Suzanne Moore

In her 1965 essay, The Imagination of Disaster, critic Susan Sontag wrote that: “The science fiction film … is concerned with the aesthetics of destruction, with the peculiar beauties to be found in wreaking havoc, making a mess.” There is certainly beauty in director Benjamin Brewer’s new movie, Arcadian –…

Over the past few days, one image has been shared at least 45 million times on Instagram. It shows an aerial landscape with hundreds of thousands of tents, pitched in rows, on red earth. In the centre, the tents align to form the slogan “All Eyes on Rafah”.

He only published one book – and it was hardly noticed. Now his portraits of drag queens, poets and artists are seen as vital documents of a vanished world. As they go on show, the photographer’s favourite subjects recall his genius

Discover the vibrant tapestry of the art world and its pioneers

Kristen Stewart defends her bold photoshoot cover while discussing her latest movie, Love Lies Bleeding, and breaking stereotypes in the industry.

How else do you explain the $15,000 vibrator, rectal ozone therapy and vaginal steaming? Perhaps the actor is giving her greatest performance yet ...

At a new exhibition, the photographer’s work within the queer community of 70s and 80s New York takes center stage