‘Traditional masculinity is in revolt’: Honoured scholar Victor Seidler reflects on Hackney’s radicalism and Britain’s unrest
‘Our culture lacks a way to talk to young men, such that figures like Andrew Tate have become a major influence’
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‘What have I done?’ Hackney Mayor Caroline Woodley on her first 100 days in office
The former parks chief says a sense of duty overtook her initial reticence to run for the borough’s highest office
‘You couldn’t pay me to write or read a novel set in 2020’: Homecoming author Luan Goldie reflects on the pandemic
The Stoke Newington resident spoke to the Citizen ahead of the paperback release of her widely praised novel
Interview: Why Jon Burke, Hackney Council’s eco champion, wants solar panels to blanket the borough
Cabinet member also states he wants tutoring service to be set up through libraries and would be against nude swimming at lido – despite ‘place for everyone’ slogan
Too late to stop Nao: interview
Nao is one of the brightest stars on the UK’s musical horizon, with a sound born of the hustle and bustle of East London
Too late to stop Nao: interview
Nao is one of the brightest stars on the UK’s musical horizon, with a sound born of the hustle and bustle of East London
In a Land of Paper Gods author on ‘naughty children who disappeared from history’
Rebecca Mackenzie talks about writing her debut novel, synchronicity and growing up in an evangelical environment
Keeping up with Owen Jones – new patron of Hackney law centre
The activist journalist knows the key issues inside out – but what will he bring to his new role?
The real mothers of invention
A Hackney historian challenges conventional thinking about the ‘eureka’ moment
Asif Kapadia – ‘Something happened with Amy'
Camden, not Hackney, is the place with which the singer Amy Winehouse, who died in 2011 of alcohol poisoning, will always be associated. But for Hackney-born director Asif Kapadia, whose acclaimed documentary Amy tells the story of the singer’s precarious life and untimely death, Winehouse could hav
Another string to Craig David's ‘bo’
Craig David was the pop face of UK garage, selling eight million copies of his debut album. But his rapid rise to fame was followed by a dramatic fallout. Now he is back to put the record straight with a new project combining live performance with DJing and MCing
Another string to Craig David’s ‘bo’
Craig David was the pop face of UK garage, selling eight million copies of his debut album. But his rapid rise to fame was followed by a dramatic fallout. Now he is back to put the record straight with a new project combining live performance with DJing and MCing
How singer Lovelace’s American adventure got tied up in Hackney
Musician’s New World odyssey comes via East End
Eerily well dressed men
Interview with designer and Hackney resident Katie Eary – a rising star in men’s fashion
Post War Years to release new album Galapagos
Hackney band Post War Years have put their past as hard- up musicians behind them with a new album
Leyla Nazli – juggling myth and reality
Leyla Nazli manages to write plays about mythical creatures whilst simultaneously helping to run the Arcola Theatre