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In my own words: Jim Goldberg, photo storyteller

Textual intercourse — By inviting subjects to write their thoughts all over his photographs, Magnum photographer Jim Goldberg is raising important questions about visual language and who gets to use it.

  • Culture
  • Shelley Jones

Urban explorer Jacob Riglin takes a ‘dronie’ in incredible abandoned military fort

Huck x Converse — We catch up with the London-based photographer Jacob Riglin to find out why he goes to extreme heights to get the perfect shot in his new Chuck Taylor All Star II Knit.

  • Reportage
  • Shelley Jones

John Baldessari's advice for young artists

Follow your gut — Pioneer of conceptual art John Baldessari had to destroy the past to ask new questions about the future. These are the lessons he learned along the way.

  • Art
  • Shelley Jones

NY surfer and filmmaker Mikey DeTemple on making a high-stakes adventure series

Finlandia x Huck — What does it take to make an exciting adventure film? Mikey DeTemple talks wrangling sharks, dropping off waterfalls, surfing rocky rivers and diving far into the deep.

  • Film
  • Shelley Jones

RIP Howard Marks, Oxford-educated author, activist and notorious drug smuggler

Exclusive archive interview — From the decedent corridors of Oxford University to the bunkers of the British Secret Service, the life of Howard Marks, "the most sophisticated drugs baron of all time", was nothing short of remarkable. On the day he dies here's our exclusive interview - talking prison, drugs, and his extraordinary life.

  • Reportage
  • Shelley Jones

The world champion bringing women's boxing to the mainstream

Guts and glory — Claressa 'T.Rex' Shields is fighting, against the odds, to be the best female boxer in the world.

  • Culture
  • Shelley Jones

Video: Surfing in the Rockies

Finlandia x Huck — Brittany Parker always dreamt of being a surfer but there was one problem – she lived in Glenwood Springs, Colorado, 6,000ft above the sea. Determined not to let that hold her back she discovered a surprising scene in the Rocky Mountains and has become one of its most fervent ambassadors.

  • Film
  • Shelley Jones

A trip down memory lane with Kano, progenitor of a distinctly London sound

More than grime — He made a name for himself in East London’s grime community, but Kano carved out a long career by refusing to be defined by any genre.

  • Music
  • Shelley Jones

Zines, club nights, and collectives: London's female DIY art scene is thriving

New House of Vans exhibition — A new exhibition at House of Vans in South London brings together the contemporary DIY scene in the city to celebrate culture that celebrates women.

  • Art
  • Shelley Jones

This is what the world will look like when we run out of oil

New film: The Survivalist — Oil won't last forever. So what happens when we run out? A new film by a first-feature Irish director contemplates a future without the resource we rely on most.

  • Film
  • Shelley Jones

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