Contributions from Josh Gabert-Doyon | Huck
Huck

Josh Gabert-Doyon

The unsolved murder that shaped the US labor movement

Death in the West — A new podcast seeks to uncover the truth behind the mysterious lynching of a Montana unionist in 1917 and the cataclysmic rise and fall of his hometown of Butte.

  • Culture
  • Josh Gabert-Doyon

The young hackers transforming rural China

Blockchain Chicken Farm — In their new book, author and technologist Xiaowei Wang meets the residents of a place often left out of Silicon Valley narratives who are building their own high-tech future.

  • Culture
  • Josh Gabert-Doyon

TikTok activists want answers over a sinister US army base

Fears for Fort Hood — There have been 28 deaths at Fort Hood, an army base in Texas, in 2020. Now, soldiers on TikTok are speaking up about the sexual assault, disappearances and deaths taking place at the base, but military TikTok remains a complicated place.

  • Activism
  • Josh Gabert-Doyon

The Pinball Punk of Montreal

An analogue revolution — When musician Adam Kiesler tried to bring pinball back from the dead, kickstarting a scene in Montreal, he uncovered the game's seedy past – and the archaic laws that banned it.

  • Culture
  • Josh Gabert-Doyon

The magazine for outsiders, built from nothing but ideas

The Editorial — After being let go from her job, and turned away from every publication, Claire Milbrath started her own title to bring emerging artists into the light, away from the establishment's doors.

  • Outdoors
  • Josh Gabert-Doyon

Introducing Magnum's Graduate Photographer Award winners 2016

The future of photography — Post-war Bosnia, Parisian Banlieues, sculpture, sexualised selfies and the American West are some of the subjects explored by the recipients of this year’s Magnum Graduate Photographers award.

  • Photography
  • Josh Gabert-Doyon

This Patti Smith fan turned her music collection into an artistic haven

Living off the vinyl frontier — After spending years living off borrowed cash, Katayoon Yousef started Horses Records so that she could have a home for life, building a following of loyal customers in the process.

  • This Is Diy
  • Josh Gabert-Doyon

On the ground in Paris: Music and mayhem at Nuit Debout

An update from Paris — Huck reports from on the ground at the occupied Place de la Republique in Paris, where activists have begun drafting a new French Constitution.

  • Activism
  • Josh Gabert-Doyon

A post-mortem on Big Brother, one of skateboarding’s most influential magazines

Dave Carnie and Sean Cliver in Paris — It’s hard to overstate Big Brother’s influence - every helicopter parent’s worst nightmare, the magazine helped redefine skate culture. Now editor Dave Carnie is finally getting his signature shoe.

  • Culture
  • Josh Gabert-Doyon

What does half a century of Vans mean for skaters?

The other story of Van’s 50th birthday — As Vans celebrate half a century of doing their thing, Huck meets skate guru Tony Alva and son of a Vans co-founder Steve Van Doren to look back at the last 50 years, and to the future.

  • Skate
  • Josh Gabert-Doyon

Photojournalist Moises Saman’s personal perspective on the Arab Spring

Discordia — Magnum photographer Moises Saman grapples to understand political upheaval in the Middle East and his time photographing it through a new self-published photo-book.

  • Photography
  • Josh Gabert-Doyon

Great new music to look out for in early 2016

New albums, tracks and videos — Huck takes a look at some of the new punk, hip-hop, soul and electronic sounds to catch in the upcoming months.

  • Music
  • Josh Gabert-Doyon

Huck is supported by our readers, subscribers and Club Huck+ members. It is also made possible by sponsorship from:
Black and white O'Neill logo in a bold, stylised font against a black background.
You've read articles this month Thanks for reading

Join Club Huck — it's free!

Valued Huck reader, thank you for engaging with our journalism and taking an interest in our dispatches from the sharp edge of culture, sport, music and rebellion.

We want to offer you the chance to join Club Huck [it's free!] where you will receive exclusive newsletters, including personal takes on the state of pop culture and media from columnist Emma Garland, culture recommendations, interviews and dispatches straight to your inbox.

You'll also get priority access to Huck events, merch discounts, and more fun surprises.

Already part of the club? Enter your email above and we'll get you logged in.