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Mar Cerdà: the artist recreating the world of Wes Anderson in miniature

Things That Inspire Me — Spanish artist Mar Cerdà shares what inspires her beyond the weird world of Wes, including paper theatres and French comic Jacques Tati.

Written by: Alex King

Culture

North Carolina has passed the "most anti-LGBT bill" in the U.S.

A bill fuelled by prejudice — After passing discriminatory legislation, the North Carolina Governor, Pat McCrory, finds himself facing an intense backlash from campaigners, businesses and peers alike.

Written by: Jason Nicco-Annan

Film

Boots on the Ground: Volunteers of the Refugee Crisis

Helping refugees at Europe's frontier — Volunteers have stepped in to fill gaps where the international community has failed to avert a humanitarian disaster.

Written by: HUCK HQ

Activism

Pissed off HIV activists storm London's NHS HQ

A matter of life and death — The National Health Service announced last week it wouldn't provide the lifesaving HIV prevention drug, PrEP, to Brits in need. Campaigners are understandably angry, and are promising to escalate direct action until the decision is reversed.

Written by: Michael Segalov

Music

Live Report: Discovering Cape Town's house music scene

Shining a light on underground upstarts — Producer Mohato Lekena uncovers the latest party in the Stay True Journeys series, a showcase of emerging electronic artists and pioneers from around the world.

Written by: Mohato Lekena

Culture

Obama's historic visit to Cuba is over, now what happens?

The future of Cuba — Obama's visit to Cuba last week was supposed to mark a thaw in relations between the two countries - here Professor Arlei Sander Damo asks what happens next.

Written by: Arlei Sander Damo

Reportage

FBI drops legal battle against Apple to weaken encryption after cracking iPhone security

The line between privacy and security — As a private security company cracks the San Bernardino shooter’s iPhone, the US Department of Justice abandons legal challenge to force the tech company to open iOS to security services.

Written by: Alex King

Culture

Black On All Sides: Five lessons we learned from Teju Cole

“Black people have always been people. It should not need saying" — Award winning author, photographer, journalist and historian Teju Cole spoke in London last week about blackness and identity. Here's what we learned from Black on all Sides.

Written by: Tej Adeleye

Photography

The high-school teacher who immortalised 1970s youth

The story of a photography icon — In a bid to close the 1970s generation gap, high school teacher Joseph Szabo found a way to stay forever young.

Written by: Jospeh Szabo

Film

Ten mesmerising collaborations between musicians and directors

Sound + Vision — Electronic duo Solar Bears and filmmaker Michael Robinson have teamed up for one of this year's best albums so far. In the spirit of collaboration, Huck asked them to rate each other's favourite partnerships between filmmakers and musicians.

Written by: Cian Traynor

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