Huck's Best of the Week
- Text by HUCK HQ
- Photography by Ed Templeton

This week we’ve got two great opportunities to come party with us; the LA launch party for Huck 45 – The Ed Templeton Curated Issue and the London premiere of Globe’s awesome new surf film Strange Rumblings in Shangri La. If you missed Somersault Festival last weekend, don’t worry, we’ve got a round-up of the best of the festival and will be returning next year so come party us at Somersault Festival 2015.
Huck 45 – LA Launch Party

We’re super stoked on our Huck 45 – The Ed Templeton Curated Issue launch party in Los Angeles. Head down to Arcana Books, Culver City on Saturday, August 2, 4-6pm for your chance to party in the presence of the Tempster, grab a copy of the new issue and hang out with the rad creative people Ed featured in the mag.
Strange Rumblings London Premiere

What’s better than watching a great surf film? Watching the premiere of Globe’s epic new surf film Strange Rumblings in Shangri La, at the Pagoda in Victoria Park in the open air and for free.
Check out more info and RSVP here.
Somersault Festival
Somersault Festival pretty much had it all: sun, surfing, great bands, a magical country setting and a crowd of big chillers. As well as taking in the great atmosphere, we hung out and chatted to our friends Half Moon Run, Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars and Surfers For Sewage. We’re totally down for Somersault 2015, so catch you there!
Check out our festival round-up and read all the interviews here.
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A visual trip through 100 years of New York’s LGBTQ+ spaces
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Nostalgic photos of everyday life in ’70s San Francisco
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Tony Njoku: ‘I wanted to see Black artists living my dream’
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