Celebrity
The Uncanny Valley: Huck’s April Newsletter
Emma Garland reflects on what we can learn from this years’ edition of Coachella festival – the canary in the coal mine of US pop culture.
Written by: Emma Garland
The same old story? Huck’s March Newsletter
Emma Garland welcomes the long overdue return of original storytelling - and perhaps the death of the endless sequel and reboot era.
Written by: Emma Garland
With love in your heart and skin in the game: Huck’s February 2024 Newsletter
Emma Garland attempts to navigate the cognitive dissonance of the Super Bowl backgrounded by Israel’s never-ending assault on Gaza.
Written by: Emma Garland
We end at the start: Huck’s January 2024 Newsletter
Emma Garland’s first monthly dispatch of the year takes in a bonfire of culture: Pitchfork’s demi-demise, the slow death of music writing and death of venues.
Written by: Emma Garland
2023 Wrapped-Up – Huck’s December Newsletter
Emma Garland’s final monthly dispatch of the year takes in the highs and lows of culture and activism in 2023: from Wonka and Gwyneth Paltrow’s ski trial to the loss of humanity in Gaza.
Written by: Emma Garland
Lore and Order – Huck’s October Newsletter
Emma Garland’s latest monthly cultural dispatch explores the nature of fame in the 21st century, featuring blood drinking and the revival of ride-or-die romance.
Written by: Emma Garland
Groundbreaking portraits of the stars that transformed the 20th century
With his humble approach and signature charm, Terry O’Neill captured authentic and honest images of people often regarded as commodities by their industries.
Written by: Miss Rosen
Behind closed doors with Andy Warhol’s right-hand man
American high life — Bob Colacello was embedded in US high society. Throughout the late ’70s and early ’80s, he photographed some of pop culture’s most significant figures: from artists to politicians, designers to film stars.
Written by: Huck
Cancel culture: when celebrity worship goes wrong
Notes on online outrage — Calling out injustice, sexual abuse, corruption, and industry-protected violence is necessary, argues Ayishat Akanbi. But too often we’re aiming at the wrong target.
Written by: Ayishat Akanbi
Beyond retro: One artist's tribute to icons of pop culture
Eye candy for the VHS generation — Meet the caricaturist reimagining five decades of cult classics, from Mad Max and David Lynch to Breaking Bad and Kool Keith.
Written by: Cian Traynor
The A-list celebrities and their terrorist, dictator and druglord superfans
Iron fisted obsessions — Mexico's most-wanted drug kingpin El Chapo blew his cover flirting with a telenovela starlet. But he joins a long list of murderous psychopaths - from Osama bin Laden to Kim Jong Il - with an embarrassing celebrity obsession.
Written by: Adam White
Celebrity-spotters beware: Hollywood Star Trekking will melt your mind
Zine Scene — Josh Jones' new photo zine Hollywood Star Trekking takes readers on a surreal and subversive celebrity-spotting tour of Los Angeles.
Written by: Alex King
