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Skate

Sun, slo-mo pigeons & bombing hills in Barcelona: With Nike SB's Casper Brooker

From The Street Up: Part 1 — In the first of our three-part series following skateboarder Casper Brooker around the Nike SB Euro Series we get hot and reflective in the palm tree-lined plazas of Barcelona.

Written by: Shelley Jones

Music

Verdict from second night of Primavera is that Patti Smith might be Jesus

Field Notes from Primavera #2 — On the second night of one of Europe's best festivals, Huck accosts some festival-goers about their best experiences and Meatloaf.

Written by: Shelley Jones

Music

The late-night characters of Primavera Festival Barcelona

Field Notes from Primavera #1 — As one of Europe's best festivals opens on the mediterranean sea, Huck gets deep in the cuts to document the debauchery.

Written by: Shelley Jones

Culture

Sharmadean Reid on helping young, working-class, entrepreneurs do what they love

Things I Learned Along the Way — Huck's Fiftieth Special Issue 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, WAH Nails founder Sharmadean Reid explains how she made her dreams a reality, and why she's now driven by helping others to do the same.

Written by: Shelley Jones

Photography

Photographer of the dispossessed Mary Ellen Mark on how she'd like to be remembered

Death of a documentarian — In this interview from the archives, documentary photographer Mary Ellen Mark – who passed away May 25 aged 75 – riffs on the beauty and power of photography.

Written by: Shelley Jones

Film

20 years on: How cult film Kids inspired a generation of copycat youth culture

Larry Clark's masterpiece comes of age — Films, music videos, clothing brands, photo projects; the Kids influence still runs deep in contemporary culture.

Written by: Shelley Jones

Music

Five of the best ways to remember Joy Division frontman Ian Curtis

Listen to the silence — Former Joy Division member Peter Hook plays every song they ever made in a church in Macclesfield and we curate a list of ways to remember the frontman of one of the most influential bands of all time.

Written by: Shelley Jones

Art

The history of art in 5 minutes

A history of the Venice Biennale — The first short film in a series that celebrates the Venice Biennale digs into the rich history of the art world's most revered event.

Written by: Shelley Jones

Print

Best new books of the month

April 2015 in words — Johnny Depp's tattooist in Rio, Johnny Rotten's hard London days, a melancholy man in a spooky castle and a personal punk history.

Written by: Shelley Jones

Skate

Ten years of British skateboarding in deck graphics

Parlour Presents… Science Skateboards — An exhibition at Parlour Presents… is celebrating almost ten years of Science Skateboards. Founder Chris Morgan gives us the lowdown on all that's gone down.

Written by: Shelley Jones

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