HUCK#038 - The Dave Eggers Issue
- Text by HUCK HQ
McSweeney’s founder Dave Eggers on the importance of sharing stories and doing good along the way.
Judd Apatow and Miranda July in conversation! Talking bad therapy, weird dreams and David Beckham’s abs.
Bold New Voices – a showcase of rad writers, curated by Dave Eggers.
Indie Publishers – defenders of print!
Bicycle fiend Grant Petersen on why racing culture sucks.
Sub Pop’s Pissed Jeans – the coolest dads in town.
Transgender surfer Westerly Windina on what makes her, her.
And presenting…
The Working Artisan’s Club – a new project from HUCK and O’Neill celebrating six talented folk who make stuff by hand, starting with Satta Skates and Neon Wetsuits.
Stay tuned for a series of book-inspired events at 71a, home of HUCK.
And you can get yours fresh from the HUCK Shop.
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Written by: Hannah Bentley
Gazan amputees secure Para-Cycling World Championships qualification
Gaza Sunbirds — Alaa al-Dali and Mohamed Asfour earned Palestine’s first-ever top-20 finish at the Para-Cycling World Cup in Belgium over the weekend.
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New documentary revisits the radical history of UK free rave culture
Free Party: A Folk History — Directed by Aaron Trinder, it features first-hand stories from key crews including DiY, Spiral Tribe, Bedlam and Circus Warp, with public streaming available from May 30.
Written by: Isaac Muk
Rahim Fortune’s dreamlike vision of the Black American South
Reflections — In the Texas native’s debut solo show, he weaves familial history and documentary photography to challenge the region’s visual tropes.
Written by: Miss Rosen
Why Katy Perry’s space flight was one giant flop for mankind
Galactic girlbossing — In a widely-panned, 11-minute trip to the edge of the earth’s atmosphere, the ‘Women’s World’ singer joined an all-female space crew in an expensive vanity advert for Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin. Newsletter columnist Emma Garland explains its apocalypse indicating signs.
Written by: Emma Garland
Katie Goh: “I want people to engage with the politics of oranges”
Foreign Fruit — In her new book, the Edinburgh-based writer traces her personal history through the citrus fruit’s global spread, from a village in China to Californian groves. Angela Hui caught up with her to find out more.
Written by: Katie Goh
