Heroes of Independence — To celebrate a decade of self-rule, we caught up with icons who personify the spirit of independence. In this instalment, Dave Eggers shares his experience as a writer and publisher who knows how to get shit done – without having to make soul-destroying compromises.
Written by: Cian Traynor
Finlandia x Huck — Just 15 miles outside Washington, DC, one of America’s most dramatic stretches of natural whitewater explodes into focus. Journey From The Source: Episode II tells the story of a man who has paddled it for 30 years. And the glory, and tragedy, that has accompanied him along the way.
Written by: Shelley Jones
London Book Signing — Huck celebrates three of Dave Eggers' real-world projects inspired by the subjects of his books.
Written by: D'Arcy Doran
Defenders of Print Part Two — The Oakland-based anarchists are calling shit on capitalism through the power of print.
Written by: Tetsuhiko Endo
Beyond The Lattice — Dave Eggers came to us as an orphan, baring himself to the world in his heartfelt memoir A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius. At twenty-one, he was left to raise his eight-year-old brother after their parents died of cancer in a span of five weeks. But that was only the beginning. Since then, Eggers has re-energised America’s lit scene with McSweeney’s, his quarterly-turned-publishing house, founded a national network of tutoring centres tucked behind fantastical shops, and collaborated in books, film and music with the likes of Spike Jonze, Judd Apatow and Beck. Eggers spoke to HUCK about the need to explore, live a creative life and do some good along the way.
Written by: D’Arcy Doran
Heavens Above — Remember Jim Rippey? The pioneering pro whose daredevil antics and silky smooth style pushed nineties snowboarding onto a progressive plateau? Well, he’s still around. Only now he answers to a higher force.
Written by: Cyrus Shahrad
Boundary Breaker — A pioneer for female skateboarding, Elissa Steamer has found that as the years pass and her horizons broaden, it's hard to retain that one-track mind.
Written by: Andrea Kurland
The Tweet Life — As front man of Weezer, Rivers Cuomo has penned enough power pop anthems to put a poet laureate to shame. But behind the lyrical sorcery is just a regular dad in specs – a guy who would sooner take a vow of silence than yabber on about himself. Unless he’s on Twitter, that is, in which case the weirdness flows freely from his head.
Written by: Gavin Edwards