From reformer Pilates to wellness studios, how London’s wellness culture is reshaping the meaning of play, escape and adulthood.

How the beauty aesthetic is being transformed into a form of play, and a comforting, safe space.

From BookTok spirals to sold-out ice rinks, hockey romance has skated clean out of its niche corner of the internet. But what is it about broody men on ice that has readers absolutely losing their min...

While Dungeon and Dragons is still seen as a male-dominated domain, women are creating safe spaces for their favourite fantasy characters.

% Artefact 'Designers assume that if they understand it, everybody else will': The fight for accessible play — Technology

Few plays have been revived more than Romeo and Juliet, but this new iteration by Robert Icke still finds something fresh to say.

A beginner's guide to live action role play.

From axe throwing and mini golf to arcade bars, competitive socialising is allowing adults to play again.

Behind the capes and superpowers, Marvel Rivals became a battleground for everything wrong with online gaming culture.

The role of playful, contemporary public art in raising awareness around social justice movements. Black Lodge Press is an ongoing,...

In improv classes across London and beyond, lawyers are learning that play, embarrassment, and spontaneity might be the antidote to rigid adult life.

The story of Lambeth’s Triangle Adventure Playground reveals the broader mission for access to safe spaces for young people across the capital.

Hazing in US universities often follows the structure of games, using rules, dares and escalation to disguise coercion.

Working from improvised classrooms in overcrowded shelters, charity Seenaryo is delivering educational workshops to children fleeing conflict.

UAL’s new campus promises collaboration, flexibility, and community. So why do so many students feel increasingly isolated? As the Darkroom bar faces closure, students are pushing back against what th...

Nearly every female character in Euphoria now has a sex work storyline – is the show’s sensationalist depiction of degradation play necessary?

In many houses across the UK, stowaway cassette tapes tell the intimate stories of diasporic communities. Through Tape Letters, Wajid Yaseen decided to play them again.

Featuring five different-coloured doors across London, the clubs offer a unique experience where patrons feel comfortable socialising in the comfort of a well-designed, thoughtful space.

London's funniest food duo, Rhiannon Butler and Maria Georgiou, dish on why the creative industry is just playing pretend, the lost art of committing to your cringe, and their plot for an interactive ...

AI is quietly changing the way people date, flirt, and express themselves. It starts off as a harmless prompt or edited message, but using AI on dating apps can leave people anxious and struggling to ...

This glamourised gambling site is making headlines for making the rich richer, as they bank huge stakes on the bets of political warfare.

As digital fatigue sets in and algorithms dominate our feed, magCulture offers a slower alternative, reviving print as an intentional experience.

London is reportedly the loneliest city in the UK. With third spaces at increasing risk of closure, funding reductions, and...

During conflict, fostering a sense of belonging can counterpose displacement. This six-floor hub in Central London provides a place to do just that.

We visit the largest privately-owned collection of costumes for film, theatre and television in the world.

The UK government have proposed relaxing licensing laws on venues and bars. This could significantly change how hospitality workers and...