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Inside the UK’s most radical indie publishers
Part Ten: Comma Press — Unapologetically political, Comma Press are in the vanguard of UK literary culture – publishing some of the most challenging short stories in the industry.
Written by: Kit Caless
‘I honestly think white music is fucking irrelevant now’
Primal Scream’s Bobby Gillespie — As he gears up to release a new album made up of his band’s commercial hits, the 56-year-old frontman is in a philosophical mood. We meet him to discuss addiction, austerity and why he’s fed up with white men.
Written by: Niall Flynn
Television has always hated working class people
Good riddance Jeremy Kyle — Jeremy Kyle may finally be gone, but what it stands for – the hateful demonisation of working-class communities – remains stronger than ever. Dawn Foster explains why the show was always just a small part of a much larger toxic ecosystem.
Written by: Dawn Foster
Teenage life inside a Israeli military training camp
Conscripted at 18 — Photographer Iris Hassid Segal captures a group of teenage girls as they complete their mandatory military service in the IDF.
Written by: Eva Clifford
‘Within me, there’s an addict and a saboteur’
Jenny Lewis goes it alone — After weathering one of the toughest storms of her life, the singer is back with a new album. She talks love, loss, and the importance of optimism.
Written by: Benjamin Cook
‘Women have only one way to survive: learning to fight’
Boxing in DRC — For decades, rape and other forms of sexual violence have become endemic in the DRC. In a new portrait series, photographer Alessandro Grassani captures the women who are finding strength through boxing.
Written by: Eva Clifford
The extraordinary rise of Japan's unlikely tattoo hero
The art of intimacy — Horiren 1st is one of the world’s most sought-after tattoo artists, celebrated for keeping the ancient Japanese method of Tebori alive. But in a country where body art is considered taboo, her journey to the top hasn’t been easy.
Written by: Michael Magers
Unearthing the old business cards of Chicago gangs
Almighty and Insane — Used in the 1960s and ’70s, these discreet slips of paper served as the ultimate status symbol for gang members across the city.
Written by: Miss Rosen
The death of consumer feminism: will it ever happen?
A sustainable future — Feminism and sustainability are intrinsically linked. But as long as women continue abiding by the shop-til-you-drop ethos of consumer culture, both movements will suffer.
Written by: Kat George
What Netflix did next: Zac Efron takes on Ted Bundy
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, it’s millennial dating drama In A Relationship, and Ted Bundy biopic Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile.
Written by: Megan Nolan
