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The Great British Breakup: the Blair years
Welcome to Brexitland — As Theresa May’s government ploughs on delivering a Brexit that nobody wants, our brave historian Ben Smoke dives into 40 years of mess to find out how we got here.
Written by: Ben Smoke
What Patti Smith’s Just Kids taught me about priorities
The book that made me — Writer Daisy Jones pays tribute to the musician’s 2010 memoir, and the lessons it teaches about knowledge, pleasure and fulfilment.
Written by: Daisy Jones
What are the secrets behind great portrait photography?
Your mirror — This year, the ICP is diving into its 300-year-old archive to exhibit the best portraits ever taken.
Written by: Jonathan Turton
The story behind the UK’s biggest LGBTQ+ helpline
Call the Switchboard — After picking up their first ever call in March 1974, the phones at Switchboard haven’t stopped ringing since. Supporting the community through decriminalisation, the AIDS epidemic, Section 28, and into the present, their volunteers are there to listen around the clock; no matter the query.
Written by: El Hunt
London skateboarders on masculinity and mental health
Minding the Gap — Camaraderie, catharsis, and angry white boys: UK skateboarding collective I Should Not Be Here review Bing Liu’s Oscar-nominated doc, Minding The Gap.
Written by: Beth Webb
Tierra Whack is on a quest to make hip hop weird again
Whack World — With her 15-minute album of 15 indescribable songs, Tierra Whack crafted her very own audiovisual fantasyland. But for the Philadelphia rapper, innovation is simply a way to stave off boredom.
Written by: Khalila Douze
The new voices shaking up contemporary African art
Meet the next wave — A new show celebrates the most exciting young artists from across Africa: ‘It’s about getting away from outdated ideas, generating new perspectives, and sending messages of pride, strength, and being bold.’
Written by: Miss Rosen
What it’s like to grow up under FBI surveillance
Feel like you’re being watched? — After investigating rumours of surveillance in her Arab-American neighbourhood, journalist Assia Boundaoui uncovered one of America’s largest pre-9/11 FBI terrorism probes.
Written by: Hannah Clugston
‘Jake Phelps was abrasive, just like skateboarding’
Ed Templeton pays tribute — Thrasher’s Editor-in-Chief Jake Phelps, who died last week aged 56, was one of skateboarding’s most influential characters. Under his stewardship, the magazine and the brand it spawned became the summation of skateboarding’s commercially canny, fuck-you essence. Ed Templeton mourns and remembers.
Written by: Ed Templeton
Celebrating style in post-industrial South Wales
It’s called Ffasiwn (look it up) — Fusing fashion, performance and documentary, photographer Clementine Schneidermann and stylist Charlotte James present a contemporary vision of the Welsh Valleys.
Written by: Eva Clifford
