Isobel Lewis

Isobel Lewis is a former culture reporter for The Independent.

<p>The new generation of board games are aimed at ‘people who don’t like games’ </p>

‘They’re cool again’: The Traitors and our love of party games

The games scene has gone from naff or tedious options that only serve to cause tension at family gatherings, to a booming industry of challenges that require players to possess charm, cunning and skills of deduction. Isobel Lewis investigates our renewed love of a very traditional pasttime

<p>Winter Wonderland, Hyde Park’s day-glo Christmas labyrinth</p>

How Winter Wonderland became the most divisive attraction in Britain

<p>Chappell Roan released her lauded debut album ‘The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess’ in September </p>

new sensations

Chappell Roan on Elton John, queer stardom and Olivia Rodrigo’s advice

<p>‘We were in each other’s pockets, day in, day out’: From L-R: Georgina Hagen, Mitch Hewer, Sapphire Elia, Marcquelle Ward, Rana Roy, Matthew James Thomas </p>

Flashback

Britannia High was meant to be Skins with jazz hands. What happened?

<p>Elizabeth Debicki, one of the Diana actors William Conacher worked with on ‘The Crown'</p>

in focus

The Crown dialect coach on how to sound like Princess Diana

Can David Tennant save Doctor Who? | Binge Watch

<p>William Hartnell (pictured) was the first actor to play the Doctor in 1963. </p>

in focus

Doctor Who has 97 ‘missing episodes’. Where are they hiding?

<p>No one is safe from the scourge of cranberry sauce, not Boots sandwiches, Greggs pasties or posh Pret toasties</p>

Cranberry sauce’s reign of terror over Christmas sandwiches must cease

interview

Harry Potter stuntman David Holmes: ‘I live vicariously through Daniel Radcliffe’

<p>‘Ambidextrous, hybrid, and flexible’: crowds gather for the opening of Drumsheds in north London </p>

in focus

Inside Drumsheds, the 15,000-capacity superclub that used to be Ikea

<p>The teen show sexual revolution has arrived at a time when discussions about sex, gender, and consent are rife</p>

in focus

From Euphoria to Sex Education – how to get sex in teen dramas right

<p>‘When I used to do stand-up earlier on in this country... there was a bit more freedom to be quite vulnerable and personal because people didn’t know who the f*** you were’ </p>

the saturday interview

Comedian Rose Matafeo: ‘They’re politicising my body in a way I don’t’