Alex King
Meet the young journalists building a new teenage identity for Rwandan girls
Rwanda Rising — The teenager is a new phenomenon in Rwanda, and Ni Nyampinga magazine is leading efforts to empower young girls and create space for teenage growth and community.
Written by: Alex King
Agathe Toman: the artist who feels in black and white
To The M O O N And Back — Black ink courses through French artist Agathe Toman’s veins. She gives us the lowdown on her new show, featuring macabre visions and moody skate cruisers.
Written by: Alex King
Scientists reveal world’s first images of the human brain on LSD
First LSD research in over 50 years hints at the nature of self — Psychedelics campaigner Amanda Fielding publishes research exploring the nature of consciousness and LSD’s potential to treat depression, addiction and OCD.
Written by: Alex King
Huck's Rwanda Rising series: an artistic renaissance in the heart of Africa
Rwanda Rising — Two decades after genocide, Rwanda has risen from the ashes to become a thriving arts and tech hub. This article kicks off a series, Rwanda Rising, unpicking the complex stories behind Rwanda’s creative resurgence and its seeming slide into dictatorship.
Written by: Alex King
In Pictures: Everyday Africa you don’t see on the news
Hope, happiness and hustle beyond the headlines — Everyday Africa is a network of photojournalists and self-taught photographers, shifting perceptions of the continent with each Instagrammed image.
Written by: Alex King
The Panama Papers: what happens next?
Can we beat the tax havens? — After the biggest leak of offshore financial data in history, will anything change? We asked author and tax haven expert Nicholas Shaxson.
Written by: Alex King
Should David Cameron resign over offshore trusts conflict of interest?
Family business — Explainer: Where does the UK PM’s money come from, how is he linked to tax havens and should he resign - like Iceland’s PM when faced with similar accusations?
Written by: Alex King
Five things we learned from Assemble collective
Taking community to the next dimension — Turner Prize-winning Assemble collective’s Mat Leung changed how we think about community in a thought-provoking panel discussion with science fiction writer and futurist Madeline Ashby and new communication technologies expert Sarah Kember at Manchester’s FutureEverything festival.
Written by: Alex King
LA punks Plague Vendor share new album influences
Tracks that made Bloodsweat — From Underworld to Fugazi and The Stooges, guitarist Jay Rogers shares the influences that shaped Plague Vendor’s new Bloodsweat LP.
Written by: Alex King
How a skater’s lustful scribbles on cardboard are helping opera to evolve
Defiant scrawls of love — Progressive composer Shinji Eshima collaborates with skater-turned writer Scott Bourne to update contemporary opera with modern musings on love.
Written by: Alex King
