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In Pictures: Arresting protest art from 1970s US student activists

Political Poster Workshop — Inspired by the Vietnam draft and the killings of unarmed students at Kent State, the posters are a stark snapshot of student activism – '70s style.

  • Art
  • Adam White

DIY communities of 1980s California, through the eyes of filmmaker Jean-Pierre Gorin

French New Wave meets West Coast sun — A new exhibit at London's Raven Row Gallery explores the shifting nature of community in the late 20th Century. Among the experimental film and video on show are three films by the surreal, genre-bending documentarian Jean-Pierre Gorin, whose exploration into makeshift communities in 1980's America formed his influential 'California trilogy.'

  • Film
  • Adam White

In Pictures: The all-girl motorcycle crews of California

Emily Winiker: Babes Ride Out — Photographer Emily Winiker attended an annual 'Babes Ride Out' event in Joshua Tree on behalf of Stance Socks and captured the girls behind the action.

  • Photography
  • HUCK HQ

In prison, painting is freedom

Huck Film: Prison Da Vinci — When denied freedom and everyday conveniences, people's resourcefulness grows. Chris Wilson shows us how prison taught him to free his mind, and his talent, in Huck's latest short film.

  • Film
  • HUCK HQ

How an epic cycle trip taught surfer Dan Malloy to see California in a whole new light

Slow is Fast — After 15 years traveling the world, pro-surfer Dan Malloy decided to spend two months riding down the Californian coast. Here he reflects on how his most inspired adventure was waiting in his own backyard.

  • Bike
  • Dan Malloy - edited by Steve Turner

Born in Finland, raised in the USA: Skater Marius Syvanen on naked saunas, army duty and Arto Saari

Third Culture Kid — In the first story from Levi’s® Skateboarding Special II: Stories of Independence — our annual Skateboarding collab with Levi’s® — Cali transplant Marius Syvanen explores the importance of keeping his Finnish heritage alive no matter where he lives.

  • Skate
  • Zoe Oksanen

Bones Brigade icon Tommy Guerrero on keeping the creative spark alive

"I want it to hit people in the gut" — Cali skate OG Tommy Guerrero talks about how skating and music have always come together, stopping people in their tracks with his tunes and his new album, Perpetual.

  • Music
  • Sam Warner

'90s nostalgia at Cali beach skateparks captured in analogue

Skateboarding in Los Angeles photo series — Up-and-coming UK artist and photographer Harry Cartwright on inspiration, his love affair with LA, and the next steps.

  • Photography
  • Sam John Warner

Ceremony on poetry, Stones tattoos and the evolution of hardcore

New directions — Progressive Cali five-piece Ceremony are one of the most exhilarating hardcore bands you could ever wish to see live, but now their sound has evolved to become so much more than gritty punk.

  • Music
  • George Kafka

California's best alternative artists come together at Slow Culture

Milk and Honey — Justin Van Hoy's pivotal book Milk & Honey collected the best of contemporary Californian art. Three years later, Slow Culture are celebrating his work, exhibiting all 45 artists featured in Highland Park, LA.

  • Top Picks
  • Alex Taylor

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