Theo McInnes
Chessboxing: the new craze where brain meets brawn
Season’s beatings — We enter the ring for a night of chessboxing: a curious combination of four-minute speed chess and three-minute boxing.
Written by: Tom Hale
The Channel crossings: your guide to the so-called ‘crisis’
All you need to know — Since Christmas Day, 100 people have crossed the English Channel seeking refuge and asylum in what is being called a ‘major’ national crisis. Writer Ben Smoke talks us through the mess.
Written by: Ben Smoke
We stand in solidarity with the Stansted 15
‘Shame on the home office’ — Yesterday, hundreds of protesters gathered outside the home office in support of the activists, who were convicted after blocking a deportation flight in 2017.
Written by: Kieron Monks
How an island in the Thames became a hedonistic hideaway
Eel Pie’s secrets — Hidden away in the depths of west London, the 500-metre long Eel Pie Island has always guarded its secrets well – but its incredible legacy is about to be uncovered.
Written by: Jessica Furseth
Why crowdfunding is now the left’s most effective weapon
Time to resist — Today's midterms will be the first time Trump’s administration has faced the electorate. But even if we don’t get the result we need, it’s not the end.
Written by: Samuel Spong
Inside London’s secret sex party revolution
Going underground — The capital’s nightlife is under constant threat, but a new wave of DIY fetish parties is fighting back. Writer Will Coldwell takes a trip to the dungeons.
Written by: Will Coldwell
700,000 take to the streets to call for people’s vote on Brexit
How did we get here? — Photographer Theo McInnes joins the crowds in London as they call for another referendum on the final Brexit vote.
Written by: Huck
We all love drag queens – but what about drag kings?
Brothers & sisters — We head to the fifth anniversary of cult drag night Boi Box to hear more about the forgotten world of drag kings, and why they deserve the same acclaim as their onstage sisters.
Written by: Megan Wallace
Photos from the weekend’s far-right ‘Football Lad’ rally
Same shit, different day — Just put them all in the bin already.
Written by: Dominique Sisley
The chaotic energy of Notting Hill Carnival, in photos
Come together — Photographer Theo McInnes made his way to W11 to capture the gloriously messy affair, as revellers beat the rain during a two-day celebration.
Written by: HUCK HQ
