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Clayton Patterson’s battle to save NYC’s alternative culture

Last days on the Lower East Side — The rebel photographer on how New York City lost its way.

Written by: Alex King

Activism

Deborah Coughlin wants to change the future by learning from the past

Huck 50 excerpt — Huck’s Fiftieth Anniversary Special collects lessons learned and creative advice from fifty of the most inspiring people we know. Each day we’ll be sharing a new excerpt from the magazine. Today, Editor of The Feminist Times and founder of ‘radical girl group’ Gaggle, Deborah Coughlin explains how she is using lessons from the past to build her own community.

Written by: Tom Fenwick

Snow

The Iranian female snowboarder challenging perceptions of gender in the Middle East

Meet Mona Seraji — Skiing may have arrived in Iran as early as 1938, but it's female snowboarder Mona Seraji in the year 2015 that's having the biggest cultural impact on the conservative country.

Written by: Laurence Cornet

Culture

5 left-field libraries where you should read freaky books

Probably not great for reading Jane Austen — The Liyuan Library just outside Beijing isn't your typical "get comfy and curl up with a nice cosy novel" spot. Nor should it be. Inspired by architect Li Xiaodong's work on the building, we take a look at five libraries that take a different angle on things.

Written by: Alex Robert Ross

Activism

The street artist responding to Greece's social turmoil

A different story from the streets of Athens — Street artist Bleeps.gr was making street art long before the economic crisis hit Greece. But with the social and cultural impact of the nation's turmoil, his art has reflected the changing views of the dissatisfied voices he comes into contact with. His identity is anonymous, but he won't stay quiet.

Written by: Alex Robert Ross

Photography

How Eman Mohammed fought misogyny to become Gaza's first female photojournalist

Stories of conflict and survival — Eman Mohammed had to navigate bombs, bullets, sexism, disapproval and bullying to report on two Israel-Gaza conflicts from the front lines.

Written by: Andrea Kurland

Reportage

How the breakup of a marriage inspired the world's toughest free climb

El Capitan's Dawn Wall — Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson may well be climbing’s first household names. But not everyone knows the demons they stared down when they completed the world’s toughest free climb.

Written by: Joe Donnelly

Skate

DC skater Wes Kremer doesn't give a fuck about Instagram. Maybe you shouldn't either

The anti-social media star — We catch up with 2014 skater of the year Wes Kremer and find out why he's rejecting the world of hashtags and focusing on skateboarding and good times instead.

Written by: Hannah Bailey

Art

Mr Bingo doesn't hate you... yet

Foul-mouthed messaging — As his hilarious Hate Mail Kickstarter video storms the internet, here’s illustrator Mr Bingo on making fun of serious business and learning how to say no.

Written by: Interview by Samantha Maine

Culture

How should we remember the victims of 7/7?

Akram Khan's Olympic tribute still packs a punch — On the tenth anniversary of the 7/7 terrorist attacks on London, few tributes are able to distance themselves from nationalism and divisiveness. But for a brief moment in 2012, an old hymn and some subtle choreography gave us a moment of collective reflection. In fact, it might be all we have, says Alex Robert Ross.

Written by: Alex Robert Ross

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