History

Intimate shots of life in ’80s Massachusetts
Photography

Intimate shots of life in ’80s Massachusetts

A family affair — Photographer Judith Black spent years capturing her experience as a single parent, celebrating everyday moments that otherwise go unnoticed.

Written by: Miss Rosen

Remembering the anti-fascist Jewish radicals of the ’40s
Activism

Remembering the anti-fascist Jewish radicals of the ’40s

Lessons from The 43 Group — Writer Flora Hastings uncovers her grandfather’s revolutionary past as co-founder of The 43 Group.

Written by: Flora Hastings

A history of she-punks, from Poly Styrene to Pussy Riot
Music

A history of she-punks, from Poly Styrene to Pussy Riot

Revenge stories — Music journalist Vivien Goldman celebrates the women of the punk movement in a new book: ‘I wanted to bust open that projection that it only happened in a few blocks in the Lower East Side and West London.’

Written by: Miss Rosen

A town for tomorrow: Thamesmead’s utopian history
Photography

A town for tomorrow: Thamesmead’s utopian history

Modernist memories — Despite providing the dystopian backdrop for A Clockwork Orange, Thamesmead was originally envisioned as a bold new future for London housing. Now, a new book is celebrating its futuristic beginnings – and looking ahead to what comes next.

Written by: Niall Flynn

Documenting the dark side of ’80s Florida
Photography

Documenting the dark side of ’80s Florida

A peculiar paradise — Photographer Nathan Benn paints a complex and surreal picture of his native state in the newly resurfaced project, A Peculiar Paradise.

Written by: Miss Rosen

All aboard the Bang Bus: London's outrageous, queer late night trip through time
Culture

All aboard the Bang Bus: London's outrageous, queer late night trip through time

A vehicle for change — Step inside the DIY LGBT tour bus ensuring queer histories aren't forgotten. Don't google Bang Bus though, the results are really NSFW.

Written by: Michael Segalov

A brief history of the British tattoo
Culture

A brief history of the British tattoo

How we got inked — From high class beginnings to the myths of inked up criminals, as a new exhibition opens in Cornwall, tattoo historian Dr Matt Lodder plots out a history of British body art.

Written by: Michael Segalov

What Dalston looked like in the 1980s
Photography

What Dalston looked like in the 1980s

Same places, different time — In his new book, photographer Andrew Holligan captures a snapshot of Dalston, East London in the 1980s, a hub of diversity on the cusp of change.

Written by: Lidia Buonaiuto

Mapping the squats, strip clubs and bars that launched punk
Travel

Mapping the squats, strip clubs and bars that launched punk

London Calling — Forty years after punk first 'posed a threat to normal life', writer and cultural historian Paul Gorman charts the sub-culture's hidden history within London and reveals why the city remains the capital of cool.

Written by: Cian Traynor

In Pictures: Old school Mexican crime photographs from the archive of Stefan Ruiz
Photography

In Pictures: Old school Mexican crime photographs from the archive of Stefan Ruiz

Why the history of photography matters when we look at pictures of criminals — Huck interviews Stefan Ruiz, the photographer behind a new book on Mexican crime photography, to talk about El Chapo, the celebrity cult, fashion, and fantasy.

Written by: Joshua Gabert-Doyon

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