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Tiananmen's Disappearing Tank man

Reproduced paintings illustrate the whitewashing of Chinese protesters' struggle — 26 years ago this week, newspapers around the world carried an image that we now recognise immediately. Today, the image still plays an important role in revealing attitudes towards Tiananmen and its aftermath.

  • Culture
  • Alex Robert Ross

Break the monotony with Fucked Up's 'Year of the Hare'

The band's new video is a jarring and compelling addition to the Zodiac series. — "USE YOUR KEYBOARD TO ESCAPE THE LOOPS" they say — as if you can ever actually escape.

  • Music
  • Alex Robert Ross

Fighting against himself, French breakdancer continues to innovate

Samuel Sebillaut's short film about Karim Naar is a stand-out — Prime and Fire Selects featured a host of great short documentaries. But we like to play favourites.

  • Culture
  • Alex Robert Ross

Eight wheels rule again in 'Totally Free'

Rollerskates and sunshine in Daniel Soares' new video — The noble art of rollerskating is still alive and well in San Francisco. Director Daniel Soares captures the characters on eight wheels in his new video.

  • Culture
  • Alex Robert Ross

Chance The Rapper's social network

An introduction to the Chicagoan's friendly collaborators — Chance The Rappers career so far has been punctuated by collaborations with major hitters and lesser-known artists who are just about to break. In the wake of last week's Surf release, we look at a handful of the best artists he's worked with.

  • Top Picks
  • Alex Robert Ross

The East Coast, but not the one you're thinking of

The Shhhh Collective are at the heart of a cultural boom in Norwich — When Sam Harrons started tagging his native Yarmouth as a teenager, he was just trying to mark his territory. Seven years on, he's at the heart of a cultural scene in a city that's about to bloom.

  • This Is Diy
  • Alex Robert Ross

Is there another way for modern football?

FIFA's crisis shows a widening gap between fans and big money — Passion and tradition are still values that we cling on to in football, though many of them have been pawned off as part of a package TV deal in the last few years. With FIFA in turmoil and corruption now intrinsically linked to the game, has football finally cut ties with its roots as the people's game?

  • Opinion
  • Alex Robert Ross

Shell's Arctic drilling mission is back in Greenpeace's line of fire

Oil, Ice, Fire, Dystopian Future — One year on from a successful campaign, the charity has launched a new project to halt the corporation's potentially catastrophic activities.

  • Culture
  • Alex Robert Ross

Portland's hip hop scene is coming through the fire

Mac Smiff has seen the highs and lows — After intense media coverage, an exodus of talent, and decades of antagonism from the authorities, hip hop lives on in America's least diverse city. Mac Smiff of We Out Here Magazine tells us why, how, and what the future holds.

  • Culture
  • Alex Robert Ross

Beirut's female photographers capture a scarred past and an embattled present

Five photographers offer a snapshot of a troubled city in the latest addition to the POV Female series

  • Culture
  • Alex Robert Ross

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