Whether it’s dodging bullets or just navigating Third World transport systems, it takes both art and courage to capture the kinds of images photojournalist David Dare Parker does on a regular basis. He spoke to us about taking photos under pressure, and how you can too.

A trip to the cinema usually feels like either shopping centre hell or a Margaret and David convention. Speakeasy Cinema feels like going to a bar. Maybe because it is.

John Casey has left his mark on us. Quite literally: we ordered stamps from his tiny New York store to shoot the volume seven cover. And you can too.

Neil Gaiman may be the most successful fantasy writer whose fans don’t congregate at convention centres dressed as his characters. A respected author of comic books, theatre, films and novels, he spoke to us about writing, failing, and going your own way in this extended interview from Smith volume seven.