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Inside the everyday world of UFO hunters

The truth is out there... — Photographer Robert Ormerod took a road trip from Roswell, New Mexico to Area 51, exploring our fascination with the unknown by immersing himself in the mythology behind extra-terrestrial life.

Written by: Cian Traynor

Art

Icy and Sot: The exile of Iran’s radical street artists

Subversive art fugitives — Dubbed the ‘Banksys of Iran’, repression of Icy and Sot’s politically charged art lead them to claim asylum in the US and be barred from Iran for life.

Written by: Alex King

Arcade Fire

Will Butler on why humour is the highest form of art

Learning to go with the flow... — Sometimes the multi-instrumentalist powerhouse behind Arcade Fire has to step out alone and do his own thing. And while taking time off from one of the biggest bands in the world requires single-minded self-belief, it just wouldn't work without the ability to laugh at himself.

Written by: Tom Fenwick

Activism

The young Brits reconnecting with their European heritage after Brexit

Dual citizenship? Yes please — We’ve turned our backs on Europe, our tiny, drizzly island looks set to become more isolated than ever before. But young people in Britain didn't vote for Brexit, and many are desperate to soften the blow. One possibility that’s occurring to thousands of us is reclaiming the heritage of our ancestors from the continent.

Written by: Marianna Manson

Film

The movie geek who dreamed his way into making films

Blissful inexperience — Director Eskil Vogt spent his youth lost in film, dreaming big. But if he knew the odds were stacked against him, he wouldn’t be here now.

Written by: David Jenkins

Activism

Do people really want to chat on the Tube?

Apparently not — Unofficial Tube Chat badges have been handed out on the Underground to get antisocial Londoners talking. Could it work? I went to try one out.

Written by: Alex King

Hip Hop

The all-girl hip-hop label taking on the boys and killing it

Welcome to Peach House — Redefining what it means to be a woman in the male-dominated music industry, Blimes Brixton and her Los Angeles girl gang have been making waves with their independent label, Peach House.

Written by: Ella Sadie Guthrie

Why I do what I do

Can coffee help Colombia move beyond decades of civil war?

Beans and bullets — Huck spoke to Colombian Coffee Company founder Eduardo Florez about Colombia, capitalism and coffee’s role in peace talks between the government and guerrilla groups.

Written by: Megan White

Surf

Forbidden Trim: A surreal B-movie-inspired surf spectacular

Surf cinema goes Grindhouse — Director George Trimm dispatches surfers Alex Knost, Jared Mell and Harrison Roach on a suicide mission to eliminate a global criminal network.

Written by: Alex King

Photography

Celebrating the diversity of Africa through Snapshots of its daily life

Everyday Africa — What started off as a simple snapshot of everyday life soon became a global movement that’s shifting attitudes around the world. Now Everyday Africa have launched their first photo book, documenting the highlights of their first four years in action.

Written by: Peter DiCampo

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