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Photography

Dogs up to no good: London, LA & Lebanon in skate-related photo show 'HOGMONEY'

Soho exhibition, Dec 4 — A group photo show featuring London skaters and photographers Blondey McCoy, Daniel 'Snowy' Kinloch, Paddy Jones and iconic LA skate photographer Mike O'Meally.

Written by: Shelley Jones

Skate

Police line-ups, baggy trousers & burgers: Neil Smith's Essex skate youth

Skateboarding in East England — To celebrate Nike SB's NESW project – a series of videos and a book about the UK skate scene – we catch up with Essex-born skateboarder Neil Smith.

Written by: Shelley Jones

Art

Incredible plasticine animation imagines the worrying effect of overpopulation

Crowded, a dystopian narrative — Andrew Khosravani and Cristina Florit Gomila collaborate on a year-long animation project that looks at the effect of industrialisation on the natural landscape.

Written by: Shelley Jones

Skate

What makes the North of the UK so great to skate?

The roots of a scene with Lost Art shop's Dave Mackey — To celebrate Nike SB's NESW project – a series of videos and a book about the UK skate scene – we catch up with head honcho of Lost Art shop and local Liverpool legend Dave Mackey.

Written by: Shelley Jones

Surf

Wes Anderson-style short film about rural Indonesia raises awareness about clean water

A Hurley H2O & Surf Aid collab — A creative and refreshing take on a charitable project that doesn't make its subjects look like something from a horror film.

Written by: Shelley Jones

This Is Diy

Cyclist Juliet Elliott on her groundbreaking publication for active women

The story of Coven Magazine — When former pro snowboarder and bike messenger Juliet Elliott turned her hand to self-publishing we knew something special was about to happen.

Written by: Shelley Jones

Surf

Can’t get a job with your degree? Make like these grads and start a surf school

Little Joe's, the heart of Jersey surf culture — We catch up with Little Joe's founder Joe Davies to find out why he moved away from a career in science and started a surf school.

Written by: Shelley Jones

Activism

5 things we learnt from Pussy Riot's first visit to Britain

Did the Cold War ever end? — Colourful resistance to Putin's far-right regime.

Written by: Shelley Jones

Film

Ewen Spencer documents the early days of grime in new film Open Mic

The birth of a movement — Insights into the evolution of the last great UK subculture.

Written by: Shelley Jones

Film

5 things we learnt from 'pope of trash' John Waters

Lessons from transgressive filmmaker in London — How to filth up your life.

Written by: Shelley Jones

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