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Where is the line between online privacy and security?

We asked an expert — The amount of data we're producing is rapidly increasing, and governments are desperate to access it. But where should the line be drawn between security and privacy? We asked an expert to find out.

Written by: Michael Segalov

Film

Outsider cinema director Laz Rojas on never sticking to the script

The Spiel Sesh: No. 3 — The Spiel Sesh is a new quick-fire Q&A series with Huck's indie culture heroes. This time, underground filmmaker Laz Rojas opens up about selling out, never fitting in and what’s wrong with kids today.

Written by: Zach Sebastian

Music

From the archives: The Deftones album that became a turning point

A story of staying power — In the late '80s Deftones were just a bunch of friends - some skater kids from Sacramento who came together to create sound. Today they are a global rock force that continues to blast through boundaries imposed by genre tags. They’ve fought tension, tragedy and the vices of success. Now, at the dawn of a new album, Deftones are standing tall. To celebrate the release of 2016's Gore, we look back on the story of Diamond Eyes, the 2010 album that helped them push past their most challenging years.

Written by: Tom Bryant

Culture

In Pictures: Capturing a cultural oasis in the Sahara

The Invisible Frontier — Photographer Arnaud Contreras has spent 15 years travelling through Africa, uncovering the spirit of desert life – its youth, its music and its struggles – to counteract Saharan stereotypes that persist in the West.

Written by: Cian Traynor

Culture

An idiot's guide to U.S. primary season 2016

Here's what you need to know — We all know that there's an election happening in the U.S. right now, but what exactly is a primary? What makes a delegate super? Can Donald Trump really win? And what does it all mean? Here's an idiot's guide to the U.S. primary process in 2016.

Written by: Michael Segalov

Activism

Should David Cameron resign over offshore trusts conflict of interest?

Family business — Explainer: Where does the UK PM’s money come from, how is he linked to tax havens and should he resign - like Iceland’s PM when faced with similar accusations?

Written by: Alex King

Art

Five things we learned from Assemble collective

Taking community to the next dimension — Turner Prize-winning Assemble collective’s Mat Leung changed how we think about community in a thought-provoking panel discussion with science fiction writer and futurist Madeline Ashby and new communication technologies expert Sarah Kember at Manchester’s FutureEverything festival.

Written by: Alex King

Culture

Student nurses held a die-in to protest the killing of the UK's health service

A matter of life and death — Over one hundred student nurses descended on the Department of Health in London this afternoon to hold a die-in to mark the number of nursing, midwifery and healthcare students set to be lost thanks to government cuts, and to protest the way the Tories are killing the NHS.

Written by: Michael Segalov

Art

Lakwena Maciver explores faith and mythology through electric colours and patterns

Inspiring words and electric colour — Known for her blend of colour, dialogue and decoration, London street artist Lakwena Maciver brings her signature murals to Shoreditch’s Boxpark. Huck caught up with her as she was putting the finishing touches on with her new exhibition, Up in the Air.

Written by: Jason Nicco-Annan

Music

LA punks Plague Vendor share new album influences

Tracks that made Bloodsweat — From Underworld to Fugazi and The Stooges, guitarist Jay Rogers shares the influences that shaped Plague Vendor’s new Bloodsweat LP.

Written by: Alex King

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