Rob Boffard
Words of indecipherable wisdom from the original Rastaman, Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry
Vision of Paradise — Reggae wouldn’t be reggae without Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry – unsung hero, wild preacher, original Rastaman. With biography-come-fairytale documentary Lee 'Scratch' Perry's Vision of Paradise released in February, here's the grandfather of dub's interview from Huck's Fiftieth Anniversary Special.
Written by: Rob Boffard
Meet the tech entrepreneur helping travellers see the world through locals’ eyes
The Travel Guru — Through travel website triip.me, Ha Lam is changing the way we explore by letting locals show tourists around their city.
Written by: Rob Boffard
How coder Zach Sims realised his dream of never working for anyone
The DIY Coder — Zach Sims founded Codecademy so that anyone could learn to code and ended up learning some valuable lessons of his own.
Written by: Rob Boffard
Nupur Joshi Thanks is waking up India to the indie publishing revolution
The Magazine Evangelist — Paper Planes Founder Nupur Joshi Thanks is reviving print by introducing India to the joys of boutique magazines.
Written by: Rob Boffard
Activists and growers are fighting Canada’s corporate cannabis takeover
Corporate Growth — Canada’s friendly neighbourhood marijuana grow-ops are about to get a corporate takeover. Huck meets the growers, investors, lawyers and activists who are dealing with a new top-down system where bottom lines, not blazing, rules supreme.
Written by: Rob Boffard
How Dan Bull became one of the biggest MCs in the UK with no radio play
Good rhymes are good rhymes — Meet Dan Bull, the DIY rapper who topped the charts with perseverance alone.
Written by: Rob Boffard
What kind of future are we hurtling towards?
Paradise versus Dystopia — Are we heading for a revolution or a dirty downwards spiral? Huck gazes forward into the abyss to catch a glimpse of the future.
Written by: Rob Boffard
Artist, comedian, actor, skater. Only Los Angeles could have spat out Kevin Christy
Hard Won Laughs — “I just ate hot shit. I bombed so hard. And then I kept bombing for three years.”
Written by: Rob Boffard
Expanded Eye
The Working Artisans' Club — Some people are built to create – to shape their future with their own two hands. Before Huck launches the new Working Artisans' Club for 2014, we revisit the rad makers we met last year. As art duo Expanded Eye, Jade Tomlinson and Kevin James are channelling real-life stories into every sculpture and tattoo.
Written by: Rob Boffard
U-God
Things That Inspire Me — Wu-Tang member and veteran rapper U-God on the stuff he digs.
Written by: Rob Boffard
Shanghai
Insider Guide — Tag along with Brian Dolle and discover the skate side of Shanghai.
Written by: Rob Boffard
Rob Boffard
Short Stories — Short stories are awesome. But in the age of self-publishing, do short-fiction journals still have a point? And will our correspondent ever get another piece published?
Written by: Rob Boffard