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Vintage shots of Boston’s red light district
From the ’70s and ’80s — For the first time in three decades, photographer John Goodman uncovers his shots of the city’s ‘Combat Zone’.
Written by: Miss Rosen
Anti-knife protestors block Westminster bridge
#OperationShutdown — Extinction Rebellion are dominating the headlines, but they’re not the only ones taking to London’s streets this week.
Written by: Huck
What Amelia Gray’s Gutshot taught me about fearlessness
The book that made me — Chris McQueer remembers how Amelia Gray’s nightmarish collection made him scared to go to sleep – and inspired him to start writing in the process.
Written by: Chris McQueer
How ‘anger rooms’ are capitalising on female fury
All the rage — A new wave of anger rooms are offering people the chance to release their frustrations through cathartic destruction. So why are the majority of customers women?
Written by: Sam Bradpiece and Paloma Soria
‘So many people of colour in punk music get forgotten’
Meet Big Joanie — With their fast-paced beats, soulful tones and straight-talking lyrics, Big Joanie are shaking up the UK’s contemporary punk scene.
Written by: Hannah Clugston
A hallucinatory trip around Europe, in photos
Debauchery days — Osvaldo Chance Jimenez has spent 16 years in the notorious NYC graffiti crew Peter Pan Posse. In a new book, he shares a treasure trove of shots from the road.
Written by: Miss Rosen
A colourful ode to Albanian womanhood
Tales of lipstick and virtue — In her ongoing photography project Tales of Lipstick and Virtue, Anna Ehrenstein pays tribute to the extreme, hyper-feminine aesthetics of her home country.
Written by: Geralda Cela
Photos of teenage life in post-Brexit Belfast
Wee Muckers — Photographer Toby Binder has been documenting the lives of Belfast’s youth ever since Brexit began to unravel. By embedding himself on either side of historic dividing lines, he found that these teens have more in common than they might realise.
Written by: Cian Traynor
What Netflix did next: bad romance & magic white girls
Are you still watching? — Writer Megan Nolan bravely ventures into Netflix’s new releases, in an attempt to figure out if anything is even worth our time anymore. This week is our worst yet, with the nauseatingly twee Unicorn Store and the uniquely awful (and popcorn-free) Blind.
Written by: Megan Nolan
The radical history of LGBTQ protest art
How to make a difference — Born out of repression and adversity, queer art has always been about stepping outside the comfort zone and searching out other ways of being. Now, its politically charged legacy is being celebrated in a new book.
Written by: Miss Rosen
