D'Arcy Doran
Does nature free creativity? Find out in Canada's wilderness
A digital detox in Algonquin Park — In this new short film, members of the Huck team tested the ‘Three-Day Effect’ with First Dates' Fred Sirieix.
Written by: D'Arcy Doran
Rainforest 'n Swells: Exploring Canada's Surftown
Tofino, British Columbia — As if you needed another reason to travel to British Columbia ... introducing Canada's newest 'it' destination.
Written by: D'Arcy Doran
How curator Hans Ulrich Obrist discovered that connecting people leads to creativity
Things I Learned Along The Way — As a teen criss-crossing Europe on night trains, Hans Ulrich Obrist laid down the tracks for his own creative network. Then the web arrived. Today, the art curator, critic and director of London’s Serpentine Gallery is still connecting people and ideas, only now it’s on a global scale.
Written by: D'Arcy Doran
Skateboarding through China’s Wild West
Bandits, badlands and Beijing's iron grip — Xinjiang is China’s most western frontier, portrayed as a badlands and hotbed for religious extremism by state-controlled media. But for photographer Terry Xie, it’s simply a place to skate with like-minded friends.
Written by: D'Arcy Doran
How working with homeless people gave Kazuo Ishiguro an education in human nature
A crash course in compassion — Before he was a Booker Prize-winning author, Kazuo Ishiguro was a social worker in a London homeless shelter. He tells how a tough job taught him about the extremes of human nature and helped shape him as a writer.
Written by: D'Arcy Doran
Videos of the year: 2015 through Huck's eyes
A radical year, in ten short films — If a modern-day Huck Finn were drifting through 2015 with a camera, what stories might he capture? Our video team spent the year travelling through nine countries, meeting one-of-a-kind characters, uncovering amazing projects and grappling with some tough issues.
Written by: D'Arcy Doran
Diving for scallops with Canada's best chef
Putting Newfoundland and Labrador on the food map — Jeremy Charles, Canada's best chef, draws inspiration from humble traditions and transforming the bounty from the land and sea around him.
Written by: D'Arcy Doran
Jon Stewart and Maziar Bahari stand up for press freedom in Iran
Journalism is not a crime — Jon Stewart’s directorial debut Rosewater recounts how the Iranian regime imprisoned journalist Maziar Bahari — just for doing his job.
Written by: D'Arcy Doran
Namwali Serpell is the Zambian author defying convention and starting a mutiny
Talking Afronauts and Nabokov with the 2015 Caine Prize Winner — Namwali Serpell won this year's Caine Prize, the African writing equivalent of the Booker Prize. This year's contenders show the African writing scene is fast evolving, she says. The world should pay attention because the continent is packed with damn good stories.
Written by: D'Arcy Doran
Curator and art historian Hans Ulrich Obrist has some advice about your address book
Things I Learned Along The Way — Huck’s Fiftieth Special collects lessons learned and creative advice from fifty of the most inspiring people we know. Each day we’ll be sharing a new excerpt from the magazine. Today, we hear from curator and art historian Hans Ulrich Obrist on how connecting people leads to creativity.
Written by: D'Arcy Doran
Meet Tuareg rebel rockers Terakaft
Lost in translation — Their story has been called the most compelling in music and “the most rock ‘n’ roll of them all.” But for Tinariwen, who formed in a rebel training camp run by Muammar Gaddafi – and their offshoot Terakaft – rock ’n’ roll doesn’t mean women, sex and drugs. It means using guitars not guns to fight for a brighter future.
Written by: D'Arcy Doran
China's leading indie director tackles pollution
The monster in Jia Zhangke's latest film creeps into people's lungs to destroy them. — A film rebel with a cause, Jia Zhangke, has been called one of the major revelations of the last two decades and one of the greatest filmmakers working today. His latest explores one of China's biggest problems.
Written by: D'Arcy Doran