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How coverage of the Tory conference showed me the ugly face of British media
The press is rotten - here’s why it must change — Media activist Fiorella Lecoutteux was among the 80,000 strong demonstration at the annual Conservative conference in Manchester. But the coverage in the press sidelined the protestors, raising important questions about whose interests the media serves.
Written by: Fiorella Lecoutteux
Street artists bomb primetime with 'Homeland is racist’ graffiti
Hacking Homeland — Artists Heba Amin, Caram Kapp and Stone cover Homeland’s set with slogans that mock the show’s inaccurate and damaging portrayal of the Middle East and War on Terror.
Written by: Alex King
Free flowing jazz meets UK bass music on LV’s remarkable Ancient Mechanisms
Clicks, echoes & imperfections — South London production duo LV feature Armenian jazz pianist Tigran Hamasyan on their new LP Ancient Mechanisms to create a living and breathing album that organically fuses live performance, far-out sampling and electronic beats.
Written by: Alex King
For Magnum photographer Eli Reed, respect opens the door to human stories
A Long Walk Home — Whether he's documenting social upheaval, exploring American-African experience in the US, or shooting stars on Hollywood film sets, New Jersey-born Eli Reed – who was the first black man to join the Magnum roster in 1988 – finds common ground with his subjects by always approaching them with the empathy and respect he would wish for himself.
Written by: Oliver Lunn (interview)
London Surf / Film Festival returns this week
The best of surf culture on screen — The London Surf / Film Festival has gone from strength to strength over the last five years. With the latest edition starting this week, co-creator Chris Nelson explains how it all began and celebrates its communal spirit.
Written by: Sam Warner
Paris Pedal: a cyclist’s view of the City of Light
Climbs, camaraderie and cobbles — Parisian architect Amelie Bonnet Villalonga describes her idyllic commute and the city’s vibrant cycling community, in our latest story from The Commuter Journal – a cycling paper made by Huck and Levi’s® Commuter™.
Written by: Shelley Jones
Ondi Timoner on the documentary Russell Brand doesn’t want you to see
Messiahs, narcissists and changing the world — Dig! and We Live in Public director Ondi Timoner is drawn to visionaries. But like Brian Jonestown Massacre frontman Anton Newcombe and infamous internet pioneer Josh Harris before him, Russell Brand is attempting to sabotage her portrayal of him, Brand: A Second Coming.
Written by: Alex King
Why heavily state-controlled Shanghai is one of the world's most liberating places to skate
Charging Through China — Meet Tommy Zhao and the skate family nurturing an exciting DIY scene in the midst of Shanghai’s retro-futuristic skyscrapers.
Written by: Charlotte Middlehurst
The 24-year-long battle to protect British Columbia’s wilderness
Keep Jumbo Wild — The Ktunaxa First Nation, conservationists and backcountry skiers have joined the fight against the Jumbo Glacier Resort, which threatens an area where the land is wild and skiing is a way of life.
Written by: HUCK HQ
A world-champion kickboxer reflects on his greatest challenge
Short film: One More Round — Nobody could touch Stuart Lawson in the ring, but it was his own body that almost defeated him.
Written by: Alex King
