Great Surf Movies — To announce this weekend's San Sebastián Film Festival, Huck examines what makes a killer surf movie.
Modern-day minstrel. — Whether she's appropriating black culture or selling sex, Miley Cyrus is guilty of all manner of crimes. Or so we, her outraged audience, like to think. But what if there's nothing deeper going on, beyond a bad case of manufactured mimicry? Tetsuhiko Endo shares his thoughts.
The Working Artisans' Club — In a quiet forest in West Sussex, Andrew Groves AKA Miscellaneous Adventures is reviving the art of whittling.
A Totem of Decline — The abundance of this meta-faux-ironic character is a symbol of all that is going wrong with the Western dream.
The Evasive Wave — Surfing is awash with staggering stories of waves conquered and heroes made, but where are all the great surf books? Tetsuhiko Endo trawls through waveriding's slim literary canon and finds a world that lies beyond words.
Defenders of Print Part Two — The Oakland-based anarchists are calling shit on capitalism through the power of print.
The Ugly Truth — So-called 'empowering beauty' campaigns by cosmetics companies aimed at women only reinforce an ugly obsession with appearance.
Buck The Race! — Bicycle guru Grant Petersen is flipping the middle finger at racing culture and reviving the lost art of cycling for fun.
No Morals, Just Victory — Does the culture of competitive sports mean young people are being brainwashed by an idea of winning at all costs?
Purely Ornamental — The objectification of women by magazines like Esquire and Cosmopolitan is just another extension of the rampant consumerist lifestyle they promote.